say what you want about Michael. you know Katt Williams had no problem doing so (and it was damn funny). and though some saw him as a predator, a weirdo, bonkers (BBC), etc.. we can all agree on one thing; he was brilliant. one of the most popular and recognizable musicians of our time!
i remember mi aunt making mi learn the entire dance routine from Thriller. i remember the feeling i got seeing Mike play The Scarecrow in The Wiz, and mi daughter now knows that feeling as well. i remember the kids in mi hood wanted to be like Michael Jackson in one way or another…

Rest in Peace, brother Michael. There will NEVER be another performer like you.

for those unaware of what a BBW is; Big Beautiful Woman – coined by a magazine for plus-sized women. our good friend wikipedia has a fairly accurate definition of the term and its history, and as with everything under the sun, it has its own community (also referred to as the size-acceptance community) — made up of BBWs, SSBBWs (Super-Sized BBW), BHMs (Big Handsome Men) and admirers (the category i would fit into). we have HUNDREDS of events, such as the annual BBW Vegas Bash, monthly nightclubs like Club Sinsations or the weekly Butterfly Lounge, and even a magazine that rivals the class and style of Playboy called, BODacious Magazine! the scene even boasts its own A-list with such names as; DJ Skelly, Los Angeles rapper Tree, and the world-famous Goddess Patty (who appeared on Jackass 2). i could go on about the infinty that is the BBW community, but i would like to tell you a bit about some of mi friends (old and new) that have recently found their way to our favorite twitterhood!
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My name is Olivia, and I’m a BBW webmodel from Portland, Oregon. When I started modeling, I was unsure that I was even someone that people wanted to look at. I saw a few websites and a few magazines and had some interest from friends that I’d talked to online. Now I’ve been webmodeling for 3 years and love every minute. I have met some of the most awesome people online, and now I’m meeting new people on twitter. How can life get any better than this? Some of the most sexiest BBW’s and the greatest admirers out there, and I’m glad to say I’m a part of it.

I’ve been involved in the BBW/fat-acceptance community in some capacity since I was a senior in college, almost 15 years ago. I started as a budding young activist, then ended up on the sidelines after getting my fill of the movement’s internal politics. No matter what, I’ve never stopped being an open voice about not only my attraction to fat women, but also to my conviction of their rights to empowerment in all its forms. So, I find myself virtually (and sometimes physically) rubbing elbows with a wide cross-section of communities, from the activists to the social event coordinators to the swingers to the adult industry workers (on- and off-screen). As I said, I love fat women. But most of all, I also just love people — when I’m not pounding my head against the desk at some of their latest stupidities!

Hey all I am Bi-servantgirl, BSG or Cat. I am a BBW Model, Web Cam hostess, and will have a couple of sites coming out soon. Thanks to Tofu and Desiree I am addicted to Twitter, hate to see what happens when I get a new phone.. Holy moly.. I use the web for it now, and then Tofu had to go and tell us about Twirl, OMG!! Anyways, I am a dork, I like to chat, and have fun. By now everyone who knows anything about me, know I love Harry Potter. I love Non-Fiction, my drug of choice. So come and follow along, be glad to have ya biservantgirl on tweets…

My name is T_Devil, I have been a part of the BBW Community for little bit longer than 12 years. I have always wanted to be a part of it because I really love fat girls and I want to see them do well in life. I definently love the BBW Modeling business because I have some friends who are models. I’m a fan, but these girls really are friends to me. I hope to increase my presance in the BBW world with my writing and other creative talents that I’m constantly developing. I hope to move to Seattle and make a living of it. We all dream of doing what we want and getting paid for it. This is my dream. I am willing to do what it takes to become a presence in the community that doesn’t have to speak the loudest, because it is the one with one of the most profound effects.

Hey everyone, this is ~Secret~ and please believe me I am the only Secret you will ever want to keep to yourself! I’m still fairly new to all this bbw community, I got my start in it all in April of 2007 when I went to shoot for BODacious Magazine and ended up in Issue 7….it was amazing because coming from where I’m from…us big girls aren’t shit to anyone. My first movie comes out August 28th from that shoot as well called Bumpin Body Phat. I am currently in the process of savin up to get moved to LA or Vegas to be more accessible to shoots and hope to get my website up and running soon. I hope everyone can come and join us all at twitter.com soon.

Hey ya’ll… my name is Desiree Devine and I would consider myself a newbie to the BBW community. I have not been a BBW my entire life, but at 6′ and 300lbs, I think I’m settling in nicely. The thing I notice is that no matter your size, people are attracted to confidence and with all of the support I have I would seem
unappreciative if I was anything but! My first experience into the “BBW World” came at the end of 2007 when I was asked by Samantha38G to do a video with her in Florida for Sensational Video, without much hesitation I agreed. For me, I am proud to say that I am a BBW porn starlet… I have no shame and no regrets. I have had the time of my life and met some amazing individuals that I can honestly say will be life long friends.

{this final twitter-buddy is active within the weight-loss community.
she still considers herself a BBW, and shes still mi homegirl. read on..}

I’m 20 from Connecticut. Single mother. Trying to lose weight but still want to be thick. I want to run or mange a 24hr homeless shelter. I am Christian, I like to blog and meet new and different people. Young but with many goals; I want to lose weight enough to have a flat stomach but still thick and have curves. Main reason is for health and for my son, but also so I can feel sexier and be able to do more things physically. I vlog on youtube and also blog about it at chunkyricanxo.tumblr.com

this morning, mi friendfeed caught a link submitted by marshal sandler that i thought i would share with yall. its a pretty cool site/script call Wordle. with this fun tool, users can create word clouds similar to tag clouds that are beautifully or randomly generated by either typing a bunch of random words or by entering a url with rss or atom. you can print the clouds or save them to the wordle gallery and share with the homies. the pic above shows a cloud i made by typing in mi url. i called it “in a nutshell”.

if you have some time on your hands, go check it out. its awsome and fun!

]]> http://www.tofu916.com/words/wordle-user-generated-word-clouds-sweet/feed/ 1 http://www.tofu916.com/web/new-tumblr-blog-the-omina-sessions/ http://www.tofu916.com/web/new-tumblr-blog-the-omina-sessions/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 22:18:50 +0000 admin http://www.tofu916.com/?p=52 aight, so i got the tumblr page up. its BEEN up, but i had no idea what to do with it that would be different…then it just dawned on mi about 20 min ago: why not make a tumblr about the recording studio i work @: omina labs!

so far, ive put up a couple of pics of “upper management”, and one of our FAVORITE youtube vids. i’ll be putting up pics of various celebs that come around (most of which you can already see on our myspace), bay area legends, and our clients. this should be fun!

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