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.