http://ping.fm/8MQG2 Why is the criminal Michael Vick allowed to keep playing football and earning a huge salary?

http://ping.fm/2dEJ1 Burger King takes a shot at going gourmet.

If you're a truly creative person you're probably a bit odd anyway. So why worry about appearing normal to those who don't understand? -- Me

RT @diamondsongrass "Never stop doing your best just because one person doesn't give you credit." ---Beth

RT @diamondsongrass "Lord knows dreams are hard to follow, but don't let anyone tear them away." ---Mariah Carey, "Hero"

RT @shitmydadsays I don't need a party to celebrate New Years. All I need is a bottle of bourbon and a tshirt that hangs down past my balls

http://ping.fm/c48vd The "friendly?" Skies? A little too "friendly."

Who Wants To Fly Under Current Conditions? Not I!

Check this out. Who the hell wants to fly with this kind of shit happening?

Ugh! Road trip sounds better and better. I wish that the United States would improve its train service--Amtrak is, unfortunately, shite. For instance if you want to get from Denver to Tucson, you have to go to LA from Denver and from there to Phoenix. Either that or take a bus from Denver to Raton, New Mexico and then take the train to Phoenix. How stupid is that???

I was a victim of sexual assault. Having someone touch me in the way described in the article would be triggering to say the least.

I highly doubt that treating passengers this way is in any way going to stop terrorists from attacking planes if they want to do so.

Driving drunk without your trousers = way to get busted! Please don't do this tonight. Sometimes Tru TV is hilarious.

@mrtommyland Happy fuckin new year to you too, Darlin'. Rock on!

New year greetings to the "friend" who dumped me after 5 yr friendship. Weak, dude. But thanks for showing your true colors. Have a life.

Check out Lunascape – Severed Heart @lastfm http://t.co/IV9eRpS

Check out Blue Foundation – Eyes On Fire @lastfm http://t.co/x3DPvvf absolutely gorgeous!

Check out Morcheeba – Beat of the Drum @lastfm http://t.co/86jsh43

Check out Bitter:Sweet – Bittersweet Faith @lastfm http://t.co/9Zrvgw5

Check out Supreme Beings of Leisure – Golddigger @lastfm http://t.co/XQhYSSu Sometimes you just have to go downtempo.

Urgh! My final quiz score (65%) stunk like a big fart! I don't care though--I pass the class either way. So far it looks like a B.

And now, the Unit 9 Pathophysiology test. See you on the flip side!

http://ping.fm/YOF9X These jagoffs advertise themselves on Facebook with the tagline "Don't be a Fat Cow." Hate sells, maybe?

Psycho: Naked???

This was a response to a letter that a photographer friend of mine, Walt Cessna, received. You can also discover more about Walt on his blog.

It's a wonderful photo, and I was struck by the words in the letter too. People probably find it hard to believe, but I used to model for art schools, and no, I was never hot or sexy. I had a kangaroo pouch belly with stretch marks, my butt and thighs are large, and my boobs are average sized and never enhanced. I have never done erotic modeling--who the hell would want to see a 45 year old fat woman with gray hair doing anything erotic--but I honestly have no problems with the idea of nude modeling. We are born naked, ain't we?

I wish that people would have a more natural attitude about our bodies. Fat or thin, old or young, we all have a certain beauty. 

I think that's what I really like about your work. It's natural, never forced. Kudos!

A Fitting Choice!

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CAT FACT (reason 2 spay/neuter kitty): During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens.

Friends, if y'all wouldn't mind spreading the word about my Chipin link that I shared, I would appreciate it! Any little bit helps so much!

One more activity to put the final cap on this pathophysiology class--the Unit 9 test. Then I really am done. Let the chips fall and all.

http://ping.fm/DKhtU I hate to beg but any little amount can help!

Hey FB Sidebar: Botox may not involve surgery but it's still a heinous, deadly toxin and I do not want it anywhere near my body!

I know it's better for my lard ass to walk my rounds, but I'm so sore that I think I'll walk half and ride the scooter for the other half.

smile4haiti.org Smile 4 Haiti

RT @Slash "Where's my cake Bedillia, its Father's Day, I want my cake, u bitch!" Lol! Iii|; P

http://ping.fm/6LXDh Poor PANSI finds herself disturbed by The Spooky Guy's decor.

Maybe Not Lazy

I would like to share this great post by my blog friend Kate White on Healthy Place blogs about "laziness" and depression. I will also share my reply.

