Reprobates.... seems an apt topic for a turn my life has taken recently ( Read more... )

Or, how pro wrestling saved my life ( Read more... )

In early 2007 I was in the midst of some of the darkest times of my life. I'd been on medication for bipolar disorder for almost 5 years, hadn't worked or gone to school in over 3 years, and barely left my house. Part of my problems were the medications I was on. My body had been drugged for so long that I became lethargic, it happened slowly over ( Read more... )

This week at therealljidol is a free topic meaning, there is no vote (at least that's how I read it). Our choices this week, should we choose to write are: Giving of Thanks and kthxbai. I'm going to attempt to post for both. :-)

LJ Idol posts - now with more turkey!@lx icon!

This year I give thanks for:
1. My family. I have a small family compared to most. ( Read more... )

I will admit, I had to Google this week's topic to make sure I had it right. It is the Ninth Commandment - "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor". Basically, it means don't lie. Lying is bad, m'kay.

My initial reaction to this topic was to relate some story about a time I lied or was lied about, then after discussing it with cherokeeangel I ( Read more... )

Sort of pick a topic, what I chose from the list was: "I Don't Care About Apathy", What I "Should" Care About, But Don't ( Read more... )

Something small can make
all of the difference in
someone else's life

Maybe it will mean
not strangling co-workers
for one afternoon

Inconsistently
come the good times to my life
savor precious few

Like the top of a
soda bottle, you too can
open happiness

Everyone does it
mouth like a capital "U"
here's hoping you did

When I first saw this week's topic I thought, "shit, this will be easy!". I was so wrong. I wanted to be able to write a funtime happy post, not something necessarily introspective that would be a downer, making me the emo kid on the block, again. But it seems I may have to do just that, because I can't come up with any fun shit that applies to ( Read more... )

To me, the biggest "empty gesture" is when you say "we'll always be friends ( Read more... )

My name is Becca, aka Hellfire or HF ( Read more... )