December 2008
11 posts
More resources. →
Today I stumbled upon this site is “an oral, visual and written history project which seeks to be a humanizing force in body image activism. By collecting and sharing the many and varied stories of individuals of size, the Fat Experience Project® seeks to engage with, educate, empower and enrich the lives of people of size, our allies […]”
The site links to 1) ‘Size...
“Emily Rems on Fat Girl Flea Market: “This event is so freakin’ awesome...”
– emilyrems.com
This is tragic. Thinspo sucks. →
I didn’t want to do this, because it’s just a little to sick. But I know that many don’t know or haven’t see any pro-Ana websites.
This one took me less than a minute to find. I just searched “thinspo” on google images and the fourth or so image was posted from this person’s Xanga.
I purposefully didn’t embed any thinspo as an image. As they say.....
Vassar MEDS Seminar →
This links to the main seminar page where you can find links to other students’ pages.
Sad little live-journal
So, looking at my compatriots’ tumblrs, I realize that I’ve been doing a little bit more of a live-journal thing.
I swear I never had one of these things, so I’m not sure why I’m falling into that format; but since it’s here, I’m going to utilize it.
Thinking about live-journals, I’m reminded of pro-ana personal websites. There are so many of. They post...
Updates / Kavetching
Yesterday I went to the Galleria and saw a new plus-size clothing store for ‘juniors’. I’m going to go back soon and talk to some of the employees.
Janie Martinez and I are going to meet up in the Spring.
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The rest of my coursework is driving me crazy. I already miss our Tuesday night seminar.
In making this log of my project and my journey, I want to be honest...
Creation/Purpose
So today (Saturday Dec. 6, 2008) I am starting my tumblr about my project and its journey.
I’ll probably end up jumping back and forth chronologically, which might be confusing; but hopefully that will mirror my projects development— something that not entirely linear.
1. What is my project?
Right now (I say, because it’s bound to change), my project is an exploration of fat...
