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Wow. I have really sucked at this.
But I seem to excel at putting up posts telling you I suck for being a far too intermittent and neglectful blogger!
I have not been writing as much as I would like. I've been working my little daytime job and haven't made blogging as much of a priority. Not that things haven't been going on! The oil spill, LOST immigration laws in AZ, how freakin' hot Anderson Cooper is.... I could go on forever. And ever. Amen.
Here are the highlights. Please leave a comment and tell me what you think. About these topics or any others...

The oil spill makes me so sad. On so many levels. And I sort of hate to say it, but it's a prime example of a situation where you're just putting off paying the piper. Putting off paying the piper seems to be our long term solution for so many things. Oil, water, nuclear power...

LOST - ithinkthattheislandisthegamethatthefakemomgavethebrotherwhoisnotnamedJacob, orarepresentationthereof.

The new Arizona law is flawed, but it brings up questions that need to be discussed by us as a country. I don't see a problem with everyone being required to have identification on them. I carry my DL around. When I go overseas I have my passport and any necessary visas or paperwork with me. Why should our country be any different? Can we change the system so it can be more accessible to those trying to emigrate? What rights should American citizens have that non-citizens don't get? I appreciate the dialogue regarding all of that stuff. The racial profiling bit, notsomuch. I don't approve of it in airports, either.

And then there was Anderson Cooper. I love his tight t-shirts and the way he interviews people he disagrees with.

And that was all she wrote on May 13th...

Can I adopt her?

I love the guys' expression. Meme magic.

I have totally sucked at this blogging thing lately. I've been hella busy at my new job, with training and everything. You gotta prioritize, you know? I do want to keep on writing, though, and as I've learned from Jen Sincero, if you don't do it- it doesn't get done. I had originally had the goal of writing one op-ed a week, but I don't think that's practical. I'm going to try to do two a month for April and May. Have any ideas on what I should write about? Post a comment or drop me a line!

Went hiking in Malibu this weekend and it was beautiful! If you live in SoCal, make the drive and hit up Malibu Bluffs Park. It's gorgeous! TMS and I have been going every weekend this month to drink a coffee, hike the trails and just enjoy the good weather.

Another awesome thing we've been enjoying is the farmers' market. We made a commitment to eat sustainably and locally as much as possible, while cutting down on animal based proteins as much as possible. I made purple sweet potato and baby beets for dinner the night before last and they were awesome! Snap peas, carrots, asparagus, blood oranges, cuties, white grapefruit, baby artichokes, strawberries and blueberries part of our haul this week. This has been our second week shopping exclusively at the farmers' market, and it's cost about $20/more than Trader Joes. And if we cut out the more exotic stuff we're sure that it would cost the same, or less. It's been really fun, like an adventure, every time we've gone shopping.

As far as television, I've been watching RuPaul's Drag Race (was totally surprised that they sent Pandora home! and TMS and I HATE Tyra! HATE!) and Millionaire Matchmaker (we LOVE you, Patti!). Nothing too exciting. TMS has been recording Lost, so I've kind of gotten roped into that, too. It's exhausting, but addictive. I'm powerless and Must. Keep. Watching.

And that's that. Not as awesome or controversial as some of my more recent posts, but it's what's up. I will return soon.....

Yes, velociraptor.

(I started this on Friday and just finished today. I had a busy weekend! I'll be writing more later this week!)

Happy Friday n stuff, fans, frenemies and faithful/faithless readers!

I love that people responded to my theory that the masses are extra appreciative of Gabourey because of her size. Oddly enough, when I mentioned the topic on Twitter, before I published my article, I got 7 ugly emails. 2 claimed that I was too thin to have an opinion, 2 claimed I was too white, 1 claimed I was racist and the last 2 just claimed I was stupid. While I won't argue that my physique or ethnicity has affected my general outlook, neither renders my opinion invalid. And if you really think I'm racist or a fat-phobe or a complete idiot, well, thanks for thinking of me at all!

After posting my opinion I got NO hate mail. I was actually kind of disappointed. After all of that build up it was a bit of a let down! I am really enjoying the comments, though. A couple agree that obesity is becoming far too accepted in society. Several invoked the "fat doesn't equal unhealthy and thin doesn't equal healthy" argument.

I agree that weight doesn't dictate health. I am totally on board with that notion. Like many of you, I have friends who weigh more than me and can kick my ass in cardio fitness and cholesterol levels. And some of them are probably on the "overweight" side of the chart.

But the example I gave wasn't of a woman who is carrying an extra ten pounds, or even twenty or thirty pounds. And the example I gave isn't someone who is being recognized for talent X and who happens to be overweight. The example I used is a 350 pound woman. That is morbidly obese. There is a difference between being overweight and being obese. There is even a difference between being obese and being morbidly obese. And I zoned in on the fact that she is being celebrated for her extreme obesity.

So, while fat may not automatically equal unhealthy and not all fat people will get diabetes, have heart disease or joint problems, suffer from sleep apnea, and so on and so forth- the likelihood is much higher. Sure, there are exceptions. There are smokers that live to be 101. Keith Richards is still alive and kicking. Does either of these examples incite you to pick up a pack or a needle? Why is the fat example so different?