another blow to the average woman

Despite what they say, bags are not one-size-fits-all. That realization came to me this morning when I was walking to school. There on the road in front of me was a tall thin woman with the sort of figure that reminds me of a supermodel (at least what I think a supermodel might look like). She was wearing a bag in a way that made me think "wow, perfect!". It was a large brown leather thing with short handles that hook over a shoulder. I'd usually think that it's ugly, but this morning I felt that it was sophisticated. I still wouldn't buy it, but that's only coz I'm still stuck on bright furry things. And I'm the wrong build for it.

The thing that stuck me was that the bag was a perfect size for her. It's like a tailored suit, except it was a bag -- it fitted perfectly. You have to be of a certain height to carry a bag of a certain length; you have to be of a certain width to carry a bag that is that wide. The proportions were perfect on her.

Of course, having seen perfection I finally saw how few women had the perfect shoulder/hand bag. Cringing while I walked past people on the street -- wrong color, wrong size. Wrong wrong wrong.

Most large bags overpower the petite woman. They make her look small and chubby. Most women are not very tall or very thin. And we all know that clothes were designed for the tall thin woman. This now includes bags.

To be safe, I'm sticking to small bags for now though I can't figure out what to do with my oversized laptop backpack that's obviously wrong for me.

Mundane observations 1

I was at home over winter break, and my mom bought ground beef. The way I like to cook it to to season it, and fry it till the oil comes all out. In the US, ground beef comes as 80%, 85% or 93% lean usually. The package at home is unmarked -- what does that mean?

It turned out that the amount of fat in my ground beef was negligible. Couldn't even pour off the grease. I think that makes it better than 93% lean. Just coz products are better labeled (and thus marketed) here doesn't make it any better.

US - 0; Outside - 1.