Tag Archives: depression

A Week in Vignettes

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Ian

This week was a roller coaster. A roller coaster that mostly went down but managed to also get really close to feeling like the shuttle loop in Rollercoaster Tycoon set so that it just launched the riders off the end … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Ian

We did it! We made it to the end of the year. And what a shitty year it was for pretty much everyone. I’m having a hard time reflecting on the past year. My brain just doesn’t want to focus … Continue reading →

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I’m Back

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Ian

*Sheepishly walks back in, turns on the lights, starts taking chairs down off the tables and getting them set up* Hey all. It’s been a while since I last posted. The world’s been on fire, in one notable case extremely … Continue reading →

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The Future (2020, at least)

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Ian

Ed note: It took a little longer than I expected to get to it, but here’s the post about looking towards the future, also known as 2020. Which is 1/12th done now, but hey, another month of existential dread wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Awake

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Ian

Short update but an exciting one! I’ve had a very happy development over the past week or so. After talking with my doctor, I had the dosage of my anti-depressant upped (it’s now at the maximum). I wasn’t expecting a … Continue reading →

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Open Loops

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Ian

Whoops, it’s been a minute. Life happens, you know? I’ve been doing some thinking and I think I’m bogged down recently by having too many open loops. I’m borrowing the term from Getting Things Done, which basically means “things I … Continue reading →

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City Living

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Ian

Author’s note: This one’s a bit of a ramble. Also Content Warning for some mental health discussion. Last night, I was having trouble getting to sleep. Well, more trouble than my usual, which is borderline narcoleptic. So probably the average … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Shutdown

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Ian

I did my taxes yesterday. I know, I know, hold your applause. It really beat the shit out of me, though, and not only because the new way business deductions are handled for 1099-MISC work is confusing as heck. (I … Continue reading →

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Week Wrap-up: 03 December 2018 – 09 December 2018

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Ian

It’s been forever since I did one of these, but I like them, so too bad, people who were happy for their absence! The Good Had a good date time with a good guy who I’ve been liking very much … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Ian

Apologies if this post is a little ramble-y. It’s here pretty much as it came out of my brain. I’ve officially been unemployed for too long. The days have started blurring together. I have volunteering, so I’m not completely without … Continue reading →

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