Lovin...

Rich Mullins...the ultimate songwriter and musician who can sum up the wonder of God's world in one sentence....

"God invented Green."

From "The Color Green" by the late, great Rich Mullins...

Be Praised for all Your tenderness,
By these works of Your hands,
Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless,
and bring to life Your land.
Look down upon this winter wheat,
and be glad that You have made,
blue for the sky, and the color green,
that fills these fields with praise.

Intelligent Design

So, it's funny that I heard a news story about Intelligent Design today since I have been thinking about it more since I started taking a science class this semester. The more I studied our world and it's natural order along with the human body in all of it's wonder, I keep thinking, this is not a chemical accident. There is NO way. Just the multitude of processes that the human body performs every day to keep us alive is amazing. Don't even get me started on DNA replication, transcription and translation. It's awe inspiring.
Some scientists say that the more they study science, the less the believe in God. I am the exact opposite. The more I have studied science, the more I believe in God. It's just so amazing, that's all I can say.

So, then comes the idea of Intelligent Design. It's an interesting idea that I want to research more about but there is a new movie starring Ben Stein. You know, "Bueller, Bueller"...(Ferris Bueller's Day Off). Well, he's starring in a documentary about Intelligent Design and how mainstream science and "others" are trying to black list scientists who believe in this idea and keep it under wraps. The documentary is called Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed and I plan to try to see it soon. I'll let ya know what I think...

Feeling a Little Stressed...

I'm feeling a little stressed today. I took my last "official" Biology test today. A lab exam. I got a 96, so I'm happy about that. I then found out that my Bio Nazi teacher is giving us not one, but TWO final exams next week. Yes, two finals. Where does HCC find these people?

I also have not even started on my Comp final which is a five page paper due Monday night and I haven't started studying for any of the other finals (math, psych).

I'm going nuts!!

Little Miley Cyrus

Wow, I don't even know what to say. Miley Cyrus, a 15 year old girl, has been put in Vanity Fair magazine in a photo spread that contains some provocative images. The photo shown here is one of the photos from the magazine. Personally, it looks to me like a father and daughter posing for the cover of some goofy romance novel. Gross! The other photos that I saw on TV were not available online. I wonder why...
What the hell are people thinking? She's 15, not 35!!! Personally, I would like to see women of all ages come to embrace the fact that they do not have to pose for a photo with nothing but a blanket covering their body but that's just not what our society dictates. But, a 15 year old girl? Give me a break.
The only thing I know to say is shame on you Billy Ray Cyrus for allowing this to happen to your daughter in the first place. I realize she's resurrected your "one hit wonder" career from the grave but be a freaking parent! That's your most important job. Please, don't be another "Lindsay Lohan Mom" and allow your children to do stupid things because it allows you to do the same stupid things. Don't live through her popularity. She doesn't need you to be a BFF, she needs a parent. Shame on you Annie Leibovitz for envisioning a photograph that is basically soft core kiddie porn. Shame on you Vanity Fair for publishing what is basically soft core kiddie porn. I mean, who wants to look at a 15 year old, adolescent girl in that kind of photo except a pedophile? Don't give me the old "it's art" crap either. In my opinion, that argument makes no sense. Find an adult woman who makes the choice to take that kind of photograph and don't take advantage of young girls. Why isn't law enforcement all over this??

Well, I guess I did know what to say after all...

Mariah Carey Lipping?

I saw this Mariah Carey performance on GMA this morning. At 1:02 it looks like she misses a line. From 2:55 to 3:03 it looks like she misses a line and then at 3:05 she sings "stop singing my part" to make it look like a back up singer sang her line when really the track was off. At least that's what the rumor is....You be the judge..

Hairspray

I admit that I absolutely love the movie "Hairspray". It is funny, has great songs, and it tackles two extremely important issues. We have Tracy, the fat girl heroine who snags the cute little guy, Link. Tracy thinks it's okay to be different and goes for her dreams despite what anyone thinks. Also, we see Baltimore in 1962 and the early civil rights movement. AND...I just adore James Marsden as Corny Collins, the host of The Corny Collins Show, a teenage dance show. He just oozes cheese and is, well, corny! He's got a great voice too! If you haven't seen the movie, check it out!

Ellen and the Hawaii Chair..

Ellen and her Hawaii Chair...too funny!

The Hawaii Chair! I'm ordering one now!!

OKAY!! We have clearly gone off the deep end in our quest to be fit without doing ANY work! I laughed my arse off when I saw this...
My personal favorite.. "This feels great on my abs!" And it has a "Hula Motor"!!
Yes, this is an actual exercise machine being sold on informercials!

Windows Rant Redux - Boo, This Is For You!

The previous post for "Windows Rant" was deleted. I was a little hot headed at the time AND my hubby was completely appalled that I dropped the "F" bomb in cyberspace.

