Hi, my name is Marzipan, and I’m a television addict. It’s true. I’m the kind of girl that sort of thinks that characters on TV shows that I love are my real life friends. The kind of girl that finds few things more relaxing and wonderful than kicking back and zoning out. I am a [...]
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This post could also be entitled A HUGE love letter to Jessica Bennett of Newsweek. I have been almost blissfully ignoring the HUGE abc family debut and internet backlash/support issue, mostly because I thought the show was boring and not worth mentioning, but it is now an inescapable topic. This week Jessica Bennett wrote an [...]
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Now, I avoided Glee for a long time. For some reason I had it stuck in my mind that it was kind of a lame show (I KNOW), and really not worth watching. I cannot believe that I ever felt this way. I started watching it and then, slowly realized that every freaking episode ended [...]
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In continuing to think about Juanita, and the plight of overweight teenage girls in general, I stumbled across this interesting post, “Fat Acceptance” Philosophies Hit The Mainstream, on Jezebel. Of course, I was immediately drawn to the title and upon reading it was introduced to a weight-related study done by obesity researchers at Duke University [...]
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I am uncharacteristically late with this post, but now seems as good at time as ever. Because, while Hollywood has quickly jumped to the next episode of Desperate Housewives (aired last night), with no mention of Juanita’s weight or Gabrielle’s concern, I am still thinking about last week’s season premiere. The abc.com episode recap states: [...]
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Medicinal Marzipan is a blog about learning to love yourself a little bit more every day - to the best of your abilities and without any regrets.
