To the personal trainer at Retro that won’t stop harassing me. I REPORTED YOUR ASS ya jerk jolly! Also I AM NOT INTERESTED IN YOUR CLASS OR YOUR ADVICE. 

Even though the thought of Yuletide in August is repulsive, this astute Canadian snowman at Costco knew how to show these MAGA hat wearing interlopers the traditional Canadian greeting for their kind.

This is what happens when you let Substantia dress you. (I still love it.)

Many thanks to the 250 fine folks who attended my lecture at the 2018 Conference of The Association for Size Diversity and Health in Portland. They had their fingers at the ready!  ~Substantia

Sending a grand total of ZERO fucks your way!  Love from LA!

If this hand looks familiar, it’s because my fab LA friends Marina, Brad, and Astro commissioned magniff artist Courtnee Fallon Rex (http://neevita.net) to paint this watercolor of my fat little hand (wearing my favorite fat little pinky ring) flipping the bird in classic Johnny Cash style. It was a lovely holiday surprise. Actually scratch that. IT’S THE BEST FUCKING GIFT EVER. Many thanks to all involved. It’s now hanging in my bedroom, where it’s the first thing I see when I open my eyes each morning. But I miss it when I’m at my desk. Or in the kitchen. Or out. Maybe I’ll just carry it with me. Hung around my neck, all Flavor Flav -like. 

~Substantia

To the woman who called me a fat bitch for not moving off the sidewalk when she walked by