Animal, Vegetable, Miracle...Oh My

In chapter 8 of Everything's An Argument, I focused primarily on the part about looking at the images and analizing what you see. Obviously, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is all about the "eating healthy" and "providing one's own food", as well as understanding the value of it all. I find it quite relating and smart how the book itself, physically fits with the meaning of the novel. The papers inside the book was the first thing I noticed about the book actually when I purchased it weeks back and I assumed that I was getting myself into a very earthy, love, peace, and happiness book. I honestly find it extremely necessary that the book should be made out of the recycled paper that it is because, in a way, that is the whole idea of the book. Recycling is a huge part of the general idea of the novel and eating right and understading the values of growing your own food. It could just be me, but I seem to think it goes hand in hand.
I was slightly confused, well rather, curious about the inside of the cover that isn't shown because it is fairly glossy and I just wonder if it contains any form of corn to give it that shiny glow! :) I just found it funny I suppose.
But continuing, the book's outside appearance is what I would have expected, in an earthy green tone with a texturized covering that works. It is kind of like, what you see outside is what you get inside, only with more jokes and recipes on the pages.

The layout of the book was decent. It did however bother me in Kingsolver's decision to put her husband's, Steven, input smack in the middle of the text. I didn't know when I should read it and I even actually woke up once in the middle of the night because it randomly dawned on me that I forgot to go back to one of his sections. However, I must admit it occasionally worked out for me because I tend to forget I am reading and then I am suddenly at the bottom of the page and can't remember what the hell I just read, so when Steven jumped on in there it was like a pinch to start focusing.

All in all, it was an enjoyable reading and I am glad I read more about other crops than just corn. Plus, I am really looking forward to trying some of the recipes! :)

ok, sexy man of the week/blog that keeps me eating good and attempting to stay in shape is the one and only...

Mr. Patrick Dempsey! a.k.a. DR. McDREAMY...of course!



mmm mmm mmm...i wish my doctor looked like this...i'd probably go for a weekly check-up if that were the case

Queen Corn

I am still fascinated by how involved corn is in just about EVERYTHING! It is a pity too because now I actually find myself turning over food items and looking at the ingredient label, and sure enough corn is always in it. What I found interesting during the movie is when they mentioned that only specific corn can be sprayed with a specific pesticide. I never thought of that before and it was just funny to me how they were like "...blah, blah, blah...we have to make sure the corn comes from (like a certain 'blood line')...or it will kill the entire crop." It was like over the years that specific 'crop line' became immune from that pestide and that tey know what type of corn they are working with. I also thought about how corn, in a way, is taking over the world and can kind of "kill" which led me to think of the movie Witness with Harrison Ford and how one of the bad guys gets killed by corn. He is trapped in the shaft where they drop the corn and he can't open the door and just the weight and abundant amount of the corn suffocates him. I just find it ironic and slightly funny now that I know all about corn.

Like I wrote in our homework paper last week, I also found it very ironic that in the last scene they were playing America's Game (baseball) while surrounded by practically America's Food Product (corn.) GOOD STUFF

Another discussion in class was regarding Pollan's argument about the over populated corn industry and whether or not people should be informed about what goes on. The more I think about it, at first I was positive I did not want to be informed anymore regarding those matters because I don't want any more of the food that I take so much delight in to be ruined. However, I would actually consider knowing more about what I eat, sure it might be hard to take, but being well informed is kind of nice and it might possibly lead to me eating better. I will say though, that I will NEVER stop eating bacon and a nice medium rare steak every once in a while! :)

I drew this during the movie (while paying attention of course :) ) I find myself drawing corn a lot now...


and once again my sexy man of the week/blog is Mr. Ford himself from Witness

Grass, Grass, and more Grass (do not smoke)

Claim- All flesh is grass. In other words grass is a primary producer and it is , or at least should be, the main food source for most of the animals we consume today. So in one way or another, even though we maybe eating chicken, we are still eating grass.

Grounds- Pollan talks about the different food sources these farm animals have. He talks about the process chickens go about in eating. First they “… [nibble] on the short cattle-clipped grasses they like best, [then] the chickens [apply] a few thousand pounds of nitrogen to pasture- and produce several thousand uncommonly rich and tasty eggs.”

Basically, it is amazing to find out how involved grass truly is. Sure it is where we plant the food and thus beginning the whole cycle, but to really break it down and understand the importance on it can really mess up a person's mind.

And once again, the guy of the week for thy blog that makes me continue to eat healthy incase I were to bump into him one day is....

the badass, yet loveable Josh Holloway...a.k.a. Sawyer from LOST!