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So, for my New Year’s Resolution, I decided to finally go vegetarian. So far, so good? But I am sort of missing some of the foods I ate before. It’s not so hard here, because the house elves are such good cooks and they always make vegetarian and vegan options. I’m just not sure what to eat at home. Lots of ramen I guess?

Also, I’ve started seeing Dr. Perry. And I thought [...] if anyone wants to ask me any questions about it, you can! Either in public or in wards. I don’t mind, so if you’re curious, ask away!

Oh, and for everyone in Aesthetic Magic, I’d like to do a booth at the Parent Teacher Conference. Maybe set up a little mini gallery? So, be thinking about what work you’d like to present!

[Rosy]

So, speaking of therapy

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Oooh, a booth sounds fun. Maybe I should do one for music too!

You should! That would be really cool! I know it's hard to show off stuff for some classes, but not the arts!

Please do. I'm planning to speak with Mr. Hightower about all the classes and clubs having the opportunity to put something on showcase, if they'd like. I think it'd be a nice option for students to still show off a little what we've been doing, even if they aren't in the Talent Show.

That's so true! Everyone is really talented here, but you can't show everything off on a stage.

Not unless we get audience volunteers for breaking and mending their noses.

I mean I wouldn't volunteer, but I bet we have some tough athletes who would be willing!

Maybe I should see if I can scrounge up some interest. Rosy and I could make quite a team.

I LOVE PAIN.

Family trait?

ALMOST def.

Oh man countdown to Ira seeing this. He's gonna hook you up.

I knew someone would be able to! I live off a lot of frozen microwave stuff at home, and there's not a ton of good vegetarian options there.

[...] i'm not sure what you're supposed to say when someone goes vegetarian? congratulations?? i'm sure you can do it, though.

oh. i'd really like to do something for the booth!! do you want a certain aesthetic?

Oh, I'm not sure? I wasn't really trying to get congratulated, I mostly was just hoping some other vegetarians could tell me how to feed myself!

Not really. I know a real gallery set up would have more of an aesthetic theme, but I think the best thing would be for everyone to just share what they're proudest of so far this year.

oh. yeah. that's probably important. [...] why'd you decide to do it??

ok! i'll give it some thought, then. what do you think you'll show??

I guess I was just never really thrilled about the idea of eating animals anyway, it was just easy? And I thought, I don't know, new year, time to do new things!

I'm not sure! I hadn't really thought about my stuff much.

[...] yeah. that makes sense. i guess i never think about it much.

it'll be hard to choose. i think. but everyone's done a lot of good work this year!! so it'll turn out.

I don't always either, but when I do, I don't really like the idea of it?

You're right! The hardest part is not being able to display everything.

Oh. Neat. Hey, next time we're home we can hit a few grocery stores. There's a couple ready made, pop-it-in-the-microwave vegetarian things I live on over the summer. Hope you like chickpeas.

Oh, yeah! That would be fun anyway. As long as they make vegetarian frozen burritos I think I could survive?

You are about to enter a fantastic new world of lazy vegetarianism, my friend.

Thank god, that's exactly what I wanted to hear!

(As scheduled.) Heeey, awesome. Congrats.
It’s definitely not just ramen. Do you like cooking or not really? Good news is, there’s tons of fake meat and frozen options that ARE pretty good if you get overwhelmed. But cooking basic stuff is pretty cheap and easy. Learn how to throw together some soups and pasta and you’re set.
If you want real recipes, I have tons.

Right on time!

Ummm I like cooking when it's in Magical Rudiments, but I'm not sure how I'd do on my own, if that makes sense? Like learning to make one thing in a classroom setting is on thing, but having to plan and buy groceries and cook and clean up every day multiple times a day seems overwhelming. But I'd love some of the easy recipes! I think I could manage soup and pasta?

It’s not as hard as it seems. And you definitely don’t have to cook every day. I make a big pot of whatever one day and live off leftovers. And never underestimate the really easy shit like smoothies or sandwiches. I could even show you recipes if you wanna take out the rudiments room sometime. Anything for the newly indoctrinated.

That sounds doable. I could probably live off smoothies and sandwiches, honestly.

But yeah, I'd love to learn some new recipes! The practice would be good.

~~NO DON'T DO IT RAMEN IS FULL OF MSG AND PRESERVATIVES AND SODIUM, YOU WILL END UP LOOKING LIKE JOAN RIVERS~~

Maybe this applies but we do one big Prep Day at my house, like on the weekend, and we make all the meals for the week because my parents will be busy with work and asking my older sister to feed 7 people (at minimum) with her cooking skills is cruel because she can't even make rice without burning it and trying to pass it all off as raspa.

(That's not on.)

But yeah, if you prep everything one day, you can freeze it all and then microwave it another day.

Then you don't have to ~~eat ramen~~ worry about it.

~~Um whatever you marked out looks like a LOT~~

That's cool! My family doesn't really eat together very much, so I was thinking more like small easy meals. Prep Day sounds kind of intimidating.

You're an inspiration. Do you think it'd be worthwhile to attempt vegetarianism once a week or is this one of those things you should just take the leap into?

How's speaking with Dr. Perry been? What kind of things do you even speak about during sessions? Not to pry. I'm just not terribly familiar with the process but it's nice of you to [...] open conversation about it.

I think that would be a great thing to do! Maybe we could do it as a Big Fish group?

Well, he's very nice! He's willing to [...] take a lot of time just getting to know you and making sure you're comfortable talking to him. It's not at all like, "Hi, nice to meet you, tell me all your deepest, darkest secrets." So I think it's kind of like getting into a swimming pool, and you can stay in the shallow end until you're comfortable going into the deep end.

~~I guess that didn't really answer~~ I've been talking to him about some things [...] that have been bothering me this year and [...] some things I'd like to change.

That's an idea. A new branch of our culinary adventures together.

That doesn't sound so bad. [...] Does it [...] feel like it's helping? With [...] figuring out things? ~~I've confided some things to Ferdie but~~

That would be fun! A little more challenging than boiling water, maybe.

I think so. But I think it only helps as much as you're willing to work on it? Like he can't just say "don't worry about that anymore" and you don't, but he can help work through stuff?

I've got comics you could put up, if you like. Jewelry too, but not so much of it.

That would be great!

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