logging my predilections on a virtual shirtsleeve since jean jacket patches went out of style.

 

mrscottdavis:

daveholmes:

spytap:

skeskali2:

After I read this, I wanted to give myself a hug. So I did.

sheatsb:

twloha:

In 2006, actor Stephen Fry received a letter from a girl struggling with depression. This was his response.

This is why Stephen Fry is one of my heroes.

A fantastic human being.

You’ve probably seen this, but you also probably can’t see it enough.

I hadn’t seen this, but I think everyone should.

Depression presents itself as a realism regarding the rottenness of the world in general and the rottenness of your life in particular. But the realism is merely a mask for depression’s actual essence, which is an overwhelming estrangement from humanity.

Johnathan Franzen, How to Be Alone