about me
“New” blog, new about me.
My name is Sarah. My partner’s name is Krista. Our cats are Maddie and Indy. We live in Philadelphia, though Krista and I are both originally from Michigan. We met in college, but didn’t start dating until a year after I graduated. It’s kind of a long story.
My degrees are in English, and while I have a job in publishing, it’s not because of my degrees. Lit theory and Victorian sexualities really don’t apply to the field I’m in, nor does creative writing. But, you have to have a BA these days to get even an entry level minimum wage job, and a Master’s is the new BA these days. So, I have a Master’s. Tra la.
I have quite a few tattoos. I’m currently working on a Celtic sleeve (full length) on my right arm. It’s on hold for now because of money issues, but at least it’s finally in progress.
I am fat. I’ve decided not to be apologetic about it anymore, though I most certainly need to lose weight, both for aesthetic and health reasons. Right now I weigh just about 300 pounds, which is really quite absurd. I don’t have any health problems because of my weight yet, but I know if I keep gaining weight I will be the poster child for obesity co-morbidities. So right now I’m working on eating healthier and eating a little less. I know that I need to get exercise as well, and I hope to add that to the mix at some point in the very near future, but really I need to just take it a step at a time because if I don’t I know I’ll fail. Even though I know I’m fat and anyone who can see me knows I’m fat, it still upsets me when I get moo’d at or mocked for my weight (yes, it happens). I am a human being and I deserve to be treated like one, regardless of my weight.
I knit. I think I’m officially a Knitter with a capital K. I have “status yarn” and I can recognize patterns and yarns when I see someone on the street wearing a knitted item. It gives me something to do while watching TV and waiting for the train and now I can give handmade gifts to people.
I like raspberries and chocolate and Diet Coke. I do not like mushrooms or curry.
I have been on various anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds since 1999. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. I am someone that will be on these types of drugs for my entire life. I don’t feel that there is a stigma to taking these drugs or admitting that I have depression and anxiety (though I would advise that’s not something to talk about on a first date or to your employer). I do think that Prozac et al. are seriously over-prescribed in this country and that people medicate instead of addressing the problem causing their depression. That said, I also believe that there are people like me who--because of chemical imbalances or misfiring neurons or whatever--suffer chronic and life-long depression. We need medication and we need understanding; we can’t just smile and get over it.
I love reading. I wish I had more time to do it. I have about 80 books in my “to read” pile right now. It’s really more of a bookshelf than a pile.
I love getting mail; it makes my day. If you’d like to send me something, email me for my PO Box address.
posted by sarah on 01/31/2008 at 12:01 AM
You’re one of the ‘dark ones’ didn’t make it in there? That’s a story, man.
But I like it. Thorough and factual and a little darkastic, so it’s just like you. 
You might also have missed your lurve of apocalyptica/sci-fi/nerddom. And your imaginary boyfriends. I really think I should have a list just in case so I know who to watch out for.
That is all.
my obgyn wanted to put me on celexa. i agreed, begrudgingly. i do not need celexa. i need xanax. i do not mis-use, abuse or otherwise do anything bad with my xanax prescription. i take a half a pill approximately 8 to 10 times a month when i have a high anxiety level. it helps me. i hate being on celexa bc i dont need it, and i feel that i am one very actual case the way that doctors overmedicate patients. but my dr. wont give me just xanax bc its abuse rate is so high. but i dont abuse it. it is infuriating.
anyway, i like reading your things about you. i am sorry you dont like curry. i love it.
the saddest part about the not liking curry thing is the delicious indian restaurant rignt next door to your appartment which fills your place with the smell of curry all summer long.
i hope the deep saddness of that statement does not push the blog back into its old territory!
oh, i forgot, i also wanted to say something about exersize too. if i may. i think that skinny people should NEVER talk about things like exersizing to fat people, but since we’re on the internets, i’m going to just say that i loathe exersizing, i hate the pointlessness of wasting all that energy and money that people do in gyms. so my suggestion is to find things you can do that aren’t useless, that actually, oh, get you from point a to point b or get your bathroom clean or provide you with finely carded wool or something.
i like ur blog..awesome lol
It is quite nice to see that people have such freedom to express themselves without any fears of what other could say about them. I congratulate you on that but please stop with the tattoos… Have mercy on your skin.
wow! it’s spam AND it’s mean! isn’t the internet a wonderful place!
I think that you need to rethink your strategy a little bit, but please don’t take this as personal offense… just take it as a piece of advice.
I am asking myself what is the purpose of tattos, but at the same time I think of you and I think that tattos make you feel original and as much as I would like to argue with that, I simply can’t.
wow, the spammers really have a problem with my tattoos. wtf?
spammers, please do elaborate on what you find so offensive about them that you must snark on them while spamming me.
i really like your tattoos..to hell with people who didn’t like it
Hell does not exist so if I say that I don’t like the tattoos where will you send me?
You look like a very nice person, not from all you wrote here, but from your entire blog. As for the anti-depressants and anti-anxiety pills, don’t worry. In a way seems like lately everyone is getting this. This seems to be one of the modern world’s characteristics. I am having a similar treatment too(I am taking glucosamine). You did a great job with this blog, and waiting for more articles! Good Luck!
Life is hard nowadays and I have to admire you for you way of living your life. My best wishes for you and I hope that we will meet again over the years.
I have “status yarn” and I can recognize patterns and yarns when I see someone on the street wearing a knitted item
