On Books
I plan to read a book a month, so about 12 in one year .. I am happy that I am already done with 2. I kinda came up this to revive me reading habit .... I used to love reading at some point, would pick up a book and wont stop until I am finished.. have even failed an exam due to this :D but nowadays, I hardly do any reading ... keep spending (or wasting) time on the comp doing nuthing important. So I decided that I should take some time everyday to read for atleast 1 hr without looking at the comp or TV .... So am trying to find new interesting book to read ..suggestions are welcome :)
On Food
I recently realized this irony in our tam-brahm cooking ... Some of the dishes taste better the next day (e.g. mor kozhambu, vengayam sambhar) but I am not sure out paatis and thathas would eat day old food .. it has to be made fresh every day .. so y woulld we did they come up with such food recipes but cant really eat it wen its at its best
On a different note, I made this blueberry boy bait (I know, its a weird name) ... it is a basically a very buttery cake with blueberry, and since I made an eggless version of it, it was butter personified ! But I should say, it turned out to be amazing ..I guess sometimes, the weirder the food's name, the more awesome they taste!
On Halloween
I carved my very first pumpkin, a upside-down bat design with my 7 yr old neighbor .. it was so much fun ... I let her teach me the basics and I could see how happy it made her to be put in charge ... She was really excited to show me the ropes of pumpkin carving and I was having fun listening to her chatter away !!!
I lit a candle inside and it looked beautifully haunting !
On TV
I am always excited about Fall TV shows ..All my fav tv shows begin their fall premieres and the long summer break is over where there is not much on tv (for me) ... And there are all these news shows to look forward to and see if any of those would come to become my favs and tat I would look forward to their news seasons after that ... There are the regulars that I watch - House, HIMYM, Gossip Girl, NCIS, Big Bang Theory, Vampire Diaries, Nikita, etc Currently the new shows I am watching are Revenge, Pan Am, Once upon a time, Next Iron Chef, Top Chef Texas, Secret Circle. For some reason, I find the much hyped Ringer not very interesting. There are some more I follow on hulu such as last man standing, whitney, new girl etc. And there are these other shows I need to catch up with - Breaking Bad, Mad Men.. And how I could forget college football on saturdays and NFL on sundays .. so yeah, this fall, I am very busy, thanks to my TV !! I can't anymore imagine a life without my TV shows !!
On Clothes
I have a lot of clothes and I know it but I always that there isnt enuf and that I dnt have anything to wear ... But when I look carefully, I see this clothes which I hav not worn in a long time (a year or so) .. So I think may be I should get rid of them ... which is wen I am filled with the 'anticipation' feeling that may be I will wear them soon ! But alas, that soon never comes !! I have come to realize that this is a universal problem and I have realized that I am hoarder :D I have realized that I need a bigger closet space :D
The love for clothes has also made me realize one more thing. I want to a costume designer for tamil movies. I think the heros could wear better smarter clothes and not just blues and more blues. I would like to scour the nation and bring out designs from small unknown designers and make it a retail phenomena through the movies. This may not happen today or tomorrow but I am hoping it happens some day :)
On Snow
I miss you!!
On Texas Summer
I DON'T miss you at all!
On Long trips/vacations
Looking forward to them (always) !!
On tiny adventures
I love discovering cool new places to eat, hang out, things to do. While volunteering for Texas Book Festival, I met Alton Brown and tat was amazing. I got hooked in to the Cow Parade and taking pics of cows that are placed around the city. I found this lil grocery store which serves amazing cafe au lait and another one with even more amazing pastries. And the best part about these adventures is that I get to do it with M !!
On Life
Life is great. Days seem to fly by at a speed which I am not able to keep up with. Routines are in place with some surprise elements here and there. I have definitely grown personally :) Some thing have changed and other remain the same. I am more clear about what I want to and where I want to be. But yes, I definitely miss my carefree days !!!
I plan to read a book a month, so about 12 in one year .. I am happy that I am already done with 2. I kinda came up this to revive me reading habit .... I used to love reading at some point, would pick up a book and wont stop until I am finished.. have even failed an exam due to this :D but nowadays, I hardly do any reading ... keep spending (or wasting) time on the comp doing nuthing important. So I decided that I should take some time everyday to read for atleast 1 hr without looking at the comp or TV .... So am trying to find new interesting book to read ..suggestions are welcome :)
On Food
I recently realized this irony in our tam-brahm cooking ... Some of the dishes taste better the next day (e.g. mor kozhambu, vengayam sambhar) but I am not sure out paatis and thathas would eat day old food .. it has to be made fresh every day .. so y woulld we did they come up with such food recipes but cant really eat it wen its at its best
On a different note, I made this blueberry boy bait (I know, its a weird name) ... it is a basically a very buttery cake with blueberry, and since I made an eggless version of it, it was butter personified ! But I should say, it turned out to be amazing ..I guess sometimes, the weirder the food's name, the more awesome they taste!
On Halloween
I carved my very first pumpkin, a upside-down bat design with my 7 yr old neighbor .. it was so much fun ... I let her teach me the basics and I could see how happy it made her to be put in charge ... She was really excited to show me the ropes of pumpkin carving and I was having fun listening to her chatter away !!!
I lit a candle inside and it looked beautifully haunting !
On TV
I am always excited about Fall TV shows ..All my fav tv shows begin their fall premieres and the long summer break is over where there is not much on tv (for me) ... And there are all these news shows to look forward to and see if any of those would come to become my favs and tat I would look forward to their news seasons after that ... There are the regulars that I watch - House, HIMYM, Gossip Girl, NCIS, Big Bang Theory, Vampire Diaries, Nikita, etc Currently the new shows I am watching are Revenge, Pan Am, Once upon a time, Next Iron Chef, Top Chef Texas, Secret Circle. For some reason, I find the much hyped Ringer not very interesting. There are some more I follow on hulu such as last man standing, whitney, new girl etc. And there are these other shows I need to catch up with - Breaking Bad, Mad Men.. And how I could forget college football on saturdays and NFL on sundays .. so yeah, this fall, I am very busy, thanks to my TV !! I can't anymore imagine a life without my TV shows !!
On Clothes
I have a lot of clothes and I know it but I always that there isnt enuf and that I dnt have anything to wear ... But when I look carefully, I see this clothes which I hav not worn in a long time (a year or so) .. So I think may be I should get rid of them ... which is wen I am filled with the 'anticipation' feeling that may be I will wear them soon ! But alas, that soon never comes !! I have come to realize that this is a universal problem and I have realized that I am hoarder :D I have realized that I need a bigger closet space :D
The love for clothes has also made me realize one more thing. I want to a costume designer for tamil movies. I think the heros could wear better smarter clothes and not just blues and more blues. I would like to scour the nation and bring out designs from small unknown designers and make it a retail phenomena through the movies. This may not happen today or tomorrow but I am hoping it happens some day :)
On Snow
I miss you!!
On Texas Summer
I DON'T miss you at all!
On Long trips/vacations
Looking forward to them (always) !!
On tiny adventures
I love discovering cool new places to eat, hang out, things to do. While volunteering for Texas Book Festival, I met Alton Brown and tat was amazing. I got hooked in to the Cow Parade and taking pics of cows that are placed around the city. I found this lil grocery store which serves amazing cafe au lait and another one with even more amazing pastries. And the best part about these adventures is that I get to do it with M !!
On Life
Life is great. Days seem to fly by at a speed which I am not able to keep up with. Routines are in place with some surprise elements here and there. I have definitely grown personally :) Some thing have changed and other remain the same. I am more clear about what I want to and where I want to be. But yes, I definitely miss my carefree days !!!
