Archive for September, 2007

If we began strip-mining landfills today, we could have enough recyclable material to feed, clothe, and dress the nation for the next 150 years. Yes, there would be some other Hazmat issues, considering the inappropriate chemicals also dumped therein, but the bulk of the material would be untainted, and much of it surprisingly well preserved…. »

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Because of recent travels, I found myself in a position where I needed a decent pajama set. Since people were actually going to see me in these pajamas, I steadfastly refused to even consider wearing those ubiquitous capri-jammies. Just because I’m going to bed doesn’t mean I need to look and feel like a bowling… »

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According to the Environmental News Network, chocolate is absolutely not addictive. It’s just tasty. This leads to further contentions that food addiction is a myth, and that compulsive overeating is still driven by social and psychological factors. (And as a compulsive overeater, I have to add a “duh!” to that).

Ririan Project recommends 11 foods to… »

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The change in the look of the blog. No worries, things will be tweaked shortly. All I can say is that “hey, what does this do!” migh not be the smartest move when working in a wordpress blog.
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I just had the pleasure of reviewing this book from fashion blogger favorite, The Budget Fashionista. This accessibly written wonder is geared towards women of the 21st century, with just as much time given to in-store shopping as there is provided for online surfing. Harking back to her time as a post-college spendthrift, author Kathryn… »

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Handmade by Kathy, Fat Chic’s latest sponsor on the Etsy listing, has some great sparkly-danglies to accent our sophisticated fall and transition-to-fall looks. I’m particularly enamored with her animal lover’s Christmas set, shown here:

It looks like a fabulous gift for that hardcore animal lover that you know. Stop by and page through her… »

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I recently stumbled upon this dilemma from Ask Metafilter
. While it’s not news to me that larger men also feel some awkwardness entering the dating scene, I thought it was interesting that someone stepped up and gave some advice about proper fit of clothing. I have seen guys with big guts running around with improperly… »

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This is a proposed revision on the high heel from Marc Jacobs’ Fashion Week collection:

This looks to me like an attempt to capitalize on a manufacturing error. I don’t have enough data to know whether I’d willingly walk in a pair – would this damage my feet in any way? If I lost my balance,… »

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The New York Times has published a health guide to obesity. It’s the usual mix of conventional knowledge on obesity, and immediately commits the cardinal sin of obesity guidelines: “There are many ways to determine if a person is obese, but experts believe that a person’s body mass index (BMI) is the most… »

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Flagrantly cribbed from fatshionista on livejournal. The original, by Zoe Whitall, may be read here.

Because being a hot fat girl is a lot of work and is undervalued or unrecognized. Because a fat girl still has to pay more money for uglier clothes or spend 11 hours at the thrift store to find anything hot… »

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