Virginia Breeze

It was clear and very cold this morning so I decided to take a walk over to the University of Richmond and see what the light was doing with the area around the pond where I normally take photos. Is it a pond? It doesn’t seem large enough to be a lake. But, in any case, it offers some photo opportunities and I would like to thank the U of R folks for putting so much effort into making it an interesting and beautiful place to visit.

So we can walk over there anytime and enjoy it but especially now when they are still discouraging travel by car . U of R is in the process of building a football stadium on campus and it will be really interesting next fall when college football day rolls around. We may have tailgate parties right down the street. People park their cars around here during basketball games because its easier for them after the game is over.

It adds a little something to our neighborhood to be right next to such a dynamic organization and enjoy the opportunity to take classes, see a play or concert or just get some exercise. We have met Dr Ayers who runs the place and is very friendly and interesting guy. He has shown interest in this blog. But then he has shown a lot of interest in what the average person has been saying and doing all the way back to the American Civil War in his fascinating work The Valley of the Shadow Two Communities in the American Civil War.

http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/

Early this morning the moon was setting over the baseball field as the sun rose over the horizon. And the ducks were happy to see someone bring them a little present. So here are the photos and some music to go with them. I recently discovered Nellie McKay and one of her songs keeps replaying itself in my head. Panic may set in soon as I’m sure you will understand if you listen to it. Nellie is a very talented young person. I’m sure she would “fit in” around this campus very well. I would say she writes interesting music but I have just about beat that word to death in this brief post. (Sorry. What’s another word for “interesting” ?)

Tags: campus snow photos, change the world, nellie mckay, university of richmond

The alcohol haze from the holidays must be wearing off because I’ve definitely been feeling more alert and productive the last couple of days. Probably the daily dose of Biotin 5000 mcg doesn’t hurt either. Or maybe it’s the antibiotic I’m supposed to take after they blasted out one of my molars the other day. Or maybe. . . well you get the picture and it’s probably one you didn’t even want to see or hear about at all. Oh well.

One thing that is at the top of the list now that things have cleared up is to communicate with others in 2010 and avoid too much introspection. There’s a world out here waiting to be discovered and sometimes photographed. Even introverted (once in awhile) depressed individuals need to forget about their anxiety-ridden souls and take a leap into the joyous sunshine. I’m not suggesting a manic joyride but simply finding and enjoying the middle of the road. It’s a lot wider than we sometimes think.

Did you know that Youtube redesigned their user profile page? It looks a lot better sleeker and less like a candy store. Here’s an example of one if you would like to take a look.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Sparklefan

One of the things I have discovered far too late is that if you would like to know bloggers who are really worth knowing all you have to do is discover who your friends enjoy. D’ oh! It’s not difficult to follow along like a puppy dog behind someone you really, really respect and enjoy and make polite overtures as you go.

Isn’t this better than “I added you won’t you add me?” Yes it is. That is not the way to find a positive response around here but it is a good way to drive me crazy. Except that we are not going there either. Here is a very interesting blog I discovered using the preferred method earlier today. It is coincidentally about the sorts of illnesses I have talked about from time to time. And the person who writes it is very lovely too.

So there you go. Upward and Onward. Have a great day.

http://stigmanomore.blogspot.com/

Tags: blogs about mental illness, lists of types of mental illness, making lists, nellie mckay, the dog song