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| On a bright summer's day one could step outside his/her house, walk a few feet, and throw a rock in about any direction and hit an obese person. Granted I'm exaggerating a bit, but honestly, the point is made. It doesnt matter where i go, all around me i see people who are severely over-weight. And sadly enough, this trend only seems to be growing and actually picking up momentum in pop culture circles.
I read an article just the other day on how doctors are becoming weary of Americans increasingly large size. Not even because of the health concerns it posses (which are many), but because simple x-ray and mri scans are becoming less and less effective as americans grow more and more layers of fat on their bodies.
It seems as those the pendulum is beginning to swing in such a way that obese is the new skinny. It seems that not only are americans okay with being big, theyre embracing it as the "in" thing to do. More and more I am hearing the phrase "big is beautiful" in refering to people that are, for all intents and purposes, morbidly obese. I am hearing this phrase and other such phrases that obese people need to learn to be "confident in their skin" (in reference to showing all their goods off just like a skinny fit person would) from those who are in the media to those who, too, are overweight to extreme levels.
Just a couple weeks ago the miss f.a.t. usa was held. The acronym stands for fabulous and thick. The show was hosted by Mo'nyque who resembles more of a slug then my, or anyones, idea of a beautiful woman. The whole premise of the show was that big people are better and more beautiful.
A couple days ago on the Tyra Banks show, she had plus size women on her show for the first ever tyra banks plus size model compitition. The women were obese, and it was pathetic and sad that tyra built up their egos in the ways that she was doing.
At no times during either show was it mentioned that being severely overweight posses major health concerns. When it comes down to it, health is being thrown right out the window. Yes, people should be comfortable with who they are. And I am not here to knock on the overweight individuals. But its a shame where we're headed in america. Where 64% of the population is now considered obese. Not just overweight, but obese. It is not healthy, plain and simple. And the more we promote the idea that big is beautiful and not the fact that obesity leads to early death, americans will continue to grow in size, but not in number, as another heart attack claims yet another one of them.
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This is Amelia, my cat, (well one of them...i have two...). I am proud to say i have officially taught this cat how to fetch a string that i have thrown and bring it back to me. boo ya!!
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| I feel so...weird...these days. Like im no longer myself. Like im living someone elses messed up life. I feel so untrusting of people. So suspicious of peoples intentions. The only thing that seems to run thru my head anymore is that we are nothing more than tools for amusement in other peoples lives. Nothing seems real anymore and i hate it. Love, something i once strongly believed existed, seems like nothing more than a mirage we believe is out there because it helps us cope with the reality of what truly is. I think im getting to the point where i just dont believe in anything anymore. I feel like words are just clever devices people use to manipulate each other into acting in ways that are pleasurable to the self. So much manipulation, so little genuineness...it makes me sad.
anyway....i get so tired of people using "god" as a reason (read: excuse) for stuff they do. Its a good way to not get challenged because after all "it came from god." but its such bs and i get tired of people using god like that. i always see so much of "god showed me i need to do or be this" and then a week or two later the person is doing the exact oppisite of everything god supposedly showed them. if god truly does exist, he cant be too happy with how people constantly use him like this.
siiiiiigh.
my cat would have been 16 today if she was still alive. its been like 3 months and i still miss her.
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| i won a free nestles crunch bar yesterday in the nestles crunch n' win game. The coupon to redeem my winnings is suppose to get here in 4 to 6 weeks. Winning this crunch bar has most definitely made my life worth living! haha.....all i gotta say is it better be a king size crunch bar.
ps -- currently taking applications to eat segments of the crunch bar with me. we'll do it over a glass of milk....itll be fun.
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| I'm not sure this poem is all that good. But i shall post it anyway. I just got done writing it and it may need some tweaking. It's called "Broken Hearted Silence" .....at least for now haha.
Broken hearted, he sits alone in the dampened corner.
He cries tears of misery and of fear.
The joy once owned is now departed
As he mourns and agonizes over his loss.
He looks on as another day passes by;
An eerie numbness suggests it is not even realized.
He lives alone, he waits alone, he is alone,
As the world moves on without him.
Broken hearted like so many before him,
But he finds no solace in their pain.
Time will pass, and seasons altered,
But this ever encompassing feeling will be the theme.
The joys of others will never be possessed.
He has learnt this lesson once too often.
He sits in the corner as the tears stream down,
Tortured from thoughts that will never let him go.
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Did a solid 20 miles on the bike last nite and of course some lifting....heres a pic of how the ole k-mac is lookin these days. 
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