Category: Me
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Norwescon Panel Discussions
3 comments on Norwescon Panel DiscussionsLike many fan conventions, Norwescon has lots of panel discussions. There are many areas of focus, including not just sci fi & fantasy but science, space, writing, art, movies, indie filmmaking, gaming, costuming, music, and the culture of fandom. This year, some of the panels included were: Feminism in Fandom Size Acceptance is for Every Body […]
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Milestones
So I threw this on twitter, but I’m repeating it here: I’m 48 years old & it’s been over a year since my last period. I’m OK with the first. I’m HAPPY about the second — and yes, it means I’m “officially” considered menopausal. I had a few years of skipping periods in the fall […]
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Saturday Ramblings
1am is still Saturday if you haven’t gone to bed yet, right? Note to self: The expensive twice-daily asthma med works best if the evening dose is 12 hours after the morning dose, not 18 or 20. You carry it with you. Set an alarm on your phone & use it. Don’t just turn it off. Kath posted […]
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Wednesday Trying to be Monday
Good: Wearing nifty IGIGI dress from Gwynnie Bee. Bad: Turned my left ankle and fell in my driveway this morning. Good: Ankle feels okay. Bad: Right hip & knee, which I actually fell on, are sore. Good: Hubby brushed off dress. Bad: Headache. Good: Five compliments on the dress at work today. And it has […]
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A Periodic Welcome Post
Welcome! Hello and thank you for reading this blog. This post is to explain some things so’s to avoid confusing newbies. What’s this blog? I started this blog to have a place to talk about fat acceptance and how my life is and isn’t affected by being very fat. Some notable sub-sections are the “Day in the […]
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Thankful Thursday
[An occasional exercise in gratitude.] It’s Thursday. I made it to Thursday. Monday I took 5 hours out of my day for a training class on interviews (with a special focus on behavioral interviewing, joy) followed by working late. Then my carpool buddy and I drove to the 1 post office still open so he could drop […]
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Music Monday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YywBVs1XLMg I discovered Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff’s parody of “Get Off Of My Cloud” this summer at Westercon. Lately I’ve been listening to it a lot more. Why? My birthday is coming up. I’m going to be 47, which moves me kinda-sorta-maybe closer to my “late forties“. Most of my coworkers are in their 20s […]
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Late Forties?
On if the things that WordPress includes in its blog statistics page is “referrers”, aka, links people have followed to my page. Some are perennials, such as search engines and other fat blogs. Recently one was to a forum I didn’t recognize. Curious, I followed it to a discussion of fat and health, where I […]
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What I do with asthma
Advair inhaler, twice daily. Spirivia inhaler, once daily. Flonase nose spray, once daily. Singulair & antihistamine, once daily. Rescue inhaler, 2 puffs before exercise or as needed. Vacuum several times a week. Weekly wipe down surfaces in bedroom. Weekly wash sheets, comforter cover and pillowcases in hot water to kill dust mites. (Dust mites is […]
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A Periodic Welcome Post
Welcome! Hello and thank you for reading this blog. This post is to explain some things so’s to avoid confusing newbies. What’s this blog? I started this blog to have a place to talk about fat acceptance and how my life is and isn’t affected by being very fat. Do you look like the really […]
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Just A Rhetorical Question
I had my first period when I was 10. I’m 46 years old. WHY aren’t I done yet???
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A Periodic Welcome Post
I thought it might be helpful to fill in any new folks. What’s this blog? I started this blog to have a place to talk about fat acceptance and how my life is and isn’t affected by being very fat. Do you really weigh 400lbs? Pretty much, give or take 5%. Do you look like […]
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Surprise
As I got out of the shower this morning I was greeted by the man of the house singing “Happy Birthday” and holding out a plate with Top Pot maple bar (with birthday candle). I was delighted and happy. Sometimes it’s nice to realize that surprises can be good as well as bad.
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Food Wants and Aversions
I grew up either on a diet (and craving what was denied by the diet) or off a diet (and eating everything the diet denied). No in between. Now I can and do eat what I want. And I find my wants vary. Some days I really, really want, really crave … a banana. […]
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Parents
It is beginning to sink in that my father is dying. My mother died nearly 6 years ago, so I’ve been managing his finances and meeting with doctors and such. A large part of me feels numb. I’ve written before that I didn’t have the best relationship with my parents as an adult. Part of […]
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Five Things Makes a Post
New job! I have a new job. The place I was temping hired me in late December. I’m not doing exactly the same job, which is both “new and scary” and “cool and interesting”. It’s also been interesting to note that the things I was looking forward to ending with the contract (the commute, […]
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Waiting
I am waiting outside a medical supply store that’s closed for lunch. Why? To pick up some catheter supplies for my dad. Yes, my life is so glamorous. :/
Living ~400lbs 