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Fatshion: Fat Lady Clothing Swap, 4/10

Brock Keeling — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:20:25 GMT

Vegansaurus founder and SFist contributor Laura Beck and Heather from SF Bar Experiment will host a clothing swap for plus-size ladies on April 10. It's called Fatshion and it's for folks who identify as female and are sizes 12 and up. So, please, don't bring your boyfriend. And chubby chasers? Please stay at home. This is a day for large-ish ladies coming together to swap fresh looks, eat Fat Bottom Bakery cupcakes, and sip champagne. OK? OK.

Since Beck's is such a choice writer, we've plucked some choice information form the Fatshion's FAQ section for your pleasure. Behold:

Q: What is this thing?
A: Sick of the meager choices for women above “straight” sizes and eager to build a community of awesome fat ladies who are going to take over the world (whilst looking like a million bucks), we decided to throw our own clothing swap party! The swap is open to all size 12+ female identifying folks, and we hope they’ll be approximately one million of us at the swap, so tell all the sexy large-and-in-charge ladies you know! We’ve been wanting to do this for awhile, and were inspired to finally make it happen by the adorable geniuses at The Gold & The Beautiful.

Also:

Q: Can I bring my boyfriend/size 6 girlfriend/entourage?
A: No, no, and are they all size 12 + female identifying folks? Because if so, hell yeah! We want this to be a comfortable environment for likeminded like-bodied individuals to try on cute-ass clothes, talk hella gossip, eat hella cupcakes, and high-five a lot.

And most importantly:

Q: When and where?
A: Sunday, April 10th at Big Umbrella Studios (906 1/2 Divisadero)! Please drop off clothes from 11a to 1:30p, the swap will be open from noon to 3p. Hopefully lots of you will drop your clothes off closer to 11a (after you drop clothes off, there are lots of nearby coffee places!) (or a perhaps you’d enjoy a stronger drink?), so we can sort a bunch before we open, but if not, we’ll accept clothes until 1:30p and just sort while everyone shops ‘n’ swaps!

You should bring clean clothing in the 12-or-up size range. Make sure it's in good condition, and don’t bring underwear, accessories, shoes, etc. Leftover fashions will go to Out of the Closet, and fantastic organization that helps generate income to fund medical services for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

RSVP here or visit FatshionTurnToTheLeft for more details.

National Pet Obesity Awareness Day

Brock Keeling — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:05:49 GMT

Did you know that today is National Pet Obesity Awareness Day? We did not. In fact, we didn't think this was a problem. Why? Because just look at these guys. LOOK AT THEM. More to love, as far as we're concerned.

But as far as felines are concerned? Well, they might not be too happy or healthy with their eeee-worthy zaftig frames. Excess weight in cats or dogs can, among other things, cause osteoarthritis, insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart and respiratory disease, kidney disease, and many forms of cancer.

What's more, according to Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, an estimated 51.5% of dogs and cats (around 89 million) in the United States are overweight or obese.

What can you do? Well, for starters, stop feeding fluff puff so much food. Also, the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention asks you to perform an examination on your bet pal that "should add no more than 1-2 minutes to your normal physical examination routine." Go here for more details.

S.F. Is Skinny

Brock Keeling — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:30:23 GMT

Did you know that San Francisco is one of the skinniest counties in the state, along with equi-pinko Marin, Sonoma, and Santa Cruz counties? According to a recent report in California Watch, it's true. CW reports: "Overlaying voter registration statistics from the Secretary of State, we find that of the five counties in California where skinny people are most prevalent, four are Democrat (San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma* and Santa Cruz) and one is Republican (Orange)."

But, before you start making body generalizations about red counties and blue counties, check it: "Among the five counties where UCLA says obesity is worst, four are Democrat (Merced, Imperial, Fresno and Lake) and only one is Republican (Kings)."

Kevin Smith, Too Fat to Fly Southwest?

Brock Keeling — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:41:18 GMT

After delivering a potty-mouthed tirade/iPad speech to geeks at the Macworld Expo today, filmmaker Kevin Smith (Cop Out, Clerks, Chasing Amy) sent out these delightfully irate Twitter messages regarding his getting thrown off a Southwest Air flight. It seems, while he was returning home on this evening, Smith was tossed off the plane for being fat; a flight attendant told him he was a "safety risk."

Smith even took the following picture of himself to ask if, indeed, he was too large.

Free Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Tomorrow

Brock Keeling — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:09:28 GMT

Oh no. Here it comes again: Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day.

For those of you who eat, tomorrow B&J is celebrating their 30th birthday by handing out free cones of ice cream. (We hear their new flavor Cake Batter is downright spectacular, by the way.) Here are a few stores where you can grab some sweet, icy lovin' for nothing:

Ben & Jerry's Argonaut
475 Jefferson Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-263-7233

Ben & Jerry's Macy's
Macy's Department Store
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-263-7233

Ben & Jerry's Haight Ashbury
1480 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
415-626-4143

Gavin Newsom: Chubby Chaser

Brock Keeling — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:32:02 GMT

Gavin wants your fat. According to Renewable Energy Access, yesterday our dear Mayor implemented a new program that will collect fats, oil, and grease from the city restaurants free of charge.Why? So that they can be to turn into biofuel to power city-owned vehicles. The program is called SFGreasecycle. Ew. But: awesome.

Said fat and oil, when poured down the drain, "solidifies into thick layers inside drainpipes and sewer pipes, constricting water flow the way cholesterol affects blood flow in arteries." Although we recommend finer establishments holding onto their duck and bacon fats, this is a brilliant idea. Period. And local restaurants can sign-up for free service right here. So...do it now. We said now!

Image credit: the City of Longmont / "[A] sewer manhole outside of a Longmont restaurant. The sewer line has been completely filled with grease." Have a good lunch break, folks!