I have been struggling of late with the "F" bomb in particular. I am swearing off that word. It's not very lady like and it certainly isn't nice to say or for one to hear. Of course, I may never be able to work on his windows computer again....

Boo, I will try my best to make this an "F" bomb free zone...along with me too...

You are SMOKIN' hot...

:-)

Wow, People Really Suck Sometimes

So, I'm driving to my 12:30 math class today and I have my convertible top down because it's a beautiful day. I'm tooling down Dairy Ashford when this guy cuts me off, trying to get in front of me, and he almost hits the front of my car with the back of his P.O.S.

I didn't honk, I just hit the brakes, and lifted my hands in the air and said "What the "f"???"

Then, this idiot launches a lit cigarette at me trying to hurl it into my car. Needless to say, I was not happy. I sped around him, called him a few choice names, and then promptly called 911. I doubt they will actually do anything and I was told that I would have to pull over and wait if I wanted to file an assault report against this person. Well, I had to be at class in 20 minutes so I said "thanks but no thanks" since they could not tell me how long the process would take.

Great, huh?

My Obama Shirt!

I got my new Obama '08 shirt on Friday. I'm going to wear it today! It fits great and I am SO glad that they made one in my size for the big beautiful girls out there. That alone is enough to get my vote!!

The Bimbo Culture

I've been working to finish my Psychology term paper recently and have been scouring many different books and articles for information. I came across a book called "The Obesity Myth" by Paul Campos. It's a very interesting book and one thing in particular caught my attention in his chapter entitled, The Bimbo Culture. I keep thinking about my feminist "friend of a friend" who was so wrapped up in her poor self image and still thinks that it's about not saying the word "fat" instead of the meaning behind the word "fat" when she says it about herself or others. And Lord, it's not about health either. Do what you need to do to be healthy and feel great. That's what I do. I've been working on walking more and getting exercise. It's not a crime. AND....say "fat" all you want as long as you use it as with no hatred and disgust thrown into the mix. Here's that section I found interesting:

"Where, I wonder, are the mainstream feminist organizations on this issue? When is the last time NOW or the like had something to say about the fact that a significant portion of the nation's economy is based on making women feel as if they must do everything possible to acquire the bodies of teenage boys?"

Where indeed are all the feminist organizations? Body image torture against women has been mainstream for as long as I can remember. What is it going to take to change this tide of hatred and double standards against women?

"Boy Jeans"...

While making a return a couple of weeks ago to the clothing store "Old Navy", I noticed a sign. This sign was posted in the women's section of the clothing store. "BOY JEANS ON SALE $19.99." I found this quite humorous. As a society, we have grown to love the anorexic woman so much that clothing stores now label their jeans for females as "boy jeans". I realize that this denotes the style of jeans but let's face it, one has to be shaped like a boy to wear them.

Excuse me, but I have hips, I have boobs and I have a little junk in my trunk. I'M A WOMAN!! Yes, I'm a curvy woman and I have absolutely no interest in looking like a boy...

Love That Pig!!

My hubby and I were just talking (well, I was talking) about the muppets the other night because I saw a You Tube video posted on a blog with the muppets singing that old Rick Astley song "Never Gonna Give You Up." Yes, you had to be a teenager in the 80's to know that song...

Anyhoo, I was telling my hubby that Miss Piggy was ALWAYS my favorite muppet because she was one tough pig! She was a beautiful girly pig, had her green little froggy man that adored her and she would kick ass when necessary!! Love that pig!! Then today as I'm reading this book by Marilyn Wann titled "Fat? So!!" and found this fan-tab-u-lous quote by non other than Miss Piggy!

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye!"

LOVE IT!!!

Those Nutty Professors!

Okay, so you may have seen my post recently where I listed all of the goofy things my college professors said during the first week of school. Last night, my Comp professor was on a roll! He was acting quite strange and at first, I wondered if I should be concerned for my safety. He would take his sunglasses on and off (our class is at 8:30pm), he was very boisterous and kept bellowing the name "Julius Caesar", the play we were reading. After a few minutes, I realized he was going to give me some fabulous blog material so I decided to stay but I never imagined he would say something as stupid as he did. He was rambling on about this and that and then promptly sat down in his chair and said:

"I'm single, I'm childless and I'll probably die a virgin." <----direct quote

Gee, I wonder why....
Well, after the initial laughter died down, I think everyone was just in shock that he actually said it. I know my mouth was hanging open. So, yeah, I'm not sure where they find these people but they should seriously monitor whether or not they're taking their meds.

Write Him a Letter...

Here is the address of the offices of Parade Magazine. Their website also shows all of the "big wig" names.

PARADE is published by:
Parade Publications
711 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-7000




Give them hell!!

Walter Scott, You, Yes You, Are A ButtHead!

