Category Archives: Manic Depression

An Update On My Recovery Progress And Some Lessons Learned

My doctor thinks I have diabetes, so a few weeks ago he asked me to keep track of my blood sugar. Several dozen little holes in my fingertips later and I’m pretty sure he’s right because normal is in the … Continue reading

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Spider-Man Three Sucked But The PlayStation Three It Came Wrapped In Is Totally Freaking Awesome

There is a brand new PlayStation 3 sitting on my coffee table. It came in a large box from a BestBuy in Toronto. It is black and shiny. When I turn it on rainbows appear in my apartment. And unicorns. … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Entertainment, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression | 10 Comments

New WordPress Feature Inadvertently Bringing Trolls Directly To You

One filling and she removed a small piece of bone; April 25, 2008 — Self Portrait. . WordPress recently announced a new feature it hopes will act as a catalyst for WordPress bloggers to get to know each other. Unfortunately … Continue reading

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Finding Myself Standing Alone On A Street Corner About To Respond To A Joke I Just Made

It’s the same nurse who let me do this the last time; April 22, 2008 — Photo by Me. . I’ve been getting lost in conversations with myself. A lot. I’ve spent more time outside over the past ten days … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression | 11 Comments

The More Things Stay The Same The More They Continue To Suck But In A Totally Bad Way

When I was in my twenties a good day was when I had $10 in my pocket. With $10 I could buy enough food for four or five days and a pack of cigarettes which would last two days… two … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Poverty, Punk | 13 Comments

When All We’re Left With Are The Yellow Pages And A Broken Phone

Out driving — photo by me, April 10, 2008 . Since he deleted his blogs ‘Marty’ and I have exchanged a few emails… the thing is, I don’t really know ‘Marty’ (I’ve changed his name for this post). I only … Continue reading

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