I should be ashamed of myself...apparently.

[wednes]

I'm so upset about this I can hardly see straight.
Meanwhile, the fatosphere is imploding on itself:

My favorite TV chef (not to secretly) says we should be ashamed of our fat selves.

Like with many people, it was AB who made me understand the importance of cooking for my loved ones and the science behind making it work. I can bake bread, make hommus, fudge, a proper vinagrette, the perfect omlette, you get the idea--all because of Good Eats. We bought an ice cream maker because AB taught us what to do with it. Anyone whose ever been to one of my parties, or recieved one of my holiday gift boxes or bags has reaped the benefits of my watching Alton Brown. Okay, so maybe I focus too much on sweet snacks and not enough on salads. We all know that I could stand to lose a bit of weight.
But you know what?

Screw AB and his "you should be ashamed" attitude.

I mean, if I wanted to get nasty I could point out that AB is leading me in heart attacks 1-0.
Gee, I guess being thin doesn't neccesarily equal being healthy, does it?


Meanwhile, it seems that Pearle Vision oversold me on my lenses to the tune of more than $100. Without even asking me, they sold me some kind of superlite poly something with some kind of coating for night driving. Right. Pull the other one, I say. So I'm taking them back on Saturday to get normal lenses put in. They also didn't tell me they were "Out of network" for my insurance so everything will cost more. All in all it was a huge scam and I'm never going there again. The glasses are cute though. We'll see how they are once I get them fixed.

Comments

[groovesinorbit]

Yeah, Alton Brown can go fuck himself. What a jerk.

As is Pearle Vision. Go get 'em!

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I was really shocked at AB, and took it kind of personally.
It's gonna bite, not watching him on TV anymore...

[groovesinorbit]

I can imagine. Have you thought about writing to the show or the advertisers to complain?

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I figured I'd sent Food Network an Email.

[sudrin.livejournal.com]

I didn't like Alton Brown ever since he was bagging on Yukio Hattori from the Original Iron Chef.. He's a Doctor of Nutrition, but Alton made it sound like the title was Honorary. Grr.

I understand about the Glasses. Pearle is pulling the same scam Lenscrafters tries to pull with the "Coating" and all that nonsense. When I lost the sunglasses that go with my glasses, they tried to get me to buy a new pair too. I'd only had my current pair a year! I don't know why they think you'd go every year and pay several hundred dollars for glasses.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

The thing about Pearl was they didn't try to sell me the coatings and whatever, they just put them on my bill without telling me what my choices were. It's outrageous. So yeah, I'm fairly appalled.

[lickingtoad.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Another "Food Network hero" is secretly revealed to be a douchebag.

I miss the Two Fat Ladies. 'More butter! More bacon fat! Deep fry that or it won't be nearly as delicious!'

Given the choice between tofu/fish/noodles and paella/chorizo/arroz con pollo, I wholeheartedly embrace an early grave on the principle of deliciousness.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Well, then you should be ashamed of yours--oh, wait, you're not fat. So I guess you can eat whatever you want. ;-]

[thehula.livejournal.com]

I think I've mentioned this before, but I was once on a crowded commuter plane to DC with that guy, and a woman allowed her DIAPER BAG to be checked below the plane because he refused to part with his things. When you decide that your laptop is more important than FOOD FOR A BABY, you're a real jackass.

Sorry you're having so much trouble with Pearle Vision. You should go to the better business bureau website and file a complaint. That's what my sister did to Verizon and they removed all the bogus charges from her account in order to bring the complaint to resolution.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Holy Crap, that's terrible.

Pearl is giving me my money back, and fixing the glasses, so as long as everything is settled tomorrow I'll have no complaints.

[hellamama.livejournal.com]

I would have hit him in the head with my diaper bag. And then I would have sat on him with my big fat butt. What a douche.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

[kissdbyagnome.livejournal.com]

Nothing pisses me off more then when I'm taken for a ride that involves my pocket book. I actually asked for the coating that is supposed to help with computer work.

AB always struck me as a jackass when I watched him on TV. I found him "know it all'ish" and had the distinct feeling that he thought most people were idiots compared to himself. I guess this fat backlash confirms my suspicions. Now if I can actually prove George Bush is a Mosquito (thats what he reminds me of with his pointed beak and high buzzing voice).