A Much Better Place

I am in a much better place now than when last we spoke.  It turns out not everyone forgot my birthday although it seemed like it at the time.  It's funny how depression works that way.  I got several bd greeting on facebook here I have not been spending much time lately, but that was nice.  Will did remember, just after I went to work wehn he got up for the evening. He brightened my day with a bd greeting via text while I was at work.  So by the time I got home from work, I felt somewhat better than I had been.  Then time got away from me as it has a want to do on payday and I had no chance to tell you I was being a silly ninny and had gotten over myself. 

When I logged on to Skype last night, there was a greeting from one of my original contacts with whom I had not spoken in forever.  He happened to be online and we had a nice long visit to catch up with each other.  I also added the Skype app to my phone so that those of you who do not have unlimited free long distance or live nearby can now call me via Skype and get me on my new phone.  You can find me on Skype by searching for uncle.gerry, the we can chat via voice or IM without either of us bothering the phone companies for their time. 

So let's get the Weekend rolling with some really wonderful Music by Felix Mendelssohn with the complete 8 book set of his Songs Without Words for Piano performed by Rena Kyriakou.  The play list reads as follows:

Book 1, Op. 19b (1829-1830)
00:00:00 No. 1 in E major
00:04:38 No. 2 in A minor
00:06:50 No. 3 in A major
00:09:16 No. 4 in A major
00:11:32 No. 5 in F-sharp minor
00:14:14 No. 6 in G minor

Book 2, Op. 30 (1833-1834)
00:16:49 No. 1 in E-flat major
00:21:32 No. 2 in B-flat minor
00:23:48 No. 3 in E major
00:26:01 No. 4 in B minor
00:28:56 No. 5 in D major
00:31:20 No. 6 in F-sharp minor

Book 3, Op. 38 (1836-1837)
00:35:05 No. 1 in E-flat major
00:37:06 No. 2 in C minor
00:38:51 No. 3 in E major
00:41:05 No. 4 in A major
00:43:27 No. 5 in A minor
00:45:54 No. 6 in A-flat major

Book 4, Op. 53 (1839-1841)
00:50:07 No. 1 in A-flat major
00:53:46 No. 2 in E-flat major
00:55:53 No. 3 in G minor
00:58:40 No. 4 in F major
01:01:40 No. 5 in A minor
01:04:40 No. 6 in A major

Book 5, Op. 62 (1842-1844)
01:07:21 No. 1 in G major
01:10:24 No. 2 in B-flat major
01:12:21 No. 3 in E minor
01:16:11 No. 4 in G major
01:17:37 No. 5 in A minor
01:20:56 No. 6 in A major

Book 6, Op. 67 (1843-1845)
01:23:14 No. 1 in E-flat major
01:26:17 No. 2 in F-sharp minor
01:28:36 No. 3 in B-flat major
01:31:10 No. 4 in C major
01:33:05 No. 5 in B minor
01:35:06 No. 6 in E major

Book 7, Op. 85 (1834-1845)
01:37:19 No. 1 in F major
01:40:10 No. 2 in A minor
01:41:07 No. 3 in E-flat major
01:43:31 No. 4 in D major
01:47:14 No. 5 in A major
01:49:15 No. 6 in B-flat major

Book 8, Op. 102 (1842-1845)
01:51:35 No. 1 in E minor
01:54:32 No. 2 in D major
01:56:46 No. 3 in C major
01:58:17 No. 4 in G minor
02:00:30 No. 5 in A major

Meanwhile over on my tumblr, join Love Derwinger & Roland Pöntinen at the Pianos for their performance of Mendelssohn's Double Piano Concerto in A Major.  The Soloists are accompanied by The Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam under the baton of Lev Markiz.

Then everyone's favorite thing about Friday's here at Nichevo is the posting of Friday's Frisky Fellas who are on display down below to supply you with plenty of Fantasy Fuel for the Weekend.  Then the 'Silver Stud' Hottie of the Day! over on my tumblr invites you to spend a moment in Paradise with him.  Thanks for stopping by on your travels on web, see you again soon.  Until next time as always, Enjoy