I believe in a chunky state of mind. Before you get offended (as if I even care), I’m not trying to put down those who are size challenged. When I was in high school, my friends and I were searching for a term to describe how we felt 90% of the time. It was a sort of lazy feeling combined with an urge to eat a lot of food. This is the example I always like to use: have you ever been lying in bed, ready to go to sleep, but the light is still on? And you really want it off, but that would require you getting up from your comfortable spot to shut off the light and well, hell, you’re up, so why not change into your pajamas and brush your teeth too…but no, instead you fall asleep with the light on? Then, you my friend are chunky. If you prefer taking the elevator to the stairs, you’re chunky. If you are at a New Years Eve party, find a box of half-eaten pizza on the ground, and start to eat it, you’re chunky. And guess what–it’s okay! Chunky has really turned into a term of endearment towards those I love. I call friends chunky when I see them, because most of them are. You sort of have to be if you like me. And I hardly ever call anyone who is size challenged chunky. Mainly because they will hit you. Pretty hard too. So if you’re reading this, and you like any or all of my blogs, face it, accept it, relish in it: you are a chunky person. Now shut the hell up and go eat a hot dog. ~LTG
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