QOTD

Okay, since there seems to be a theme developing anyway, I am officially declaring it Fat Week here at Pointless, Incessant Barking. There are undoubtedly more absurdly long meditations on the subject to come, but right now, I’m in the first blush of a brand-new cold and extremely doped up, so I’m too groggy to [...]

"You’re Not Fat"

My ass, February 2007
One of my oldest friends just sent me an e-mail in which she said those words, meaning them in the kindest possible way (and bookending them with lots of lovely compliments), but she hit a button. I’ve been wanting to write something on my hatred of those words for a long time, [...]

Fascinating

Last night, Al and I were watching Fever Pitch on cable, and we came upon the scene in which Drew Barrymore introduces Jimmy Fallon to her three best girlfriends and their husbands. I don’t remember any of the girlfriends’ or husbands’ names, so let’s call them Suzy, Mary, Jane, Tom, Dick, and Harry. The point [...]