This weekend I finally caved and got Netflix! A little late to the game I know, but better late than never!
So Friday night I poured myself a delicious glass of wine, cozied up on the couch, quickly found the documentary section and looked up "Forks Over Knives" and "Vegucated" (which I heard were quite good) Since we are on a Vegan kick over at the Lang house, I figured these would be perfect and offer a deeper perspective....and they did. Now, before I get into my thoughts on these, let me just say that although I'm an animal lover, I didn't go vegan because I thought eating meat was harmful to animals...I had a BBQ style wedding for cripes sake! I gave the vegan thing a shot for health reasons and, as long as I'm being honest, to drop a few LBS that I put on after a summer of indulgence. Well, believe you me, after watching these, I don't know how I could ever ethically go back to eating meat. Seeing the way these animals are treated (even in cruelty/cage free facilities), and the insane carbon footprint that results from factory farming, was both eye opening and gut wrenching. It bothered me horribly and I don't know how anyone after watching could not feel even the slightest bit of compassion.
Now on a much lighter note..... I ended my weekend watching Iris. An addicting documentary about Iris Apfel, an adorable 90 something year-old spit-fire! I adored this "feel good flick" and would highly recommend it!
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