I've managed to stop popping benzodiazepines during the day and I don't want to poison myself with ambien or diphenhydramine to sleep (genetic profiles and projections suggest that if I am lucky enough to experience old age, it will be neither stable or comfortable; drug-induced early dementia not required), but is waking every morning at 3AM sustainable? Oh yeah, I almost forgot that the illness is cyclical and nothing lasts for very long. Never mind. Have a nice day.

To my sisters and brothers in madness: Hide in plain sight and tell no one. Know your limitations, forgive yourself your errors and celebrate your victories. Our affliction is both liability and asset; Recognize, accept, conceal and mitigate your weaknessses, and deploy your strengths strategically and without warning. Bide your time and settle your scores. Pay no attention to lunatics posing as puppets from children's television shows pontificating on bipolar check-in threads at 5AM, high on vapor and valproic acid.

The art of modern-day Far Eastern weaponry: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 twin-engine air superiority fighter; Mikoyan experimental design bureau; 1970's; Soviet Union.