More Mood Management Tools

Because it's still, technically, the holidays and I am still suffering from the fallout of them...here are more snippets of things I use to boost my mood.

Bill Cosby - Himself. Particularly "The Same Thing Happens Every Night" and "Natural Childbirth".

Bill Cosby - I Started Out as Child. I've been saving this one for when I'm really desperate so I haven't listened to it, but I seem to remember that "The Neanderthal Man" is pretty good.

Did I paste this already? I'm not sure. If I did, it's worth pasting again...it's that good. 'That', meaning 'Nike Freestyle'


Better yet, go and listen to the story behind it.

It's All About The Animals. A fascinating blog about an interesting woman who, among other things, takes care of a unique little animal called Pua. I'd tell you what that animal is, but I'd be ruining the fun. Make sure you check out the videos.

That's all for now. There's more, but if you're anything like I am you need something to look forward to.

iPod/iTunes: Sleeping With The Enemy

I have a love/hate relationship with Apple. Their ads, which I loathe, are pure fiction, but their iTunes service, which I make copious use of, is the shiznit.

Walking to and from work can be tough when the meds aren't working as they should; the empty time is dangerous for my pessimistic brain. For my birthday, my kind husband gave me a way to keep my mind on the upbeat...an iPod Shuffle. I took it to work with me this morning, charged it, and loaded it with all the stand-up I'd purchased.

Walking home to Jerry Seinfield's riff on Horses made all the difference in the world.

College and Mental Illness

Caught an interesting article that's part of a series from NYT called Off to College Alone, Shadowed by Mental Illness. It's good that some entity is examining this; I don't think anyone would've thought to consider depression as a risk for beginning college students when I was starting university.

Take Two Of Patton Oswalt And Call Me In The Morning

Patton Oswalt will save my life. Or at least get me through the holidays. I saw this guy late one night on Comedy Central and both the husband and I laughed so hard we were holding our stomachs from the sheer pain of laughing so hard. After that...I never saw him again, save for some brief clips advertising an upcoming Comedy Central series that I never could catch.

Just the other day I saw his face again; apparently he's guest-spotting on Last Laugh '06. For some reason I had the presence of mind to Google him and found his website, which lead me to the wealth of information that is Patton Oswalt on iTunes.

I've already bought the Terri Gross interview, the stand up TV show and at least ten of his album bits. I believe I've found the cure for my winter blues. Go ahead. Just listen to and tell me you don't laugh like crazy and feel at least a little bit better.