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depression stuffs.
I did some depression research tonight, because that's what I do. research things.
I've had several major depressive episodes in my life but in the last 10 years or so, I've mostly experienced recurrant brief depression, which "is associated with considerable suicidality and treatment-seeking and is comorbid with anxiety disorders. Patients with ( Read more... ) -
Bay Area peeps esp--halp!
The Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society is in desperate need after a devastating fire--please donate, volunteer and spread the word! -
keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetans!!!
currently living in my bathroom are sweet (foster) Mama cat, two tiny identical blue kittens, a slightly larger tuxedo (the scardiest of the bunch) and a blind gray and white baby. I don't know any of the sexes yet, as they're too small and/or to skittish to sex ( Read more... ) -
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends"
in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, here are a few of the lights against that particular darkness:
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my 100 favorite books.
inspired by gfrancie's post about a rather idiosyncratic 100 best books list, here's mine.
it's entirely personal, with no claims to great merit, but these are the books that live inside me--novels, non-fiction, graphic novels and poetry.
order means nothing.
I've listed out series of three or less individually and longer series as one entry.
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just for kicks...
I've decided to list all my various "chronic medical conditions" here. why? I don't know.
diagnosed conditions:
patella dysplasia
patellofemoral pain syndrome
osteoarthritis of the knees, right ankle, neck and lower back, with occasional cervical radiculopathy
chronic, unidentified pain in lower back, hip, flank on right side
asthma
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