Respect for the Vegetarians...Please!?!?

I'm a vegetarian. I'm anal. I'm a germaphobe. I'm conscious of what I consume. I'm conscious of how I consume. Why can't I expect people to respect me?

So today, I had an encounter with my boss. He eats almost everything with only one dietary restriction. Today for lunch, he made a ham sandwich. I walk into the kitchen/copy printer area and see him rinse off a knife and place it in our utensil storage drawer. I was so freaked out that I had to do something I try to avoid at all cost....I confronted him. I asked him, what he used the knife for? He said, to cut his sandwich. I asked, did he wash it off before he put it in the drawer? He said, he rinsed it off with hot water. I reminded him, I do not consume animals and that in the future he should use soap. He said, he will try to remember that and that I should consider bringing in my own knife. I said, thank you, I will. Does he not realize that he is still contaminating the other dishes?

And, that's one reason why vegetarians have beef (pun-intended) with non-vegetarians...

Just Make It Stop...

Everything seems unbearable.
I am completely overwhelmed.
I do not want to/cannot deal.
Please make it all stop, I beg of you.

Tomorrow will be better, yes?