Link to part two. I can't remember the exact circumstance in which I first read this piece, but going by the year, it must've been well after I went through an episode of depression or something...
I can't remember the exact circumstance in which I first read this piece, but going by the year, it must've been well after I went through an episode of depression or something adjacent to it myself. My flavor of depression wasn't exactly the same as the author's, but this life story floats up to my consciousness every few years or so.
Love Allie Brosh. The way she draws her dogs is so damn funny. And the shriveled corn under the refrigerator moment in Depression Part Two was so weirdly relatable for me. I've occasionally had...
Love Allie Brosh. The way she draws her dogs is so damn funny. And the shriveled corn under the refrigerator moment in Depression Part Two was so weirdly relatable for me. I've occasionally had strange moments like that where I totally broke down for seemingly absurd (in retrospect) reasons too.
p.s Her books are amazing, BTW. If you haven't read them yet I would highly recommend them. If you've read all her comics there will be some stuff you've seen already, but a lot is new and exclusive just to the books, IIRC.
I don't think I've had similarly absurd moments or breakdowns (or maybe I've yet to truly see the absurdity of some of them), but mind-bending, frame-of-reference altering moments in general might...
I don't think I've had similarly absurd moments or breakdowns (or maybe I've yet to truly see the absurdity of some of them), but mind-bending, frame-of-reference altering moments in general might be one of the things I appreciate most about life. They don't happen that much often, and I probably can't will one to happen, so all the more precious, in a way.
Thanks for the book recommendation. I think I knew about the first book's existence, but never read it. The only other post of hers that I've read is "Dogs Don't Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving", which I loved. To my surprise, my city's library network has twelve copies of the first book. I'll probably pick one up on my next trip to a branch.
As a dog owner, and someone who has gone through the moving process with several dogs in tow many times in my life, that's easily my favorite post of hers! But it's not just the moving part,...
As a dog owner, and someone who has gone through the moving process with several dogs in tow many times in my life, that's easily my favorite post of hers! But it's not just the moving part, everything about her dogs' behavior in that post is so incredibly spot on.
Another popular one that went super viral back in the day, and so you may have seen before too, is The Alot is Better Than You at Everything. Whenever I type "a lot", I'm tempted to make it "Alot" instead just in honor of that post. ;)
p.s. I'm surprised that any libraries carry her books, TBH, since they're pretty big and surprisingly heavy due to the semi-gloss paper in them. For comparison, combined they're about as tall/thick as my Chronicles of Narnia, 7 book collection but easily twice as heavy! It's cool that they do carry them though, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. :)
Link to part two.
I can't remember the exact circumstance in which I first read this piece, but going by the year, it must've been well after I went through an episode of depression or something adjacent to it myself. My flavor of depression wasn't exactly the same as the author's, but this life story floats up to my consciousness every few years or so.
Love Allie Brosh. The way she draws her dogs is so damn funny. And the shriveled corn under the refrigerator moment in Depression Part Two was so weirdly relatable for me. I've occasionally had strange moments like that where I totally broke down for seemingly absurd (in retrospect) reasons too.
p.s Her books are amazing, BTW. If you haven't read them yet I would highly recommend them. If you've read all her comics there will be some stuff you've seen already, but a lot is new and exclusive just to the books, IIRC.
I don't think I've had similarly absurd moments or breakdowns (or maybe I've yet to truly see the absurdity of some of them), but mind-bending, frame-of-reference altering moments in general might be one of the things I appreciate most about life. They don't happen that much often, and I probably can't will one to happen, so all the more precious, in a way.
Thanks for the book recommendation. I think I knew about the first book's existence, but never read it. The only other post of hers that I've read is "Dogs Don't Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving", which I loved. To my surprise, my city's library network has twelve copies of the first book. I'll probably pick one up on my next trip to a branch.
As a dog owner, and someone who has gone through the moving process with several dogs in tow many times in my life, that's easily my favorite post of hers! But it's not just the moving part, everything about her dogs' behavior in that post is so incredibly spot on.
Another popular one that went super viral back in the day, and so you may have seen before too, is The Alot is Better Than You at Everything. Whenever I type "a lot", I'm tempted to make it "Alot" instead just in honor of that post. ;)
p.s. I'm surprised that any libraries carry her books, TBH, since they're pretty big and surprisingly heavy due to the semi-gloss paper in them. For comparison, combined they're about as tall/thick as my Chronicles of Narnia, 7 book collection but easily twice as heavy! It's cool that they do carry them though, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. :)
Aww, man… I have Hyperbole and a Half on my bookshelf. She’s so good. Thanks for this.
This was excellent, and very relatable, having gone through something similar. Thanks for sharing!