diaries from the basement

One unique thing:

I am a synesthete. Synesthesia is a neurologically-based condition where stimulation of one sensory leads to experiences in a second sensory. For myself, numbers and letters each have their own color. The letter 'S' is a warm shade of yellow and will always be a warm shade of yellow. Other letters have different colors. Same with letters. I have a tendency to spell out everything I hear and as I do it those words with their individually colored letters take on a loose shape with all the colors contained in the word. I don't really share it because, generally, people have just not been able to totally understand it. Just leads them to thinking I'm even more weird than I really am. : )

How 'bout you? One unique thing..

starryfeet

thank you for sharing that, and it sounds quite interesting, not to sound strange or anything, but i am fascinated with knowledge of any kind. i don’t find it weird at all. that is the most amazing thing about living, learning new information and meeting new people.

one thing about me. hmm, i have pushed the boundaries of my own sanity and experience of being human. i don’t focus on the things i have, more on the experience of reality. ok, i did a lot of psychedelics. i believe it was a journey into another facet of reality, and offers a different perspective. i don’t tell a lot of people because they either think i’m a drug fiend, or i’m some burned out phis fan(not that there is anything wrong with them). i’m not afraid to see the darkness within myself and the world around me. i also want to see the beauty. anyway, that’s mine. anything else about you?

dastardlydave:

Another image of Jacy with her new tattoo from Mike at Blacksmith Tattoo.

cool tat.

Reblog this if you are willing to talk to someone about their depression.

simplejustin:

seriously, you could save a life by just having a small conversation.

and if you need this, you might be able to find someone through this.

as an added note. as a former therapist, and an individual who has suffered severe debilitating depression for most of my life, i can attest to the fact that a little kindness can reach through the darkness and bring hope. for the last 1 1/2 yrs i have been stable because someone didn’t give up on me. thank you linette i love you.

makes my mouth water.

starryfeet:

dougstumblr: Tom Waits with a beautiful Martin 0-17

one of the greatest song writers and artists. such powerful imagery and emotionality.

starryfeet:

Early Bukowski/Mt. Shasta, CA

reblog if you’re baked this very second.

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whisperingwillow:

idktolazy:

It takes 30 seconds. Reblog it.

my incredible wife

underthemaple:

Here I am, late at night, romancing the feeling of loneliness and being lost that has become so familiar, like the drink you don’t want, but can’t put down. Still feeling, at almost 37, like I don’t know where I’m going, or even where I want to go. One thing I have in my favor: the most amazing husband and daughter. So, that part of my life is fantastic. Everything else-what I’m doing here, how I can make this a better world for my having lived in it, how to find some fulfillment in hobbies or occupation, how to use what used to be a formidable brain to the best interest of all-that is so shrouded in mystery, it might as well not exist over that next hill.