Of thanksgiving, Veer Zaara and the first snow

Yesterday was thanksgiving, which basically means a holiday and nothing else. Every shop including all restaurants are closed as 15 hungry junta found out the hard way! Guess every american is home, busy with their turkey!

We finally got to see snow. And it was worth the wait. Rushed out of the house at the sight of it, camera in hand, excitement all over. Ran 6 blocks in my bathroom chappals, night pants, and a thin t-shirt - utter insanity!! Who cares - i've waited too long for this.
Coolest feeling - sticking the tongue out and letting the snow fall on it!
Cant wait for a heavier fall so that we can start making snowballs and having snowfights!

I also had my first movie theatre experience in Minneapolis. Was glad that it was a Shahrukh movie. Veer Zaara turned out to be pretty good! Incidentally the two movies I've seen so far in north american movie halls have both had Amitabh and Hema Malini in it!!

Weight control in the USA!

I never knew the kind of food you ate could affect your weight and appearance so much until now..............what was i thinking - silly me!!

In the first 3 months of my time here I've lost 8 kgs. Thats 20 pounds!! And I'm not alone!! Its not that I have cut down on how much I eat. I still do have a dinner which is comparable to what I used to eat at home but its just that I've completely cut out my fat intake. No ghee, fried stuff, chocolate, chaat, PANEER!! I'm bound to lose weight. So I've begun my weight gain regime since last week. One icecream a day to go with all the cheese, cookies, brownies and chocolates my stomach can digest!
I should be back to normal in a month's time. And its sweet on the tongue too!!

Unfathomable - Sankaracharyar arrested!

Whats going on in this world? When a pontiff like the Kanchi kamakoti can get arrested so easily, there is surely something wrong. Not much difficulty in making the arrests, not much public opposition save a few shouts from staunch BJP(vhp) faithful. Even the bail plea has been adjourned. what happened to the people of chennai? i was expecting a public uproar, mass hysteria. how is this happening? and it seems there is some solid evidence against him! i cant even imagine!
hope the whole thing is just a terrible nightmare!

Fortnight from Hell!

Let me for a change take time off to write about my day-to-day life. These past couple of weeks have been so hectic that mails, calls and this blog have been neglected!
My nightmarish two weeks finally ended with my midterm today. A whole bunch of assignments, projects, TA work(i think this should be no.1) and midterms meant that I really haven't been in touch with too much outside of academia! i'm almost ashamed to say this but i didn't even know there was an india-pakistan match over the weekend and that too at eden gardens.
Heck even diwali went by like any other day! no crackers, no sweets, no new clothes, no mom or dad! but atleast a potluck and some good food! also Flavors, a must see ABCD movie. Good fun!
Incidentally the midterms turned out very well! As soon as i finished it I felt a big weight lifted off my shoulders. Suddenly, life seemed fun again.
I just realized that I have almost no work over the next couple of weeks. add to that the thanksgiving break and the riverdance show and basketball game that i have planned with friends..............boy, am I jumping up and down! So what if i haven't had anything to eat except noodles for the last two days,haven't done my laundry in more than two weeks, haven't cut my hair in more than two months............i have a carefree fortnight to look forward to.