lookbook

I enjoy looking at LookBook. Seeing other people’s fashion senses is kind of fun. A lot of them are kind of…terrible…but the vast majority are really interesting outfits. And the shoes? Man. Jealous. And taking note of fashions from around the globe is kind of thrilling, too. However, I’ve one complaint – why is everyone so tiny? I thought maybe it was some kind of fluke at first; maybe I’d caught the site on a... Read More

growing up chubby, part 1 – boys are stupid

This may come as something of a shock, but I was a skinny kid. Don't laugh, it was the '80s. I was thin up until around 4th or 5th grade. You’ll never guess what happened that caused me to gain weight. Yeah, screw puberty. I had a full C-cup in 6th grade, when most of the other girls were barely working on A. And they just. Kept. Growing. Then my stomach and thighs and upper arms followed suit, as if it were some kind of race to see... Read More