August 2, 2011

8/2/11: Don’t be sad for me, k?

Filed under: Ponderings,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 6:12 pm

A funny thing happened at a party the other night. While a lot of crazy things happen to me, this one was blog-worthy. It all started innocent enough; met a drunk girl at a Bachelorette party who wanted to know how I  got hurt. Read this blog

July 15, 2011

7/15/11: Gaga debuts wheelchair mermaid alter ego

Filed under: Disabilities in the media,Ponderings,WTF?! — Tiffiny @ 3:14 pm

Gaga’s latest persona, Yuyi the Mermaid, a wheelchair-using siren with a black tail and donned in a black funeral shroud, is amazing if you ask me, but its pissing some people off too. Read this blog

July 6, 2011

7/6/11: Would you exploit yourself to pay the bills?

Filed under: Disabilities in the media,Ponderings,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 4:30 pm


If a channel produces a show on a pregnant paraplegic with twins, and people pay cable to tune in to watch (gawk), how is that any different from paying $2 to view a pregnant snake lady behind a glass wall? Read the rest of this blog

May 24, 2011

Spin 2.0: What do you say to strangers?

Filed under: Ponderings,Wheelchair life,WTF?! — Tiffiny @ 2:50 pm

There’s nothing like hanging out at the mall minding your own business, when all of a sudden a complete stranger comes up to you and asks – “What happened to you?” How do you answer? Politely, rudely, are you funny, or do you have a speech memorized? Read the rest

April 19, 2011

Spin 2.0: Dressing trendy to fight stereotypes

Filed under: Ponderings,Wheelchair fashion — Tiffiny @ 4:52 pm

If my daily clothes routine only included sweat pants, basic shirts and non-descript white tennis shoes – the PT recommend outfit of shame – if the average person took one look at me in my wheelchair, I’d be done for. Read more

April 7, 2011

Spin 2.0: Don’t take the little girl

Filed under: Ponderings,Wheelchair life — Tiffiny @ 1:09 pm

Today I woke up in a foul mood. I awoke bemoaning my current health woes – annoying bladder sediment causing heavy autonomic dysreflexia, and I barely slept because of the pain. I was not happy. Read more

September 7, 2010

9/7/10: My worst nightmare realized

Filed under: Ponderings,WTF?! — Tiffiny @ 11:28 am

Ever zoom down the sidewalk and think what would happen if the Earth somehow fell out from underneath you? Well my friends, this nightmare was realized on some poor guy in St. Paul, Minnesota today. Read More »

August 23, 2010

Iraq vet becomes first enrollee in FDA-approved adult stem cell trial

Filed under: Ponderings — Tiffiny @ 2:41 pm

And Cpl. Matt Cole deserves this opportunity, that’s for sure. He was paralyzed in an insurgent attack in 2005, and has been paralyzed from the chest down since. A New Orleans chef and an amazing fighter, I hope he gets some movement back. Even the tiniest improvement helps. Read More »

August 19, 2010

OMG Funny: “Wheelchair Cat” coming to Comedy Central

If you like ballsy felines in wheelchairs who womanize, talk via a mechanical voice, and do lines of cocaine, then the skit, “Wheelchair Cat: Trust Fund Kitty” starring Mr. Stitches, from Nick Swardson’s upcoming Pretend Time (coming to Comedy Central this fall!), is going to make you reeeeally happy. Read More »

August 11, 2010

Video: It’s my birthday and I can post whatever I want to

Filed under: Must-Watch Videos,Ponderings — Tiffiny @ 8:41 am

It’s my birthday and that means it guilty pleasures time. Because almost no song makes me happier, I’m playing my JAM, “Weak” by SWV. Rock it, SWV. Rock it hard.

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