tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550542818993957125.post443470665920048528..comments2023-10-30T09:19:50.592+00:00Comments on The Beauty Offensive: A Celebrationseahorsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04006649663400552591noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550542818993957125.post-72627750837289806712008-06-05T21:43:00.000+01:002008-06-05T21:43:00.000+01:00Donimo, it will give me a boost to be back on my s...Donimo, it will give me a boost to be back on my scooter. I will never mutter something 'oldist' to myself ever again. I have a grabby stick too (and yes I nicked the term off a certain Ladyship). Trouble is my memory is so appalling I leave it far away from where I actually need it, like all the time. I need a sling so I can carry it over my shoulder. Bit like a bow and arrow. Or a machine gun. But more useful.<BR/>Re music - I have a faves folder on itunes with some of my absolute all time loves. I'm going to make it into a post because I'm increasingly interested in what people carry at the heart of them music-wise. Of course it's a very personal thing, so people may not reciprocate. But as I can't create music any more, I think sharing what I love with others is very meaningful.seahorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006649663400552591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550542818993957125.post-79283071416027866592008-06-05T20:45:00.000+01:002008-06-05T20:45:00.000+01:00Good for you for perservering! Thank goodness for ...Good for you for perservering! Thank goodness for small businesses. <BR/><BR/>It's interesting when an adaptive aid is taken away and then you realize how horribly difficult it is without it. I went a week without my long-handled grabber and I missed it so and was made keenly aware of the fact that I have to bend down rather often to pick things up. My back and legs were really not happy with that. When your scooter is fixed and you're having a shite day, you can remember this absence and perhaps having your mobility aid will give you a little boost...<BR/><BR/>As for the 80's and music, I agree with cusp. There was so much going on than Duran Duran or REO Speedwagon. I listened to a lot of very creative an inventive stuff, including Cocteau Twins. I hate those '80's collections that make the decade seem so vapid. SUCH a disservice. Laurie Anderson, anybody?D Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525527107082626371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550542818993957125.post-28862333810576187742008-06-05T00:45:00.000+01:002008-06-05T00:45:00.000+01:00Hi cusp, me too! It has been a sudden shock but I ...Hi cusp, me too! It has been a sudden shock but I recommend anyone caught out in a similar way to call local disability services like DIAL or your disability information bureau. They have databases, and databases yield recommended scooter peeps.<BR/><BR/>As for the Cocteau Twins, well, I just felt so happy and this is a very happy song.seahorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006649663400552591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550542818993957125.post-53072231007165751362008-06-04T20:36:00.000+01:002008-06-04T20:36:00.000+01:00Wow I was only thinking about Cocteau Twins the ot...Wow I was only thinking about Cocteau Twins the other day. I used to love them. Can't think of anything as interesting in that same sense that goes on now. The 80s are laughed at now sometimes as a kind of era when fashion etc was dreadful and excessive but there was some highly creative stuff went on. I was really happy during that period with all the challenging of old ideas about gender roles and dress and ways to make music and art.<BR/><BR/>Your scooter disaster sounds really dreadful. Thank God you found someone to fix it affordably. I think we all slip into a way of being that seems normal and OK until something goes wrong and then you realise how vulnerable you are.<BR/><BR/>Hope the Wheelchair Service sorts out something for you soon so you don't have to go through all this againCusphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717783581169397585noreply@blogger.com