Archive for July, 2009

We are not to blame

I hate flying, no I really really do. My general fear of height doesn’t even factor in here. It’s not because I’m afraid of a big metal object full of people and freight suddenly realising it has no business being up thousand of miles in the sky. It’s not even about the really horrible new scanners that will let the secruity people know exactly what is under my clothes. I hate flying because of the room.

As a self professed FAT chick(that’s Fabulous And Thick  Chick incase your curious)and tall person (5’11 and 2/3rds exactly) flying means actual physical pain. to start with i’m shoved into a tiny space with my elbow viaing for the 2.3 inches on armrest shared with the guy next to me, and my knees have been foled up to my chin due having on 5inch infron of me and I ALWAYS get stuck with the guy who reclines soon as the seatbelt light goes out. Things seem to have gotten out of hand about this whole issue with most people pointing their bony fingers at the zaftig flyers, and now even the airlines are joining the pointing.

No one has seemed to stop and think maybe the problem isn’t the fat people, maybe it’s the face that the airlines have JAMMED US IN LIKE BLOODY SARDINES! It seems every year the seats get smaller(for the record I have not changed in boddy mass or size in 8 years when I lost 75 pounds) soon a toddler is going to find themselves cramped on an airplane. If these airlines REALLY cared about their customers they would expand the seats to alow you atleast breath your own  BLOODY air. So I say to you is it us big boned gals faults that the airlines have determined that nicole richie is an average sized human?

NO

* all uses of fat here are used in a size positive and reclaimed sense, yes i am fat and if you don’t like it don’t stay…

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Tour De Fleece

Well I did it I signed up for this years Tour de Fleece which starts on Saturday, all I can say now is i’m both full of dread and excitment at the same time. You’d think I actually have to cyle the thing with them the why I have been feeling. Here’s the basic premise of the Tour De Fleece:

Guidelines (NOT RULES):

  1. Spin every day the Tour rides, if possible. Saturday July 4th through Sunday July 26th. Days of rest: Monday July 13th, Monday July 20th. (Just like the actual tour)
  2. Spin something challenging Wednesday July 22nd. (The Tour’s densest mountain stage with 5 mountain passes)
  3. Take a button if you want one. Then we can use the button on our blogs in show of solidarity. Take it from here or grab a clean one from the flickr pool. Come join the flickr pool!
  4. Wear yellow on Sunday July 26th to announce victory. Why not wear yellow on any day you feel particularly successful? (Yellow is the color of the race leader in the Tour – but here we are all ‘race leaders’)
  5. Other colors if desired: Green (sprinter – think FAST), Polka-dot (climber – as in uphill), and white (rookie)

Teams: Join one, or many, or none.

  • Rookies (first years)
  • Sprinters (fast and/or high mileage like lace)
  • Climbers (conquer mountains, big personal challenges)
  • Breakaway (Art yarns)
  • Peloton (The main group. Everyone is in the peloton at some point)
  • Lantern rouge (You will participate as much as possible but you may skip days here and there. Cheerleaders welcome.)
  • Wildcards (This is for people who want to form their own team. This includes sponsored teams, like those affiliated with a specific fiber shop or people who live in the same town, etc.)

This is all done on ravelry, and it’s not too late to join so if your interested head on over to here(ravelry link)

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