It's time to screw the formalities, bring in the Ooby, get ready for a Bite Size Vegan
Q&A!
And this time, it's personal.
Hi, It's Emily and Ooby from Bite Size Vegan and welcome to a personal Q and A. So, I am
going to just get right to it because there’s a lot of questions and I know I'm not going
to reach everybody's so, I am going to do my best.
And actually, this video ran really long so this is part two. If you want to see Part
One, look in the upper right corner, there's a little thing that's about to shoot out.
"Ptchuu!"
That's the noise always wish that they would make...
One question I got a lot of is;
Q: Do I have a significant other or am I in a relationship?
A: I am not. I answered that in a Q&A like over a year ago, I'm still not. It's not something
that I pine for or feel that I am missing anything or that I have a second half of me
and I am not complete. I might, you know, at some point be in a relationship, it's just
I tend to focus so much on my work and my activism and that to me is my primary goal
and at the moment I don't really have time for anything else let alone another person,
anyways, there is that. Such a romantic I am, incredible.
Q: So, I got a number of questions about my education like, “What my education was?”
A: I got my bachelors in Art and Women's studies, I was originally a biology Pre-Med major,
then I took two years off I worked full time and then I went to grad school for art and
initially I was going to go to med school but I decided to do art first because I knew
if went to med school by the time I was done I probably wouldn't be able to have the time
to do art. So, I got my master’s and my Master’s of Fine Arts in art. In America
that's the terminal degree in art. You can get a Master's of Art and you can get a Master’s
of Fine Art which is an M.F.A. so there is no P.H.D. in art. The M.F.A. is basically
it. So I did that and wrote two different theses and had theses shows that are exhibited
and you can even get my thesis on my artist website. Then I actually started med school
and you know my goal has always been to make an impact for the animals whether through
my art or through activism which I see as one and the same through writing. But, you
know, I am fascinated by medicine and I figured that way, because I have no business sense
and no money sense I figured if I can be a doctor then I can pay for my activism and
being an artist and I don't have to worry about trying to sell stuff because I am awful
at that. But then I also realized, you know, I'm in medical school and I'm going to be
doing this 10 plus years by the time everything is done and I am not going to have the time
to do activism while I am doing that and I just really wanted to make an impact as soon
as I could. So, very unlike myself, I stopped med school and threw myself into Bite Size
Vegan full time with no plan about how that was going to be sustainable which is terrifying
and it still is every day but luckily I have people on Patreon who support me and it was
really scary even asking for that support and it's still scary asking for it but it's
made what I do possible because I couldn't do it without them. So thank you guys, all
of you, you're amazing.
Q: A couple of you wanted to know more about my time in India.
A: So, when I was an undergrad I went to India twice. The first time I went to study art
and culture and then I did a month long independent study project on Indian women's body image
and the perception of beauty from the perspective of Indian women versus what is typical in
America. So, kind of comparing those two different beauty ideals, comparing and contrasting.
Then I went back, I coordinated my own internship and I went back and worked with an NGO in
Jaipur, Rajasthan and I studied female infanticide and female feticide and how that contributed
to adverse sex ratio because India is second only to China with adverse sex ratio meaning
that there are more males than females because of sex selective abortion and infanticide,
which is less common than the feticide. So, it was a very intense and somewhat depressing
experience but, you know I lived there for a while and studied as I went up to the different
villages. It's a very complex topic and I could go on, I could create an entire hour
long video on that and I did write a 90 page report on it so.
Q: Another question I got a lot was “Who are your favorite singers or musicians?”
A: I always forget when I try to answer these questions, so I brought up one of my favorite
playlists. Definitely the Gorillaz, I have a Gorillaz tattoo. They Might Be Giants is
another one of my very favorites and I have my entire sleeve here is about They Might
Be Giants.
Q: That's another questions I get a lot “What about your tattoos?”
A: If you want to know more about my tattoos check out, there's two videos I have; My Tattoo
Tour which will be linked up there and down below and my tattoo experience of getting
my leg piece finished which I will also link below.
But back to the music question;
The Gorillaz, They Might Be Giants, Ani DiFranco I love her, Tegan and Sara, the XX, Sigur
Ros is one of my very favorites so also Jonsi because he is the singer for that but he has
his own independent stuff, San Cisco, Lumineers, Kodaline, Iron & Wine, Bright Eyes has some
good stuff, Neutral Milk Hotel, crazy, but I love them. The Decemberists, love the Decemberists,
Regina Spektor I love her stuff as well. Of course, you gotta like you know old school
Die Toten Hosen and Die Aerzte. Cro, German rapper, big fan of him, Beulah is another
one of my favorites, Yann Tiersen does really amazing things. He did the soundtrack for
Amelie. Detekivbyran is a really good group. Woodkid, love Woodkid. But then I love you
know kind of old stuff like The Offspring, still love The Offspring. Girl Talk still
has some good stuff for working out especially. Explosions in the sky, Kate Nash is fun, there’s
so many. There is a smattering for you. And I know I’m still going to miss some but
three that I can’t believe I’ve left out were The Beatles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and
Simon and Garfunkel. I hope that was…I hope that was good.
Q: I had a couple of people request about my workout routine when I recently got in
shape for the photo shoot.
A: I will be doing videos on those I promise I know it's been forever, it's going to happen,
I don't know when. I tend to not prioritize things that are about me and my body, cause
there's more important things than my abs. But I'll get to them.
Q: Where do I see myself in 5 to 10 years with Bite Size Vegan?
A: Again I would like to have books published. I would like to have the E-Courses out finally.
I eventually would like to travel more and lecture. But, again a lot of this is dependent
on time I have to figure out a way to not have the channel take up a 100 plus hours
a week in order to be able to do those things, so we'll see. It's going to be an evolution,
stick with me.
I just want to thank each and every one of you for watching, for supporting me, for liking,
commenting, subscribing, any of those things to help me get the vegan message out to the
best of my abilities. I really want to thank my patrons over on Patreon who are making
it possible for me to continue this work. Because since I do work over 100 hours a week
I have no ability to do anything else for income. So, you guys literally make this possible.
If you want to join our little party, check out the link up there. There are also support links down below.
If you like the video do give it a like and if you're not subscribed I don't know why
you watched this because you have no idea of who I am. But, I would love for you to
subscribe if you want to get to know me more and actually get more education about Veganisim,
I don't talk about my business very much. Stay tuned to the channel for more Q&As and
other helpful things.
Now go live vegan and I'll see you soon.
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