Starlet Academy
Is there a medication to prevent people from starting too many blogs? It must be a compulsion. Just two days ago I was talking...
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We have a doctor's scale in our garage. It is an old school one which requires a person to shift weights around until they...
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This pretty wool and rhinestone broach was given to me by my friend Lucille who has impeccable style. I used to wear it on my...
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My to-do list for world domination:Scrap this whole crappy stupid anti-war ideal.Do the dishes. (Even world dominators have to do their own dishes before they...
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A post in which I brandish synonyms for street girls as though they were candy to say. Apparently having a cold and staying up late...
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I used to worry a little bit that Doris Day was supposedly a big slut in real life. I also remember being worried about similar...
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The last scrap of hope that I will ever stop gaining weight has turned to acrid ash. I was very hopeful at the beginning...
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I have gotten out of the habit of daily writing*. Since writing the novel. Since summer started. I think my brain has felt the pinch. ...
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Disclaimer: The following pictures may cause some individuals pain and embarrassment. If you have a heart condition, high blood pressure, or are really huge fans...
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Every time before Kung Fu class I get cold feet. I start thinking up reasons not to go. I have some really good ones such...
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Is she, or isn't she? With a "knowing" smirk like that...she must be a predatory large cat who sups on the lusts and appetites...
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The other day while I was reading some serious literature* I read that a certain young movie star supposedly said that he likes women...
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Core beliefs are very hard to shake off. Doing some more honest examining of my feelings about being really overweight makes me feel it is...
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Last week, when we were wondering if our money would last until this week, Philip said we got a coupon in the mail from...
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(If you're only reading this because butt types intrigue you, I suggest you skip to the lowest third of this post, it takes me...
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Last night I went to sleep hoping for snow. And just as soon as I was wrapped up in Margaret staving off the strike...
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When body size isn't dictating what black sack-like outfit I'm wearing, I am fairly fearless when choosing clothes to wear. I look at life as...
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I love fashion. I have always had two great loves in my life which have ruled my entire spinning universe: the things people say (words)...
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Those blog friends of mine who have been reading my blog for a long time now will most likely already know everything on this...
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There are many styles and fads that I think are best cleaned out of everyone's closets and donated to the museum of sartorial suicides. ...
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Headshots are a marvelous way to boost one's ego. Selecting a very small portion of a person and glamming it up is a cinch if...
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The power of foodI have made a decision for my upcoming herculean effort to whittle away the 80 lb weight off my body: I have...
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I put it on, I can take it offThere is the most enormous task left to outline for this coming year. It is one that...
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Today is Philip's 40th birthday. I keep asking him if he's going to sell our kid to get a red sports car and a nubile...
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One of the things I love best about Oregon are the gorgeous skies. California doesn't have them like we do here. Vast skies of clouds...
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I seem to sweat a lot. Sweat is not sexy. Not on you either. Oh yeah, I was raised by proper hippies and I know...
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Some people like to say that pictures are worth a thousand words. Let's test this theory. What can you tell about this girl from this...
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I would be a shoe whore if it weren't for one small problem that has nothing to do with money: my feet defy my every...
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It's a little uncanny how much I look like my Grandfather in this picture. I have got identical jowls to his! I'm impressed that I...
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(in which Angelina writes a letter to a fictional character)Dear Mr. Thornton,I am writing to let you know that I believe there is some proof...
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There are a lot of things I've worn that I wouldn't be caught dead in at this stage in my life, not because I'm fat...
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I decided to dress Headless Helen as myself, the way I was. If you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, please read the...
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I spent much of yesterday viciously attacking enormous piles of pulp. I must have dumped at least 100 pounds of wholesale catalogs, old Max homework,...
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BBQ Sue is my style icon. You know what I'm really tired of? Women being obsessed with bigger boobs. Seriously, either you have them or...
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(Sincere Apologies to my mother and Angeleen.)I have just finished sewing a cobbler apron for myself. That's not entirely true, I finished everything but the...
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Sometimes I feel a little less than hip, what with my inability to dive into the obsession for denim that so many people have. I...
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In the ring: the fashion industry vs. eating disordersAfter the recent deaths of two models due to complications of anorexia, the fashion industry is scrambling...
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(just what you've all been dying to know)First of all, it's important to note that I don't have an I-pod or anything like that that...
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This picture was taken at a time when I fit in a size twenty vintage pattern.I am here at the shop going through my whole...
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(or: how to have brand new/old wardrobe)A long time ago I fell in love with vintage patterns because what they represent is the chance to...
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(Because being crazy just isn't enough)Do I look like a Birkenstock babe? Do you imagine that a person who wears a tiara for fun is...
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This is one of my all time favorite photographs of me and my friend Carrie. We were on upper Haight Street, no doubt standing around...
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Angelina and Carrie going somewhere fancy. I think we later got harassed by one of the scariest people I've ever met; a peer named Porche....
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A typical Monday morning involves me lolly gagging around on the computer, looking at posts on other people's blogs, writing new posts for my own,...
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Anyone who found themselves shaking their head at the comments I made about Mormons in my last post will enjoy the rich sauce of irony...
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(plus: (hold yourself really tight) a lot of religious talk)Well, here they are. The valentine version of the apron. Notice those theme oriented pockets? Normally...
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I watch a lot of old movies. Old as in: pre-sixties usually. My favorite decades for films are the thirties through the fifties. Right now...
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Farm-girl Mathilda poses with her dog and her serious farm tool. See how the dog is looking intent? What you can't tell from the photo...
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Even hazel-nuts look pretty to me, even though I would rather feed them to worms than eat them myself.It is a gorgeous fall day out...
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I'm not sure it's entirely decent for a thirty six year old to wear striped ankle socks with mary janes. But if it weren't for...
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(inspired by songbird, tiggerlane, Kelly, Autumn, and Dominique, all of whom have left me encouraging comments to posts concerning my weight issues. Thanks ladies!)...
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'Swiss Miss' unloads her Philip Morris Smokes to the trash compactor, for the hundredth time. (She will continue to unload them for years to come...
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"I wonder if butterflies feel the rip of their cocoon. The way a woman breaks apart to bring her baby to life. I feel...
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