Friday, March 09, 2007

Weekly finds - part 9

I haven’t been online all that much this week so there isn’t a lot to share.

I did find this video though, not an amusing one, but still IMHO a video that needs to be shared.



After that you might need some cheering up, so take a look at this. Cheerful and colourful paper art by Jen Stark. Just go to the sculpture section.





Or how about this? After the inflatable girlfriend, they have come up with something new…… an inflatable pub. Must be every man’s dream ;)

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's a powerful video.

Good to see you back at 43T (however brief that may be!) :)

Max said...

CAn you play darts in the inflatable pub?

Anonymous said...

Yes, Max. Right up until the first person misses the board :)

Dakota said...

I think it’s going to be very brief, Stu :) I am just giving out cheers at the moment!

Can you put a piercing in an inflatable girlfriend, Max?

Very wise answer, Stu

Anonymous said...

Shocking video

kat said...

A very powerful video, indeed. I think every young girl should see it.

Phil said...

Whoa, shocking video - It's sooo true!!! The same happens with all kinds of body image problems :[

An inflatable pub, now we're talking... It's more about the portability than the inflatability :0)

Dakota said...

I totally agree, it's a very shocking and powerful video. Unfortunately it's also a sad and true fact :(

I know it’s all about the portability, DoGGa……duh!;) But the fact that it is inflatable (and can be deflated too) makes it quite handy :)

KJ's muse said...

I was going to comment on the video yesterday, but realized I'd probably be leaving an entire post, so refrained. ;)

Anyway, just wanted to say that that phenomenon of literally not being able to see what your body really looks like is true. I had a "brush" with anorexia about 15 years ago when my weight dropped to about 95 pounds (I'm only 5'2"), but I couldn't see how skinny I was getting. I only started to realize that I probably wasn't seeing clearly when I couldn't fit into the smallest of women's pants anymore, but had to buy them from the girls' department instead. But it illustrates just how powerful and amazing the mind can be when it's able to distort your vision so completely! Okay, I better stop now. ;)

I'm back up to a healthy 125 pounds now btw.

Dakota said...

One of my best friends is anorexic. She has been in and out of hospital so many times I can’t even count them any more. Luckily she is doing much better now, but according to her she will be never be able to say that she has overcome anorexia nervosa. Every day is a battle, but right now she is convinced she is winning.

Glad to see you are back up to a healthy 125 pounds again, KJ’s Muse. Please stay there :)

KJ's muse said...

Please stay there :) Absolutely!

Sorry to hear about your friend. That must be hard for both of you.

Dakota said...

It can be very hard at times, KJ’s Muse but we are (sort of) used to it by now, it’s just part of life. She has been fighting this since 1984 and she has her up and downs but her weight has been stable for 5 years now....huzzah!