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It's Christmas Eve and the snow is falling gently. Too bad we have to go to my brother's house. It's gorgeous to watch, but a total nightmare to plough through.
Tried to make a snowman with the girls today because it was perfect packing snow. I rolled and rolled and rolled and rolled this ball of snow until it seemed huge enough. Then I did the same with the second ball and I pick it up and set it carefully atop the base. It cracked like an egg and shattered in the snow.
The girls and I go out back and as we're having a miniature snowball fight, I look at a house up the street and see a father and son building a craftsman quality snowman. The base is a perfect sphere. And the torso. And the head.
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asked by cinnamitch
Move to? Yes. But I have neither excess time nor money to contribute, which causes my Catholic guilt to flare up. But you can only do what you can do, right?
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asked by cinnamitch
Oh, definitely. Well, not financially, but physically and relationship-wise (the only ones that matter) I feel like I'm making significant progress. That doesn't mean that things are always great or that I never have any problems, but I generally put problems into one of two categories: things you can change and things you can't. I try to be more fatalistic than anything about the things I can't, and with the things I can I feel like I am up to the challenge.
Life's bittersweet, but without it there's no bitter or sweet. -
Hmmmmmmmm... I think I will need to discuss this with others and get more feedback. The first one I read was this post: http://angryfatwoman.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/holiday-diet-and-exercise-tips-real-ones
This reads like a Cosmo tip sheet on avoiding the Holiday pounds, which makes me cringe, especially the one that says, "Peer pressure your friends into eating something healthy" which is preceded by "Do not allow anyone to peer pressure you into eating something you don’t want to eat."
In the comments, Rhi says she was trying to be funny, but it doesn't quite strike me as humorous, since later she says "Talk your friends or family into going for a post-meal walk with you. Then, talk them into walking a couple blocks further than they intended."
This feels a bit like weight loss evangelism to me, which we have decided is not appropriate for the FFFFeed.
That being said, I think that being fat is fraught with self-doubt and flirtations with weight loss. It's damn near impossible to get that "If I were only skinny" gremlin off your shoulder and I do not begrudge anyone for falling off the HAES/FA bandwagon. It does feel like just getting thin would make life so much easier and the temptation is difficult to resist.
It is times like these that I'm glad we created the Diet Talk page and hashed out what is acceptable to us and what is not: http://fiercefatties.com/diet-talk
So, according to our guidelines, the post where she talks about her self-doubt is within our guidelines (http://angryfatwoman.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/still-here-still-fat-still-seeking-acceptance), and I would say that this post on her weight loss is borderline acceptable (http://angryfatwoman.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/not-stuffed).
But the diet tips are crossing into unwelcome territory. Subscribers to the FFFFeed don't want advice on preventing over-indulgence during the holidays and if they did, they could just pick up this month's lady mag.
I think that her discussing her struggles with weight loss is completely valid, but once you get into making suggestions to others on how they can improve their health/lose weight, then we have an issue.
I will contact Rhi and see what she thinks.
Peace,
Shannon -
asked by yuserneim
Again? No. If I had to do it over again, definitely. She had it coming the first time, but if I ever get the chance to debate her again, it will be strictly business. I just think that so many people wanted to say "Fuck you, MeMe Roth" that it was my duty to pass that message along to her. There's not a thing I would do differently about that interview. I'm just happy it turned out as well as it did. :)
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In high school, I wrote for the paper. I had a ton of activities on my Senior quotes thingie, but probably only attended 1/4 of them. I did theater at the all-girl school, Incarnate Word (best extra-curricular activity ever). I wrestled from freshman to partway through my junior year, until I got a speeding ticket and had to quit and get a job. I was highly involved in Lifeteen, a Catholic youth group sort of thing. My faith was a big part of my life back then.
In college, I wrote for The Maneater at Mizzou and was involved in the Newman Center (the Catholic student center) and I created a dorm vigilante militia called The Wild Honeybadgers of Boone County. I think that's it. -
I would create a perfect, fair, just and sustainable political and economic system.
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One reason, pure and simple: greed.
Greed is why we're dependent upon oil, which is why we meddle in the Middle East and why we exploit smaller, weaker countries and why most other countries don't like us. Greed is why the economy got so big and why its destruction was so spectacular, as well as why the recovery is taking so long. Greed is why the Republican Party exists and they are, in my opinion, responsible for many of the political ills facing this country. Greed is why pop culture sucks a giant donkey dong and why the best music costs almost nothing to produce.
In short, everything that is going wrong today is due to the inability of the powerful to consider the impact that their decisions have on anyone but themselves. -
St. Louis is a great city. Very family oriented, but plenty of stuff for grownups to do. We've got great restaurants and awesome entertainment (City Museum, anyone?). Plus there's just a "feel" to the city that I adore.
