Fat Camaraderie
I just had one of the best random stranger interactions that I think I've ever had. Certainly the best since I moved to London.
Remembering Heather MacAllister
Today is the anniversary of Heather MacAllister aka Reva Lucian's passing. There is grief - and - this year I'd like to do something a little different with it. I've been thinking about Heather a ...
Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Soy Free, ‘Egg’ Salad Sandwich
Pretty much every female on my Mother's side of the family either has Sjogren's Syndrome or some other related auto-immune problem and I'm showing some telltale signs of following suit. It's something ...
I love you, Fatty.
It's been an intense year for me. My move to a new country has been a bumpy ride. In some ways, it's been so much less traumatic than I feared it would be. I've made connections with some really amazi ...
Yay Obama – but:
I feel like a lot of people are really hanging on to the bit of Obama's speech where he says everyone can make it if they're 'willing to try.' And I just want to point out that this is a myth, this is ...
Sock Puppets – First UK Activism
Over the last few weeks I've been working with two great people, Vikki Chalklin and Bill Savage, to create a collection of sock puppet vignettes that take some of the most ridiculous myths surrounding ...
Tipping the Scales: Decreasing Your Tolerance for Misery
I used to be a total slob. During my 18th birthday party, I opened up my bedroom door to find my super-meticulous gay boy best friend grinning smugly at me from my bed. He was dwarfed by my knee-high ...
What won’t actually kill you makes you happier.
So this thing happened the other day that I want to tell you about, mostly because I think it's going to considerably change my life and then also because it might be of use to you, too, if you strugg ...
This is what it’s like for me
15 minutes ago. I'm walking down the street. I'm in a fairly good mood. A woman is on the sidewalk in front of me and next to her is a parked ambulance with the driver's side window rolled down. As sh ...
Personal Update: Life in London, 9 Months Later
So I've lived in London now for as long as it takes to gestate a baby human, which is a fitting analogy considering I've barely left the womb (otherwise known as the circular path from my home to scho ...