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About Gabriel...

...diagnosed with manic depression when I was nineteen, for the next 14-years I lived without treatment or a recovery plan. I've been homeless, one time I graduated college, I've won awards for reporting on Internet privacy issues, and a weekly humour column. In 2002 I finally hit bottom and found help. It's now 2024, and I have a 9-year old son, and a 14-year old son... I’m usually about six feet tall, and I'm pretty sure I screwed up my book deal. I mostly blog at saltedlithium.com....

No Post Day: Time Off For Lighter Behaviour

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Heart’s A Mess”; Gotye …careful, you’ll want to watch it all afternoon. Let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. . . Once again I am totally ripping this idea off from Anita Marie, who mostly blogs at Irregular Bones. … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Entertainment, Grand Theft Auto, Health, Humor, Humour, Lithium, No Post Day, Punk, YouTube | Tagged | 12 Comments

The Last Part Of The Third Of Five Lists: The 52 Places I Can Remember Calling Home

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Last one out of Liberty City, burn it to the ground.” “Last One Out Of Liberty City”, ‘Hello Rockview’; Less Than Jake (1998) “My advice, to anyone willing to listen, is to find a notebook that fits into your pants … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Food Banks, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Punk, Salted Lists, Salted Truths, UmBiPMaD Stories | 8 Comments

Manic Depression Spoiled Me Rotten Because It Turns Out Real Depressions Have Reasons And Causes You Actually Have To Work Through

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Gabriel...

The gardener plants an evergreen Whilst trampling on a flower. I chase the wind of a prism ship To taste the sweet and sour. The pattern juggler lifts his hand; The orchestra begin. As slowly turns the grinding wheel In … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Psychiatry | 11 Comments

Totally Inappropriate Salted Humour Day: Smoking Smoked Smoke

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Gabriel...

Minimal dust operation with disposable bag. . . Living On Cantor Boulevard (28 of 52) In Ottawa… . Back in the fall of 1993 my brother had just moved in with some ‘friends of friends’. I was desperate to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Entertainment, Health, Humor, Humour, Inappropriate Humour Day, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, Ottawa, Poverty, UmBiPMaD Stories | 6 Comments

For A Long Time I Believed In ‘Father’ But Even The Devil Believes In God… What I’ve Never Had Is Faith

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Atheists demand evidence of God through the five senses with the caveat no one can use as proof the world or the universe or a butterfly’s wing.” Just an observation I made watching a documentary. God wants friendship God wants … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Father, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Punk | 7 Comments

Part Two Of The Third Of Five Lists: The 52 Places I Can Remember Calling Home

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Gabriel...

“A list poem is one of the easiest kinds of poems to write because it doesn’t require either rhythm or rhyme. But that doesn’t mean you should write down anything helter skelter. Here’s a list of elements that makes a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Ottawa, Poverty, Punk, Salted Lists, Toronto, UmBiPMaD Stories | 11 Comments