Strictness of Veganism?

Before I start my vegan adventure, I need to figure out how strict I want to be. Just thinking of not having the rice and pasta sucks just because they "may have contained" traces of egg or milk so I kind of want to put those back in the pantry. I mean, they are not direct sources of animals and nothing animal-related is in the ingredients (or is it? There are a bunch of long chemical words I don't know so how can I be sure? But that's for another post...).

I think some vegans would tell me I shouldn't eat my rice or pasta because of the egg/milk warning but I think I can be either as strict or loose about it as I want. I found a sarcastic article discussing the different of veganism, and they seem to be kinda true:

Vegan Level One - Doesn't ask if there is chicken stock in the rice, doesn't ask if there is lard in the beans. 

Vegan Level Two - Occasionally buys milk chocolate products. Doesn't worry if the wine they drink is clarified. 

Vegan Level Three - Only eats milk chocolate if someone else bought it. Eats doughnuts at work if someone else brought them in. Eats their roommate's ice cream. Also known as a Freegan.

Vegan Level Four - Still wears the old leather and wool products they had before they went vegan, but feels guilty about it.

Vegan Level Five - Stopped using their car because of the animal products in tires, the animal testing of vehicles, the animal products in the pavement.

Vegan Level Five point one - Stopped riding with friends to the movie theater because of the above and the fact that film is processed with animal gelatin.

Vegan Level Six - Has given up all products that involve animals in any way. Hires someone to sweep the path ahead of them as they walk so they don't tread on insects.

Vegan Level Seven - Similar to a Jain. Wears a mask to keep from breathing in small critters. Uses a mild vegan soap that doesn't kill microbes, it just floats them away. Washes their raw organic produce outside with bottled water so that any little beasts will return to the earth rather than going down the sink. Realizes that having someone sweep ahead of them hurts the insects and so doesn't move around much anymore.

I think as far as this project is concerned, I'll put myself at a 3.5. If someone cooks me something non-vegan I'm not going to be rude and turn them down just because I'm trying to eat vegan. And I'm not going to give away my sheepskin rug I've had for 12 years, but I do feel a little guilty, especially considering the state it's in, and our new kitty loves digging his claws into it haha.

Here are some more informative categories of vegetarianism/veganism:

Pescatarian (also spelled pescetarian)

The word “pescatarian” is occasionally used to describe those who abstain from eating all meat and animal flesh with the exception of fish. Although the word is not commonly used, more and more people are adopting this kind of diet, usually for health reasons or as a stepping stone to a fully vegetarian diet.

Flexitarian/Semi-vegetarian

You don’t have to be vegetarian to love vegetarian food! “Flexitarian” is a term recently coined to describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet, but occasionally eat meat.

Vegetarian (Lacto-ovo- vegetarian)

When most people think of vegetarians, they think of lacto-ovo-vegetarians. People who do not eat beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or animal flesh of any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products are lacto-ovo vegetarians (“lacto” comes from the Latin for milk, and “ovo” for egg).

Lacto-vegetarian is used to describe a vegetarian who does not eat eggs, but does eat dairy products.

Ovo-vegetarian refers to people who do not eat meat or dairy products but do eat eggs.

Vegan

Vegans do not eat meat of any kind and also do not eat eggs, dairy products, or processed foods containing these or other animal-derived ingredients such as gelatin. Many vegans also refrain from eating foods that are made using animal products that may not contain animal products in the finished process, such as sugar and some wines. There is some debate as to whether certain foods, such as honey, fit into a vegan diet.

Raw vegan/Raw food diet

A raw vegan diet consists of unprocessed vegan foods that have not been heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius). “Raw foodists” believe that foods cooked above this temperature have lost a significant amount of their nutritional value and are harmful to the body.

Macrobiotic

The macrobiotic diet, revered by some for its healthy and healing qualities, includes unprocessed vegan foods, such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and allows the occasional consumption of fish. Sugar and refined oils are avoided. Perhaps the most unique qualifier of the macrobiotic diet is its emphasis on the consumption of Asian vegetables, such as daikon, and sea vegetables, such as seaweed.

As far as this list goes I think I'd describe myself as a flexitarian... I'm not much of a meat eater except for seafood so not having meat won't be foreign to me.

So I think I will in fact put my rice and pasta back in the cupboard. I mean, they don't directly use animal products in the ingredients so I think I'll be okay with them. Are there any vegans who oppose this? Let me know!