9/26/07

Online Tantric Sex Instruction

Tomorrow I'm speaking to over a thousand affluent funders in support of IMS, relating my experience and how so much more is needed.

After the show, I'll be shaking the hands of people leaving the front door of the Florida Theatre, with my children accepting envelopes taped previously under the audience's seats before...should they wish to contribute immediately.

It's entries like this that prove people can recover from mental illness and become meaningful members of society.

4 comments:

DaddyP said...

So that's what our blogrolls get up to. Tantric sex is a bit like waiting for the plumber to arrive - you stay in all day and nobody comes.

Shinade said...

Oh my God you two...DaddyP...I couldn't even finish watching the video...I am blushing...good luck with raising the money:)!!P.S. don't take the video **

Jill said...

:-0

On the recovering from mental illness/becoming meaningful members of society - have you ever seen/heard of the "up" series documentaries? This is wikipedia's thing on Neil, whose life was/is part of the documentary. He goes from poverty into politics.

"The story of Neil evolved as one of the most unpredictable of the entire group. At seven he was funny, full of life and hope. At 14 he was doing well in comprehensive school but was more serious and subdued. In one of the biggest shocks of the series however, by the time of 21 Up he was homeless in London, having dropped out of Aberdeen University after one term, and was living in a squat and finding work as he could on building sites. During the interview he is clearly in an agitated state, and it becomes apparent that he has mental health issues and is struggling to cope with life; he mentions he had had thoughts of suicide. This is something he continues to battle with throughout 28 Up and 35 Up. At 28 he was still homeless, although now in Scotland; by 35 he was living in a council house on the Shetland Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. Although still out of work, he was showing signs of progress. No mention is made of whether developments in medication have been helpful. By the time of 42 Up he had finally found some stability in his life (with some help from Bruce--he was living in Bruce's apartment in London and Bruce had become a source of emotional support) and was involved in local council politics, as a Liberal Democrat in the London Borough of Hackney. By the time of 49-Up, he is a District Councillor in the Eden district of northwest England."

John C said...

DP: Why do you think the one roll didn't have any paper?

Jackie: :) I'm happy you found it funny, hon.

Jill: I don't want to run for office. Pulling strings and causing others to react is more fulfilling. :)