Maybe I should cut this guy a break. Give him the benefit of the doubt and give him a chance to see the error of his ways....
I have said for years that the last form of acceptable discrimination in this country is against people who are overweight. Why? Because it is absolutely allowable for anyone in the public at large, media, Hollywood and others to keep exacerbating the stereotypes against us thereby exacerbating the discrimination. In other words, It's completely okay to make fun of us because it's socially acceptable and dare I say at some times it's socially expected.

The latest thing to totally piss me off is a question and answer I saw this morning while eating my breakfast of multi-grain waffles and orange juice before going to church. I was reading through Parade Magazine and saw this little display of how it's okay to assume that overweight people are sloppy....Here goes...

Q Why are most basketball players such sharp dressers, while football players look like slobs? —Richard B., Westfield, N.J.

A Because it’s easier for tall, slim dudes to look stylish than it is for guys who are built like refrigerators.

Now, most people would read this and think nothing of it. I read it and think, "Gee, just one more idiot who thinks that it's okay to say this shit." You know if he had said something related to race or religion, he would have been blasted and he would be working on his public apology right about now. But no, no apologies for us because we're disgusting, sloppy, undisciplined people who deserve this kind of crap.

Needless to say, Walter Scott will be getting quite an e-mail from me and hopefully he will actually read it and see that he is part of the problem...
DAMN!! I was doing good in my efforts to not cuss too!!

Obama Baby

I saw this on the news this morning. Too funny!

Quote...

I saw this on a bumper sticker on a laptop in a movie I was watching yesterday. I thought it was great...

"Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History"

Girls, get out there and make some history!

Let's go to Washington DC!

Ok, so I'm thinking I will get on a plane and fly to Washington DC. I will head immediately to the National Archives and try my best to get at the Constitution and light in on fire and watch it go down in flames. Yes, I want to try to set the Constitution on fire. That great document that holds the foundations of our great country. This document that has so much meaning and that we trust will not fail us.

You might be asking, why would I want to try to do this? For those of you who know me, you probably think I've morphed into someone else or must be experiencing some kind of extreme bi-polar episode or something. After all, I love this country and all of the freedoms we enjoy and are supposed to be protected by documents like the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Well Friends, that's not it at all. I've just decided that if the damn President of the United States can effectively continue to burn up, stomp on, rip apart and spit on the Constitution then I can too! Hell, let's all do it. If you can't beat them, join them right? So, what is it that has me in such a twitter?

Well, I was reading in the paper today about how Michael Chertoff, the idiot who runs the Department of Homeland Security (what a freakin' joke) has used his powers to help the President's little border fence project. Basically, Chertoff, using sweeping authority, given to him by Congress, declared that "34 federal laws would be IGNORED in order to complete nearly 500 miles of fencing that will impact environmentally sensitive areas in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California." I was quoting the Chronicle editorial piece there. This move will allow them to keep building the fence in these areas without having to complete the environmental impact reports. Chertoff's quote was "Criminal activity at the border does not stop for endless debate or protracted litiration." "Congress and the American public have been adamant that they want and expect border security. We're serious about delivering it."

Excuse me???

Point #1: STOP TRYING TO USE SCARE TACTICS ON ME! I DON'T RESPOND WELL TO THEM AND IT JUST MAKES ME WANT TO KICK YOUR ASS EVEN MORE. I'M ALSO NOT STUPID ENOUGH TO BELIEVE YOU... MORON!!

Point #2 Did he ask the freakin' American public? I sure as hell haven't been asked anything but I guess why bother asking if you're just going to do whatever the hell you want anyway!

You know, our government was set up to have certain "checks and balances" in place. I'm not sure when "Executive Privilege" became the only check and balance but it's happened and we need to stop it now before it gets worse. We are on a very slippery slope and I cannot believe that we have not impeached George W. This is a power hungry, stop at nothing to get what we want administration and we need to stop them. George W. took an oath to "support and defend the constitution." Maybe we should have asked him to define his idea of "support and defend" prior to him taking office.

So, if the President can ignore the law, so can I! Let's burn it up people because George W. has 9 more months in office to do it for us. Do you think I could stay at the White House while I'm there???

I'm On A Roll Today...What Can I Say?

Ok, so I have a guilty pleasure that I haven't indulged much in the last five years. Yes, I like many women and a few men absolutely love Lifetime Movies!! So, before all this "fat" conversation got started yesterday, I had downloaded a couple of them from iTunes. I lived in the dark ages of television for the past five years which means we don't have cable. It's probably a good thing. I watch way less TV. Anyhoo..I downloaded a movie called "Fat Like Me". It's about a popular, pretty teenager who goes undercover as an overweight person to film a documentary to try to win a national competition. I thought this movie had many great things to say and just by chance it tied in with all of my new "fat" conversations.

Here's a link to the trailer on You Tube:
If you can, check it out!

