Of Grace and Gravity

This is preview for a documentary about Rolfing called Of Grace and Gravity. Rolfing is a form of deep body work developed by Dr. Ida Rolf that works on the connective tissue called Fascia.

I was Rolfed in Portland, OR in the summer and fall of 2001 by Ron McComb, who is featured in this video about half way through. Ron is the man, and Rolfing is incredible. I highly recommend it to everyone. It's usually 10 session over 10 weeks, once a week. I ended up having something like 17 sessions, but that was because I was working on a specific problem that took extra work. At the time, my sessions were $100 each; prices have probably gone up a bit, but it's a lifelong investment worth every penny. You only need to do the 10 session series once, then you can go in for upkeep as needed on a session by session basis, if you like.

It will transform your body and your perspective at the same time. Look into it! Release your Self! You will become Free!

Portlandia - "Bicycle Rights"

[Deep breath] I can't tell you the catharsis I felt when I watched this. Every day of my life as a driver in San Francisco includes at very least one or two negative encounters with someone on a bike. For a while I had this odd compulsion to pull over whenever a biker yelled or made a gesture at me and I would genuinely try to engage in a dialogue with them as to why they thought I did something wrong, since of course I did not believe I was in the wrong. That has actually only resulted, however, in every biker I ever stopped to calmly talk to swearing and yelling at me and in one case, with my door open, an entirely insane man screaming in my face threatening to kick my ass and calling me a "faggot" with spit flying out of his mouth and veins bursting out of his face–all while wearing one of those professional bike racer outfits, which honestly how am I supposed to take you seriously when you're wearing that. We won't mention the fact that he was riding down the center of a two-way road that had a massive "No bicycles on this road" sign. Beside the fact that it was a cars-only road, I suppose I did come flying up behind him at a whopping 10 mph. I forgot I was supposed to pull to the side of the rode, come to a complete stop, turn off my engine, get my binoculars out, and watch to see when he was finished using the road. I could literally dedicate an entire blog to this topic–and really probably should–but for now just watch this video and know that while it is funny, it is also completely spot on. I deal with this asshole on a daily basis, and he is a self-righteous piece of shit.

Portlandia - "Farm"

And here is the first episode, in full. Enjoy!

Portlandia - "Did You Read?"

Being a former Portlander, I am greatly looking forward to this show, debuting January 21 on IFC. Here's a little sample.

[via The Sassmouth Chronicles]