sw2iiifjutlim economist sunsuntribune saturday may 7 2005 33 gliek flick hilarious byannebrodie on movies jiminyguck in lalawood starringwritten by martin short also starring jan hooks john michael higgins and r perkins in theatres now jimmy glick the portly and hilariously inept celebrity interviewer from the crazy mind of martin short and star of primetime glick has been assigned to cover the toronto interna tional film festival so the rolypoly reporter from butte- montana with his longwinded questions so reminiscent of the late brian linehan heads east with wife dixie and twin boys matthew and modine he is unableto snare a sin gle interview because hes considered a hick from a small market and celebs have bigger fish to fry but because he falls asleep during the festival presentation of growing up gandhi and doesnt wake up till the end credits he opts to write a glowing sycophantic review and because its the only good review the film gets glick is granted an exclusive interview with the star the johnny deppesque ben dicarlo dont laugh ive actually seen critics fall asleep dur ing opening credits and wake up for the closing then write rave reviews given glicks idiosyn crasies and dicarlos out of control narcissism its an utter waste of videotape back at their hotel the glides stumble across -film- maker david lynch sitting in the hotels seedy bar talk ing darkly about long roads corruption and evil in the seductive hypnotic way that lynch actually speaks surrounded by cigarette smoke short plays lynch in an astounding imitation lynch is obsessing about the long ago murder of lana turners mobster boyfriend johnny stampanato and a film he plans to make of it did turner or her daughter cheryl crane actually do the foul deed then a fading starlet vis iting toronto is murdered under similar circum stances in any case die plot is just a frame for the onelin ers misunderstandings and comic genius of short ive always loved the tv character of jiminy glick he asks pointless questions makes idiotic remarks loses focus and even physically assaults his guests and hes fabulously funny shorts performance is sinfully delicious we want too much expert says from page 32 out nightshade foods which include tomatoes potatoes eggplants arid peppers wheat and dairy products sugar and processed foods and found it definitely helped she has had her own health food store the healing force on stouf- fyilles main street for the past two years reading books with positive mes- sages such as the power of intention by dr wayne dyer and anatomy of the spirit seven stages of power and healingby carolyn myss are helpful attending landmark seminars have been empowering to her and her clients at the workshops people review whats happened in their lives and the stories theyve built around them but the stories they remember arent necessarily what happened they can simply become recurring complaints that cut off people from the fullness of life the threeday course is described as a guided dialogue usually with 75 to 250 people people air the experiences theyve perceived as traumatic whether it be their parents divorce irritating sib lings or unreasonable spouses members of the group have a chance to respond and people can change the way they look at their past you just let diings go ms joyce said you have to learn to respect yourself you are worth it but stress isnt always associated with the bad things in life said stef- more information about coping with stress available at wwwlandmarkeducationcom kathryn winning andassociates markham 9054772343 the healing force- stouffville 9056428643 york regions virtual community resource centre at wwwyorkre- gion- vcrccomstressonlthejobhtrri fanie pelleboer senior therapist with catholic community services in richmond hill it can also come with good tilings such as the birth of a baby or a wed ding stress seems to be part of most of my clients stories ms pelleboer said she agrees a hectic lifestyle and the culture of materialism are huge factors in creating stress wanting too many tilings can lead to financial stress something she often sees in her practice as a mar riage and family therapist the people who cope most suc cessfully are those with a more relaxed attitude to life and a support network of family and friends people who cope better with stress are more resilient and often know how to lake better care of themselves than those who have a harder time when the going gets tough ms pelleboer teaches clients to change the way they look at prob- iems with internal talks such as i can handle this there is a lot going on but i can manage it arid finally i got through this instead of dwelling on negative statements planning your thoughts and walking through a potentially stress ful situation beforehand mentally can often allieviate a persons reac tion to the situation tips on corn bating stress on the job and other areas of life are avail able by logging on to york regions virtual community resource centre wwwyorkregion- ycrccomstressonthejobhtm advice on fighting the workplace blahs include cutting down on caf feine making your environment more pleasant and reducing back ground noise in short changing for the better whatever can be changed while a structured method might work for some people however oth ers will gain more by just lying down and reading a good book the trick is to find what works for you a newmarket woman found her self crying uncontrollably in the local hospital emergency room a couple of weeks ago holding down a demand ing sales job while raising two teenagers stress finally got the better of her after her father died what she really needs to do she admitted is have more fun and not worry about tilings she cant change expectations are high especially for women who have opportunities the previous generation didnt have but maybe i dont want to do all that said the woman who didnt want to be identified maybe i just want to stay home canadian cancer society 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