Hope is Real!

_{Joan Crawford in Possessed}

“Fat people aren’t a monolith. There are smart fat people, and not-so-smart fat people. There isn’t much more to say besides that. If you look at a fat person, and presume zie must be stupid because you monolithize fat people into one giant lump of indistinguishable humanity, the person with the thinking problem is you.”

— Shakesville

pervocracy:

In addition to the messed-upped-ness of referring to women only in terms of their relationships to others: what if she isn’t? What if she’s a single, childless, only child with no living parents? Does she matter less then?

In addition to the messed-upped-ness of referring to women only in terms of their relationships to others: what if she isn’t? What if she’s a single, childless, only child with no living parents? Does she matter less then?

(Source: riotclitshave, via buttonface)

Today’s Recovery Actions

-cleaned my car
-had the motivation to get some yucky errands done
-went back to a support group that I hadn’t attended in several months
-received valuable insight
-struggling to become more comfortable with the idea of setting boundaries and meaning it and that it is okay for me to be happy, even if other people aren’t
-knowing that through great struggle comes growth

“Sanders, pastor of Metropolitan Interdenominational Church in Nashville, is part of a group of clergy who want to end the war on drugs by decriminalizing drug use. They met this week in Nashville at American Baptist College. Sanders said the so-called war on drugs has failed for two reasons. First, he said, addiction to drugs is a disease, not a crime. “You don’t criminalize and incarcerate people who have a disease,” Sanders said. “You treat and care for them.”
Second, Sanders said, the laws on drug use aren’t enforced fairly. A report from the ACLU of Tennessee released Thursday showed that black Tennesseans are arrested on marijuana possession charges four times as often as whites. About 45 percent of those arrested for marijuana-related crimes are black, even though blacks make up about 17 percent of the state’s population.”

— USA TODAY

Isn’t it pretty? Yum! We got it, because I had a coupon and I love Milano cookies. The only thing that makes the cake “Milano” is that it has crumbled cookie pieces on top. It’s a white two-layer cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. Here’s a hint: heat your slice for about five seconds in the microwave before eating. The cake is found in the frozen section of the grocery store and it tastes so much better when it is warmed up a little bit. The chocolate is rich and very satisfying. (via Hope Is Real!: My Birthday Dinner at The Georgia Pine-Finally, A Good Restaurant!)

“slow roasted brown sugar & honey pork, collards, & mustard on Cuban roll” Wow! This was one of the best sandwiches I’ve had in a long time! The greens and pulled pork were cooked to a juicy perfection and I was surprised at how light the sandwich was! I really don’t like the way rich food makes me feel and I was a little afraid that this meal might be too rich, but it really wasn’t. The cooks let the natural flavors of the greens and pork shine by not hiding it with fatback or barbecue sauce. My only complaint is that sometimes the mustard seemed a bit too strong, but that was only when I got just a bite of bread-when my mouth had the combination of greens, pork, mustard and roll I was in heaven! I also had grilled onions and okra. Okra is my favorite vegetable, so I had to get them as my side. I had never had them grilled before and they were delicious. (via Hope Is Real!: My Birthday Dinner at The Georgia Pine-Finally, A Good Restaurant!)

I found I prefer the ginger beer over the ginger ale. It is light with a crisp bite. (via Hope Is Real!: My Birthday Dinner at The Georgia Pine-Finally, A Good Restaurant!)

I ordered their ginger beer, because I had never had that before, but they accidentally gave me ginger ale instead. I had never had that brand before, so I was still happy.(via Hope Is Real!: My Birthday Dinner at The Georgia Pine-Finally, A Good Restaurant!)

“The restaurant we went out to eat at is a new establishment called The Georgia Pine. I was excited, because it is a gastropub right here in metro Atlanta! Metro Atlanta, especially in my area of town, is known to mainly consist of chain restaurants, which makes for boring and mediocre eating options. Usually my family ends up going to Decatur or Atlanta in order to have a nice or unique meal. The Georgia Pine had just opened up three weeks prior and it is owned by the same people who opened another gastropub-like restaurant also in Lawrenceville, called Local Republic. Two hipster-catering restaurants in Lawrenceville? I am so happy!”

— Hope Is Real!: My Birthday Dinner at The Georgia Pine-Finally, A Good Restaurant!