Here is me telling you about a thing I wrote elsewhere! For Jezebel, specifically. A sample: So, can’t I just agree to disagree with Sarah Palin – or at least to ignore her use of the term and continue to go about my business? Well, evidently not, or I wouldn’t be writing this. The problem … Continue reading »
Posted in May 2010 …
New Stuff
Those of you who hate change, brace yourselves. In addition to the new template, I’ve got news. Over the last few months, three of my longtime co-bloggers have moved on (well, Sweet Machine wasn’t necessarily taking a permanent vacation, but realistically… yeah), and Snarky’s Machine and I have been trying to keep things going in … Continue reading »
A Post
…in which I write some things other than “Hey, I’m not going to post for a while.” Specifically, some reasons why I haven’t been posting and probably still won’t for a bit. 1) Two nights ago, a spider got up my pajama pant leg while I slept, got trapped around the knee, and left me … Continue reading »
You Are My Sisters
Tasha Fierce wrote an incredibly personal essay As Fat As I Wanna Be, which was picked up by Jezebel and has touched off a bit of a dust up in the comment section. If you value your Sanity Watcher points I strongly suggest you avoid reading the comments. Tasha Fierce says: When someone is fat … Continue reading »
Fluff: “Arnold raced out of the door,”
Fans of Murder, She Wrote are often as fascinated by every detail of the opening credit sequence as they are with the actual episodes. In the sequence, Jessica engages in a host of wholesome activities having little to do with staging murders to later solve or writing about those staged murders. The exception is a … Continue reading »
Out of Office
Hey, it’s another post where all I do is explain why I’m not really posting! I’m out of town until mid-next week, and at this writing, my internet access is not quite as robust as I hoped it would be. So posting from me might be even lighter than expected. In the meantime, have an … Continue reading »
Fluff: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Jezebel ran a post called How Tragic Kingdom Saved My Life and while that particular album didn’t evoke a similar response in me, I adore the idea of dishing the music that’s been instrumental in one’s life. I suspect that most of us have an ultimate soundtrack filled with songs for different occasions and from … Continue reading »
That Lump in Your Pants is Not My Sexual Education Opportunity
Dear [name redacted]: I get it. Discussing the fabulous ordinary whiteness of being as portrayed in Stillman films such as Last Days of Disco and Metropolitan is really hot. He creates fantastic, witty – albeit incredibly fatuous and pretentious – characters, giving them meaningful goals and interesting things to say. And I like what you … Continue reading »
Happy International No Diet Day!
It’s that time of year again, folks. As Fillyjonk wrote two two years ago: Of course, we strive to make EVERY day No Diet Day, but if you’ve been teetering on the edge, today is the day to try it out for 24 hours and see how you function when you make peace with food. … Continue reading »
Cha-Cha-Cha-Chaka Chubby
I once signed up for a dating site and despite stating I was chubby/fat/whole lotta woman I frequently received messages of the “well just exactly how fat are we talking?” variety. These assclowns had a lot of cheek demanding I clarify shit that was spelled out when their own profiles often rocked euphemisms like freelancer. … Continue reading »
