Mother Nature fights dirty. I was already feeling down about this endless winter but then I got kicked in the kidneys, so to speak. Been out of commission with a migraine that morphed into a nasty sinus infection. Still, I find this to be fairly helpful advice:
21 Tips to Keep Your Shit Together When You’re Depressed
Tangentially related…another really good read. How not to say the wrong thing - “It works in all kinds of crises – medical, legal, even existential. It’s the ‘Ring Theory’ of kvetching. The first rule is comfort in, dump out.”
Five good things for this gloomy Monday:
- I recently learned about Lyft, “your friend with a car” in Los Angeles. A most excellent idea.
- 40 Hilariously Mean Roger Ebert Reviews
- Leaning in? Don’t fall over. When I was college-age my parents earned enough income that I didn’t qualify for much in the way of financial aid. But they were divorced - and not amicably - and neither would agree to help me in any way. I was on my own the day I turned 18. I attempted to go to school part-time and work full-time. Working won. Now I’ve been in my IT career for 21 years and a single parent for 13+ years of it. I’ve never had the luxury of choice.
- Gorgeous photo series, The Masks We Wear and incredibly well done Comic Book Illustrations Into the Real World
- The 2013 Minneapolis International Film Fest has begun!
At work right now but heading to the doc later this morning. Hoping to get a Z-Pak to knock out this nasty business and return to my regularly scheduled programming.
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