I’m aware that a lot of what I end up writing about tends to relate to mental health and mental illnesses, but it’s probably because it’s such a huge part of my daily life. For decades now I’ve struggled with the ups and downs of manic depression, or bipolar, or whatever the doctors want to call it next. For the longest period of this time I went unmedicated, never really knowing that there was another way to be. Some days were better than others, but I lived most of my life in a gray fog, never quite seeing the sun or the world around me.
Category Archives: Thought of the Week
Once-weekly posts on whatever nonsense crosses my mind.
Why I’m Ashamed to Be an American
It’s probably pretty obvious why I’m writing this. In the space of a week, men across the country were given the thumbs-up to rape anyone they want with minimal consequences, a singer with everything going for her was murdered point-blank, and then there was Orlando.
Wasting Time
Don’t waste your time always searching for
those wasted years
Face up … make your stand
And realise you’re living in the golden years
—Wasted Years, Iron Maiden
It was absolutely gorgeous this weekend—mid seventies, cloudless skies, and a gentle breeze.
I am in California.
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