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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
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Happy Hypocrites

imagine's picture
Submitted by imagine on March 26, 2008 - 20:50.

Today a new
life was slipped
into the folds of our
family.

Her green eyes look
like dark plants
emerging out of cold
earth; her
coat is like
the color of snow at
night: gray with
puddles of pure,
white
paws.

Everyone is already
in love with her
infectious
sighing
purr.

And yet,
after petting her and
cooing at just how
adorable she is,
my family sits
down at
dinner,
to a centerpiece of
meat.

Yeah,
they really do
love
animals.

leabee's picture

Thats great.

Submitted by leabee on March 27, 2008 - 10:41.

Haha. Thats kind of funny. But I you can still love animals even if your eating one... I think. I still love animals and I love to eat meat. :) Got the processed stuff that schools make the kids eat, then your not really eating an animal. Ha, I solved that problem for you.

imagine's picture

I love people. I don't eat

Submitted by imagine on March 27, 2008 - 19:33.

I love people. I don't eat them.

I don't mean to sound too rude, but this is an issue I take seriously. The "processed stuff" is actually an animal. It doesn't solve the problem at all.

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