Since my last post featuring a guest (Abby Lee Miller from Dance Moms) got rave reviews (and by "rave" I mean my mom thought it was funny), I've decided to do a second episode of "My Meatless Life".

If you don't know who Shonda Rhimes is, then you should be glad. Shonda Lynn Rhimes was born on January 13, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois. Since that very day, she has followed her life's calling of making teenagers cry. She is the mind behind hit shows such as How to Get Away with Murder, Grey's Anatomy, and Scandal. Scandal is my favorite of the three. She's also notorious for stirring up insane amounts of drama in each of these shows. For example, just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, your favorite character dies. Shonda Rhimes apparently attended the Steven Moffat School for Ruining Lives.

Scandal takes place in Washington D.C. and follows a woman named Olivia Pope and her associates as she spins controversy for the nation's most powerful political figures and socialites. Also, the President of the United States is in love with her. Me too, Liv, me too. She's an iconic character, known for being intelligent, quick on her feet, and for being able to drink red wine while wearing white clothes in every episode.

Since I'm unoriginal and because I read too much Buzzfeed, Livvie will be helping me react to some common FAQs and thoughts.

1.) When I haven't written a blog post in a while and I gotta get down to business:

2.) The pride I feel when other vegans read my blog:

I want to break the stigma that vegan people are dumb hippies. I have the utmost respect for people for live the vegan life and I hope that this blog can inform and change opinions.

3.) When the evil sprits in your head try to possess you into cheating and eating an entire Philly Cheesesteak:

THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS ME

4.) When I get protective over my food because I have SO FEW PLEASURES:

Please get your own food and do not eat mine.

5.) "Do you just eat the same thing every day?"

You'd be surprised at the food combinations I can come up with nowadays. I've become the MacGyver of food.

6.) "Why don't you just eat grass-fed beef and chicken? That means the animals were treated right and that the meat isn't mass-produced."

Just an FYI, if everyone in the United States were to only eat grass-fed beef, we would need to dedicate almost the entire square footage of North America to grassland for cattle, and that includes all mountains, cities, and towns. It sounds like an easy fix, but it's a pretty bad solution.

7.) When all the carbs in your diet give you mad energy:

Gotta love all that glucose, man.

8.) Taking a bite of something and then realizing that it's not vegan:

ABORT! ABORT!

9.) When I think about transitioning back into animal products:

When people transition from veganism to non-veganism, they have to ease back into heavy, meaty food because if you go too hard too fast you could get sick. Will I get overwhelmed, stuff a whole pizza in my mouth, and vomit everywhere? Stay tuned.

10.) Watching gory PETA documentaries:

11.) Getting recognized at school for being "the one with the vegan blog":

I'm not joking, this has happened twice. Don't worry, I won't let it go to my head, but seriously no autographs, please.

12.) When there's a table of food at a party and you know damn well you can't eat any of it:

Stop taunting me.

13.) "But where are you getting your (protein/iron/calcium)?"

With some aid from the multivitamins I take in the morning, I'm getting more than enough protein, calcium, etc. So relax. Livvie says it's handled.

14.) What I tell myself when I have thoughts about giving up early:

That dining hall fettuccine alfredo is definitely not worth it, I promise you.

15.) And finally, when people ask me if I would do this all over again:

Because why not? It hasn't been the worst thing in the world and I feel good. As much as I want these next four and a half weeks to be over and done with, I also wouldn't mind carrying over some vegan habits back with me. Time will tell.

P.S: If you want to understand a little bit about Olivia Pope and Scandal but don't have more than four minutes, here's Saturday Night Live's parody of Scandal, which sums up the show pretty well.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/scandal/2755296

My Meatless Life: As Told By Olivia Pope from Scandal