Weight Weight … Don’t Tell me … I’m Fat?
I used to love my body. I still love my body. I love the amazing things it can do despite being plagued by illness. I just don’t love the way it looks. But that’s okay with me.
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Smashing Pumpkins And Other S#%t
I love to break things. Yeah, I know, who doesn’t? But I get such a satisfying feeling when I break something. Maybe not a bone, or a really expensive gadget, but breaking something cheap and discardable is satisfying. VERY satisfying! In 2011, after I was sick for a year, but had yet to learn much …
Jamison Hill Has A Cold
This post is about a secondary sickness from cold, which I got on top of my existing chronic illnesses—MECFS and Lyme. At the time, I happened to be reading the famous article about Frank Sinatra having a cold, so here’s my version: Jamison Hill, holding a shot of Jameson Irish whiskey in one hand and …
Why The Hell am I at Elephant Bar?
I’m sitting across from an empty seat at Elephant Bar in San Leandro, of all places. Why the hell am I at the Elephant Bar in San Leandro? I’m nervous, so terribly nervous that my lunch companion will not show up, leaving me to eat alone, negating the great effort I’ve taken to get myself …
A Personal Plea To Protest
*Please subscribe to my blog below* I’ve never been one to protest, well, unless you count not shopping at a certain large retail store whose name rhymes with Falmart. So what I’m about to ask of anyone reading this might seem a bit hypocritical. But that’s okay, I’m gonna ask anyway. Those of you who …
A One Man Nudist Colony
*Please subscribe to my blog below* I was completely naked for the better part of an entire year. I wore no clothes. None. Now, before you file this post away on your “too much information” (TMI) blacklist, first let me promise to keep the intimate stuff to a minimum. That being said, some stuff may …
The Time My Doctor Broke Up With Me: A Bad Story Gone Good
In October 2015, after nearly a year of being bedridden and receiving no medical treatment, I finally got to see a doctor. I shouldn’t say I saw him, because well, not only were my eyes completely covered during the appointment, we weren’t even in the same room. In fact, the appointment consisted of the doctor calling …
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A Dispatch From Bed
The room is completely dark, even after I take off the washcloth and tanning goggles shielding my eyes from encroaching light. When Ryan Prior interviewed me for Forgotten Plague, the documentary he co-directed about MECFS, the body I had worked so hard to obtain was slowly wasting away, but little did I know at the time …
I Just Ate for the First Time in 18 Months
*Please subscribe to my blog below* What’s your favorite food? Okay. When was the last time you ate it? Briefly, if you will, imagine going 18 months without that food. Not exactly a monumental feat, but it is certainly less than ideal. In other words, you might get pretty grumpy, but you would survive. Okay, …
Unhealthy Food Labels: Some Things Should be Labeled
Unhealthy food labels are the worst. Let’s be honest: when was the last time you looked at a food label? Think about it… How many times a day do you look? Recently, I came across a blog by the NYTimes about the misrepresentation on junk food labels. It got me thinking… Whether you look at …
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