My first blog entry.  Hello, all. 

I have  bipolar disorder.  I've been stable and on good meds for almost five years.  Despite my desicion to stay on meds, I still like to explore alternative methods when practical.  Writing has always been a big part of my coping skills and my life as a whole.  When I was really really sick I would write shitty poetry, and now i've up(down?)graded to majoring in English at university and writing literary criticism.  Starting this blog is part of my recent plan to start treating myself with a little more gentleness as opposed to android-sexless-sleepdeprived-studentmachine.  Taking time to do stuff that is good for me: decompress and write. 

So here it is.  Today starts the journey.