"In Defense of Fat Acceptance"

I am so fired up about this "fat" thing. I can't stop thinking about it. Actually, I think I'm going to change the entire subject of my Psychology term paper to revolve around this topic. The paper is due soon so I'm probably crazy but I just feel passionate about it and it's a topic that has actually got me wanting to write this paper! Hallelujah!

In doing some research online, I came across the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance. I have heard of them before but never really looked into the organization in detail. While I do not necessarily agree with everything I saw, I think the main components of their message ring very true. I found this awesome essay that speaks right to the heart of this issue. It is written by Mary Ray Worley and is titled "Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance." When you have a few minutes to read this essay, just click here.
If you want to visit the naafa website, click here.
Bravo Mary Ray Worley!!

"Dress Barn Fatties"..

I posted this as a response to a blog authored by a "friend of a friend" today. I post it so my friends can read it and hopefully become aware that this can happen to anyone. My "friend of a friend" is a super smart, funny, straight forward, tell it like it is, feminist gal. She didn't even realize what it meant to others (mainly me or maybe only me) when she posted "Dress Barn Fatties" in a moment of venting on her blog. And, I know, it's her blog and she can say whatever she wants to say, but I ask this question. Would we ever say the "N" word? Would we ever say the "F" word meant to describe gay individuals? Would be ever say "gimp" to a disabled person? Would we say these words EVEN in a moment of venting or in jest? Perhaps I give society too much credit. I just want people to start thinking about overweight individuals as human beings with problems just like everybody else. We're not mutants who deserve to be treated as less than acceptable. Here's the blog response:


Well, let me start by saying that I am honored that I warranted an entire blog post. Well, partly, me and the cheeseburger person. So, let me say that my comments were in no way meant to slam you for trying to live a healthier lifestyle. Go for it! I think that is awesome and I completely understand what it is like to get up at 5:00am for weeks and never see the scale budge! Maddening. AND..if I were 5'9 and 186, I would be jumping for joy (literally)!

What my comment did deal with is your use of the term "Dress Barn Fatties."
"Dress Barn Fatties" = Fat Women

I am an overweight, obese, whatever you want to call it, woman. I have struggled with weight my entire life and I still struggle today. I have lost and gained what equals an entire person twice in my life. I KNOW about struggling to lose and keep weight off, believe me.

The word "fat" in our society is used as a derogatory term for people who are overweight and it is never used in a good way. We never say, "Oh, look at that fat girl" as if it is a good thing. Also, society always tries to cover this by using the "oh, it's about their health" thing. Well, it's not at all about one's health, it's about using a disparaging remark against someone who is overweight because being overweight is one of the last acceptable reasons society can discriminate, make fun, harass and put other people down.

Example: In your blog, you said, "I am an overweight American" speaking about yourself. When you were sarcastic at the end you said, "I gained another 10 pounds. Being FAT is great!"

This proves what I was originally trying to get across. Why did you say "overweight" when referring to yourself and "fat" when being sarcastic? I simply want to bring this to people's consciousness where we can all benefit by getting rid of the acceptability of it. Also, I was just a little taken back that a champion feminist would say something like that and not see it as anti-women. Women are almost always the targets of this crap because we are held to a higher standard. We are also the target of this crap because we put up with it.

Well, I finally said "no more" to this crap and decided that when I see it, I'm gonna call it and try to help, one person at a time, to get rid of this negative, disparaging way of thinking and talking. I guess you can call me the "fat" person's champion.

Again, I just want us to think about why we feel it's okay to say something like that (without even batting an eye) and why we get so mad when someone notices and tells us it's not okay. Even if we're having a bad day or venting, we don't say certain things that are now viewed as derogatory. Why would "Dress Barn Fatties" not be included in that?

So, I hope we can still be friends. My intention was not take piss you off and take years off your life by making you so upset! But, while I'm being completely honest here, I have to admit that it caused me to wonder if you thought of me as a "Dress Barn Fattie" when we met for dinner last fall.


Shalom Out!

CNN.com Headline: "Bernanke Sees Recession Risk"...

Mr. Bernanke, speaking before a congressional committee today said, "a recession is possible" for the U.S. economy.  

Gee, Mr. Bernanke, ya think?  Wow, how much does this dude get paid to dispense this kind of wisdom??  Can I get that job?  I'm looking for one right now!

<------- What a goob!

Judge Admits Mistake When Kicking Whites Out of Court

Wow, I was amazed when I read on CNN.com that a black judge in Fulton County, GA, kicked white lawyers out of his courtroom so he could lecture black defendants. I can see some of his points, but come on. The judge claims that he thought the message would need to be just for blacks. The message of "What the hell are you doing with your life" transcends all race lines. At least he's admitted it was a mistake which is something I guess. Still, I call this racism just like I would if the races of the people in this episode were reversed.

To read the entire article, click here

Shalom Out...