Had my first ever videoconference with a shrink today. First ever videoconference, ever, actually. Went pretty well. The Matrix Therapist had sent the doc the list of meds I'd brought in for her to look at...the ones I was taking 10 years ago, the ones that actually were doing something. And the shrink actually looked that ...
Author Archives: Secondhand Karl
Feb
16
That’s Me in the Corner
I'm slacking. I feel it. Losing my momentum is not a feeling I like. The mania has subsided. My brain is much calmer (and dumber), though that's relative. It's still busier than most people's, I get that. But compared to the manic shit? It's like ...
Feb
14
Until I Learn to Love Myself, I Can Only Go Out with Three Girls Named Ann
First off, a belated Happy Birthday to my brother, Chris, whose birthday was yesterday. I caught it a couple hours before midnight, thankfully, but as usual, I'm horrible remembering birthdays. Hope it rocked, bro. It's Valentine's Day. I typically loathe the day. It's fake, it's made up, it was designed not for you and me, but ...
Feb
13
Pause in Pursuit
So yesterday I went to see the Matrix Therapist for the first time in a couple of weeks. For those of you that are new to 2HT, I call her that because of our first meeting: MT: I have this sticker on my car that says, "There is no spoon." You know what I mean? Me: Did ...
Feb
12
It’s Gonna Keep on Happening Until You Power Down That Bucket of Neuroses, Inebriation-Style
Tuesday night, Mom and I had our first TNT night out since her accident. The TNT's, for those that don't know, are otherwise known as the Dynamite Divas. In my head, I call them the Tuesday Night Supper Club, but it's basically the Meatsuite mentality...just a couple decades down the line. Every Tuesday, the TNT's gather ...
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I’m a writer. A lover, not a fighter. An amateur philosopher who enjoys shaving giraffes and dancing around my living room in my boxers.