In my teen years I constantly heard how lazy I was. I always felt like if I couldn’t be perfect I shouldn’t try at all. I learned at 16 that I had hypothyroidism, but the pills didn’t help. I learned at 25 that I have fibromyalgia, but nobody taught me how to deal with it. I learned at 38 that I have type II bipolar disorder that the doctors kept misdiagnosing as depression with anxiety. Finally a counselor asked some questions that led to the discovery of a pattern and the beginning of my taking lithium. This helped with the irritability, but the constant exhaustion was still there. I learned in the past year that I also have borderline personality disorder and that my hoarding problems are not due to being lazy, they are part and parcel of my obsessive-compulsive disorder. I am struggling to get on top of many, many, many years worth of avoiding the problem and hating myself.

Check out Forest Fire – Fortune Teller @lastfm http://t.co/3kS3ppQ A cool, unique sound.

Check out Lightning Dust – Antonia Jane @lastfm http://t.co/nP1KcI4 Pretty song, haunting voice

http://ping.fm/Hszl8 Size-friendly Health Professionals

http://ping.fm/BZf9R Association for Size Diversity and Health

Shit Counselors Who Need to be Hog-Tied

If you want to make your blood boil, read this appalling account by a woman with PTSD and other issues who happens to be overweight as well. This poor individual was brutally psychologically abused by her so-called therapist. 

This was my response to her post:

Personally I don't trust counselors because I've had bad experiences with many of them, but this one took the cake. Back in 1997 I was raped by a former boyfriend and was having panic attacks. I went to a counselor who also did hypnotherapy and supposedly did EMDR, but a counselor I had later said he never heard of EMDR being performed in the manner I described. At any rate at one point in my treatment, this broad says to me "Well, Bloomy, you're doing much better. You were a real basket case when you first came here." I looked at her aghast and said "EXCUSE ME?" 

She hemmed and hawed and said "well, what I meant was...well, you're doing much better now."

I said that I agreed that I was, and it was never appropriate to refer to a client as a "basket case." I terminated my therapy with her. Unfortunately I was apologetic about doing so. She said "oh, you don't need to apologize. I'M not the one with the self-esteem problem."

I agree with the person who said that it is worth it to interview potential therapists. You don't owe them a damn thing if they can't deliver compassionate treatment!

http://ping.fm/x4NrN 100 cool positive quotes for women and the men who respect them

http://ping.fm/f4myj On beauty, Shallowness, and Romance

Learn to value yourself, which means to fight for your happiness. --Ayn Rand

http://ping.fm/PvWr3 Misplaced Anti-Feminism leads to Tragedy

Misplaced Anti-Feminism Leads to Tragedy

This is my response to a post by JennInCanada on her blog, Fat and Unafraid, commemorating the one year anniversary of the killing of multiple women at the Polytechnique School in Montreal. I wanted to post it on the blog entry but for some reason her blog is being uncooperative!

The erroneous idea that women who identify as feminists are all "man-hating femi-nazis" is, I believe, a throwback to the idea that women are supposed to be subservient to men rather than being independent and self-sufficient. It is very sad that this archaic notion manifested itself in such tragedy.

This is my favorite quote about feminism. It definitely applies to my thoughts on the matter.

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute. ~Rebecca West, "Mr Chesterton in Hysterics: A Study in Prejudice," The Clarion, 14 Nov 1913, reprinted in The Young Rebecca, 1982

One day all people will be treated equal and then there will be no need to identify as a feminist if one believes in equal treatment and opportunities for females. Until then, I am not about to be one of those apologists out of whose mouth falls the words "I'm not a feminist, but I believe that women should be afforded the same opportunities as men."

If you believe that, then you damn well are a feminist, whether you are male or female. Don't be afraid to wear the title proudly.

On Beauty, Shallowness, and Romance

This is a response to a poignant, painful post by Shannon of the fabulous Fierce, Freethinking Fatties blog.

 I was never considered pretty even when I was thin. At this point in my life I do not seek romance because I have mental health issues that make it impossible. Borderline personality disorder and romantic attachment make a very poor combination. I can’t take care of myself when I’m hung up on some guy–invariably a jerk.

I wouldn’t want guys drooling over me and thinking of me as a “babe” and a “hottie.” I am a very modest person and uncomfortable with that sort of lecherousness. However, in spite of it all, just once I would like to be seen as attractive. I guess it affects us all.