I haven’t seen the TV show. I love Aidy Bryant and would love to see it, but we don’t have Hulu. (Sigh.) Anyhow. The book. It is the type of book that I usually avoid. A bunch of essays. Although, basically, Shrill is biographical. Lindy West is telling us about her life. Her life as…
I have been wanting to make this doll for some time. I made the body, head, and arms while we were on vacation at Angel Camp. Then she languished in a zip lock bag for many months while life went on. And then, of course, I had to finish Tinsel, my Christmas Dikke Dame Doll…
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…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 