Meet the peta2 Staff: Marta

Hometown: San Jose, California

Fave bands: I go through phases of what I listen to, but I can never go wrong with Ben Folds or Eels.

About me: I like to eat. All the time. If I’m home, I’m in my pajama pants. I have to sleep with a glass of water next to my bed. I’m addicted to vegan cookbooks. Since Buffy isn’t on the air any longer, my can’t-miss TV show of choice is Scrubs. I’m not ashamed to admit things that other people would try to hide—yeah, I saw The Lizzie McGuire Movie in the theater—twice. And I loved it! I like being creepy to my friends.

I like: Peanut butter, pennies, pajama pants, Scrubs, Japanese rice crackers, Troop Beverly Hills, big rings, creeping my friends out, How it all Vegan!, grocery shopping, California winter (Virginia winter is horrifying), A Series of Unfortunate Events, John Steinbeck, crocheting crookedly, Naked Juice, homemade hummus, and being around people who make me laugh

I hate: COCONUT (with a passion—it is pure evil), fruit in desserts, birds (I don’t hate them as much as I’m afraid of them, but no one ever said I had to like them to want to save them), foot cramps, and when people call me Martha instead of Marta—there’s no “h,” people!

Why you went veg: I was at a luau in Hawaii with my family when I was 4 and saw people roast a pig over the fire. I made the connection and decided I didn’t want to eat animals! I went vegan when I was 20 after I read PETA’s vegetarian starter kit.

Which do you think came first, and why: the soy chicken or the egg replacer? Hmm. This is a toughie. You don’t need the soy chicken to have the egg replacer, and you don’t need the egg replacer to have the soy chicken. I’m going with soy chicken because it is delectable!

What’s your favorite thing to eat at 2 in the morning? I have been known to wake up at 2 a.m., eat half of a bean burrito in my bed, fall back asleep, and eat the other half in the morning.

What is your favorite thing to think and talk about? (Don’t lie—we all know the answer is vegan food!) It’s true! I’m even thinking about it right now! Mmm. I’m thinking about everything I’m going to eat today—including a vegan chicken salad bagel with soy sausage! Delicious!