I made an animation based on a song I wrote called "Once You Die."

The animation is posted on Vimeo.com, under my name: Anne Beal, and the video title is "Once You Die."  

 here is the link ---> http://www.vimeo.com/7693425

It is about my experience with suicide.  I animated only 20 seconds of the song; you can listen to the whole song at www.myspace.com/annabelleallways . 

how do I sleep?

I have a love-hate relationship with the Romantic poets, much like I have with bipolar disorder (and myself).

all over the place from panic to peace

I have found my village, even though I am 3000 miles away from it. Thank God for this site. I have so much to learn, so much to share from The Icarus Project.

As an introduction of myself to the Icarus community, I throw bits and pieces of my life into cyberspace, with no expectations.  This is really without risk.

Reprinted from HIV Plus, May/June 2008. Copyright 2008 by LPI Media Inc. All rights reserved.

By Bob Adams

Learning you're HIV-positive is upsetting enough without having another bombshell accompany the news. But that's what happened to Cliffside Park, N.J., native Stephen Puibello when he was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. But he didn't let the dual diagnoses drag him down. Instead, he focused on improving his overall health and has dropped 80 pounds in the past eight years. The 49-year-old is in such good shape that he's completed several cycling fund-raisers, including last year's 545-mile AIDS/LifeCycle.