02.14.11

You love bubblegum pop music. I love indie music.

You love adding extra salt to everything you eat. I add a little less, every single time.

You're not a fan of reading. I can't stop.

You love fruity flavors. I prefer chocolaty ones.

You're a non-vegetarian. I'm a vegetarian. For life.

White chocolate. Dark chocolate.

You love to surround yourself with as many gadgets as possible. I like to keep it simple.

Commercial radio. NPR.

You'd rather drive than walk. I'd rather walk than drive.

Car. Scooter.

Desktops. Laptops.

You'd shut every window down and never let any light in. I'll open up every blind to let even the last ray of sunshine in.

I know there are more. But, they make life interesting and frustrating -- basically worth fighting it out for.

Happy Valentine's.

P.S. - The trash needs to be taken out :P

People take breaks.

People blog for several reasons but one of the most compelling reasons, according to me, was cited by another blogger. This blogger was a cancer patient. She wanted to blog for posterity, for her children who might never know what their mother was like. It’s a very dramatic reason but still makes a lot of sense. For me, blogging will also mean practicing writing. Ever since I finished my graduate thesis, I haven’t felt like it which I feel has led to a deterioration of my creative writing skills. Plus, it’s a good way to keep in touch with friends who are in a different continent and talking about the little things doesn’t really make sense on an expensive long-distance call.

So I’ve started writing again to just document everything that goes on when I feel like blogging. Just to indicate the timeline of the blog — the Egyptian revolution is on, I’m currently devouring a food blog on Slate called The Clean Plate by Ellen Tarlin and today was what was touted as the “biggest snowstorm” of 2011. I might have an opinion on the Egyptian revolution but that’s not on my mind right now. The food blog constantly is. Tarlin manically measures her portions/tries to meditate while eating/calculates the price of each meal/tries normal ‘new’ food and I like that. It helps me be aware of what I’m consuming too. After reading the blog, I realized that there wasn’t much fruit nor veggies in our diet. So, I try. Every single day I open the fridge and think what I can make today that will incorporate more veggies or fruit in it. I often run after the husband with a banana in my hand, coercing him into eating it. It’s not a pretty sight, ever. Tarlin has inspired me to try kale, celery and other veggies that I wouldn’t have thought of simply because they have never been a part of my diet.

The snowstorm I loved mostly because the power remained intact. We were well stocked with veggies, fruit, snacks, milk, etc. The husband and I were home all day. I watched probably a hundred episodes of X-files and the husband was firmly in his chair playing WoW. The X-files finally gave me a headache, a warning that if I don’t stop watching, I’ll be blind in no time.

That brings me to something else — finding a hobby that does not require staring at a screen or strains eyes at the very least. I’m thinking knitting mainly because I remember doing some with mum when I was younger and it was fun, didn’t require much effort and yielded results quickly. Or else, more volunteering is a good option.

I had to start somewhere. I’ll gain momentum in time.

P.S.- Thanks, Preeti for encouraging me to write again.