When I moved to my first apartment, I brought along my little gray cat Billie. Billie had been a gift from a cast member in a production of Sound of Music I had just done, and I loved her dearly. Billie loved my first apartment – because she was entertained all day by the mice…
Considering it’s still 2020, I am just having too good of a day to bitch about anything. My back is so much better. We actually had blue skies and (safely) breathable air today. The dishwasher got run and the dishes put away. The groceries got bought and are put away. Things are not perfect, but…
Actors are often told that their bodies are their tool. I always thought that was kind of a load. I think my brain is my main tool and after that my voice. I can see, if you are doing a specifically physical role – like having to dance, fight, do something really physical onstage –…
Tomorrow, I am “seeing” a physical therapist about my back. It is a video conference call. And, of course, my back is so much better. Saturday was the worst. I could barely hobble around the house. I HAD to use a cane to get up from sitting. And my back was constantly spasming. I was…
Dr. Stuart W. Flint, Associate Professor of the Psychology of Obesity at the University of Leeds. How have I never heard of this guy? Thanks to Show Me the Data, I read an opinion piece by Dr. Flint. It was amazing. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02124 In looking for the article online, I did a Google Scholar search for…
If not most, certainly a lot of kids grow up with a grandma who has a big box or tin full of spare buttons. My Grandma Harris certainly had a large (ex-cookie) tin crammed full of extra buttons. And she let me play with those buttons. And I loved playing with those buttons. I would…
Go ahead. Say it. I know you want to. You know you want to. Let’s hear it. All together now: I TOLD YOU SO!!!! Yup, I should have done something about my fucking back when I first posted and you all told me get thee to the doctors. But, nooooooooooooooo, I figured it’d start getting…
I admit I am woefully behind in current theater music. I used to want to hear everything. Even if there was no role in a show for me, I might find the best ever audition song, or a song I wanted to perform in a showcase or revue. Then I started pulling back to things…
It’s fucking hotter than satan’s anus outside this weekend. But thanks to double-paned windows and our two ductless air conditioning units, we’re doing okay. Saturday night I even cooked! I made upside down meatball casserole. Confession – I did NOT make the meatballs from scratch as the recipe suggests. Fuck that. Who am I? Martha…
Yet another study that shows that long term significant weight loss is not achievable for most people. nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2007448 When are they going to stop wasting money on this crap? And this time, the idea is to study the “effectiveness” of “high-intensity, lifestyle-based program for obesity treatment delivered in primary care clinics in which a high…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 