For a list of good reading having to do with mental and emotional health, head over to Rumpus. I’m not big on special days or months, they rarely penetrate most people’s skulls, but this is a timely reminder to be more mindful to others. In that vein, I’ll leave you with this video by The Amity Affliction. It’s harsh, but it’s a damn good reminder to make every effort not to be an oblivious ass. (Added the follow up song.)

The Amity Affliction -All Fucked Up.

The Amity Affliction – I Bring the Weather With Me. (Lyrics below the fold.)

It’s time to lay my head down
I can hear the weeping song
There are sirens in the distance
As the church bells sound along
Mourning ushers in the rain
Clouds are heavy like their hearts
I sing to them their weeping song
Until their world is dark

We are all stars in the sky
We all shimmer then decay
So I wonder – did I burn out, make a mark
Or fade away?

Will you miss me when I’m gone?
(I am the storm that never leaves)
Will you miss me when I’m gone?
(I bring the weather with me.)

I’m the ship in the bottle
Rain pouring down on me
I sing songs for my funeral
That I will never see
You were my shining light
Oh, you were heaven sent
But now I’m not afraid of leaving
Not of God, and not of Death.

We are all stars in the sky
We all shimmer then decay
So I wonder – did I burn out, make a mark
Or fade away?

Will you miss me when I’m gone?
(I am the storm that never leaves)
Will you miss me when I’m gone?
(I bring the weather with me.)

[Now] Place the pennies on my eyes
I’ll sleep with the stars tonight.

Will you miss me when I’m gone?
(I am the storm that never leaves)
Will you miss me when I’m gone?
(I bring the weather with me.)