Category Archives: UmBiPMaD Stories

Proof Of The Life Of Brian And How It Saved Mine

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Gabriel...

I have a large collection of Blues music, but it came to me mostly by accident and from only one source. At the beginning of my College journalism program we were assigned a local celebrity. We had three months to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, Mental Health, Ottawa, UmBiPMaD Stories | Tagged | 6 Comments

Living Off The Avails Of Others Part Three A Hand Full Of Pennies

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Gabriel...

I’m all right Jack, Keep your hands off my stack… $72 bucks in quarters — photo by Me, March 24, 2008 . “Money”; Pink Floyd Let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. . “So there was my mom, finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living Off The Avails, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Poverty, Salted Truths, UmBiPMaD Stories | 27 Comments

Living Off The Avails Of Others Part One The Monster In The Room

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Gabriel...

Just a place I passed on the way home — Photo by Me, Dec. 18, 2007 . “Sweet Dreams”; Marilyn Manson Let me know if the video isn’t available. . This is going to be a series of posts on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Intervention, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Poverty, Salted Truths, UmBiPMaD Stories | 12 Comments

Reaching The One Hundred Post Mark And Looking Back At My Recovery So Far

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Gabriel...

. . This is my one hundredth post. Which is kind of cool. Coming to this marker this quick has kind of surprised me considering I only wrote eight posts from January until May of last year. My math skills … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Intervention, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Salted Lists, Salted Truths, UmBiPMaD Stories | 5 Comments

Rhetorical Question

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Gabriel...

This man fathered three sons… but none of us call him father — photo by Me . “National Disgrace”; Atmosphere Let me know if the YouTube’s missing… . . . Do you miss your father? Sometimes it feels like there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Father, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Punk, Salted Truths, UmBiPMaD Stories, YouTube | 15 Comments

Totally Inappropriate Salted Humour Day: Welcome To Frontier Lodge Part Two

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Gabriel...

Stuff I Learnt At God Camp Part Two: Little Notes Can Lead To Big Blasphemy When you’re on lunchtime juice duty at a two-week all boys Christian camp and your counsellor, a juice guzzling passive aggressive asshole, sends you to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Humor, Humour, Inappropriate Humour Day, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, UmBiPMaD Stories | 10 Comments