The ampersand was in the alphabet? Cool.

If I ever have a Scarlett O'Hara moment, it will be, "As god is my witness, I'll never wear highwaters again."

I need to know why there are pants that seem to be the right length when I'm standing up, but the hem makes a beeline for my knees when I sit down. Something weird about the cut. I never remember to check that when I'm trying them on.

The smallest size I've been is as an adult is 14 and it seemed pretty clear then that my skeleton would wear no less than a 12.

I think if I literally starved, I could be maybe a 10 or an 8. *Maybe.* The smallest I've been as an adult is 14, and that was with Weight Watchers and a lot of exercise and -- notably -- was pre-SSRIs.

I'd like to fit back into my pleather pants which are (I think) a 16.

Men's dress pants tend to do that. I find it very amusing, especially if their socks are too short and you get calf.

The ampersand was in the alphabet? Cool.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

And if it was in the alphabet, it should still be there, right? We should launch an internet campaign to put it back. Or persuade someone else to, so we can watch.

Heh. I've never been below a size 12 since I was about 13 or so. I've been at an 18, and that was not a happy place.

I lost some weight last spring after my surgery, and felt great, but it's been creeping back up on me.

A size 12 would be perfect.

especially if their socks are too short and you get calf

I was very distracted by hairy calf in this morning's meeting. I do make sure my trouser socks go all the way up to my knees so I don't have any change in scenery.

I hate that! But my pants are always too long, generally, with the whole short thing. I just step on my hems. It results in a flattering frayed hem on all my pants.

However, I work with teenagers, so I kinda don't care. I'm more concerned about whether or not I have cargo pockets. But since I'm still buying guy pants, it's usually possible to find. (insert standard comment about how guy pants let you specify both girth and length. I know it doesn't work for all women's figures, I just wish we had that option in women's clothing.)

Also now I'm hungry.

I am supervising a 6 year old doing her homework. Sometimes she is great and focused and just does it. Tonight is not one of those nights.

Thank god for all those people who wear 3 inch heels and like their pants dragging on the ground, because it means that at least half of my pants are now long enough.

I hate those people. Before those people, I didn't have to seek out petite-length pants.