Category Archives: Friends

The Bitter Guy Takes On The Shawarma King And My Girlfriend Rides The Bus For The First Time

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Gabriel...

I forgot what food could taste like… was supposed to taste like. Justin, a friend of mine since College who now blogs as “The Bitter Guy”, was in Ottawa over the weekend for a gamer convention. After meeting and catching … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, CSG, Friends, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Ottawa | 5 Comments

Unimproved Roads

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Gabriel...

I recently discovered there’s a road designation in Ontario called “unimproved road”. It basically means a trail wide enough for a car, but barely suitable for a horse-drawn cart or an all-terrain vehicle. I had dinner with my friend Dean … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Friends, Health, Intervention, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Ottawa, Poverty, Salted Truths | 10 Comments

Two Weddings A Brunch And A Savage Beating

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Gabriel...

“Before I started my Recovery 3.5 years ago I watched, and helped, several friends try to recover from addiction. What I found by watching them and listening to them was there’s one essential tool needed to recover from an addiction … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Friends, Granny, Health, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression | 12 Comments

Be My Lithium Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Gabriel...

“I Choo-Choo-Choose You, Happy Valentines”; — Photo by Me, Dec. 14, 2007 . “It Takes Two”; Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock It takes two to make a thing go right, It takes two to make it outta sight Let … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Friends, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Salted Truths | 9 Comments

Happy Birthday To Me Happy Birthday To Me 13,879 And A Half Days Old But I Don’t Look A Minute Over 10,953

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Gabriel...

“I Don’t Wanna Grow Up”; Tom Waits Let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. . . . At some point today I will have been outside my mothers womb for exactly thirty-eight years. I’ve always had a weird relationship … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Friends, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mary, Memories, Ottawa | 16 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