If you are a skeptical person (which I try to be), Google Scholar is your friend (along with Snopes, of course, and all of the other quick ways to check on things that seem “too good/horrible to be true”). My husband is the editor for the NAAFA Newsletter and I help him with the news…
I see my psychiatrist now and then. Mostly just to check in to make sure the meds are working properly. (Good news, they are.) Today, she got to see me being a “delight” – something she had not seen to date (she’s fairly new; and let’s face it, I’m not often a “delight”.). She asked…
Remember, your words become you. Be careful of the words you choose to live by. From the Ugly Conference, here is a list of some of my personal “words to live by”: You can’t scare me, I work with attorneys. You can’t embarrass me. Words matter. I am not a problem to be fixed. It’s…
Last fall I had the honor of playing Fraulein Schneider in a local production of Cabaret. I fell in love with the role. I fell in love with the show. I am still in love with my amazing and talented cast members and the caring and talented staff. How much do I love this role?…
Growing up in Michigan, I never had a problem with allergies. When I moved to Los Angeles, I started having a few allergies – the odd plant I would come in contact with now and then. When I moved to San Jose, the snot demons descended. And like that wasn’t bad enough, I recently started…
No, nobody punched me. No, it was not from flapping my gums too much. It is from that mouthguard I got about a week back. WTF? When the dentist was taking the mold, he kept telling me I was biting down “wrong”, and kept making me adjust how I was biting. I asked him, “Isn’t…
Forget about diamonds. Forget about love. We all know that there are a couple of things that truly are forever. The first is pine needles. Bring a live pine tree into your home, and you will be finding pine needles the rest of your life. And they are pointy little f*ckers. The second is glitter. …
And not from being scared. OMG, this movie was so (unintentionally) funny. Truly a “this is so bad it’s hilarious” movie. Giving Plan 9 from Outer Space a run for it’s money funny. We watched it with RiffTrax. (RiffTrax is a company that produces running commentary for films – a la MST3K (which is not…
Every time the commercial for Clear Blue Pregnancy Test comes on the TV (and for some reason it runs a lot during Ridiculousness – but then, so do ads for Teen Mom 2 – hmmm, suddenly I’m seeing a connection), I want to scream. If you have been spared actually viewing this commercial, let me…
Even with turning the mattress now and then, I will eventually totally smush down my side of the bed. Our last mattress, I had to stay decidedly toward the center or risk simply rolling downhill and waking up on the floor. Enter Big Fig Mattress. We’ve been hearing about this brand for some time now.…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 