Topic: Frustration

A Wheeled Stalker

Nov 18, 2008 11:13 pm by: Blake Watson

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 [...]

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A balancing act, literally

Nov 3, 2008 6:28 pm by: Blake Watson

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., [...]

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Why you’re about to spend $20 on an indie documentary

Oct 5, 2008 10:03 pm by: Blake Watson

Mississippi State’s Lee Hall auditorium filled to capacity Tuesday for the screening of “Darius Goes West,” an independent film about a teenager with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who embarks on a west-bound road trip. Darius, who’s friends helped him make the trip, left his home of Athens, GA on an adventure across the country to get [...]

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I’m droppin’ classes like they hot

Sep 16, 2008 10:33 pm by: Blake Watson

I was doing a decent job of keeping up with my writing schedule (okay, I was a little off) until about two weeks ago, when I got bombarded with school. And I mean bombarded. Due dates and deadlines came at me like linebackers after a quarterback. My email inbox began to overflow. My extra-curricular involvement [...]

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Disability Awareness: A book review of sorts

Aug 30, 2008 11:25 am by: Blake Watson

You may not be able to tell from the title, but this post is going to be a book review of sorts. One Mary Johnson from one Ragged Edge Magazine penned a manual called “Disability Awareness—Do It Right!” I was inspired to read this book, which I actually bought last year, because my student organizations [...]

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A restroom takeover

Aug 22, 2008 10:50 pm by: Blake Watson

With school starting back, I must get myself organized so I can balance all of my duties. Keeping up with my academic reading is more important than ever because most of my classes are online this semester. My Web design projects are also a priority, not to mention social activities, fantasy football, and this blog. [...]

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Back 2 School, everybody’s doing it

Aug 11, 2008 4:42 pm by: Blake Watson

From coast to coast, kindergarten to college, it’s that time again. That’s right Stair-haters, it’s school time. My brother and I got moved in to our apartments on campus this past Saturday. Classes begin a week from today. I’ll be using this week to get books, set schedules, break in the new attendants, get parking [...]

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I hate progress

Aug 1, 2008 12:07 am by: Blake Watson

See, I hate something besides stairs! I hate the progression of my SMA. Some of the last skeletal muscles (may not be the medically accurate term) to weaken are the ones in the hand and fingers. Lately, I think it’s been getting worse—err, worse than the usual worsening. I’ve been finding it more difficult to [...]

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Don’t listen to me, I’m just scared

Jul 18, 2008 3:34 pm by: Blake Watson

Whether it be at a hospital, a doctor’s office, or in the comfort of my own home, I often find myself relying on others to physically transfer, lift, or otherwise assist me in some way. And it usually works out fine. But when it doesn’t, the consequences are not good at all. I had an [...]

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Does the system want me on or off?

Jun 23, 2008 5:29 pm by: Blake Watson

I’m nearing my last year of school. This time next year, I hope to be employed. The taxpayers of Mississippi and the nation have helped me with the cost of attendants and the cost of my education. I am grateful, and I am ready to get a job and put back into the system. That’s [...]

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