R&R

I’ve had a bike accident that has left me with a diagnosis to take it easy for two full weeks.  No work, no school.  My doctor wants me so bored by the end of the two weeks that I’m aching to do ANYTHING. 

So, I am finding myself so far outside of my normal orbit that it has taken me an entire day to simply absorb this information and try to remember what rest and relaxation means for me.  TV actually has a high stress potential because the terrible plot lines and flat characters often frustrate me more than they entertain me.  Streaming movies is okay too, but there are only so many movies that interest me – and it turns out that about 75% of those are on DVD and not streaming online.

What is it then that relaxes me?  Well, as for day 1, it seems that finding ways to understand things I’ve been trying my hardest to understand helps me to relax big time.  It’s like that “aha! moment” is one long and extended aahh.  So, rest and relaxation for me looks a lot like reading and revelation.  I’m into Marx’s Capital right now. It’s only like the 15^th time I’ve tried to pick this book up.  But this time I have an amazing guide, David Harvey.

I just learned about David Harvey from my Global Mobilities class, and as I was looking up his name to try to decode some of his writing, I stumbled on his website months ago.  I’m reading Capital and following along with David Harvey's online course on it.   If the first lecture is any indicator, I think I will learn a lot…and relax a lot in the process.