I am finally famous. It’s about freaking time.

Thanks to the technological wonders provided by gadget geeks, I know what you are saying about me on the internet. Oh yes, I know when you Tweet about me, re-Tweet me (I love when that happens) and especially important — I know when you are stealing my content.

Recently, I found out that I am so famous that this entire blog is being stolen. Honestly, it’s about freaking time.

Thank you plusultrablog for importing my ENTIRE blog into your site. Not just the posts where I write about plus size fashion and sales, but you even stole the piece I wrote about my mother’s cancer. Classy.

And um…plus ultra blog. Just…oh my. How fabulous. I wish I had thought of that. Put up a blog that has no original content and no comments, then claim to be the ultra blog. Hee hee…hey Chucklehead, did you learn that in business class?

Yes I sent them an email telling them they are naughty children and to cut that shit out, and I have sent emails to other bloggers whose posts I recognize, but since all identifying names have been removed (but not the links to outside websites) if you have a Body Positive, Fat Positive, Health at Every Size, Diets Are For Dummies, etc., type of blog then you might want to check for yourself to make sure you aren’t also being ripped off.

Seriously though, I am wondering why it has taken so long for this to happen.

Perhaps I have not been controversial enough to have my blog posts stolen. I think it is very important to be nice — of world impact importance — and I have been using my desire for more niceness in the world to be my excuse to avoid internet fights and stay out of the mud slinging.

But, I am realizing that it isn’t nice to pretend that I don’t feel strongly about issues. But I do feel strongly about many things and I am going to write about it here. It is very nice to be honest, tell people where your boundaries are, and to be engaged in important discussions. It is nice to speak honestly and passionately even if those discussions become heated.

And so for 2010 I promise to roll out all kinds of controversy! I’m gonna have blog wars with bloggity badassness so watch out.

You hear me plusultrablog? I’m coming for you.

Voices of the Fat Poets’ Society – our first interview!

Five women contributed poetry about our experience of life as fat women to this amazing book, and I am very proud to say that I am one of them. On Wednesday, May 13th we will be featured on a teleconference hosted by Peggy Elam, Ph.D, of Pearlsong Press.

Here is how you can listen and participate in the Pearlsong Conversation beginning TODAY at Noon Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Central

Dial: 712-775-7000
Access Code: 555092# It’s important to use the pound sign after the access code!

I would also recommend Peggy’s online radio show, Health at Every Size, that takes place Mondays from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Central Time for weekly conversations about HAES, with great music and fun conversation. The show is on WRFN 98.9 lpfm in Pasquo, TN and can be heard via live streaming audio at Radio Free Nashville.

Update: There will be an audio link to the teleconference and as soon as it is available I will post a link. Thank you to everyone who called in and asked questions. Thank you for your compliments. Most of all I am so glad that you are enjoying our fat liberation poetry.