Category Archives: General Tao’s Chicken

Going Back To Toronto To Meet Some Bloggers And Maybe See The Guy I Used To Be

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Gabriel...

Ten years ago I didn’t so much move to Toronto as fall out of Ottawa. Moving to Toronto wasn’t even on my to-do list two months before I moved there. I’m pretty sure I can even remember telling several people … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, General Tao's Chicken, Health, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Ottawa, Toronto | 13 Comments

My Red Neck And The Demolition Derby

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Gabriel...

It’s the annual agricultural fair this weekend. My village doubles, and sometimes even triples in size for three days of sheep shearing, horse and tractor pulls and, of course, the demolition derby. I’ve only ever gone twice mostly because I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, General Tao's Chicken, Grand Theft Auto, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Memories | 15 Comments

My Thanks To You On The First Anniversary Of Salted Lithium… YAY YOU.

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Gabriel...

Me reading your comment… or looking at porn. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference. Photo by Me. . “I’m glad you said it, and you say it well. I’m new to wordpress (about two days into it) and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Depression, First Salted Anniversary, General Tao's Chicken, Health, Humor, Humour, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Punk, Year In Review | 30 Comments

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

Posted on August 14, 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 Artists With Depression, Bipolar, crazy people with no pants, Depression, General Tao's Chicken, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Ottawa, Poverty, Punk, Salted Lists, Salted Truths, Toronto | 68 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

This One’s For St. Michael And All The Memories In The Backrow

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Gabriel...

The Main Street of my little village; February 10, 2007 – Photo by Me. The first cut is the deepest, Baby I know — The first cut is the deepest ‘Cause when it comes to being lucky, she’s cursed When … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, crazy people with no pants, Depression, General Tao's Chicken, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, Ottawa, Poetry, Poverty, Publishing, Punk, [redacted] | 5 Comments