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Come Hither British Rapper Lady

Tiffiny — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:40:36 +0000

Estelle is amazing people. Check out her catchy “American Boy” video, feat. Kanye West.

- Tiff

Proof That It’s Finally Hot In Minnesota

Tiffiny — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:21:26 +0000

Here’s what happens when you insert your side supports that have been sitting in the sun for too long:

Fucking paralyzed triceps. I’m ready for the cure now. Really, God.

- Tiff

CONvergence ‘08 (pics!)

Tiffiny — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:55:49 +0000

You hear me blab enough enough being a geek, loving it, and the awesomeness that is CONvergence. Here is finally some photographic evidence to support how right I am.

For more pics of our geeky weekend escapade, tell your computer to get it’s ass moving and visit this hyperlink.

- Tiff

Watch, or Die

Tiffiny — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:32:17 +0000

If you care at all about the awesomeness that is the birth of the United States of America, then you should really watch HBO’s John Adams miniseries. First off, the series was cast impeccably.

Paul Giamatti plays John Adams, the 2nd President of the USA, father of the 6th President of the USA - John Quincy Adams, Laura Linney plays his devoted wife, Abigail Adams, and Tom Wilkinson plays the quirky/bizarre, Ben Franklin. And the dude they got to play Thomas Jefferson is a dead ringer (I’d IMDB him, but hell, I got work to do people).

The series starts out on the eve of the Boston Massacre - Adams’ hometown -and then goes headfirst into the revolution. It’s more than engaging. With the “real,” bumpy way it’s shot, it feels like you’re there. You feel like you’re sweating along with John Adams as he bemoans South Carolina’s royalist nature, and as he nearly dies in Amsterdam while petitioning the government for a 5 million dollar loan (which they were hesitant to do. The USA obviously had no international credit; then).

I would’ve posted this blog on or before the 4th, but I was busy getting my drunk on with inebriated Star Trek nerds at a comic book convention over the weekend. Geeks, believe it or not, party like rockstars.

- Tiff

Ready to Get My Geek On

Tiffiny — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:31:26 +0000

This weekend is the widely anticipated CONvergence Spectacular, Spectacular! (10th anniversay) It’s a girnormus comic book convention geek-fest in Minneapolis, and yes, your crippled chick extrordinaire goes in full costume each night.

I’ll be going as “Oracle” from Birds of Prey, a member of the MN Zissou Society, and “Six” from Battlestar Galactica. I’ll pretty much be drinking straight starting tomorrow - late Saturday night.

On that lovely note, have a Happy 4th, everyone! Expect pics from my geek-fest adventure early next week.

- Tiff

Wimbledon Whites

Tiffiny — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:39:38 +0000

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

Body of War

Tiffiny — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:07:25 +0000

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

Britain’s Missing Top Model

Tiffiny — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:28:25 +0000

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.”

Nice Ink!

Tiffiny — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:48:08 +0000

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

Cutey Cute Cute

Tiffiny — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:38:19 +0000

Here’s a little something to make your heart melt this Sunday afternoon.