Archive for November, 2008
Brothers
11.25.08 at 9:32 pm by Blake
This is a film that my brother and I made a few weeks back. It’s a documentary-styled film, with fictional versions (well, partially fictional versions) of ourselves. So I guess, in a way, you could say it is based on a true story.
Brothers from Blake Watson on Vimeo.
A Wheeled Stalker
11.18.08 at 11:13 pm by Blake
Some of the most interesting social behaviors occur on public sidewalks. Lately, my wheelchair has spooked pedestrians into reacting with the oddest of behaviors: a move I will call “The Fake Detour.”
The Fake Detour goes a little something like this. I’m traveling down the sidewalk at a normal speed (maybe fast walking) when I begin [...]
Disability Blog Carnival No. 49: Lists
11.13.08 at 1:06 am by Blake
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the 49th Disability Blog Carnival. Please, do not worry. There is plenty of accessible seating to go around.
Today’s carnival is special to me because it is the first one I have ever hosted. Since beginning this blog in June, I have learned much from the disability blogosphere: [...]
A balancing act, literally
11.3.08 at 6:28 pm by Blake
Some of the people that have, through the years, been charged with the task of being my care-giver, have not understood the underlying principle of how I work: my body is a complex system of weights and counterweights.
It is frustrating because I must always be in a position of balance to perform tasks (e.g., eating) [...]