Eeeeeh, cousin of ita on my TV! Serving!

Artist Explores the Sea in Her Wheelchair

Sue Austin, an artist in the UK, can see the wonders of the ocean without leaving her wheelchair:

To move through oceanic depths, the wheelchair uses a propeller and fins positioned at the back of Austin’s legs that allow her to steer via an acrylic strip attached to her feet. According toSmartPlanet, the design originally proved challenging since most propeller models rely on hand movements, but Austin lacks the strength to maneuver them properly. Instead, the team worked to make her wheelchair more buoyant by modifying the heel plates into fins and tweaking the seat to cope better with underwater pressure.

At the link, you can watch a mesmerizing video of Ms. Austin moving easily through the water.

Eesh. I sometimes worry about this for myself

Trust me, no.

I'll definitely give her a reference, and hopefully (if she's not too pissed off to be interested) give her some freelance work unless/until she takes another position. What we do involves a lot of personal interaction, but at least right now I know that my stakeholders are likely to be more tolerant than her current team, since they know how good she can be.

Also, yay cousin ! of ita !

Threepeat:

Okay, time to put on outside pants and go have fun. Compartmentalization ahoy.

sorry. yes, my question about derogatory name for a leopard was a joke.

Wow, I just caught the second match of Clijsters v. Robson.

Wow, good luck, brenda. I remember the brouhaha last year, and can't believe she's still there! Also, frankly, that your boss is telling you this stuff, with or without knowing you guys are friends outside of work.

Liese, so what did the bank people actually look at?

Go cousin !

Though, to be fair, it's oral allergy syndrome and is contained to the mouth, lips and throat without leading to a systemic type reaction, which includes hives, stomach upset and anaphylaxis among other symptoms. Though oral allergy syndrome can be quite uncomfortable, it isn’t life threatening on its own.

Right on -- I will continue to eat peaches (and avoid eggplant).

On a different note, breaking up is so damn awkward. Ugh. Especially if she calls you to talk about stuff right when you were thinking "I should get up and go pee" and so by the time you finally get off the phone you're like "PEE. MUST PEE NOW. OMG PEE"

I'm just saying.

Ah, well. They lost in straight sets, but they did really well in the first set. It's so weird hearing the commentators say they don't know much about her, and that it's great seeing players out there so old (god, I remember her in diapers...). Still, that's the highest profile match she's ever played--being matched up against the Williamses meant grandstand.