More, more, more.

[mrissa]

Okay, so: what specific, concrete thing do you want more of?

That is to say, not time, not money, not fame, not attention, not love.

But something that you could kick, or almost. Something that someone else could maybe read your comment and say, "Actually, I know who's making that," and point you at it.

So, you might want more cinnamon rolls that aren't totally smothered in sugary frosting. Or you might want more science fiction novels in which there could not conceivably be anybody with a gun on the cover. Or you might want more dark blue cotton shirts for long-torsoed men. More toys for young-grade-school age kids who are interested in science, packaging gender-neutral. What one thing do you want more of on a Friday afternoon, off the top of your head? Go.

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[phaedra-lari.livejournal.com]

More fun, flattering, sensual, affordable, washable clothes for plus-sized women that don't make my still-poochy-2-years-later belly look actively pregnant.

[wild-irises.livejournal.com]

I like Ulla Popken (www.ullapopken.com) a lot. Not quite sure how much fun they are, but I find some that are fun. For more clearly fun, try Torrid (www.torrid.com).

[nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com]

A longer couch.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

How long should it be longer than?

[wshaffer.livejournal.com]

More reasonably well-fitting women's pants that don't have pockets so small that my wallet falls out whenever I sit down.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Have you read the suffrage era list of why women should not have pockets that is supposed to really be about the right to vote? It's hilarious except for the fact that a hundred years later we still don't have pockets.

[janni.livejournal.com]

More public places that don't pipe in background noise and especially background images by default. Fewer public places that use television as background white noise and give you blank looks and say things like "I don't really hear it" when you try to explain that a love of this particular flavor of white noise--and of television in general--is not so universal as those who appreciate it assume.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I specifically patronize a gas station that does not have TVs playing endless commercials now. Because many others do, and--no. No thank you, no.

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

More clothes for plus-size women whose hips are not 10-12" larger, nay not even 6" larger, than their waist. Even when I wasn't plus size, I had this problem: if you outline my body head-on, it's pretty much a straight line from my armpits to my thighs. My mother, who was downright skinny much of her life, had the same lack-of-waistline.

[magentamn.livejournal.com]

More 100% cotton socks in pretty colors, especially dark green. I found a site online and bought turquoise, and purple, and fushia, but they were only 60% cotton, but no dark green.

And a reliable plumber who doesn't charge an arm and a leg. Or a good handyman ditto.

Sox!

[reveritas.livejournal.com]

http://maggiesorganics.com/2010_product_item.php?cat_id=1

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

More wit, with compassion

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Soundtracks (or other soundtrack-type things, which is to say largely instrumental music) that sound Japanese, in their instrumentation/melodic motifs/etc.

I've got a bunch of Yoshida Brothers, and the Balance CD that Solace did, and some traditional taiko and koto music (separately, not together), and the scores for Ballad and The Last Samurai and Shogun and Memoirs of a Geisha and Ôoku, not to mention a lot of music that's more Chinese or generically Asian. But for a variety of reasons, I find myself with a very large need for this kind of thing at the moment, which means I'd be grateful for any additional suggestions.

[alecaustin.livejournal.com]

I have the Onimusha video game soundtrack, which they apparently hired a well-known composer to create. Probably worth a listen to see if it would of any use to you.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Long-sleeved shirts for women with long arms and breasts.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Dunno if they'll pass on the breast front, but the long-sleeved shirts I ordered recently from Land's End come to halfway down my hands.

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

More good dog-walking routes that I can access without having to get in a car.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

I want more Lectron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raytheon_Lectron) blocks (http://www.lectron.de/) in elementary school classrooms and daycare centers in the US.

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

More gender-neutral or gender-inclusive parenting discussion forums / clubs / meetings / etc. There is a terrifying emphasis on mommy.

More free local outdoor theater and music performances (actually, it's summer now, I am about to get plenty, but this has usefully reminded me to go looking).

More (any) nursing tops designed for people with large breasts. Ones designed for standard fit models don't work.

[wild-irises.livejournal.com]

We could go on a quest for local outdoor theater and music this summer ...

[reveritas.livejournal.com]

More shoe racks. Then: more shoes.

[diatryma.livejournal.com]

More long kind of witchy-looking skirts in neutralish colors, or just plain long skirts that don't look boring or matronly.

More chocolate milk. Oh hey, I can make that happen!

[magentamn.livejournal.com]

Have you you tried Deva Lifewear? http://www.devalifewear.com

[scott-lynch.livejournal.com]

Caffeinated grape and/or orange soda.

Caffeinated grape and/or orange soda sweetened with the stuff they use in the "zero" sodas rather than regular diet pop, which has come to taste like lithium battery rust to me after more than a few sips.

