In
the summer of 2007 a friend introduced me to the website Squidoo
which is an information building website that lets you build
mini pages about any topic that interests you. I joined more
out of curiosity than anything but since then I've become
a bit of a squidoo junkie.
Here
is a collection of lenses I currently have under my alias
"BigGirlBlue" in no particular order:
Writing
Related
- Author
Interviews - After asking a few hundred readers what
the one question they would ask their favorite author was
I picked the best from the lot and created a Q & A.
- Blogging
Memes - You know how writers some times suffer from
writers's block? Well bloggers sometimes suffer from bloggers
block.
- The
Write Prompts - What is a writing prompt? It is a word,
picture, phrase, quote or set of directions to help you
kickstart your writing for those days when you just can't
get anything to perculate. In this lens you will find a
few of the above options to help you jou...
- Latino
Writers - Expand your reading repertoire by delving
into the world of these popular and talented Latino writers.
What follows is a list ten Latino Authors.
- Iris
Murdoch - Iris wrote twenty-eight novels in her life.
A few of which were written when she was stricken with Alzheimer's.
- The
Chronicles of Narnia - The Chronicles of Narnia is made
up of seven novellas which were originally published in
the early 1950s as separate complete books.
- M.
E. Wood - This lens is about writer, webmistress and
internet junkie M. E. Wood.
Plus
Size Related
- Plus
Size Bras - If anyone should wear a good bra it is a
plus size woman. There is after all more to accentuate,
manipulate and support. Women of all shapes and sizes have
been battling with their breasts for centuries.Plus size
women have had it worse, being limited...
- Plus
Size Bustiers - Bustiers and corsets don't have to be
a drain on your pocketbook. There are a number of affordable
and sexy options out there.
- Plus
Size Denim - Curvy girls don't have to hide out in sweat
pants and elastic waist pants. There are plus size jeans
from a number of different online retailers. This lens highlights
some of my favorite styles...
- Plus
Size Party Dresses - Love a good party? Looking for
the right party dress for your curvy-lupcious figure? Here
you'll find great party dress options for plus size figures...
-
Plus
Size Swimwear - No one said you had to wear a "Itsy
Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" to go swimming
or hang out by the poolside. It is possible for plus size
women to be fashionable water babies and...
- Plus
Size Halloween Costumes - Like other times of the year,
Halloween has become a commercial event. That's not always
a bad thing, especially in the case of plus size Halloween
costumes for women. Being a commercialized event means there
are more options out there for plus size...
- The
Full Body Project - The Full Body Project is a collection
of 50 black and white nude photographs of the plus size
form interspersed between 196 black and white pages. While
it is not the first of its kind it is a welcome addition
to
Curvy
Chicks
- America
Ferrera - America Ferrera is far from ugly, she's far
from being fat. One thing is certain is that this young
actress is a talented role model who has shown signs that
she will be here for decades to come.
- Chloe
Marshall - If any one could be the banner girl on size
acceptance for young women in the UK then Chloe Marshall
may be their shining star. She hails from Guildford, England
and competed to win Miss Surrey.
- Crystal
Renn - This plus size goddess from Clinton, Mississippi
has appeared in French, Italian and American Vogue. No easy
task for any curvy beauty. She's also been a regular feature
for Lane Bryant, Torrid, Dolce & Gabbana and Saks Fifth
Avenue.
- Hanne
Blank - For a long time plus size women had to rely
on erotica laced with slim chicks. Then in walked Hanne
Blank, curvy, intelligent and full of erotic stories to
share about women like the rest of us.
- Joy
Nash - It seems like more and more people are becoming
famous because of You Tube. Earlier this year a friend sent
me a link to this video called A Fat Rant by Joy Nash. At
the time it had 1300 views. The video which was written
by Nash was professionally...
- Jennifer
Hudson - I first fell in love with Ms. Hudson when she
was belting out amazing notes on American Idol. I was one
of the would be viewers who couldn't for the life of me
figure out how...
- Mia
Tyler - "Beauty comes in all different packages. If
you're a size 12, then your not any less beautiful than
a size 4." Plus size model, actress, producer, advocate
and public speaker, Mia Tyler is probably best known as
rocker Steven Tyler's daught...
- Nigella
Lawson - If a goddess walked the earth today I am more
than positive she would look like Nigella Lawson. Tall,
curvaceous, long black hair, creamy skin and a British accent.
Ten years ago, someone like Nigella wouldn't have graced
the regional television scre...
- Sara
Ramirez - Some think that in comparison to her Grey's
Anatomy co-stars Sara Ramirez is chunky and I guess if you
want to use them as a comparison then she is. But in comparison
to the modern woman, even the classic woman...
- Velvet
d'Amour - Her notoriety began when John Galliano's and
Jean Paul Gaultier's used her luscious curves to round out
their runway spring collections last year. The forty year
old going on twenty-five was born and raised in the States
but has lived in Paris, France...
- Curvy
Chics - Curvy chics are some of the most unrepresented
women on the internet. In many of the top searches you find
Angelina Jolie, Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton etc. Anna
Nicole Smith only made it into Lycos top fifty search terms
after she died. It is my...
- America's
Next Top Model - (Cycle 10) Here you will find my summary
of each episode as well as my personal opinion about the
girls. I hope you will join in on the voting.
Movie
Related
- An
American Werewolf in London - David and Jack are two
American students taking a break from school and their families
by taking a three month trek across the English countryside.
While travelling through a very small country town wet and
hungry they are attacked by...
- An
Officer and a Gentleman - A good character study of
a boy who grew under the wing of a moral-less father and
still had the balls to make something of himself and his
life. Richard Gere is hot and sexy as the naval aviator...
- Equilibrium
- All things that stir emotions like literature, art, music,
color are banned and those who are caught not taking their
medication or collecting emotional paraphernalia pay for
it with their lives. But there is an underground movement
willing to risk it...
- Muriel's
Wedding - This is a charming film about growing up,
self esteem, surviving in a dysfunctional family and learning
to live on your own. There are laughs, sadness (one of the
characters develops cancer and another commits suicide).
And of course there's catchy Abba music
- Stepmom
- Jackie and Luke are divorced. Luke is marrying Isabel.
Jackie is resentful of Isabel and Isabel is just trying
to survive Luke and Jackie's two kids. The family has a
volatile dynamic until Jackie learns she has cancer and
realizes that she needs to make sure her kids...
Miscellaneous
- Pamela
Anderson - Pamela Anderson is one of the most searched
for women on the internet adorning Lycos top twenty listing
year after year.
- Is
Your Name Maureen - This lens is dedicated to the Maureens
of the world, famous and waiting to be discovered. The one
thing I have learned while creating this lens is that Maureens
are creative women.
- 10
Composting Tips - In this day and age, everyone who
produces waste(and we all do) should be composting. There
is no excuse.
More are in production.
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