Miss me?
I’ve missed you!
Unfortunately time is still not on my side, so no super dooper posts from me.
Still, I am squeezing out a little time to remind you of something.
I’M ALIVE!
And that, as I described to you in gory detail this time last year, is due in a large part to friends and medical practitioners with a good awareness of depression, the effects on an individual, and the wide ranging effects on the individual’s family and broader community.
I’m excited to be alive and once again participating in Movember, and invite you to share in the excitement of knowing you are making a difference by raising awareness of depression and prostate cancer.
I know I wont have time to do this justice this year, so I wont be posting about it again, but please read through last years posts.
Just in case you thought I wasn’t serious
Depression in the family: Movember
Married with child and depressed: Movember
Depression in the workplace: Movember
Talking about it saves lives: Movember
Aware People are Supportive People: Movember
I will briefly mention my ex-wife, who has been through a very difficult year this year dealing with mental illness. Intially battling to stay alive, then months of therapy and courses to help her develop coping mechanisms and redirect the behaviors that have prevented her from living what many people would consider a normal life, one where the thought of suicide never enters their thoughts. It has been a tough year for all around her, but we are hanging in, as is she.
One of the greatest challenges has been educating her mother about what mental illness is, why it isn’t cured overnight, why it isn’t her fault, why the abuse directed at her is a cry for help rather than true abuse. Of course, I am fortunate that I live in a society that can, more and more, talk openly about mental illness, that can make adjustments to enable people to heal and become fully functioning, whereas my mother-in-law comes from a culture where mental illness “doesn’t exist” and certainly never happens to a loved one.
Bringing the conversation about mental illness into public arena is one of the greatest strengths of Movember. Just as a pink ribbon, or pink bottle top is a great way of raising awareness of breast cancer, growing a Mo is a great way of raising awareness and letting all around you know that you are aware and care about issues affecting men’s health – and you don’t even need to say a word.
Everyone can contribute in some way.
- Donate
- Grow a Mo
- Grow a Mo and join the Movember celebration
- Get your workplace, club, class, whatever, to join in and grow Mo’s
- Encourage your partner to grow a Mo
- Discourage your partner from waxing their Mo
- Compliment someone on a Mo today
- Come join my MovemberTeam!
Remember, this isn’t just an Australian event, it is worldwide… Even ForThePie is joining in this year in Movember U.S.A.! Of course there is Movember U.K as well.. go look… get the look… the Movember look!
Mo’mer and Out!
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Worthy Cause you fight for my friend, we never know if we are next to live those situations, keep fighting.
Yep and quite likely don’t know who around us already is dealing with mental health issues – assuming they do as well.
Talking about it really does save lives. When people are just as comfortable taking about their mental health as they are about a runny nose lives will be saved.
Nice to see you hanging in there, Gnomer. I think of you every time I look at my blogroll.
More than hanging in there, doing great.
Life just involves less blogging and WoW playing right now.
If I was to blog about WoW right now, it would be a series of questions rather than statements.
just when i was about to prod you via twitter that i’ve missed you, you pop up — nice to hear from you again! i will donate again this year if i can….
Looking at the blog stats for the 1st time in ages… New interface with new stats… No.2 comment contributor to the blog… Prelimnar! Not too far behind me either.
Maybe it’s time for you to fill my silences…
i’m number two! i’m number…. err….
XD
i’m so flattered that you would even think to suggest such a thing! thank you, but seriously, though, i am not a writer, just blabby. : ) not to mention, i don’t know enough about anything (let alone WoW) to take up the torch. i just enjoy playing.
As a commenter you are number 2 (with me being number 1)… which means you are an essential component of the blog’s content, as you continue the conversation, which in turn forces me to write one more time.
Pictures!
Pictures… of…
Gnomer and his Mo?
Me and my Mo? (that’s going to take weeks until modern photographic equipment picks anything up)?
Cats? There are plenty on them on the Internet already.
Your back!
If I could successfully grow a mustache, and work permitted it, I would. Least, I’ll try
- Jamin
As I said to a workmates yesterday. My Mo looks stupid and is likely to provoke a comment… Which is wonderful as the discussion is now open.
Glad to see you’re still alive and hanging in there Gnomey, I’ve missed your posts! I think I shall have to endeavour to grow an outrageous Biggles aviator moustache in honour of, and to show my support to, Movember.
Oh and I feel the need to include you in another machinima now I’ve finally finished my guild’s promo video.
Bring on the Biggles!
I have to admit (spectacle cleaning required), that I am impressed you have produced a guild porno!
Ohhh Promo… promo.. promo… what was I thinking…
Phew, for a second there I thought you thought I was growing a porn mustache and that was why you wanted to include me.
“I’ve come to clean your pool…”
OH MY GOD, that is possible the greatest idea for a machinima yet. The idea of a green haired gnome sporting the most outrageous mo coming to ‘fix’ a malfunctioning teleportation device.
It’s a work of genius my friend!
also, let’s not forget the unofficial Azerothian patron NPC of mustaches: Marcus Jonathan! i /salute him every time i go past him in front of SW in the Valley of Heroes.
Meh.. he’s no Mo’Star.. he’s got a full beard.
Now I would be very impressed if Blizzard shaved & grew Mo’s on all the NPCs for Movember… maybe even gave us special options at the barbers.
Maybe a non-combat pet Mo?
I’d buy that!
i stand by my nomination, good sir! may i direct your attention to exhibit number one: http://www.wowhead.com/item=43718
i agree though that it would be AWESOME if, say, all male NPCs had mustaches in Movember…. that would be fantastic! or a pet gnomish shaver that followed you around all month or something, haha.
You win on both counts!
A pet Gnome chasing you with a cut throat razor would be awesome!
Of course, if caught you would then sport a fabulous Mo!
ooh, i like the idea of a tiny gnome helper (like the size from winter veil?) chasing you with a cut throat razor! that is GENIUS. blizzard, make it happen!
as for marcus jonathan, i have 11 or so of his coins from the dalaran fountain. they are the only ones i saved from getting the fountain achievement. : ) i find it, uh, inspiring.