Diary of a Rad Fat Woman

I can't help but notice an excessive grumbling lately about the demise of drag.  Many have offered speculations with the front-runner seemingly money.  Promoters aren't offering impressive prize packages, show directors aren't offering "respectable" pay, etc. While nobody directly asked for my input on the matter, the topic is nevertheless one of increasing popularity and I have a theory of which I'm quite confident. Even as little as ten years ago, drag was EXCITING!  It was entertaining!  One legitimately felt as though they were in the presence of celebrities at any given drag show because the entertainers worked SO hard to perfect their art! Ten years later, those entertainers are now either legendary, retired, or still doing the same numbers in the same drag and lining their fans around the bar for it.  There is a whole new crop of PERFORMERS who think that their little palette of eye shadow from CVS makes them fishy and their $6.99 dress from DEB is a...

Perhaps it's the stress of my prelim being 2 and a half weeks away, perhaps I'm hormonal, or perhaps I'm just innately a raging heifer!  Whatever the case, it's a DARN good thing I'm feeling pretty confident about everything going on in my little life right now because there will NEVER be a victory without some trifling little snit trying to fix the fight!  So here it is, world!  I'm opinionated!  Until last year, I THOUGHT I was just about as opinionated as they come.  It turns out, I'm in outstanding company as many of the personalities I have encountered in the last few months have made me feel like quite the little lamb! As it turns out, however, I don't have the proper genitalia for having a known opinion.  When gay men state opinions identical to mine, they are praised with "you better preach!" and "That's Right!  SAY it like it is!" Because I'm a female, maybe because I'm a lesbian, I'm evidently expected to b...

Why have a blog if I don't use it!  I find myself using Facebook as a blog or even a as Twitter account and nobody wants to read all of that!  Today's inspiration for renewing my dedication to this little blog is accountability!  For those of you who actually have a genuine interest in my life outside of EOY, much will be made available here.  Most importantly, however, the house of EOY is making a life change and I want to share it with any of you who might be interested!  I need you to keep me accountable!  This is NOT a judge-free zone!  If you feel like I'm slacking, read me for FILTH! ;) I am at the highest number I've EVER weighed in my life!   It's got to stop!  I have WAY too much going for me to let 150 pounds stand in my way!  Yes, I'm ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY pounds overweight!  I don't necessarily want to lose 150 because I can't think of the first thing attractive about bones!  My goals are to sit comfortably in a mo...

That's how God moves! Three years ago, my life was quite literally falling apart!  I was jobless, in poor health, healing from a devastating recent breakup, grieving the unexpected *even more* recent death of my Mom, and being asked to move out of the home in which I was staying temporarily with my ex and the woman with which she committed adultery.  (I mean we were ONLY together 5 years) As more of a joke than anything, I applied for a job with a global child care as an infant teacher. Comprehensive medical benefits, respectable wages, and getting paid for one of my very favorite things to do in the world?  Haha.. as IF!  2 days later I was being interviewed!  In the second part of the interview I was asked to join the infant class so that I could be observed in the environment for which the position was being filled.  Upon walking into the room, there were 2 small precious newborns lying on the floor, and 4 or 5 other infants mulling about.  I was ...