Because everything is in the computer these days.

Duh.

I like the wrap thing, but that's because the SoCal weather flummoxes me so. I think I have only one dressy dress with sleeves--I'd have to go the separates route to get them. Or wrap, to get me past sunset, or just standing in the shade.

The apartment complex has an indoor lap pool.

It's more that I'm swimming with a friend than the actual swimming itself.

Ah, gotcha. So, 10 p.m., then? I'll have to make some coffee.

Because everything is in the computer these days.

Oh, right. I forgot. I'll just tell her to pick a book off the shelf and rip out the pages for scrap paper. But she ain't gettin' her hands on my Hello Kitty pen.

I wonder: how many women deliberately choose sleeveless dressy stuff over sleeved? The ones I know, both skinny and non, grumble that the sleeve issue makes shopping more traumatic. I can think of lots of beautiful outfits I passed on because I feel much better with some parts decently covered. Clearly the designers are not paying attention to what we actually buy.

I recall an era where all the plus-size clothing available consisted of giant knee-length polyester/rayon smock-tents apparently constructed to be sure everyone could see the wearer at 500 yards: they had an appalling combination of floral, plaid, glitter, sequins, rickrack and other stuff. Loud loud loud loud ugly. I never once saw anyone wearing one of those awful things, and the racks were full of that crap for about three years in a row. I thought it was particularly funny that most of them had arm-holes cut down to the waist, guaranteeing chafing and BO.

If given the choice, I choose something that is boatnecked and drapey sleeves.

how many women deliberately choose sleeveless dressy stuff over sleeved?

Me, I don't care. Everything else is never equal. Sometimes the prettiest best-fitting dress has sleeves, sometimes it doesn't. I don't consider arms to be a factor in decent coverage. For a dressy outfit, "decent" is cleavage (front and side) and legs.

For me, I like v-neck and 3/4 sleeves or bell sleeves.

::head go splodey::

Ahem. My ex-husband emailed me last night to tell me that he misses me and loves me. He just now paid for 6 more months of LJ and 100 userpics, and is busy making me a bunch of new icons.

I seriously do not get that man sometimes. I stand firm in my assertion that moving here was the Best Idea Evah, and that I'm better off. Maybe he's trying to be a George Clooney (he always says that he's a terrible boyfriend, but a wonderful ex)?

Whatev. 2000 miles is a wonderful buffer. Pretty tattooed boys help, too. And this is a very nice present.

aha. is it a wanting what one doesn't have?