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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....

My Favourite Twenty-Five Movies Because Ten Would Be Stupid And Thirty Would Be Fucking Annoying Part Three

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Gabriel...

A Preying Mantis with a mite on her back… there’s some potential for wordplay in there. “And if I show you my dark side, will you still hold me… tonight? And if I open my heart to you, and show … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Entertainment, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Salted Lists | 4 Comments

Salted Humour Day | Covering Europe Under Six Inches Of Concrete

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Gabriel...

Whatever this thing is, it’s intelligent and it’s not afraid to kill its loved ones for food… I’m not suggesting we cover the Earth in six inches of concrete, build a few oxygen generators and eat nothing but discarded skin. … Continue reading →

Posted in 801 The Funny, crazy people with no pants, Humor, Humour, Inappropriate Humour Day, Punk, YouTube | Tagged , | 6 Comments

If Building A Community Were A Chinese Buffet These Blogs Would Be The Pieces Of General Tao’s Chicken On My Steamed Rice

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Gabriel...

“The experience of separateness arouses anxiety; it is, indeed, the source of all anxiety. Being separate means being cut off, without any capacity to use my human powers. Hence to be separate means to be helpless, unable to grasp the … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Depression, General Tao's Chicken, Health, Intervention, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression | 9 Comments

My Favourite Twenty-Five Movies Because Ten Would Be Stupid And Thirty Would Be Fucking Annoying Part Two

Posted on August 1, 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, Punk, Salted Lists | 21 Comments

Number Two Of Five Lists | My Most Embarrassing Memories Ever

Posted on July 27, 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, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Poverty, Salted Lists | 8 Comments

The First Of Five Lists | My Favourite Twenty-Five Movies Because Ten Would Be Stupid And Thirty Would Be Fucking Annoying

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Gabriel...

“And if I show you my dark side, will you still hold me… tonight? And if I open my heart to you, and show you my weak side, what would you do?” “The Final Cut”, Roger Waters (1983) “A list … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Depression, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Punk, Salted Lists | 16 Comments