I wore a red with black polka dot silk swing skirt and a button down black blouse. I felt like a horse.

Okay, the swing skirt is good. Do you have a fitted t-shirt in black or red or white? Do you have a cardigan in black, red, or white?

Oh Jilli! You're the sweetest but I can't wear fitted tops, I'm too fat.

My business jackets are knee length on me, they're tailored and swingy.

Having not met you, and having no idea what shape you are, I'm not sure how much help I can be. But, if you really think you're shaped like a potato, a well tailored jacket can give you a waist, and a low cut top with it will draw attention to your cleavage and neck, lengthening your torso a bit.

Soda discovery: Hansen's makes soda that's sweetened with cane sugar and has all-natural ingredients, and it's available at my local Stop-N-Shop. Whee.

Allyson, you have a pretty face. So if you're not happy with your shape, I suggest, wear something black and slightly formfitting with a flippy skirt, heels as high as you can be comfortable in, and a face-flattering color of scarf. Also, cleavage is never the wrong answer. You will be stunning.

edited to add, I've only seen pictures of Allyson's face, and thus know nothing of her shape. Her word, I must take.

Oh Jilli! You're the sweetest but I can't wear fitted tops, I'm too fat.

Ah-hem. IIRC, the last time we had the 'let's dress up Allyson!' conversation, we discovered that you're a smidge smaller than me. So you can TOO wear fitted tops.

Or, if you want, I can send you the black crushed velvet jacket that I forgot to take to the gothy yard sale, and you can wear it with your swing skirt. It would look elegant, especially if you wore your hair up.

I just wish US sodas were made with sugar instead of HFCS.

Trudy says that if you can find Coke that's specifically Kosher for Passover, it's made with sugar, not HFCS.

The fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt at Trader Joe's is made with sugar, not HFCS, and it is soooooo much better than Dannon, and also has 100 fewer calories than Dannon for the same size yogurt.

Allyson, the top doesn't have to be fitted fitted, just a little more tailored that your (general your) average boxy shaped button down shirt. I can't remember - do you like your legs? I know I've seen you in short skirts, so I'm thinking yes. This skirt is gorgeous.

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OK, I have a problem with the Whole Foods sucralose page. Here is argument #3 against it:

Sucralose is a chlorinated compound. Other classes of chlorinated molecules include pesticides.

Uhhh... that's an argument? Makes as much sense as:

"Sucralose contains carbon. Other things that contain carbon include George W. Bush."

Whole Foods doesn't use this argument in their actual statement for why they're not carrying it, but man, this is a specious statement.

Soda discovery: Hansen's makes soda that's sweetened with cane sugar and has all-natural ingredients, and it's available at my local Stop-N-Shop. Whee.

Hansen's rules. I spent a summer OD'ing on Hansen's grapefruit soda. Then I discovered Blue Sky when I went to school in Boulder.

And Allyson, this sweater might be great with your swing skirt. The longer length on your hips will give you a little bit more in height.

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