Please Share This If You Love Somebody With Autism
Sincerely,
Jonathan Harnisch
After Porcelain Utopia shut down in October 2013, Jonathan Harnisch worked tirelessly to recover what hackers had corrupted. At its peak, his self-run WordPress blog reached 25 million daily hits and was hailed as the most viral mental health site of its time, chronicling his life with schizophrenia. Despite digital attacks and shutdown, Harnisch’s voice remains—raw, resilient, and enduring beyond the wreckage. This is what’s left. And it still speaks.
My entire Hot Club and most of my home is plastered with new and vintage Duran Duran posters and memorabilia. A dedicated fan since the Rio ’82 album, in the second grade.
Yesterday was a fantastic day, I slept well, saw my psychiatrist, and was extremely productive and positive minded.
Karma must have played a role in my winning this contest from Duran Duran on Facebook—their music heals me, soothes me. I’m sure you all have one of those favorite bands--you’re just a die-hard fan! Well, to top the day off, I won a promotional contest put out www.facebook.com/duranduran and it paid off! The odds were so against me; hundreds of thousands of people entered the Diamond in the Mind contest and I won yesterday! The actual Diamond in the Mind officially comes out on 10 July 2012:
From Duran’s dedicated fan base, this morning there are 550 “Likes” about my winning and over 40 comments congratulating me from around the world. This is more than winning a CD—it means just so much more! And now my wife and I are planning to see their next show in Tucson [August]—the closest to Albuquerque they’ll be.
"Wildly awesome dude! I like how you layered and changed the voices! Very meditative feel, almost like a Tibetan monk chat. In short, awesome! Intro and outtro are sick, great transitions there!"