CONFESSIONS OF A FAT GIRL

Remembering Junior Seau

I was very sad today to hear about Junior Seau's suicide. I immediately remembered him as being exceedingly human - friendly and kind. He had to be for me to remember meeting him -- I don't even remember what I had for breakfast this morning.

In September '94, my family was on vacation in San Diego. On the morning of September 5, we were eating at a deli called D.Z. Akins and my parents saw him at a nearby table. I would not have picked him out -- I've never been that into football. But my dad picked up a newspaper from a rack outside because Junior was center, front page. He'd played an amazing game the night before versus the Denver Broncos. My mom asked him to autograph the newspaper. He was all smiles and flattered to be asked. I think he was excited to make the front page and I'm pretty sure my brother and I were introduced and he was nice to us. 

FYI - Headline is "High Fives for No. 55" -- Junior was #55. :)

A lot of the commentary on the news this morning has been about Junior's irrefutable joy for life and great kindness. His love for his three children and ex-wife. I don't doubt any of it. It is so sad he is gone and the circumstances could not be worse. 

Rest in peace, Mr. Seau. I hope whatever demons plagued you have subsided now. 

 

A little more:

Marcellus Wiley Gets Emotional Over Junior Seau Death On ESPN (VIDEO)

 

Yo, Bethenny! #SkinnyGirl #Fail

Ok, so here's the thing. I love me some Bethenny Frankel. I do. I can't help it. 

And I guess she is launching a Spanx-like line of under-clothes to further torture us and our bulging body parts. 

Here's where it goes awry. When she announces she is using "real" women in the ad campaign.

There is not a doubt in my mind that these women are REAL. I'm sure if one of them were sitting here beside me, I could reach out and punch her in the nose if it suited me. I'm sure they are real, which is to say I'm sure they are ALIVE. But that's where it ends for me. 

When someone advertises someting with "real" women, what they are trying to tell you is these women represent TYPICAL, AVERAGE women. The women in this image do not look typical to me. Granted there's not a supermodel in the group, but show me a heavier woman in sassy flats! Show me a woman with frizzy hair managing three kids. Her sizing actually goes up to a 2 or 3XL so show me one of THOSE "real" women, Bethenny!

I still love you Bethenny. As far as reality TV show stars go, you're pretty "real" yourself. But let's be honest here. Let's show everyone what typical really is. Because those are the women buying Skinny Girl's shaping bodysuit.

P.S. (Really, BF, I love you. Send me free Skinny Girl booze, won't you? Thanks.) 

Ashley Judd Slaps Media in the Face for Speculation Over Her ‘Puffy’ Appearance

If you have not read this article yet, you should. And then you should stand up wherever you are and applaud Ashley Judd. 

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 "Bitches, I got my Oscar and my purse and it is time to GO."

 

In the name of who?!

I was chatting with an old friend last night. Someone who is religious and kind. I am not religious and can only hope people think of me as kind. I wanted to ask her what she thought about people like the Westboro BaptistChurch, which - in case you have not heard of them - is an Independent Baptist church known for its extreme stance against homosexuality and its protest activities, which include picketing funerals of American servicemen and desecrating the American flag. The church is widely described as a hate group and is actually monitored by the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center.

To be clear, the WBC is not affiliated with any known Baptist conventions or associations. They are a congregation of about 40, overseen by an impassioned self-declared "civil rights activist" named Fred Phelps. Phelps is a disbarred attorney who has named one of his websites "God Hates Fags."

I did not know who the WBC was until they decided to protest a Foo Fighters concert in Kansas. The Foo Fighters took an unusual but brilliant approach toward it. Waving their "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" signs, I don't even think they knew how totally ridiculous they looked, unknowingly cheering for the very band they were protesting. Morons. My favorite part is the old lady at the end with her "God Hates Fags" sign who says "I loved that song!" (They're singing about "hot man muffins" - she's clueless.) 

FYI, Dave Grohl looks dead sexy in flanel and cowboy boots.

And yesterday, I was reading about the WBC's plans to protest at Whitney Houston's funeral. 

 

Disgusting. 

 

So I asked my friend, how people who claim so vehemently to love God, act out in such terrible ways in his name? How would God feel about that? 

Like I said, I'm not religious but I think that if there is a God, whatever or whoever he/she/it is, God would not want that. 

Seems like a pretty simplistic statement as I read back over it, but that's all I get out of groups like the WBC. 

And my friend said she believes God loves all his creatures. Even those idiots. And all I could think about that, actually, is that God SHOULD love those people. Because they clearly have not had enough love in their lives to know better. I think they probably need God's love more than I do. 

I'll step down off my soapbox now. :)

 

Awards Season's Fashion Curve

Props to the curvy ladies in fabulous glam and fashion! Here's to self-respect and dressing for your figure. 

Do we have to keep calling Kelly "curvy?" She's looking rather svelt. Kudos, Kel. 

Adele in Armani. I just want to be famous someday so I can demand to wear this dress on a red carpet.

Also totally loved her second dress. Adele seems to subscribe to the same club as I do - sleeves and BLACK.

Kelly Price, rockin' the pink. I love it on her.

Octavia Spencer workin' the BAFTA red carpet with Viola Davis

Stunning in Lavender

Melissa McCarthy at the SAG Awards

Oh How the Times Have Changed...

Saw this on someone's Facebook and had to steal...

This is oh-so-true, yes?

Is Dave Koz having better sax than Kenny G?

Kenny G and his wife of 20 years have seperated. Lovesick sax-lovers everywhere are weeping with sappy, sappy sentiment, draped in black, deep in mourning. 

 

How do you leave a guy with such FABULOUS ringlets of curls?! I just don't know. 

As I tweeted a moment ago, it must have been the bad sax... 

I REALLY hope she left him for Dave Koz.

And personally, I prefer Dave Koz. He gave my favorite soap, General Hospital, it's saxy theme: