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
and Reading 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 percolate. In this lens you will find a
few of the above options to help you...
- 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.
- Pride
and Prejudice - A review of the Jane Austen classic.
- M.
E. Wood - This lens is about writer, webmistress and
internet junkie M. E. Wood.
- Town
House - A review of Tish Cohen's book about a man and
his agoraphibic lifestyle.
- Top
Ten Banned Books - The American Library Association
has designated the last week of September for their campaign
to celebrate banned (or challenged) books and freedom of
speech. It's a great time to revisit some old classics as
well as familiarize yourself with some new titles.
- Cindy
Davis - A mini bio for this author, editor and hobbyist.
- Glenys
O'Connell - Irish Canadian romance writer, children's
writer and travel writer.
- Janet
Fitch - A fan lens for a favorite author of White Oleander.
- White
Oleander - A review page of Janet Fitch's amazing novel
about a teenager lost in the system.
- On
Blondes - A review of Joanna Pitman's non-fiction book
about the history of being blonde.
- Robin
Kaye - A Squidoo Who lens for this romance author from
Brooklyn, New York.
- The
Books from Oprah's Book Club - She's shared a lot of
books over the years. Here they conveniently displayed.
- The
Awakening - A review of Kate Chopin's classic novella.
Plus
Size Relat
- Plus
Size Active Wear - Where to find plus size active wear
for yoga, walking, running, hiking and everything in between.
- 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...
- Plus
Size Witch Costumes - A listing of vendors that offer
witch costumes for plus size women.
- Plus
Size Pirate Costumes - A listing of vendors that offer
pirate costumes for plus size women.
- 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...
- Big
Girl Knits - Getting a new pattern book is always exciting
but getting a new pattern book with patterns that actually
allow me to knit projects to my body type... now that is
something special.
- My
Favorite Fat Blogs - The truth is, there are a lot of
fat people out there with something to say and it is worth
reading whether you are fat or slim. What follows are some
of my favorite blogs ranging from fat activists to shopping.
- Plus
Size Etsy - For shoppers looking for homemade clothing
by small time designers.
- Plus
Size Yoga - A collection of my yoga related reviews
and and interviews with a plus size focus.
- Products
for Big People - a listing of products for large individuals
and where to get them.
- Plus
Size Lenses - A listing for lenses I like at Squidoo.
Some of my own and some by other lensmasters
- How
to Use a Scarf as an Accessory - A pictoral biew of
using a scarf as an accessory.
- Supersize
Clothing - A listing of retailers who offering women's
clothing beyond the usual plus size market.
- Plus
Size Santa Suits - A collection of online retailers
that offer plus size Santa suits for men and women.
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...
- Kirstie
Alley - The sexy and hilarious actress from the primetimes
television series Cheers.
- Mae
West Quotes - She has a lot to say and a fabulous way
of saying it. Here is a collection of her quotes along with
some fabulous images.
- 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...
- Miss
Platnum - Miss Platnum is the flamboyant persona of
twenty-seven year old singer, songwriter and musician Ruth
Renner. Renner is Romanian born but has lived in Germany
since 1989. She started off her musical career singing in
the school choir after her family immigrated to West Germany.
This was followed by church choir...
- Mo'Nique
- Mo'Nique wears many hats besides TV personality. She's
a comedian, actress, fat advocate, author, model, wife and
mother for four. She hales from a big family in...
- 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...
- Whitney
Thompson - The first full-figure model to win America's
Next Top Model. The 21 year old hales from Florida.
- 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.
- Raven
Symone - Plus size songstress, actress, model and television
host best known as Olivia from the Cosby Show
- Chenese
Lewis - A lens highlighting the accomplishments of the
first Miss Plus America.
- Lana
Davison - Curvy artist and budding singer.
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...
- Fat
Girl - From controversial French director Catherine
Breillat, comes this English subtitled film about two sisters
from opposite ends for the body spectrum. There's the awkward
chubby Anais who is always watching everyone and then there
is the modelesque Elena who flirts excessively with older
men...
- 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...
- The
Hitcher - Sean Bean is the hitcher in this pop culture
remake about a serial killer who terrorizes a young couple.
- Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes - Fifties classic starring Marilyn Monroe
and Jane Russell as showgirls looking for love in some odd
places.
- The
13th Warrior - A dark film starring Antonio Banderas
and twelve other Northmen who journey to a faraway land
to help a king whose people are being butchered in the night.
One of my favorite films.
- BigGirlBlue's
Favorite Movies - This lens is dedicated to my absolute
favorite movies that I can watch, and watch, and watch and
still enjoy them as if it were the first time.
Food
Miscellaneous
Music
Lyrics
More are in production.
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