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.…
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…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 