Mermaid’s Dream Comes True
When she was a child, Nadya Vessey’s legs were amputated below the knee due to illness. One time, another child asked what happened to her legs, and she replied that she was a mermaid.
She couldn’t get the mermaid idea out of her head, so she wrote to the company that created the special effects for the Lord of the Rings movies as well as King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia.
Her request: Will you make me a mermaid tail?
The company, Weta Workshop in Wellington, New Zealand, agreed.
Two years later, she now has a fully functioning mermaid tail with an attached suit, making her look like a real mermaid.
Better picture here: Effects shop fulfills amputee's mermaid dream
It's going to be a long night. I just did what msbelle did this morning. Except I'm not terribly congested and don't have a sore throat. Just this tiny drip.
My mother sent me a book called Your Cat's Just Not That Into You. Ha ha. Of course,
my
cat IS that into me!
Well sara, I hope you don't progress to where I am. I got worse throughout the day, finally went to the dr. They think strep. The fever is causing the naseua and might be caused by the strep, but might also be something I ate. I am shakey and weak when the fever jacks up and I have only kept down 2 pieces of bread all day. Drinking water kinda doesn't work and yet I have to keep at it because I am so dehydrated. I'll be home from work at least one more day.
Oh, that sucks. The only possible upside to strep is antibiotics curing it faster than a bad cold would go away?
Also, my cat is so into me, he just puked at my feet. Good times.
Oh, sad, msbelle.
Do I want to get spoiled for the next season of Leverage? Since Angel ended I've been a spoiler ho for just about everything, but I can't decide.
eta: bah! foilers! I fell for the bait.
msbelle, I hope you fix up right soon. This was definitely just coughing setting it off. I don't think I even have much of a fever (can't tell if I get warm from the exertion, hormones or something else.)
Tommyrot, that's superawesome!! Mermaid!
OMG, afrin helped so much. There may be rebound issues later, but at least this way I don't have to make another dinner.
I need to get back to my realtor. I've got to drive through a hood tomorrow to check it out. Can't recall what we're seeing Saturday. Need to ask.
