NOW, MORE THAN EVER,
NOT THE NEW ANYONE

I originally started this site in November of 2000 to write about body image, weight issues, and diet culture because I thought there was a lot more to say about this kind of stuff besides what you might read here. I have another site called Candyboots, which I built in April 2003 as a home for my stupidly popular collection of Weight Watchers 1974 Recipe Cards.

I write the pop culture column for BUST magazine. In the spring of 2005 I published my first book, I’m Not the New Me, based on this site. If you’ve just read it and want to know what’s happened in my life since the end of the book, check out the beyond the book page to get all caught up.

I’m 37 years old and I live in Chicago with my boyfriend, Chris. I work as a children’s book editor and continue to write.

I grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, hometown to many bright people who were also complete tools. I went to college at the University of Iowa, and then stayed there too long doing God knows what, mostly stuff that I forgot once I moved back to Chicago and got a TV.

I warn you, as always, that I swear a lot on this site. Not to rock the shitwagon or anything, but I do.