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...but also of sorrow. Perhaps one of my more esoteric interests is the music of John Dowland (1563 - 1626), an English composer probably most famed for his lute music, brought back into mainstream (relative!) by the revival of the instrument some decades ago. Along with that returned the countertenor (loosely speaking, the male alto), championed in the 20th century by the legendary Alfred Deller. But this journal entry isn't entirely about me boring you with this, nor to see Dowland go triple platinum this Christmas; I want to share the achingly melancholic, yet delicious, words to one of his songs. In fact, so many of his songs were about

First things first: thank you all for welcoming me back to dA, it's a real pleasure and honour. As part of my psychiatry rotation, I visited an art museum containing works produced by people suffering from psychiatric illness,  The Cunningham Dax Collection. The works, mainly paintings and small-scale sculptures, were created by people both suffering acutely from an illness, such as depression, mania, psychosis or anxiety, and also by former sufferers. Apart from the proven therapeutic effects of art therapy for many psychiatric conditions, the works provided a mind-blowingly (and often frighteningly) accurate look into their minds - with

It's been such a very long time. dA was something that I really enjoyed for a long time, and it is here that I had made some fantastic friends, nurtured my passion of photography, and could indulge in some therapeutic catharsis. Why did I leave? A combination of business, laziness, amotivation, and self-inflicted pressure, a pressure to always post something novel and exciting, and to provide interesting comments. I guess it got a little much. So why I am back? I missed photography, appreciating others' work, and without question, my dA friends. I'll try not feel pressured, but to be around, and enjoy myself. Hope to catch up with y'all s