You ' re probably not digging my attitude because I ' m talking to you like you ' re a degenerate , because I think you ' re acting like a degenerate . <| sep |> I go by the rule Everything the TTC touches is Toronto . <| sep |> Pair of keepers , some sand coloured Colorados , vans shirt Stussy hat . <| sep |> I ' m already scared enough of mountain people , I don ' t need bad service and a boyfriend meltdown on top of it <| sep |> AB cannot be stopped <| sep |> Here you go <| sep |> Personally I find it more fucked up that people can die for our country , but aren ' t able to drink a beer . <| sep |> No one famous . <| sep |> I ' m buzzed on postmeal beer and music nerdery now . Nerdout follows I am not an opera singer though I am a singer , but I tend to run with people who are . Interesting fact There is a lot of anecdotal evidence suggesting that the size of a singer ' s body has a direct effect on the quality of his or her voice . If , for instance , you have a lot of fat surrounding your resonators , it kind of makes sense that the timbre of your voice might change some depending on your weight . Never mind the fact that the way you use your core to support the sound will change when you ' re carrying a different amount of weight I know that from personal experience . I ' ve also considered that the hormonal changes that come with weight gain or weight loss can change the quality of a singer ' s voice , because the pitch level of our voices is closely tied to hormones . My voice climbed from a heavy low mezzo voice to a lyric soprano type voice throughout the course of my weight loss . Some of that was probably due to age , but I think some of it likely had to do with my changing hormonal profile . Some singers whose careers started when they were overweight decide to stay that way for fear that their voices might change too much if they lost it , and vice versa . Large singers aren ' t hired as often these days , as the opera industry cares a lot more about appearance than it used to , and TBH , getting professional level control of one ' s voice is just that much more difficult when you ' re dealing with extra weight . I don ' t suspect that the HAESFA crowd is willing to put in the mindblowing amount of work it takes to have a career in opera , much less the extra it would take when you ' re lugging around 100 extra lbs . Moving on stage is harder , everything is harder . There are some large singers who still get hired a lot , and I ' ve always wondered how much more taxing performances are for them than for normal weight singers . Stephanie Blythe comes to mind . She ' s had a tremendous career , even at her size . She ' s an absolute powerhouse , and she is a huge woman . I would love to sit down and talk to her about the physical demands of her job . Thank you for being on the receiving end of this brain dump . Happy Thanksgiving !