Captain's Log, Day 9

Here we are at VIMS Eastern Shore Lab, watching everyone else devour the delicate marine ecosystems. Some might say this is too harsh. I disagree. Knowing exactly how important some components of the ecosystem are to the Bay (including filter-feeding bivalves) and then eating them is pretty destructive. Also, "this is one of few remaining crucial but fragile seagrass beds in this area. We're going to trawl it." But I digress.
Yesterday, we were taking quizzes about what kind of vegan are you, how much do you know about veganism, etc. As it turns out, I am a vegan vixen, with my second option being a militant vegan, and Erica was the reverse. But we also took quizzes about "What kind of diet do you keep?" and it rated us on a scale of vegan "chillness". According to the website, chillness is a measure of how much you actually try to keep animal products out of your food. A chill vegan will eat bread baked with dairy but not consume straight dairy. A very chill vegan will eat cheese pizza when she is feeling especially chill. That sounds more like vegancurious or veganflexible to me, not someone who actually cares about what animal products go into her food.
Which brings me to my next point:
Having to monitor exactly what kind of bread the very sweet receptionist gets when she goes to the grocery store (Stroehmann Split Top Wheat Family Size) is pretty ridiculous. I feel like maybe vegans/kosher jews/lactose intolerants/any people who give a shit about what is in their food should be able to eat bread without fear. Except most of my food is cross-contaminated with milk products and bits of insects. Wtf the FDA.