But I think St. Louis suffers from a self-perception problem. We want to be like Chicago, but we're just not, and that's okay with me. I like the kind of city St. Louis is, but many St. Louisans aren't satisfied and that's probably the worst thing. -
I'm much more effective with the written word than the spoken word (listen to my stammering Podcast interviews for illustrations). I wish I excelled at both mediums, but alas, I'm a writer at heart.
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asked by cinnamitch
My friend Larry had Stage 4 cancer and we got in a fight (he was insulting my family on Facebook) and I "banned" him from our house for two weeks. Shortly after we made up, he got really sick and died shortly thereafter. I was a stubborn ass and, because of it, I probably the last two weeks of good health he had. I will always regret that.
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asked by cinnamitch
That's a hard one. A case could be made both for doing something super fun with the kids as well as having a babysitter for some alone time with me and V. I'm torn.
Maybe a trip to the zoo in the morning, then grandparents pick them up in the afternoon and the evening for me and V.
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I had this excellent Yellow Submarine tie dye that I adored, but, as with most of my shirts, it has gone to pieces.
http://www.havetohaveitco.com/images/miscrock/BT03.jpg
And, of course, my sandals. -
asked by cinnamitch
Probably my temper, as evidenced by my kicking that Cadillac last week for cutting me off. I'm also naturally annoying. For me, it's no big deal, but those around me can suffer greatly when I'm in one of my "Moods."
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asked by cinnamitch
Hypocrisy, first and foremost. I respect integrity and courage, even if I disagree vehemently with you. But if you're a hypocrite, then I have no use for you.
I'm also pretty angry about all the open hatred in our society (yeah, I know, ironic). This whole mosque thing just pisses me off to no end. After how many years of Republicans telling us how important it was for both the public and the government to respect Christianity's freedom of religion, we get this bullshit. I'm sorry, but if you want to teach Intelligent Design in public schools, but oppose Park51, then you can just go fuck yourself.
Finally, I'm angry that this November could possibly undo the eight years of momentum the Democrats had going into 2008. I'm angry that all the celebrity endorsements are completely gone. I'm angry that there's an enthusiasm gap that threatens to bring in a tidal wave of teabaggers. I'm angry that people just don't understand that Republicans are responsible (mostly) for the financial problems that the Democrats are trying (mostly) to fix. I'm angry that somebody gave Glenn Beck his own show. I'm angry that Christopher Dodd is blocking Elizabeth Warren. I'm angry about American political reality and the corporate-friendly bullshit we get as a result.
I could go on, but it's very late and I shouldn't go to bed angry. So let me leave you with... um... butterflies!
Peace,
Shannon -
asked by missashxo
Love evolves over time. Love becomes both more difficult and more meaningful over time, so the couple must evolve together in love or else they will evolve apart, and that's when love "ends."
I don't believe in "true love." I believe in Divine Complements, where two people fit each other like those Best Friend heart lockets that are split down the middle. Some people fit you better than others — they complement your unique needs — and the closer the fit, the stronger the love you'll be capable of sharing. The most perfect fits are obviously more rare and many people settle for a "close" fit rather than wait for a better one. -
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Honesty and integrity.
Agree with me or disagree with me; love me or hate me; get me or completely confused: I want people to at least respect that I'm coming from a place of complete honesty in how I approach things.
I don't claim to know everything and I certainly believe my opinions my change in the future (stagnant opinions are a sure sign of a hard heart).
I completely own whatever I say, especially when I fuck up. I'm not too proud to say "I'm sorry."
I think consensus is always possible, even if it takes a decade or more to achieve. I think peace is always possible, but will only come about when it's profitable as well.
The center and source of my life is my family and God, and I respect your right to make whatever version of family (or not) and whatever version of God (or not) the center and source of yours (or not).
And finally, I love milk.
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I was trying to think of a clever reply to this one, but I've got nothin'.
Nope, no NDEs, but I've read about them and I'm intrigued. I definitely believe there is a human soul and, especially after my experiences with my friend Larry dying and some very unusual incidents, I think we are "conscious" on the other side.
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Well thanks, DJ O'Drylapointe! "Atchka!" is an epithet. It comes from a TV show from the late '90s called "Mystery Science Theater 3000."
http://atchka.blogspot.com/2009/09/what.html
One of the funniest episodes is when they riff on a movie called "The Incredible Melting Man." The protagonist, one Dr. Ted Nelson, is cooking some soup when, during a stressful moment, he burns himself on the stove and cries "Atchka!" You can read more about it here.
http://atchka.blogspot.com/2009/10/bat-guano.html
Atchka! is basically my homage toward the MST crew, whose work I've greatly enjoyed and been inspired by in multiple ways. It's also from a film which has, as far as I know, the first fat Jamie Lee Curtis victim in a horror film.
And there ya have it. Thanks for asking!
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