• #totally disconnected topics in the title.I remember a gunshot fight that happened in a school right across my apartment complex when I lived in Chicago. A few people were hurt, lots of cops vehicles and sirens abound the neighborhood. The security in the form of regular cop car patrols were increased in the following days.…

  • Thin line

    Amusing experiences at the gym continue. (oh and ‘why I joined a gym’ story sometime later! going to be very long-winded). On my workout appointment with the trainer he literally said ‘what abs will you do. There is nothing.’ Of course I agreed. There is ‘literally’ no extra fat. So I am thin. #eureka. Thanks…

  • comfort food

    I know if I tell you aloo paratha (roti stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes) is one of my comfort foods, after kadhi-khichadi, you will roll your eyes at me. But it is. Because I can conjure up those in less than 30 minutes. Ok more than that depending on how many potatoes are getting boiled.…

  • the inevitable

    So I write about living with brother today. I always wonder how strikingly different we are. After living at home for 17 years, I started living in a hostel. With new people, new surroundings, family did keep me grounded. But I grew apart, in a detached way. Further life moves helped me make my mental…

  • fear

    married friend – I have haldi-kunku at my home on Monday.I (taking the cue) – oh! so I have to come ?married friend (teasing) – you know its only for married girls.I (dramatic tone) – oh! what double standards!confession 1 – I try VERY hard to understand and empathize with the worries, troubles, tensions of…

  • new first ?

    A first is a first. After migrating to old new territory I was just happy being happy. You know how small kids obsess over a new shiny clean slate ? No ? That’s what I was doing. I would go to the page look at it longingly and smile and close the tab. I even…

  • 2012 Reading Challenge

    I set out to read 60 books, I ended up with 35 (same as last year!) Of course I did not finish the challenge. But then I tried and did the best I could to reach the goal. Hopefully I will read the same or even more number of books in 2013.   So here…

  • Standing up

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    Letting evil thrive :  from here I am thinking about the numerous times I have ignored guys (sometimes guy-friends) indulging in blatant objectification of women. I also have close guy-friends using the term ‘RAPE’ lightly around women. I have ignored that too. Instead of ignoring I think I could have spoken up and shown my…

  • Showing up

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    Today I felt like showing up here, so a picture post for things on my mind for the past few days. Idyllic! Perfect even!here My home is going to have this movie-watching-heaven attic!here It’s easier to recreate the fairy-tale like spaces for day dreaming 🙂here Wish you all a merry Christmas and a grand year…

  • ‘This is water’

    Because, literary worship sometimes is the only way out to feel sane. ‘[T]he real value of a real education [has] almost nothing to do with knowledge, and everything to do with simple awareness; awareness of what is so real and essential, so hidden in plain sight all around us, all the time, that we have…