It is crazy hard to explain to regular people what it feels like to be obese. I think most people know at least a little what it's like to feel fat: for those pants to feel too tight or that shirt to look all wrong or to have curves that don't look like the images we see in the media. We all understand what it's like to want to change our bodies. ( Read more... )

It's hard for me to parse together a whole year at once sometimes. But I know it's important to reflect on what's come before, so I'm going to give it a shot.

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I wish there were approximately two more hours in the day. I could put them to excellent use. That being said, I in no way regret the two hours I am spending watching Enchanted with Noelle. Not even a smidgen of guilt there. I heart this silly movie, and I heart snuggling on the couch with my cutie, no matter what I do or don't get done tonight ( Read more... )

I am on Livejournal for one reason, really. To keep up with my friends Mendeia and Peachnettie who post regularly here. When I joined, back in college, I used to journal regularly here. Before that, I journaled by hand in a physical book. But now, I don't journal at all, at least not regularly. I do have a set of journals for specific projects: one ( Read more... )

Sometimes when I come home after work or get up in the morning, I wander through my apartment and get a warm fuzzy feeling when I look around and see everything in order and clean and organized. There's nothing to stop me from enjoying being in my space, feeling at home. Everything is right and there's nothing to distract me from being happy. ( Read more... )

RULES ( Read more... )

I <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 the Giants.

Weeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!

This cold is awful. I mean, I can deal with subzero temperatures. I really can. But when the windchill gets to around -30, just count me out. I mean, seriously. Last night right before I went to bed, I noticed that my face was still bright pink from the windburn I got yesterday, and that was after I'd been inside for hours. Grah ( Read more... )

My coworker just forwarded this link to me, and I thought some of you might enjoy it. This is especially for you, nickromancer.

Um, OK.