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The Lame Para vs. Quad Debacle
In all my years as a member of the gimp community, one of the most ridiculous things I’ve come across is the way some paras and quads polarize their para or quadness, and form little lame ass gangs where they exhalt the characteristics of their injuries. For the life of me I could never figure this out. Are they so insecure that the only way they can feel better about themselves is so talk themselves into believing they’re somehow superior than the other half of the SCI population? I just don’t get it. And I know that a lot of quads, no matter their level, are bitter towards paras; jealous mainly…
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Release Your Inner-Girly Girl
Channel Mariah Carey from Cribs (remember her extensive pink babydoll collection in her NYC condo? Crazy, yet impressive…), and head on down to Target for… Tiff’s Target Buy of the Week! (a new weekly blog series) This week I’m featuring the new line of babydolls by Gillian & O’Malley, which Target is selling for V-Day. I came across this “Young Pink” chiffon babydoll for $19.99 yesterday afternoon, and my inner-girly girl nearly peed her pants. For shiz. Impulse-buy forthwith! So of course, I wore it to bed last night and was even MORE pleased with it. Why? It fit my fake boobs (yes, I have implants) like a glove! And let me say…
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Words You Should Know
Filed under: Funny Sh#t, Wheelchair Life — Tiffiny @ 3:32 pm Here’s how you say “wheelchair” in a few different languages: – Fauteuil Roulant (French) – Sillon de Ruedas (Spanish) – Rollstuhl (German) – Rolstoel (Dutch) – Sedia a Rotelle (Italian) – Kurumaisu (Japanese) And on the same token, if you use a wheelchair, knowing how to say “Fuck you” in a few different languages should also prove useful: – Va te faire toutre (French) – Jodete (Spanish) – Fick dich (German) – Kutding (Dutch) – Vaffanculo (Italian) – Mechi Baka (Japanese) Happy swearing wheelchair people! – Tiff
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Remembering the “Shot”
It’s been years now since this revolutionary modeling agency closed it’s doors, but it still comes to my mind every once in awhile and is definitely worth blogging about. It was called the Shot (founded by Curtis Funn and Thom Gilbert) and I’d direct you to their website if I could, but it’s no longer available. This modeling agency solely had disabled models on their rooster (27 in total), ranging from people with SCI (mainly paras) to amputees. They were a breath of fresh air in the modeling world to be sure. The New York Times even did an expansive article on the agency way back in 1997 when they…
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Grey Eyeshadow and Pink Lips
This was a weekend kingmaker the all of the cabin-fever inducing, stay-inside-or-you’ll-die, weekends. It lingered around -10 – -20 degrees here all weekend, and I wasn’t about to go outside and suffer; no matter how badly I wanted that Cinnabon from the mall. So instead, my boy and I hunkered down and watched two seasons of “24,” and then went off and watched our own programs in separate rooms. What can I say? My boyfriend isn’t always going to like to watch what I like. Case in point: The Girls Next Door. I find Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends mildly entertaining, but sometimes the show just sucks you in so badly you can’t look away. I…
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“Angels Without Wings”
This has been known for awhile now, but for those of you not as fully into the know as everyone else, a really interesting/beautiful/controversial calendar called, Angels Without Wings, was published a couple of years ago by Italian photographer Gianfranco Angelico Benevunto. It features 12 photos of scantily clad/nude women in wheelchairs.Now, some of you may be wondering why? What’s the purpose? And to be honest, it’s in the eye of the beholder. Some of the images may be percieved as controversial, others may find them sexy, and there are others who may even find them absurd. I don’t know about you, but if someone wrapped-up my sexy nekkid bod in Saran Wrap and put…
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The Scarf
Who’s the wheelchair-girl that’s constantly reminding all the other wheelchair-girls out there the neverending importance of accessories in our wardrobe? That’s right. That would be me 🙂 And today, in early January, it’s a perfect time to remind all of you the current trendiness and ease that is the Pashmina scarf (yes it’s back). But BEWARE, it’s only IN right if it’s tied in a very specific way (see image to the left. Image courtesy of Esprit). Now, I’m no knot-expert by any means, but I’m seeing fashionistas everywhere donning these things. And it dawned on me the other day what an easy add-on this would be, and look great while you’re at…
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“Crappy” Food That Should Be Brought Back
Case in point Numero Uno: McDonald’s FRIED Apple Pie (and the Fried Cherry Pie, RIP). Screw the wussy-girl Baked Apple Pie they’ve been pimping since 1992. I want me some fried tasty outer-shell, heart-attack inducing goodness. And why in the FRECK did such a genius corporation get rid of perhaps the best fast-food desert in the history of food in the first place? Was it to create easier prep or prevention of lawsuits due to magma-hot filling flying in your face? Trans-fat/MSG being the reasons, I really don’t care… Apparently (heard on the Internet grapevine), the tasty-schmasty fried apple pie can be found at McDonalds stores loacted in Walmarts (in various…
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Style
Looking absolutely drop dead amazing in a wheelchair has never been easier. From creating your own look by copying outfits on Pinterest and Polyvore to shopping at one of the adapted clothing companies (below), there’s no excuse to put on sweats ever again. Here are the current companies creating garments for people who use wheelchairs. And vist here to view all my posts on wheelchair fashion (where I share easy tricks that anyone can do). – IZ Adaptive: This Canadian-based label was founded by high-fashion designer Izzy Camilleri, who after meeting a quadriplegic and designing a leather jacket for her, became interested in designing seated-fashion. She creates clothing for men and women, as well as trench coats, ball gowns…
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Contact
Facebook links: BeautyAbility Tiffiny Carlson Twitter: TiffCarlson email: tiffiny@beautyability.com Sites I <3 Visit the BeautyAbility message boards (email me to get registered: tiffiny@beautyability.com) Mind Body Solutions – my amazing yoga studio, founded by adapted yoga pioneer paraplegic Matt Sanford EasyStand Blog – great disability blog with great writers (me!) Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation – a foundation dedicated to finding a cure for paralysis; founded by former Indy car driver and quadriplegic, Sam Schmidt. The Injury Cooperative – a great place for new SCI’ers to find education, support and hope GimpGear – fantastic technology, including an adapted PS3 controller, founded by my friend Mark, a C6 quad
