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?

is it a wanting what one doesn't have?

I believe that it is.

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.

Huh. That's just . . . huh.

I'll take pretty tattooed boys for 500, Alex.

Oh, juliana, that's just...well, I have some words, but I don't know if they fit. I'm sorry. And, I agree that moving was a fantastic idea. Some distance is a good thing.