Things that chubby chicks don't do:

• Do an hour of cardio at the gym a day
  
• Kayak, let alone kayak for 3 hours at a stretch
  
• Swim (although I did find some lovely selections at JC Penny that fit, but it wasn't easy)
  

Let's add a new one: Go on job interviews that require clothes that don't look like they're made of cheap polyester or cut from the cloth of a circus tent.

You notice that list? It's getting awfully long.

It also appears, based on this list, that I can't possibly exist. I am the figment of someone's imagination. That's the only explanation I can come up with.

All I can say is: Thank God for Nordstrom's. They believe I exist, unlike every single store in the mall I visited today over a 3-hour period.

( The horror. The HORROR! And why I'll be shopping at Nordstrom's when I land a good job. )

I plan to call Nordstrom's on Monday and tell the store manager how helpful and nice the sales people were, and say that when I land a job that requires nice clothes (at my last job the company uniform was jeans and casual tops), I will certainly be willing to give the store my business in the future.

Sorry for the whiny rant, but right now I hate the fashion industry.