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Those who saw me at the edge of the A-list (B-list? are those terms valid anymore? I am so out of touch) circle during the first wave of the blog explosion saw me flag and then fall. But where did I go? What did I do?
I left town, essentially. Mentally. I had to go down [...]

It’s July 1, meaning that it’s time for Canadians around the world have launched into their recently re-invigorated day of jingoistic pride. Living next door to the definition of jingoistic pride has set the bar pretty high, but based on the last couple of trips north, great strides have been made since we left our [...]

There’s no need to ask directionsIf you ever lose your mindWe’re behind youWe’re behind youAnd let us please remind youWe can send a car to find youIf you ever lose your way
Cake — Comfort Eagle

So, last week, I did it. I dropped Paxil/paroxetine/seroxat completely from my medicines. Seems that other medical issues I am having [...]

I went back to my motherI said, "I’m crazy ma, help me."She said, "I know how it feels son,‘Cos it runs in the family."
The Real Me, Quadrophenia

Tags: Quadrophenia, the who, Pete Towshend, bipolar

When you are bipolar, you get very sensitive to slight changes in your mood and surroundings. Well, I have been in a foul mood, wanting to sleep a lot. When I get like this, I check my biorhythm, just for a lark.

Yup, right on schedule.
Tags: bipolar, biorhythm

After suffering with some negative reactions to my medications this weekend, I decided to do some research. It took a little longer than I expected because the information is gloriously hard to find, and I was drooling like an ether fiend in a wolverine pen.
It turns out that Bupropion inhibits the effectiveness of Paroxetine and [...]

My wife doesn’t understand my fascination with Hunter Thompson. There are only a select few who do.
What most people don’t understand is that living with manic bipolar is living with Hunter inside your head every day. Raging. Screaming. Shooting at the peacocks while the sun rises. Spraying my optic nerve with a rogue fire extinguisher. [...]

I try and avoid the “me-too” factor that has dominated the land of blogs for most of the time I have been involved in it. Simply aping one persons comments with a slight variation, or personal interpretation doesn’t add much to the initial thrill of finding the original germ of an idea.
Kathy Sierra, someone who [...]

Some mornings, the world looks like this.

I love my medications.
Technorati tags: GIMP, Flickr, photo manipulation, radiators, bipolar, trileptal

I have been very quiet lately, simply because I haven’t had much to say.
As well, I have been in the middle of a post-holiday depression. I love bipolar.
Tags: depression, bipolar