Fuck exercise! I’m so sick of people framing my movement as exercise and praising me like I’m a three year old. I move for pleasure. My fatness is forever; I am unconditionally fat. No amount of movement will unfat me, thank God. I’m not moving my body to lose weight or do health on anyone… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? I’ve embarked on a year of being kind to my body. I always want to be kind to my body, but this year is extra. A long struggle is coming to a close, something I haven’t talked about at all on his blog or in a zine. The struggle was… Read More »
Hello, I’ve been riding trike again. I love it. Ming and I went to a place where they have equipment for disabled people. I was brave to phone call strangers and make the appointment to be assessed. My excitement to ride trike gave me energy to be brave. special trike In the waiting room lobby… Read More »
Hello, I had a revelation about exercise equipment. Exercise equipment has always confused me. Why do people spend thousands of dollars on this mostly metal and plastic that doesn’t actually accomplish anything but exercise, when moving our bodies is free? Not like you make electricity from it, weave cloth, or make tortillas. At the end,… Read More »
I have a deal with my body–I give her some basic things, and she gives me the ability to function. Before, I thought that caring for my body was a waste of time, a tedious chore. I wanted to do the minimum. Now I understand that caring for my body is a sacred pleasure, and… Read More »
Hello, I’d like to tell you some places I feel safe. I shared some feedback with the local UU church recently. It was about my needs not being met at their service on Sunday. Ming and I went in person because our friend Ariel gave the sermon about tarot as a spiritual force in her… Read More »
Lately I’m enjoying sending to a few friends the art that I had on my ofrenda, for Day of the Dead. Feels like a great way to disperse the energy. And I hope the friends enjoy the art. I don’t need to keep that powerful, potent stuff around. Glad to spread joy to the world.… Read More »
I made a new triptych. It’s called heal the body. It was fun to make this art, to see the process through. I painted the cardstock yellow with a lil orange in the morning. It’s on a box from a package of frozen rice that Ming likes. I’d been thinking about rest, nurturing, and the… Read More »