I've written and canned three posts today because of the uncontrollable grudgey rage, so I'm gonna get it out via clumsy analogies for now.

I am a disabled woman.  I haven't always been that way, but I am now.  Would you ever ask me to give up Wheelson, or ditch the assistive tech. I use, just because I once had the privilege of being able-bodied ( Read more... )

This has cheered me up massively. Best Christmas present ever, Y/Y?

As bad as my life could ever get, it pleases me deeply to know that I'll never be so pathetic as to write a flounce-post to vaginapagina. That tickles me so much. That and the fact that she's a "proud stay at home mommy" who believes that Nazism is directly comparable to them gosh-darn ebil fem'nists telling her that she can't sling the words " ( Read more... )

Many disabilities are invisible. Pain cannot be seen. I know that, you know that. But, it is not a personal slight upon you to say that there are people in this world who also realise that and use it to their advantage. If you weren't who you were I'd think it was a case of "The lady doth protest too much", but I know you are not like that. You're ( Read more... )

Waters of MAAAARGHs. I have not been so fucking scared during Who since the Bertie Bassett monster thing in about 1984. Happiness Patrol I think. Anyway, poor Fergie has little crescent nail marks up the length of her arm because I was literally hanging on to her ( Read more... )

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/18205848/index.html

I was sure it was a joke or hoax. I hope this kid is ok and this is a publicity stunt by his whackjob parents.

Looks like someone snapped a pic at 11:20am local time as it was taking off.  There is no separate box, the cylindrical 'stalk' under the disc is the compartment, which was ( Read more... )

 Picture it.  2009, 8am, you've been asleep for 2 hours.  Suddenly your mad, blue-haired girlfriend shakes you awake.  "Lisa, LISA!!  Take it, you have him, take him away I can't cope... mumble mumble... Bagpuss.  BAGPUSS IS A SLUTPIPE!".  She shoves the stuffed pink and white Bagpuss into your hands, pats him on the head, then you, and turns over ( Read more... )

This is probably an odd one, but does anyone know of a UK web retailer (except Pure, who only go up to an 18) that specifically sells modest clothing?  I've looked in all the online Islamic clothing shops I'm aware of but can't find what I'm looking for.  I'm in search of layering tops, sleevies*, that sort of thing.

I bought some lovely summer ( Read more... )

 OK, Lisa laughs at me for this and says it is weird.  So I'm asking you guys, because you're all really sane and normal and if you do this thing, it can't be so bizarre.

Q
 If you buy an item for yourself on the interboobs, do you 'visit' it while you're waiting for it?  By 'visiting' I mean going to it's webpage, lookng at pictures, reading it's ( Read more... )

Let's dfeclare it Open Season on a trans kid just because we don't like their mother!

http://community.livejournal.com/parent_drama/179478.html

Fucking evil harpies the lot of them.

Very angry now, very angry indeed.