That's awfully nice of you, vw, but sadly, I have big clown feet, so I don't think it would work.
So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
Spike's Bitches 34: They're All Slime and Antlers
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Lee - Jan 25, 2007 8:47:20 am PST #2675 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
vw bug - Jan 25, 2007 8:48:10 am PST #2676 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Damn. I'm sorry.
If it helps, I think both of my pairs came from DSW, and I know my mom's gotten navy shoes there before.
-t - Jan 25, 2007 8:54:40 am PST #2677 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've been looking for Navy shoes for ages, too. Not very hard, admittedly, but when I do look I never find any. I thought they were a staple!
I also thought I had some, and may still in the still unpacked box of shoes in the closet that I just dig through looking for the pair I want rather than properly unpacking because I lack shoe storage solutions.
§ ita § - Jan 25, 2007 8:58:46 am PST #2678 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Lee, Brief Trace and Treat Yourself both come in navy. Yeah, I still read the Aerosoles catalogue even when I'm decidedly not shoe shopping.
When I hit 164, I'm overweight by the BMI scale. At this overweightness I'm decidedly bigger than I was at my last normal weight, but it's about a size 8. It's hard to explain so far to anyone, but I feel a bit victorious. Not just that I'm flipping my finger at a number too many people take too seriously, but...well, I know a bunch of lean yet overweight by BMI guys. They're BIG. And in a decidedly pleasant way. Although I'm not as proportionately big, they are good company to be in. And I don't know of any other size 8 women willing to cop to being in this club. I know they're there, but probably all mumblemumble about their weight.
Lee - Jan 25, 2007 9:04:13 am PST #2679 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Lee, Brief Trace and Treat Yourself both come in navy. Yeah, I still read the Aerosoles catalogue even when I'm decidedly not shoe shopping.
I was trying to get something at least a little bit cheaper, but those are worth noting. Thanks!
lisah - Jan 25, 2007 9:11:15 am PST #2680 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I know a bunch of lean yet overweight by BMI guys. They're BIG. And in a decidedly pleasant way.
See, yeah! What else besides height/weight ratio is used to determine BMI? Because you can't tell much if that's the only measure.
And I don't know of any other size 8 women willing to cop to being in this club. I know they're there, but probably all mumblemumble about their weight.
If I get to a size 8 (I'm not sure this is possible for shirts or dresses considering my chest) I'll be overweight according to BMI alone. I'm a 10/12 now at 168.
§ ita § - Jan 25, 2007 9:12:24 am PST #2681 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This isn't quite so traditionally pumpy, but it's on sale.
Zappos doesn't have much cheap in that category.
SailAweigh - Jan 25, 2007 9:14:01 am PST #2682 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I thought BMI went by the waist/hip ratio. If all they are going by is height/weight it's a crock. Waist/hip is a crock, too, but a smaller crock. Smells just the same, though.
juliana - Jan 25, 2007 9:14:38 am PST #2683 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I'm ~160, and have not seen a size 8 since high school. I tend to stay in that weird 12/14 zone where nothing fits quite right.
§ ita § - Jan 25, 2007 9:15:07 am PST #2684 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What else besides height/weight ratio is used to determine BMI?
Nothing. Its advantage over traditional charts is that it's not a linear (I think that's the word I mean) relationship between the two factors, but those are still the only factors.
I brought it up with my mother who lists nutritionist among the hats she wears, and she rolls her eyes at me and tells me that the BMI is not to be used in isolation, but that it has a statistical correlation to various...blahdiblahblah. Thing is, it is used in isolation, and not just by uninformed dieters. Doctors throw it around too. I got into a mini-spat with my GP because he wouldn't take my body fat percentage, and I told him I didn't want to hear anything about the BMI.