one of the great joys in life is dating a newly lapsed vegan. it's kind of like dating someone who's been in prison for ten years, or maybe like that mira sorvino movie where the blind guy gets his vision back. everything is new and exciting to them, and you rediscover your own love of things that you had long taken for granted. i mean, vegans really can't eat anything. meat, cheese, cake, ice cream- all the foods i hold near and dear to my heart. most people have worked their way through all the regular foods, or are picky eaters that are no fun about trying new things. so if you want to impress them with a new cuisine, you have to look pretty hard. i get to be like, "turkey sandwich! bacon! hot dog!" and its like christmas dinner. whatever that's like. it's especially enjoyable when they're really cute and seeing them get so excited makes you really happy.