I promise this is the last one of these entries for now, but I have some thoughts that didn't quite fit into either of the previous two, one more it is. Again, this entry involves pop culture critique along political lines, and if that's not your thing, you should skip it.

You may remember when I said that I would probably only watch Prime Suspect ( Read more... )

This entry moves from gushing to contemplative and critical to critical. This is an entry comprised mostly of pop culture critique along political lines, specifically around issues of sex and race. If that is not fun for you, or you don't think that's a worthwhile use of fannish energy, you should skip this entry ( Read more... )

This is the ninth entry in an occasional series.

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This is eighth in an occasional series.

( Even though I'm sick of talking about it, here I go again. )

This is the seventh in an occasional series.

( I said I would tell you if I knew. )

This is the sixth in an occasional series.

Remember when Gap jeans weren't working for me? Well, soon after that, I got some pants from Eddie Bauer, and they were too big, which finally knocked some sense into my head ( Read more... )

This is the fifth in an occasional seriesWhen all my pants were too big, I decided I would wait until fall to buy new ones because I would just wear skirts all summer. The flaw in this plan is that it's freezing in my office (something that was not true last summer), so even when it's 100 outside, I'm wearing jeans and socks and shoes to work. ( ( Read more... )

I found this via Our Bodies, Our Blog, which is a regular roundup of women's health news.

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I'd do as she suggests and tell you how much I weigh, but, as I've mentioned before, I don't own a scale, so I don't actually know how much I weigh now. I weighed 165 in September 2006.

This is the third in an occasional series.

( Not the fat girl (anymore) )

This is something of a follow-up to The law of unintended consequences, bra shopping, and the big fat revolution. (A Personal-Political Entry), although you don't need to read that for this to make sense.

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