That’s the title of a list of handy tips from Cosmo, sent to me earlier this week by reader Maggie. Cosmo offers the usual “If you really want to eat X, try Y instead! It’s exactly the same thing except for how it doesn’t taste as good or fill you up, but THINK OF HOW … Continue reading »
Posted in November 2009 …
I Can Be Reasoned With
I’ve been thinking about Stupak, and compromises, and patriarchal religious groups inserting themselves into the legislative process. I’d like to propose an alternative compromise to Stupak and the others currently in the legislative mix. No, it’s not perfect; but I think it speaks to the perceived needs of some of the anti-choice power brokers in … Continue reading »
Who Are You?
In Kate’s State of the Prose she discussed a concern very near and dear to my heart: A lot of people refuse to accept our self-identification as bloggers — no more, no less — and keep insisting that as long as Shapely Prose remains the most visible blog in the fatosphere, we have an obligation … Continue reading »
Open Thread
I am doing Nanowrimo this lovely evening and I’m focusing on my 50k word count goal. I am 2300 words away! I am gunning for an early finish tomorrow. Anyway, rock this open thread, Shapelings. Fluffication rules don’t apply. In keeping with what Sweet Machine wrote in the last open thread, BEHAVE. Here’s the comment … Continue reading »
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to remember transgender victims of violence. Here’s a list of the people we’re remembering in 2009. Please take a moment to read their names and stories — what is known of them — and think about these people, mostly young women, who suffered often exceptionally brutal violence … Continue reading »
Wednesday One-Liners
• Remember how Starling gave a rough number of 1 in 60 when guessing how many men commit rape? And Dude Nation went ballistic about how it wasn’t a robust figure? They’re right. At least in some populations (in this case, college students of all ages) it should have been four times higher. • The … Continue reading »
Relax, He Wants You to Maw Down and Wear Cheap Chonies
According to Glamour, there are seven reasons why your “man” adores you as is. I have a bit of a problem with the concept of “as is”. I associate the concept with final sale sweaters with ink stains not coverable by a cabbage rose brooch, not loving relationships. But then again, I’m still doing cabbage … Continue reading »
Weekly Wish List
When I was college I took a graphic design class. I eagerly enrolled encouraged by the 100 level of the class but possessing no artistic talent. I dreamed of prismacolor markers, art bins and black bound sketch books. I fantasized about being locked in an art store and sleeping on a bed made entirely of … Continue reading »
…A Grown Up Fairy Tale
1981 saw the release of Sharky’s Machine, a Burt Reynolds helmed taut crime thriller. The film is both a love letter to the city of Atlanta and an astute critique of the systemic corruption that held the city hostage for much of the seventies and eighties. Critic Roger Ebert had this to say: SHARKY’S MACHINE … Continue reading »
Welcome, Snarky’s Machine!
The other day, longtime commenter Arwen noticed something: HEY, SNARKYSMACHINE HAS A BLOG! Oh, sorry. I got a bit excited there. We did, too, when we first found Snarky’s blog, and after a couple of weeks of reading that and her smart, hilarious, ass-kicking comments here, we started wondering if she’d ever consider blogging for … Continue reading »
