Category Archives: Depression

Totally Inappropriate Salted Humour Day: Introducing The bahLOONatic, A Toy Totally In Need Of A Recall PLUS A Dick Joke

“Billy’s Balloon”; ‘Don Hertzfeldt’ . “The theory of learned helplessness was then extended to human behavior, providing a model for explaining depression, a state characterized by a lack of affect and feeling. Depressed people became that way because they learned … Continue reading

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The Third Of Five Lists: The First 24 Of The 52 Places I Can Remember Calling Home Because All 52 At Once Would Leave Nothing For My Next Post

“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

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

“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

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

“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

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Number Two Of Five Lists | My Most Embarrassing Memories Ever

“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

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

“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

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