Compass Rose
This was going to be another video. The technical hitch this time is that my ‘office’ has been taken over by the build of a new Media Centre PC*. I did actually film something, but since it was about my DVD collection it was in fact dull as the proverbial. Actually it was duller, dishwater would have been enigmatically fascinating. I and my DVDs were not. Plus it made, my face ache. I don’t know why. I honestly don’t. I wasn’t gurning with embarrassment (although I probably should have been).
Summed up highlights/lowlights from the video:
- Wilkie Collins is now on my to be read pile.
- In my DVDs I own all the episodes of only three programmes.
- One is The West Wing, which I’m happy to say out loud that I love.
- The other two are *mumbles* SATC and Ally McBeal.
- I don’t own one of my favourite films on DVD*, but I do own some utter crap.
- I don’t own enough Woody Allen films.
- For some reason I own only season 4 of Futurama.
I succesfully managed to disturb myself by discovering that quite locally to me there is a man claiming that his services (oils as best I can make out) will cure ”facets of” autism, ADHD and SpLDs. I’m going to assume that no-body reading needs it explaining why in general this discovery has annoyed/angered/upset/worried me. I live in an area that is earmarked for just about every kind of government investment, and with poverty comes all kinds of illiteracy including scientific. I commented on Fish’s blog a few days back about my concerns about the potential response to the Pratchett Alzheimer’s documentary. That desperate people edit out the words possible and trial, and want to know why their Auntie Mabel who is end stage can’t be part of a new drug study. Much of the same applies to parents of Autistic children (or carers for ASD adults). Who can blame them for considering doing anything to get their uncommunicative child talking, eating something other than white food, or smiling? I’m just horrified that someone (who states that he is a teacher, but oddly mentions no medical qualifications) is charging people £50 for thirty minutes consultation. Equally it worries me that people are paying good money to be told that ADHD can be helped with diet changes, something a GP would tell people for free (this man seems to assume all doctors are desperate to prescribe only drugs, he clearly hasn’t met mine). I can’t even begin to imagine what concoction he prescribes (at an additional fee to the consultation) to cure dyslexia.
All that aside. Any particular suggestions for a video? Anything you want to see? (Not including that, so not happening.)
*Yes I know Microtwits spell it Center but I don’t and won’t.
*Reservoir Dogs. I do have it on VHS though with a lighter and other random special edition stuff. I don’t have a video player though so at some point I do want to get it on DVD.
Tags: disability, DVDs, learning, medical, Video, your suggestions
Mmm. You may wish to talk to Trading Standards or the ASA, although I’m sure he’s using weasel words to get round the limitations on advertising miracle cures.
“I don’t own enough Woody Allen films.” This, lots, up until about 1992: those I’ve seen since then have been big granny pants, and his latest just sounds like an excuse to see Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johannson with their tits out.