[janni.livejournal.com]

I believe Orange Crush (the sugared kind, at least) is pretty seriously caffeinated.

[shana.livejournal.com]

Below the knee skirts with pockets. Not made of denim.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I repeat to you what I asked Wendy above:
Have you read the suffrage era list of why women should not have pockets that is supposed to really be about the right to vote? It's hilarious except for the fact that a hundred years later we still don't have pockets.

[rosefox]

Folding chairs that are comfortable enough to sit in for hours, don't have arms, store easily, and are nice enough looking and sturdy enough to be our everyday dining room chairs. At least half a dozen of them.

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

More recipes for baked goods (such as cinnamon rolls) which don't assume I am using cassia instead of real cinnamon, and which therefore calibrate for the quantities one uses for real cinnamon, since it has a much stronger taste. I can do the calibration myself but it tends to mean making multiple batches.

More of these boxes to be magically unpacked.

More gray or silver dresses without much frou-frou, mid-thigh or knee-length, with scoop-necks, in any material, preferably A-line, of a semi-formal appearance and not too flipping expensive.

More books by Naomi Mitchison accessible to us mere mortals.

It's been a more-ish sort of day.

[rosefox]

For dresses, have you tried eBay? Find a few dresses in your wardrobe that look good on you and measure them; then look for dresses with those measurements that are up for not-too-expensive auction. I've had about an 85% success rate buying from various eBay merchants, and the ones that don't fit or flatter are cheap enough that I just donate them to the local shelters and don't stress over it.

[redbird]

Flat shoes that actually fit my size 8 extra wide feet. At the moment I have: three almost-identical pairs of New Balance sneakers/walking shoes (two black and one white); a new pair of sandals I am hopeful about; and a pair of low winter books (in the direction of snow sneakers, not anything shiny). I am not convinced that any of these will look plausible with a suit, when I get to the "please come in for an interview" stage of job hunting. (The last time I had to deal with this problem, I dug out a pair that are slightly too narrow, changed at the last minute, and stashed the walking shoes that actually fit in a gym locker. I still have those not-quite-right shoes, but I don't really think I can assume that the next job interview, and the next, and so on will be within a couple of blocks of a branch of my gym.)

Slippers in that size with anything resembling support would also be useful. (If anyone has suggestions, note that in the New Balance I take a women's 8WW.)

[asciikitty.livejournal.com]

I have had some luck with Earth Shoes, but it's kind of hit or miss. How wide are your heels compared to your toes? I have narrow heels and wide toes, and so Earth Shoes slide off my heels sometimes, but aren't too bad. They are, of course, Earth Shoes, with all of the attendent folderol.

[reveritas.livejournal.com]

More Carter Hall stories!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Arright, you.

I'll see what I can do, but not today, or even this week.

[timprov.livejournal.com]

More Soldrun books!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Also not this week, but I will also see what I can do.

[carbonel]

Coming straight from a post on whatwasthatbook...

...more SF or fantasy that pushes the same buttons that Zenna Henderson's People stories and Nina Kiriki Hoffman's The Thread that Binds the Bones and the other two books in that universe do.

Also, cotton or cotton flannel waterbed-capable sheets that feel good to sleep on but won't split after just a few months of use. I have rough heels, and my last three sets of sheets developed holes right where my heels rubbed.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

Have you read NKH's newish kids books, the ones that start with Threshold?

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Another set of flatware in my pattern. Towle Beaded Antique. Not the Korean or Germany version. The back of the piece says "Towle 18/8 stainless" and nothing else.

I have bought and returned and otherwise googled the heck out of this and it is no longer available in the exact thing that we have. And we are down a place setting due to loss or damage.

K.

[wild-irises.livejournal.com]

More ordinary dark-colored socks made of soft material, with relatively loose tops. I bought six pairs in Madison at a Target, only to find out that they have branding in white letters on the top and look stupid with my sandals.

[houseboatonstyx.livejournal.com]

I want a yoga mat that has wires in it wot you plug into the wall and the mat gets warm, like an electric blanket, but yanno, flat and sticky so it doesn't slide across the floor when you do Downward Facing Dog.

I don't want a mat for 'hot yoga' or 'warming yoga' or 'heated yoga' etc; I want a warm mat for doing ordinary yoga on a cold floor.

[seabream.livejournal.com]

You'd probably be better off with a resistive positive temperature coefficient mat rather than one with wires. No risk of short circuits or wire breakage under the pressure and stretching you'd subject it to. According to interviews, exo2 (http://www.exo2theheatinside.com/markets/custom-application.html) has done one off, custom size, temperature, power supply, and finish, products. I don't know how much they charge for the service though.