Depression is...

Depression is like a tidal wave pulling you further in.
You don't feel up to facing anyone or anything.

Depression is a huge emphasis on feeling sad and low.
You feel like you're in a dark place with nowhere else to go.

Depression is like you're falling deeper into a black hole.
Your mind feels violated and as though you have no control.

Depression is having little energy or lack of motivation.
You feel tired and don't want to engage in conversation.

Depression is used in the wrong context by naive people.
They don't understand the seriousness of how it affects people.

Depression is isolation, withdrawal, low self-esteem and more.
You will never understand it unless you've been through it before.

- Lauren White

Wordle Wonders

Here are the very simple instructions:

1) Go to Wordle.net to create your Wordle. It's lots of fun. You can tweak the colors, fonts and such.
2) Post it on your blog with a link to Last Shreds Of Sanity.
3) Once that's done, go back to Last Shreds Of Sanity and sign the Mr Linky that she has up. Dont forget to leave a comment on the sites you visit.

Here's my wordle that I created using my Freaky Fridays entry.



I like how that "Underwear" song kind of stands out. :)

Locate the Scene

Its been awhile since I done a "locate the scene."

The rules:

The first person to comment with the correct location gets a virtual pat on the back. Sorry, I'm not real big on prizes. In this case, I don't want to know where this building is, but rather the name and location of the building. I'll post the answer tomorrow evening.



A very ornate brick clock tower, round in shape with brown/tan detailing around the windows and floors. The building is about 5 stories high and is in a very urban setting as the yellow taxis and the crowds of people, some of which are obviously tourist and sightseers.

The street lights, while electric, are also very ornate and are typical for this neighborhood.

To be fair to all - if you live or work in this city, please don't comment with the answer but feel free to leave hints! Enjoy!

:)

Updated March 9, 2009 at 8:35 PM

The winners are Alice Kay, Karla, Marmite Toasty, and Punkn!

Alice Kay sent me this really neat link to a website detailing a walk around New York City called "new york architecture walks - Greenwich Village" The LTS building is tour stop #11.

I was in New York City this past Friday walking down the Avenue of Americas (6th Avenue) having walked through the Garment district, past the Flatiron building, and Gramercy districts on my way to Soho. A nice map of the neighborhoods can be found here.

Marmite Toasty's answer could have been used by the folks at Wikipedia. More information on this unique and interesting building (and a better picture than mine) can be found there.

Thanks for playing! I will try to post more New York City pictures from my walk if anyone wants to see them.

I've heard of Catdogs...

...and used to watch the cartoon on TV on occassion. It was just odd enough to catch my interest.



One fine day with a woof and a purr,
A baby was born and it caused a little stir,
No blue buzzard, no three-eyed frog,
Just a feline/canine, little CatDog,
CatDog! CatDog! Alone in the world is the little CatDog!

A lunatic dog and a frustrated cat,
Opposite this and opposite that,
An internal struggle for two-in-one brothers,
Scratching and biting and loving each other,
CatDog! CatDog! Nothing in the world like the little CatDog!
CatDog! CatDog! Nothing in the world like the little CatDog!

Over the river and through the muck,
Hot on the trail of the garbage truck,
Friends to the end through good and bad weather,
But life is complicated when you're always together,
CatDog! CatDog! Nothing in the world like the little CatDog!

Out on the road or back in town,
All kinda critters putting CatDog down,
Gotta rise above it, gotta try to get along,
Gotta walk together, gotta sing this song,
CatDog! CatDog! Alone in the world is the little CatDog!
CatDog! CatDog! Alone in the world is the little CatDog!
CatDog! CatDog! Alone in the world is the little CatDog!



...But Cowdogs? Please spare me.

One fine day with a woof and a moo,
A baby was born and it caused a stinking pooh, (smallish ado?)
No blue buzzard, no three-eyed frog,
Just a Bovine/canine, little CowDog,
CowDog! CowDog! Alone in the world is the little CowDog!



Ugh... I hate myself. I really don't want to talk about it.