Tag Archives: depression

I got a tattoo yesterday (a.k.a. ‘Where My Wild Things Are’

13 Jan

I got a tattoo yesterday.

It was of a children’s storybook character.

I never read the book in question as a child, though.

So why did I get Max from Where the Wild Things Are tattooed on my chest?

This is that story.

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“Pffft… Why would I need a doctor?” Men’s Health and my face.

1 Nov

Here are some things you may not know:

In 2008, 1,710 Australian males committed suicide (compared with 481 females), most of them in the age-range of 40-44. Over 70% of these suicides can be attributed to undiagnosed depression or associated mental illness.

In 2010, 3,300 Australian men will die as a direct result of prostate cancer. 2,650 Australian women will die of breast cancer.

If you’re anything like me (and I wouldn’t wish that on anybody…), a few things will jump out at you about these numbers.

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