Today is the last day of October and therefore the last day of a few different eventful things like Breast Cancer Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, and a bunch of others that I didn’t feel like looking up.
The two I mentioned are the most important in my mind:
Reminder 1: Even though this month is over, there are still many people who are working for a cure, better treatments, and living through cancer every day. Take a minute and do a search for blogs about these extraordinary people like the one I shared before Breast Cancer Victory.
Reminder 2: Many people didn’t know it was Hispanic month til it was half over. Remember that there are many hispanics in our midst and we would do well to treat them equally. There is a lot of stigma against different races within the hispanic heritage. So many stereotypes are placed upon them. STOP and think about how you would want to be treated and treat everyone as a brother, sister, mother, father, or friend…
thus ends my PSA for the day LOL
God speed
Monthly Archives: October 2006
Bipolar Disorder: Blogging Bipolars #2
Originally published at BULLETPROOFsoul. You can comment here or there.
The author of this site has elected to post about a number of different health issues. There is a selection of articles about Bipolar Disorder. The latest addition is about diagnosing bipolar and why it is so hard to catch in people who exhibit symptoms of depression.
Spanglemonkey’s blog links to other bipolar blogs, and talks about writing a bipolar diary. She is a very real soul with a good head on her shoulders,
very possessed with the knowledge of her disorder and how to work through the ups and downs of it all.
Here is a forum where you can ask and answer questions dealing with all kinds of treatment options. Here is another site that will give you lots of insight into other people’s lives with mental disorders and more.
Ubuntu came in the mail today !! YAY
I had ordered the CDs a while back from the Ubuntu website. I think it’s neat that they offer a viable operating system for free with free tech support. I just ran the program on my temperamental laptop today *cuz you can either run it or install it* just to see what it was all about. My laptop froze twice, probably because the CD was working overtime to keep up with me LOL. I might just be persuaded to switch to this thing. Linux is cool anyway, and after this ridiculous Windows Vista fiasco, I will more than likely NOT upgrade to Vista and just run over to Ubuntu. I have a lot more to discover on it before I commit, though. My friend Zane was the one who turned my attention to Ubuntu. It’s pretty and easy to navigate. It has a program called Open Office which is supposed to be just like Microsoft Office in a whole lot of ways, except that it is FREE. Gotta love free.
gurgle gurgle pop
as this day moves right along, tomorrow i will pick up my child and all will be back to normal again
yeah …im in a rare mood…
Bipolar Disorder: Blogging Bipolars #1
Originally published at BULLETPROOFsoul. You can comment here or there.
Blogging is a great tool for anyone, especially when it comes to mental health. Recently I was doing a search around the blogosphere for others who find it helpful to blog about their experiences with Bipolar Disorder.
In my travels I found a mother who keeps a continuous log of her activities and how they are affected by her disorder. She also posts a Support Group work-through that gives people the chance to explore their disorder in a creative and helpful way. Kudos to the author!
There is another girl who logs her issues and complaints within bipolar disorder. It is a well put tog
ether blog that should get a look. Here is a post where she talks about medicines and life as affected by the disorder. Don’t forget to check out her blogroll and the bipolar webring she has posted at the bottom of the blog.
More spotlights to come…
Just found out
My Uncle Warren passed over today. Death, where is they sting? Grave, where is thy victory? He had been sick for a long time, on dialysis for longer than my grandmother. I don’t know every detail about funeral plans and whatnot because I don’t even think they have had time to work it all out. I mean, it JUST happened.
I will be sitting here awaiting more info, so don’t be surprised if I keep blogging today…
oh happy dagger!! : collecting weapons
How I love weapons…especially knives and swords. My husband and I have a great knack for picking beautiful pieces to add to our collection. We have yet to start on our movie sword section, though. I am sure he will want to get the sword from The Last Samurai, and I want the one from Kill Bill. Right now we have three large Japanese style swords, a set of 3 Japanese swords that go on one of those graduated mantle stands, and a painted native dagger. Some of our swords we bought as gifts *tears* So hard to part with them. I think hubby also has some authentic shurikens and nunchaku in a safe place.
I just found a sword that is supposed to be based on Batman Begins…and it is a beauty:
I would buy that for sheer novelty value. A total eye-catcher.
I can’t wait till we set up the sword showcase in our
house. We have to get a nice sturdy glass cabinet so my son won’t get in there and get hurt. He has his own toy katana which he loves to brandish and parry. No guns in our house, just a bunch of blades.
Fun fact: In my early days of rapping *yeah I do that*, I called myself MC Slice because of my love for blades. Gotta love the 90s.
you see the time?
Apparently my son doesn’t care. he got up about an hour and a half ago talking loudly and wide awake. GAH! I remember the days when I could awaken after 12 hours of sleep and feel so refreshed. Now it’s all catch up sleep. If I get more than 5 hours I feel like I overslept…but regardless of how much I get to sleep now it seems like it will never be enough. I guess I have plenty of time to sleep when I’m dead…*sigh* I’m so tired I could cry. I did get about 6 hours of sleep last night I think…but it feels like ten minutes.
And why is it so cotton picking cold??? Where did this hill in the middle of my forehead come from?
Lest we forget, I am hosting ThanksTAKING at my house this year. I jumped out the window to escape, but I forgot I live on the first floor. If I could disappear for that one day I would be so happy. I don’t even think my mother will be able to come up and give me emotional support.