My own experience being bullied - it made me a more compassionate person. It made me more sympathetic to the adolescent experience.

The one thing I do remember is that as I retraced my steps through all the familiar streets of my life, Inow felt completely lost.

But it there's anything I've learned in the past few months, it's that the only thing that's certain in life is that nothing in life is certain.

You know how I feel about love. It was invented to sell wedding cakes. And vacations to Waikiki.

It's like you wake up one morning, and decided that how you've been in the past doesn't have to define who you are in the future. Simple as that.

The Fat Girl Code of Conduct: 1. Any sexual activity is a secret. No public displays of affection. 2. Don’t discuss your weight with him. 3. Go further than skinny girls. If you can’t sell him on your body, you’d better overcompensate with sexual perks. 4. Never, ever, ever, ever, ever push the relationship thing.

Life's a car ride...Sometimes it's cruise control down smooth highways. Other times it's potholes on rural roads.