For the moment, I'll leave the answers to others: I have to get ready for work!
But I'm very curious what people have to say.
As we know, when people with Bipolar Disorder are not in an episode (and 'typical' would be just a couple of times a year, 'rapid cycling,' 4 or so times a year), we are just...us. Who we are, warts and all. Given this, I think that we're perfectly capable of doing fairly outrageous things when NOT in an episode.
What's the most outrageous thing you've done when not in a hypo/manic episode?
And, conversely, when and how depressed have you become when not in a depressive state (due to grief, or in response to any other issue)?