Matthew Perry Feels Numb.
June 13, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Depression, Extreme, Health, Mental Health, Misc., Oddities, Video
“I find myself regarding existence as though from beyond the tomb, from another world; all is strange to me; I am, as it were, outside my own body and individuality; I am depersonalized, detached, cut adrift. Is this madness?”
(Henri Frédéric Amiel, Swiss Philosopher, July 8, 1880)
It hit a few film festivals, pretty much bypassed the mainstream theaters, and is now being released on DVD, but if you get a chance, check out Matthew Perry’s latest movie, Numb.
It’s a semi-autobiographical dark comedy about mental health and romance by writer-director Harris Goldberg, a Hollywood screenwriter suffering from acute Depersonalisation Disorder (DPD).
DPD is …read more
Bodybuilding and Steriods – Are They for Real?
Check out these pictures over at Life in the Fast Lane.
You will not believe your eyes.
My first thought when I saw them was ‘they can’t be for real’ but apparently they are…
My second thought – how in the world would they ever find clothes that fit…
My third thought – why in the world would they do this to themselves…
Luckily,there is a new movie, Bigger Stronger Faster, due to be release at the end of the month that might be able to explain why some guys (and girls) have the need to turn their bodies into muscle bound caricatures. Made by …read more
Do You Have a Bucket List?
April 3, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Health, Misc., Morning News
I finally got around to seeing The Bucket List this evening.
Having read a number of reviews panning the movie…
The message of the film is a sentimental homily you might read in a greeting card; its tone felt patronising and potentially rather offensive to people actually enduring the painful, humiliating process of dying. (Times Online)
Saddest of all, the professed spiritual goals on the pair’s checklist of things to do — “laugh till you cry,” “witness something majestic” — are the kind of pallid bromides found in the pages of a quickie self-help book: “I’m Not O.K., and Neither Are You.” (New …read more
