I don't know if I'm just in a creative mood, or bored to tears by the same old, same old, but lately, I've been trying all these new recipes. Since I don't eat red meat, my repertoire of food is fairly limited as it is, and I feel sorry for Tom having to eat boring chicken or an occasional turkey burger ( Read more... )

Alright, what's my problem? I am obviously a glutton for punishment. Mere hours before the official starting time, I found out about NaNoWriWe, a pre-NaNoWriMo dash to complete 40,000 words in a mere week. Given my fear that next year I will have a job and responsibilities and may not be able to even attempt NaNoWriMo 2004, I figured I have to get ( Read more... )

So, not only have I been neglecting my (barely-used) LJ, I went and spent tons of time setting up... *TA DA* a brand new NaNo Blog for this year's prestigious event. Maybe I'll just paste the entries from there over here, so I don't waste all that time I spent adjusting the colors and templates, and all the time I don't spend here. Did that make ( Read more... )

Somehow, I ended up finding a Bollywood exercise video in a haze of internet surfing. I decided this sounded like a good thing, and promptly purchased it ( Read more... )

Ok, who has dreams about this? I can't tell you what was going on in the dream or who was involved or anything. But I woke up remembering that it was about rhyming slang. This has its roots in a conversation I had with T., about words that have crossed over into everyday usage from rhyming slang. I am dubious that all of them are authentic and ( Read more... )

The sound of the rain drumming on the window is a pleasant cozy one. The warmth inside versus the wet and coldness outside makes me want to curl up with a book and let the music wash over me ( Read more... )

Sometimes I get claustrophobic, when I'm in the tube during rush hour, or packed in tight on an elevator with a lot of people, or even walking too slowly in a mass of humanity. I try not to let it run my life; I try to ignore it until I can't ( Read more... )

I wanted it to be autumn. September is the best month for weather. "I love this time of year," I repeat annually ( Read more... )

New experiences, forging ahead, and attempting the unknown. Everyday.