Last night on Channel 4, a documentary called Being Bipolar went out on the air. Now, I’ll own up — I didn’t watch it (I wanted to mention that in case anyone, especially Dyane at ‘Birth of a New Brain’, … Continue reading →
I have noticed an increase in shows using bipolar characters in storylines. Great, right? Anything to show the truth of the disorder, right? It all raises awareness…. right?! Yeah, except they all seem to be dramas. Mind, I don’t like … Continue reading →
By now, I suspect that most of the bipolaratti have heard about Sinead O’Conner’s open letter to Miley Cyrus. Perhaps some of you have nodded along in agreement. Perhaps others of you felt that, while well-meaning, Miss O’Conner is in … Continue reading →
Things have been going pretty darn well lately. I might feel a bit run down and flu-ish, but my mood has been stable. Until this morning. I got shivved by an anxiety spike. You see, I once engaged in the … Continue reading →
Not much to say today, mes amis – I’m curled up with a hot water bottle, and watching the Leveson Inquiry. For those not in the UK or uninterested in clicking a Wikipedia link: ‘The Leveson Inquiry is an ongoing … Continue reading →
While all of us that took part in the blackout should be proud, we should also be aware that this battle is never over. I said that yesterday, didn’t I? Well, if you needed a bit more proof: Megaupload file-sharing … Continue reading →
Firstly, welcome back! The blackout/redirect plug-in worked like it should! And now that the event is done, it’s removed from my plug-ins, ’cause that’s good tidying. I will say that, all in all, yesterday was fabulous. I saw so many … Continue reading →
Many people choose to make resolutions when the clock ticks over from one year to the next. These often include things such as stopping smoking, being nicer to people, and – losing weight. While two of those are great resolutions … Continue reading →
Today is just for nibbles, per se: 6 Stories That You May Have Missed From the Occupy Movement http://www.alternet.org/occupywallst/153472/6_stories_that_you_may_have_missed_from_the_occupy_movement_/?page=entire This is a nice round-up by one of my old classmates. It hits many of the salient points that people might … Continue reading →
Why yes, I do have an Eric Clapton cover in my head! And why do I? Because the police have done yet another midnight raid to clear out yet another Occupy camp: Occupy San Francisco camp taken down http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/occupy-san-francisco-camp-taken-down-1.1194328 Besides … Continue reading →