About six months ago, shortly before I joined the cast here at Shapely Prose, MTV contacted me through a friend I’d guest-blogged for. They said they were doing an episode of their docu-drama show True Life called “I’m Happy to be Fat,” and that they were looking for “healthy people who are happy and content … Continue reading »
Posted in January 2008 …
Fatosphere in the NYT!
Check this shit out! Big thanks to Roni Caryn Rabin for, you know, getting it.
On Tortoises, Hares, and Ferdinands
So, I was just reading up on swimming, because I am the kind of nerd who cannot go to an open swim at a Park District pool without doing research first. And in the course of that research, I found this article, which attempts to define a “fitness swimmer” as opposed to a competitive one. … Continue reading »
Two Things
1) If I look as good in a bikini as Keely Shaye Smith when I’m in my mid-forties (especially if I’ve had 2 kids by then), I will buy one and never take it off. 2) How awesome is it that most of the comments there are calling the TMZ folks assholes for picking on … Continue reading »
Exercise Experiment #1: Belly Dancing
All right, I’ve just returned from my first ever belly dancing class. Yippee! I’m trying to figure out what sort of format I want to use for writing up my exercise experiments. Let’s start with a simple 1-5 rating system. Fun quotient: 3.5. Probably would have been 4.5, but the class was packed. I really … Continue reading »
Guinea Piggery
All right, y’all have inspired me with the 220-comment Exercise Smorgasbord thread! I stopped my private yoga lessons a couple of months ago (long story), and even though I’ve been mostly keeping up with my home practice, I feel like I’ve lost a lot of momentum. So I really want to try finding other ways … Continue reading »
Friday Meta-Fluff: All roads lead to SP
So what with our FAQ-building and our blogwars and all, I’ve been thinking about how this blog turned from an awesome blog to an awesome community. To that end, here’s your fluff question for today: How did you first find your way to Shapely Prose? Personally, I knew Kate from Fatshionista and also knew that … Continue reading »
QOTD
In response to the question, “What’s your favorite late-night snack?” I am an actor in Hollywood and there is no such thing as a late night snack. They do not exist – you stop eating at sundown and you get to know your hunger. You’ll be spending a lot of time with that bastard and … Continue reading »
Check out My Famous Boyfriend
Al: I was on Slashdot today. Me: Anything interesting? Al: No, not really. Me: Okay… why are you telling me this? Al: Because it’s one of the most popular sites on the internet? Me: Yeah, I know. Which is why I’m not suprised you were… oh wait, you were ON Slashdot? You were Slashdotted?!? Al: … Continue reading »
FAQ You All
All righty. I don’t know what Fillyjonk and Sweet Machine’s plans are, but posting from me will probably be light over the next few days, on accounta I’ve finally sat my fat ass down and begun beavering (heh) away at a long overdue Shapely Prose FAQ. I will be rolling it out in three parts: … Continue reading »
