Trauma

no, I haven't talked to him in a long time. I don't think he posts on here anymore either.

Hey man, do you ever talk to Ethan anymore?

You too man.

Been pretty hectic the last few years. Took a break from college to get married and have a kid. I started having epileptic seizures back in '09 which sucks. Now I'm getting a divorce and hunting for a job. Just rolling with the punches man.

Welcome back homie. Not sure if you've been gone or not, but this is my first time seeing you since I've been back. How's life?

Snickers?

Trauma! Welcome back! I've been wondering how you've been doing, since you seemed to drop off the face of the earth. I'm still here, as you can see. I have survived my first year at MB! :D I hope all's well.

Hi, Jake/Trauma,

Thanks for your reply! I don't meet many vegans here in Iowa, and particularly at Iowa State University, home of Animal Agriculture (pigs out-number people in this state)...and so it is always nice to meet someone who is not just understanding of vegan philosophy, but also *is* actively trying to reduce harm to sentient beings!

After this public message I'll put them in your private message box...but I will say this here for the public record: before e-mailing you I read several of your posts, such as your haiku in which you created a metaphor to describe a literary figure's suicide. The response you received from the Forum, I felt, did not appear to show much appreciation for haiku as an artform, which I felt was disappointing, because haiku in my opinion can be among the best and most touching of structured poems. Their brevity requires creativity during both the writing and the reading.

Hi, Jake/Trauma,
I visited your webpage as well as your link to the feminist blog you listed, and saw that you like animals and appear to support equal rights for people (regardless of gender)...two issues that resonate with me. I thought I would introduce myself to you in case you'd like to share "Music Banter friendship."

I, too, like animals, and...I am also on the skinny side! Now, it is true I am vegan, which I think causes needless fear in many people (but hopefully not you). Reasons not to fear my veganism...
(1) I always try to treat humans kindly and respectfully (we are animals, too, after all), and,
(2) I won't ever try to kill and eat you :-).
I personally find (2) to be a rather reassuring feature of vegans I know, and thought you might, too. Of course, this is a joke, because most people, whether vegan or not, won't kill and eat other humans under any circumstances.