Tuesday, August 12, 2008

happenings

its been a full house...mom, brother, SIL and niece were here for 5 days.....i didnt realise my house needed a fragile warning till i readied it for a 19 month old hyperactive child....cloaks over k's precious book collection.....breakable stuff put away (which meant most of the stuff i own) and being alert 24/7!! she of course had a ball....i think kids know exactly when they have you by the b@!!$ .....i see a glint in the eyes...the glint of success....she's adorable...and quite a handful...and i am glad i need to play doting aunt only once in a while!!

in an affirmation of my want to be more earth friendly, i have myself a new home composting apparatus....i am very excited about it....and i just hope to keep the maggots out!! it will be really bad for my marriage!!

i've also been loving and hating the rains.....it poured here for 5 days non stop....the place next to ours which was getting readied for construction, now looks like a monstrous...but very filthy swimming pool.....and much as i love the romance of the garam chai and spiced cookies on the balcony bit, i have to deal with water logged plants, damp clothes and mustiness in the house.....am not complaining.....but i hate damp clothes...i am just grateful i am not in them!!

but the biggest happening has been that i have chopped off my tresses.....it has given me much grief.....falling at such an alarming rate that i envisioned myself with a bald pate....much as i loved my long hair....the longest i have had it ever.....till my waist....i chopped it off till my shoulders....which is about 8 inches....i haven't yet gotten over the shock of seeing a different looking me when i brush my teeth in the morning......i tell myself...its hair...it will grow back....but i cant seem to not miss it!! ridiculous?? i dont know....

i am currently terrified of agreeing to do the food for a child's b'day party.....half of me wants to give it a shot...the other half wants to run and hide.... the next week will tell me whether it was worth it....as for now...there's no turning back!!

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

randy pausch

I don’t get turned on by people very often……no…not in the way you think (dirty mind)….rarely comes a person who moves me in a positive way…..this one did….i read about Randy Pausch (RIP) here and intrigued, watched the videos….what followed was deep respect – for a man who knew he was dying and was able to face it with courage and dignity…..love – for a man and his family that had so much to do….and so much to steal away from a life that was clearly ticking on the clock……salutation – for a man who dreamt his dreams and then made them come true……for a brilliant professor and achiever…….but more so….tears – for a life snatched away….i shed tears for a man I barely knew….yet it was like I was looking into his soul…..and the family and the kids he left behind…..
It actually made lazy me…..compulsive complainer me…..for a few moments…..for a few heartbeats…..think differently…..
Randy Pausch – I barely knew you….yet I feel your loss….Rest in Peace……