Whether it’s auditioning or performing, we all get nervous. The answer to nerves is – be a boy scout! BE PREPARED. The better you know what you are going to do, the less nerves will affect your performance. I know of no way to stop nerves – except repetition. If I haven’t auditioned for a…
Turns out this All About Me Monday, isn’t even about me! Today my sweet young husband turns into a sweet old husband. Yup, the big 6-0! Congratulations! We don’t exchange gifts. Of course, we’re in lock down, so no going out for dinner. But the pot roast is in the crockpot and the cake is…
As a fat person, I am very much aware of all of the ways the “health” profession tries to turn me into a not fat person. During my life as a fat person, I was assured that if I did not lose weight I would: Never be lovable; Be chronically ill and disabled for the…
My first memory. I remember being a toddler, sitting in the kitchen eating my lunch (canned spaghetti) and my Mom was washing dishes. I asked her what did I do when I was little. And she replied I’d sing “Someone in the kitchen with Dinah” (and then we sang it). And then I asked, “Then…
I do freelance legal word processing. I know these attorneys. I know they are not stupid. Irritating, maybe … but not stupid. And yet, I get dictation today from an attorney who wants me to type up a pleading. Okie dokie. No problem. This IS my job. I start typing and I see the caption…
I keep hearing celebrities say, “I never watch myself in a movie/on TV.” Why the fuck not? Are you not interested in learning how you look when you perform? Are you not interested in finding out that maybe you could be doing something different that would work better? Are you not interested in hearing and…
Well, here we go. Friday, I applied for Social Security. Holy fuck. How did this happen? I remember when I figured I should die at 40 because by then I would have lived all the life I could stand to live. Ha. And here I am in all my Fat OLD Lady glory. Don’t get…
One of the things I love about drag, in general, and RuPaul’s Drag Race in particular, are the fat drag queens. They are everything – they can be hilarious, they can be gorgeous, they can be whatever they can imagine. And they always celebrate themselves. We should all take a page from their book –…
Barbie and Ken the world’s worst sex education toy. And God (whom I don’t believe in) knows I tried to figure out sex with my busty doll and her boyfriend. God (whom I don’t believe in) knows that me and my cousin Marilyn tried to figure it out. Sadly, Ken lacks Tab A and Barbie…
I know this is a common complaint. Seems, from time to time, we all bitch about people using “Reply All” when they are responding to a group e-mail. But it happens so often, I must believe at least some of the people bitching about using Reply All, are also replying all. Would you please, just…
