Category Archives: Art & Depression

No Post Day | RIP Bettie

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Gabriel...

There’s a YouTube here of Betty Page. If you can’t see it please reload, then contact Google and tell them to stop being evil. Whether she was helping pack a girl into the trunk of a car or helping a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Depression, Artists With Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, No Post Day | Tagged | 8 Comments

How To Avoid Being A Writer In Five Steps Plus Everything You Wanted To Know About Writing Because Nita Wasn’t Afraid To Meme Me

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Gabriel...

“This is a short book because most books about writing are filled with bullshit. Fiction writers, present company included, don’t understand very much about what they do — not why it works when it’s good, not why it doesn’t when … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Depression, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Health, Humour, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Meme, Writing | 24 Comments

Just Something Funny I Wrote While Living On My Little Brothers Couch (1993)

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Gabriel...

. . “There is no fucking ice cream in your fucking future.” Otis Driftwood, The Devils Rejects . . this was less than two minutes of ‘manic’: . “If we could all erase the colour of our skin we would … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Depression, Bipolar, Canada, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Humor, Humour, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, Ottawa, Poetry, Poverty, Punk, [redacted] | 8 Comments

Seeing What People Never See Unless Someone They Love Films It

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gabriel...

. “Sometimes Mommy laughs when she has her medicine. Mommy says the medicine makes the pain better, and makes her want to eat more. Boy, does Mommy ever eat.” “Mommy’s Funny Medicine” Written By Russell & Christine Lowe, Illustrations By … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Depression, Artists With Depression, Bipolar, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Friends, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Medical Marijuana, Ottawa, Politics, Poverty, Publishing | 23 Comments

There’s No Art In Manic Depression

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Gabriel...

“In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is an hallucinating idiot.” Marshall McLuhan “…real mental illness is boring. Depressives are toxic and dull. Manic depressives are irritating. People with schizophrenia or autism are largely indecipherable. Most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Depression, Artists With Depression, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | 76 Comments