A Monday MEME

Posted on May 5, 2008. Filed under: blogging | Tags: , , , , |

I am not much of a team tag player which is probably why I never get tagged but I found an interesting MEME on FuelMyBlog that doesn’t require any effort beyond the ability to put links in a post.
Link 1 must be about family
Link 2 must be about friends
Link 3 must be about yourself
Link 4 must be [...]

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The One About Angelina Jolie, Creepy Voyeurs and Valerie Bertinelli

Posted on March 10, 2008. Filed under: Feminism, Identity, Self-image, Sexism, weight loss | Tags: , , , , , , |

I wrote a piece over the weekend about weight and women. The idea came to me after I had watched a very old flick in which a quite young Angelina Jolie had a role. I was struck by how plump the camera made her seem in comparison to the tabloid photos you see of her [...]

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Angelina Jolie was Once a Chunky Young Woman

Posted on March 8, 2008. Filed under: Exercise, Health, Lifestyle, Movies, Self-image, Sexism, weight loss | Tags: , , |

Rob and I decided to snuggle up with the computer Thursday night and watch a dvd in bed, as is our wont. We have four selections from the bookmobile currently in queue. Nothing upbeat however, which earlier events of the evening screamed out the need for, so we chose the least evil - Playing God [...]

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