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[shadesong]

Writing Update: I second-drafted everything I've got so far. Tonight, while yendi's at his softball game, I'll be converting it to script form.

Body Update: Tried yoga last night. Found out why they use those little mats - doing those poses on a hardwood floor is hell on one's knees. Will be ordering a cheapo mat from Yoga Zone.

Elayna Update: She went to Lilo & Stitch yesterday, and will be going to the science museum today - I'll talk to her tonight and get her reviews of both.

Work Update: I have several hundred transcripts to sort, label, copy, distribute, and file - and I have several hundred of their now-obsolete predecessors to shred. Plus, I have to look up the majors that *should* have graduated last month to make sure they *did* so I can transfer those files. So. You may not hear much from me today.

Things that Piss Me Off Update: Read gardengnome's journal entry regarding Southwest Airlines. It's from early this AM. The one with the cut tag. Gah.

And that is all. Thank you, drive through.

Comments

[technomom]

We got a cheapo mat that works just fine at one of the big sports stores here - Sports Authority? Something like that. No shipping and handling, and you can see if you'll like it before buying :-)

I heard about Southwest Airlines' BS on soc.support.fat.acceptance.moderated this weekend. I'm a very large person, and while I've yet to find a truly comfortable airline seat, I do actually fit between the armrests and can buckle the belt very easily. The fact that they're just going to look and if THEY think someone cannot fit, force her to buy another ticket or not board the plane, is simply stupid. If enough people fuss, they'll almost certain switch to a weight guideline - but different weights are carried extremely differently by different people, so that's stupid too.

I don't fly often, but certainly won't be flying Southwest when I do.

Gosh, if they're really having significant problems with passengers not fitting in to their seats, maybe they should consider widening them and having fewer seats with slightly higher ticket costs?

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Hm! I'll have to look for a yoga mat locally, then.

The entire Southwest thing is ludicrous... apparently their guideline is a butt width of 18 inches. Are they going to measure our asses at the baggage check? *That* is *so* not gonna fly, no pun intended... and I agree, it's their own damn fault for shrinking the seats like they've been doing.

[m0usegrrl.livejournal.com]

yay for the writing thingy! i haven't settled on a layout yet for the website, or a colour scheme, or what kinda intro content we should have there... i'll be working on that today.

and i haven't flown Southwest Airlines on principle for years. the cheap fares aren't worth the way one is treated by them.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Hm. Colors. The thing is, all the Houses have colors, so we're making a statement with whatever color scheme we go for... Play around with layouts and stuff, do it a few different ways if you want, and send me samples?

And I have never had a flight on Southwest that hasn't been delayed at least two hours. I hate Southwest.

[edie22.livejournal.com]

I just flew SouthWest. Nothing was said about my fat ass. I *can* fit between the armrests, I did from Tampa to Providence, but it isn't comfortable. Last year when darkmattr and I flew to Nashville, we flew on SW and they were very accomodating, gave us a seat between us, let us board early, it was nice. I don't think I'll be flying SW anymore, though. Fascists.

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[kajivar]

On the one hand, I've been a victim of the "your seat is too small for your ass" syndrome, as the person being encroached upon. On buses and planes, I've had people practically sitting on my lap. The worst was when I had a broken elbow in Atlanta, so my left arm was in a sling. There was a seat open on the bus to my left, and this woman decided to wedge her enormous self into it, completely disregarding the fact that she knocked around my arm to do it. I'm also very touchy about my personal space, so this kind of situation really bothers me.

On the other hand, the stupid airlines insist on making flights more and more uncomfortable by making the seats smaller and smaller (and the space between rows smaller and smaller as well -- I have a friend who's over 6 feet and he's usually in agony each time we fly unless we score the exit row). SouthWest is causing the very problems they are complaining about now. My ass is not huge, but it's not small either. An attempt at measurement (which has my coworkers staring at me funny right now) puts me at 16 inches -- though that's actually my thighs, not my ass. And I'm only 20 lbs overweight or so! I'm beginning to fear the day when you have to be a size 4 or smaller to fly. Make the god damned seats bigger!