Wimbledon requires all of it’s players to wear white. Some of the attire that these talented, young, and wealthy athletes have come up with has been some awesome eye candy. Here’s my favorite look so far:
This is obviously a pre-match look, but seriously, can one ever go wrong with a cropped white pea coat? I think not!
Click here for more wicked awesome white attire from Wimbledon 2008!
- Tiff
Tomas Young is 28 years old, sexy, well-spoken, from Kansas City, MO, and unfortunately, a T4 paraplegic.
In 2003, he was shot and paralyzed by enemy fire (”Instantly dropping my AK 47,” he describes, after getting shot) after only 5 days in Iraq. Body of War is an amazing documentary that EVERYONE should see. Co-directed by the legendary Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro, this film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March and is currently touring the country.
To learn more about this anti-war film, visit the it’s site, BodyofWar.com. Make sure to watch the trailer and to peruse it’s screening schedule; it may be coming to a city near you. I’m hoping that SOON it’ll be available on Netflix (I have the 3-disc unlimited plan), and I REALLY need to see this film in it’s entirety, instead of through dozens of various YouTube clips.
I almost had the opportunity to see it the first weekend of June here in Minneapolis at the National Free Press Conference, but due to PCA scheduling issues and my own damn fault, I couldn’t see the screening (or go to the awesome Q&A session afterwards with Phil Donahue). I’m still kicking myself over that.
ANYWAYS, Eddie Vedder (lead singer of Pearl Jam) wrote/performed a song for the film called, “No More.” It’s beautiful, poignant, and it makes me very happy to see such a high-profile musician affiliated with such an important film.
But yes, this film is great. It shows how brutal life with a SCI really is, how the VA has let Tomas down in re: to proper benefits to fully rehabilitate a paraplegic. and more importantly, how Iraq was a terrible mistake.
- Tiff
Stylish, sassy, chic … disabled?
Britain is airing a brand new model search reality show in July, specifically looking for models with disabilities. On a awful creative note, it’ll be called Britain’s Missing Top Model. They get no w00t from me for that lame show name.
Here’s the show’s tagline:
Eight young disabled women discover what it takes to be a model - but which of them will win a photo shoot and appear in a top fashion magazine?
Is this a marketing ploy? Is it a serious competition? My Brit friends will have to share their opinion with me after it airs, because unfortunately it’s damn near impossible to get BBC Three in Minnesota, unless you’e Stanley Hubbard.
Oh, and there’s one American on the show too. Her name is Jenny and she’s 22!
- Tiff
PS. I do give the show props for shedding light on the disparity of able-bodied vs. disabled models in the media though. Ok, that deserves a w00t…..”w00t.”
Here’s a pretty sweet tattoo a friend of mine with CP got recently:
It’s says “Ingenuity,” with the word being built into the universal “handicapped” symbol.
- Tiff
Enjoy my sage, awesome wisdom, my friends.
- Tiff
Do disabled chicks still like to get it on? Yes!
Can they still get preggers? Yes!
Do they always get adequate birth control info from their doctors? Hells no.
Hence the topic of “No Free Rides” podcast #17 for XAble.com:
Birth Control 101 for Women with Disabilities
I also bullshit about the Twin Cities Gay Pride Fest, my fav childhood group En Vogue, suicide prevention, fair weather friends, and the best site on the interwebs to find yourself the best freakin’ PCA on this deteriorating planet.
- Tiffs
Frozen Go-Gurts, my friend. Frozen, Go-Gurts….
It’s easy: Buy some of this awesome on-the-go yogurt that come in Freezee pop-type packaging, then freeze for at least 3 hours. Where they’re done you got a tasty, almost ice-cream-like snack that is a) easy to carry (and doesn’t drip…as much), b) totally healthier than any ice-cream bar on the market.
- Tiff
PS. The strawberry ones taste the best frozen, in my very humble opinion.
Here’s a perfect example of why living today rules:
AWESOME PHOTOGRAPHY!
Here’s the closest photo ever taken of an egg being released from an ovary (this was NOT the image I had in my mind of this, btw. but still, totally crazy awesome):
And to read the interesting story as to how this photo got taken in the first place, read the New Scientist article here.
You’re welcome!
- Tiff
PS. Wouldn’t this just blow the ancients’ minds?? If I’m not mistaken, didn’t they believe the Goddess magically implanted a tiny baby in a woman’s belly after eating 3 dried turtle heads, then chanting at a Full Moon?
Ever heard of these aerosol dandies? If not, it’s probably because you were either A) Born after 1970 or B) You live in the USA (apparently people all over Europe are more than aware of this easy-breezy way to “refresh” your hair).
Anyways here’s the dealio: There are some really nice (and expensive) dry shampoos that are on the market right now, and not only do they work (just spray it all over, comb through, let dry, and it’s clean/”refereshed”), but they’re perfect for ladies with disabilities who need help washing their hair the “water way.”
Your grandma probably used dry shampoo back in her younger days, and hippies at week-long music fests like Bonaroo? Oh you bet your mud-caked Teva’s they know about this most excellente way to wash their hair.
Check out the dry shampoo I bought myself last month and am totally in LOVE with:
Ojon Rub-Out Dry Shampoo (it smells like baby powder!)
- Tiff
