Weekend Update..................oh and a Fat Rant

OR "They got ya by the balls, even when you don't have balls"

* I'm at work right now because I didn't come in yesterday. I was up the night before in the emergency room getting good drugs and flirting with a male nurse.

* I'm wearing a strapless dress for only the second time in my life. I bought it yesterday and it's just one of those fun, comfortable, flowy little summer dresses. So I wore it.

* I just spilled coffee on my new dress. We all saw that coming right?

* I have a grievance with Old Navy.
*WARNING FAT RANT*

I am attending a beach wedding next Saturday in Southern California. I should have planned ahead and bought a dress a long time ago, I didn't. I went shopping yesterday to try to find something comfortable, light and pretty that could be worn on a beach and then also inside for a reception. I had looked at Old Navy's website and seen quite a few dresses I really liked but like anything you get online it's nice to be able to get the real thing in hand and try it on or at the very least see how it feels and then it's always nice to be able to get it in person that much quicker. Old Navy has stopped carrying plus sizes. They only started carrying them like a year ago! There was nothing for me to even look at in the store. I asked one of the gals working there because I couldn't find the section and she told me that they don't usually carry maternity and plus sizes in the same store. Sure enough they do have a maternity section now. They did assure me though that they carry them online and I can return it to the store if I don't like it. Great, still doesn't help me to find one in the next few days, but thanks lady. My point is this: I'm sure Old Navy could afford to produce (or just stock) 2 less colors of the same damn tshirt and free up a couple feet for a plus size section! They used to have one and I am sure it's possible to have both maternity and plus size if you reduce (even slightly) the amount of average sizes. I find it just a tad insulting that Old Navy doesn't feel that the plus size person's money is worthy of actually making effort to carry clothes that fit them. They will only stock my size of clothes in their store if they have the extra room to do so. Well why not just put a table and a rack in the parking lot then?!

* I also have a grievance with Macy's and most other non-specialized plus size clothes retailers. I left Old Navy feeling crappy but decided to check out a couple other places to see what they had to offer. There are a few stores offering "Junior Plus" these days which is great for the teenagers (believe me I would have LOVED stylish clothes in HS) but Junior Plus is not the same as regular Women's Plus Size. None of them fit my rack. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to give up my rack for anything but seriously, could you put some more fabric there please? I went to Macy's out of desperation thinking they might have something neutral like a sundress or something of that nature that I could spice up with some accessories. Everything in that store in my size that is of the nature of a dress was either:

Black or Dark Brown
Had 3/4 length sleeves or a jacket to go with it
Ankle Length

Did I mention the wedding is ON A BEACH?! In SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?! I do not understand the serious lack of appropriate summer attire for a plus size woman in this world. Do they have some sort of statistical evidence to support that fat women don't go outside in the summer? Or is it that they think we shouldn't? Or perhaps it's ok as long as cover up our fat arms and legs? Well I refuse to sweat to death just because some clothes store thinks i'm not worth a light colored sundress. I guess I'm shopping online from now on. And Macy's and Old Navy can eat it. *END FAT RANT*

*I did find a dress online by the way. I just had to order it rush shipping to have it before I leave. And I guess if I try it on and it doesn't fit I'm back to wearing something in my closet that I probably could have worn anyway but I like new shit. Here's what I got: