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.…
But I still attended the Ugly Conference. And, in my opinion, none of the people in attendance were ugly; but it is not my place to tell someone how they identify. Their experience is their experience. Another person at the conference, the ever wonderful Sondra Solovay said while she did not identify as ugly, she…
Although, it does beat the alternative. Still, I used to love telling people my age. I loved it because the response was always: “NO WAY. You aren’t that old. You don’t look that old. …” Seems like lately, that hasn’t been the response I’m getting. Now, I get: “Huh.” WTF is that supposed to mean?…
Another British TV show – and please, please, please, let there be more than one season! A group of “property guardians” (squatters) in England living in an abandoned hospital, and such a wonderful group of folks they are. It’s not so much about where they are living (which is strange, given their unusual living situation)…
I have not been working on my Dikke Dame (Fat Lady) dolls for a long time. One reason is because I had not finished the last one I made. I hadn’t finished her because it was going to require a lot of hand work for decorating her. But I finally buckled down and finished her…
Togos (a sandwich shop chain in California) has excellent sandwiches. And we like them because they also do not have a history of making crude jokes about fat people – like Subway. (No, Subway, we haven’t forgotten about you and your nasty ad campaign.) Togos started out having sandwiches and salads (and soup). And Togos…
Over the weekend a group of amazing people put on a small conference, in Oakland, regarding people being perceived as ugly. I am still processing all of what I experienced there. As often happens at this type of event, I felt like an imposter. All of the privilege that I have makes me feel like…
I tried After Life and only got about 15 minutes into the first episode before deciding I’m taking a hard pass on this one. Ricky Gervais is a known fat hater, fat phobic, whatever you want to call him. He used to be fat and he isn’t now (pin a rose on him). Don’t know…
Not the payee – the payor. Who is paying you? That is who you are working for. Got it? That means, you now do things the way your current employer directs. Yes, we know that at your last job you did things differently. Don’t care. Yes, we know you are used to doing stuff a…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 