Entry for July 10, 2006

I recently discovered YouTube. They have lots of interesting videos, such as my favourite Talking Heads song, And She Was. The still from it here is very strange, but typical of the video. Maybe that's what Left Foot World looks like?

Entry for July 09, 2006

Can someone explain to my husband that Jessie the yodelling cowgirl from Toy Story 2 is a cartoon character, and so it's futile for him to fancy her?

Entry for July 06, 2006

I took Amanda to the doctor today and she already seems to be a bit better.  Something I couldn't believe was how bad the doctor's writing was, and he really seemed to be trying.  I wonder if they teach that in medical school?  If they do, the pharmacists must also be very well trained as the one I went to seemed to know what it said!  Maybe my medical correspondent can comment on this?



One solution might be for doctors to have a look at Kate Gladstone's Handwriting Repair.  I sent her a sample of my writing once and she had the following to say:



1. your style comes very close to what I teach, because I teach a modernized and flexible version of the Italic style: with the exception of a very few letters such as "f," the letter-shapes/slight slant/partial use of joins in your writing fall well within the boundaries of what I present to my students,



2. I consider your writing as "handwriting" in the sense of "written communication done with a pen/cil rather than with a computer or a stone chisel or whatever" - if someone who writes with a foot insists on a more literally defined term, of course I'll happily use the word "footwriting" for the script of any such person.



You certainly do not need my help with handwriting, unless for any reason you desire it. In fact, with what you have accomplished you could well teach others.



OK, end complaint/gloat.

Entry for June 27, 2006

I think I've been on the net 13 years this month.  How depressing - I feel old!  I basically wasted my year out before going to university in chat rooms, although it was kind of fun.



Ruth sent me this link about a disabled artist, which I can identify with although I'm not artistic at all.  (I get asked if I am a lot.)



Neil and Larry have both recently and independently thought I look like Kate Bush, even though I don't really.  Maybe they're twins?  Actually, maybe they're the same person - I've never seen them in a room together.

Entry for June 23, 2006

Welcome to my new 360 friends, Krystal and Anne!  I've also been having some good chats with Alison from the yahoo group, who said my blog was entertaining :)



Laura managed to get the top off my nail varnish remover recently.  Luckily I was around to confiscate it, but you'd think the manufacturers would put a child-proof top on it, wouldn't you?  Or, as Neil would say, maybe I shouldn't spend so long grooming myself, then I wouldn't even need it. Men.

Entry for June 16, 2006

After lurking for years, I'm finally contributing and getting a lot out of the parents with disabilities group on yahoo.  It's nice to be in a group that isn't moribund.  ("Moribund?" - Alan Partridge.)

Disabled veteran Jeff Redding has been nice enough to link my blog into his list of amputee home pages
here, although he doesn't strictly regard me as one.

Entry for June 12, 2006

Following a conversation with Larry earlier, I thought I'd throw this open to the group.  Do you think my foot looks like a hand at all?  To me it doesn't!