March Round-up!

• March 8, 2006: The birth of this blog.
• NAMI introduces their first "Grading the States" report. Things don't look good.
• Information about Daniel Johnston. By the way, the documentary "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" opens today in New York and LA. So if you live in that area go see it to convince the studios to release it to places like, hmmm… I don't know, Chicago?
• S.A.D. bedding with lights embedded in the fabric.
• Cool stuff by the graphic artist Mibi. In the comments Joel Sax and I were trying to identify all the pills used in the "Perscriptions" piece but we're still missing two. So check it out and help us complete our list.
• Wang Wanxing recently had an independent psych evaluation that confirmed that there was no reason for the Chinese government to keep him in a psychiatric hospital for 13 years.
• I write about mood charting.
• Over 3,500 copper canisters containing the unclaimed cremated remains of Oregon mental patients are being documented by artist David Maisel.
• Fake friendliness is unhealthy.
• Tips for explaining your mental illness to others.
• Zyprexa, Risperdal, and Effexor make Forbes' list of the world's best-selling drugs.