Randomness

[Heirloom]

I wonder if bipolar people are more prone to develop a dark personal esthaetic. If they identify with their depressive streaks, maybe the colours and shapes of rick owens and such is resonant to them. During this past month I'm hitting another wall, and i find myself so sick of dark clothes. it's like, if I'm gonna be depressed, i might as well surround myself with colours and glitter.

[theetruscan]

This article,

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/the-spanish-tragedy/

the nightmare in Greece, the collapse of the irish economy, and on and on are horrifying in the same way the US economy is horrifying. But at least with the collapse of the euro there's a shot at being able to afford some clothes soon if I manage to stay employed.

[rider]

saw a bald eagle this morning sitting on the lake ice devouring a bird...all the other birds were humbly staring from a safe distance. i see the eagles often but dont usually get a chance to see them eating breakfast.

[Chant]

rider, may I ask where you leave to see this in front of your window ?

[rider]

sure...in semi-rural connecticut, usa...seen not literally outside the window but driving down the hill from where i live; on top of a mountain, next to a state park that is bordered by a lake that houses a dam that generates a wild current that bald eagles converge on in the winter for good feeding grounds.

its no wonder my tastes lean towards the natural ebb and flow of juxtaposing nature and industrialization.

if you are ever in the area please stop by...no kidding.

[scott.m]

CAZZO! that is one lethal med combination scott!
Just think we can enjoy easy muscle growth for now.
But as we look around the family we soon realise that in about 10 years
we will be proud owners of a well fed paunch!

oh goodness i hope not, though forget about ten years, it's trying to creep up on me now, time to buy a bicycle

[scott.m]

I wonder if bipolar people are more prone to develop a dark personal esthaetic. If they identify with their depressive streaks, maybe the colours and shapes of rick owens and such is resonant to them. During this past month I'm hitting another wall, and i find myself so sick of dark clothes. it's like, if I'm gonna be depressed, i might as well surround myself with colours and glitter.

it's funny, doctors have hinted, as well as most people who really know me well, that i am bipolar. this i think reflects a little in my aesthetic choice by my mood at the time. many days i still will dress monochromatic because something has me upset, yet others my outfit could be blue as the sky, it varies. though overall aesthetic preference i think doesn't relate to being bipolar.

[Fade to Black]

I wonder if bipolar people are more prone to develop a dark personal esthaetic. If they identify with their depressive streaks, maybe the colours and shapes of rick owens and such is resonant to them. During this past month I'm hitting another wall, and i find myself so sick of dark clothes. it's like, if I'm gonna be depressed, i might as well surround myself with colours and glitter.

I dunno about bipolar, but being a diagnosed depressive myself I kind of relate to the darker aspect of what you mentioned. I supplement colors and glitter with trying to surround myself/force myself to see things in a more humorous light, even if darkly so, during lower periods, yet it's inevitable that there's times when something ineffable is just gnawing away that you gotta struggle to rise above.

i've done a bit of reading into these things over the years...bipolar seems pretty misunderstood and generalized, esp. in the public, no? It seems like anyone with mood swings, even rapidly shifting ones get misinterpreted into this category...even from different professional opinions I've gathered that to be really bipolar it would require much longer periods of each, and to more extreme lengths. Imagine it would manifest into behaviors that could be dangerous in some cases.

I can't glance a whole lot about who you are since we all just interact over keyboard and screen, but if you're bipolar, based on what i've observed you seem to handle it well with a fair amount of self awareness.

[genevieveryoko]

I wonder if bipolar people are more prone to develop a dark personal esthaetic. If they identify with their depressive streaks, maybe the colours and shapes of rick owens and such is resonant to them. During this past month I'm hitting another wall, and i find myself so sick of dark clothes. it's like, if I'm gonna be depressed, i might as well surround myself with colours and glitter.

I think manic depressives are just as likely to attach themselves to a colorful, lighthearted aesthetic as well. Just wear things that suit your mood. Disco music and glam rock usually lift me out of the dark side.

[todestrieb]

Embrace the darkside, people. It's as colourful as Lego.

[Fade to Black]

Embrace the darkside, people. It's as colourful as Lego.

indeed, what a great turn of phrase

[genevieveryoko]

don't think so..I've always thought darker aesthetic to originate with the notions of severity, dignity, restraint and, to some extent, authority. if anything, muted tones convey emotional stability, contrary to what you're suggesting..

Agreed...it's the pace of fashion, and the internet, that makes me feel bipolar if anything...which is why I don't follow it so much anymore. Then again, even looking at a pair of Guidi boots can send me over the edge...

[desoloSOS]

Embrace the darkside, people. It's as colourful as Lego.

this man has the idea

[ronin]

I wonder if bipolar people are more prone to develop a dark personal esthaetic. If they identify with their depressive streaks, maybe the colours and shapes of rick owens and such is resonant to them. During this past month I'm hitting another wall, and i find myself so sick of dark clothes. it's like, if I'm gonna be depressed, i might as well surround myself with colours and glitter.

I don't know, but my grandmother is bipolar and whatever state she's in, she's repulsed by anything with the slightest dark aesthetic.

Tomorrow, I'm packing. Goodbye Palais Royal, welcome hipster packed Marais and frightening electricity bills.

[swami]

Some of the nicest people I have ever met , Wear all black , have their tongue/lip/eyebrow/etc pierced, have tattoos , Wear boots with studs , wear clothing with studs , Ride Motorcycles , have not much money, look mean , scary , different
Some of the meanest people I have met , wear sunflower prints ...