Friday, September 30, 2005

Fall's here

Seattle is a lovely place and even lovelier in fall..Its fascinating to see how the leaves that were once green turn red, brown and yellow .The bite in the air intensifies as we get ready for winter.



I love fall! Fall is exciting.
It's apples and cider.
It's an airborne spider.
It's pumpkins in bins.
It's burrs on dog's chins.
It's wind blowing leaves.
It's chilly red knees.
It's nuts on the ground.
It's a crisp dry sound.
It's green leaves turning
And the smell of them burning.
It's clouds in the sky.
It's fall. That's why...
I love fall.(Anon)





MY new food Blog Entry

Folks,

check out my new food blog entry

http://meenalmehta1.blogspot.com/2005/09/satisfied-customers.html

Thursday, September 29, 2005

He loves me ..he loves me not .



I have been tagged for many things ..words, books,movies etc.I have mostly not been able to return the favor but this time I could'nt resist responding.I was tagged by Aparna and Sudip for a 55 word story and here are my two cents.

Here goes.

Fifteen days went by without a phone or email.She thought of him and wondered if there really was anything between them. She loved him and thought he did as well ...Or...Maybe not. Anxiety and sadness enveloped her .Suddenly the phone rang. It was him ,"Did you miss me sweetie?" She smiled .All was well.

Continuing the great tradition I tag Paro,Gangadhar and Mohit :)

Monday, September 26, 2005

MY FOOD BLOG

Yipee !!I started it finally , check it out :)

http://meenalmehta1.blogspot.com/

A packed weekend



This last weekend was in keeping with my current philosophy of "work hard, party harder"

Yeah, with work and other work like activities(read studying) taking up disproportionate amounts of my time right now, I decided to fit in three parties in my weekend ..and it was well, worth it .

The first one was a Dandiya organized by CRY(child relief and you),It was fun with mostly hindi film music ..the party started at 8pm and would last till 1am but we headed out earlier ..much earlier at 10:45 or so ..and this was before the p-a-r-t-y really kicked in with its bhangra music......It was fun meeting up with a lot of friends there..Debangsu,Soumya,Madhu,Sarjana,Nehal,Hetal,Parth,Kaivalya ,Milind.

Overall , a gala time with the dandiya sticks.

Party number 2,an American bday party..complete with jello shots,vodka,wine,and cocktails ..We were late arrivals and it was kind of over when we reached there, the bday girl was feeling a little sick and was resting ...somewhat of an anticlimax but still good ..as we got to meet other people and exchange views...

Party number 3 ,at home ..with freinds ,beer and wine ..watched Satya, Company & vastav and it was what we called a hindi gangsta movie marathon:) lots of chatter and violence :) fun with a capital F...thanks to the wine and exhaustion from the days before , the human wickets started falling until just two people ..Me & Soumya were left ,discussing the movie plots & volunteer work.My energy went kaput at 9:30 am in the morning and after breakfast I went to catch up on my self acquired sleep deficit.

that was it for me and back today ...to Work & sprucing up for the exams ,mostly challenging, sometimes boring ...How did your weekend go?

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Alive and kicking

The third part for the last post didnt get posted .Oh well,things dont always go as planned .I surfaced today after being burried in piles of work and BOOKS ...admist accounting reports,strategic audits and muiltinational theories,a gazillion assignments for the MBA and now impending exams ...I had good reason to be buried ...still am ... just got here to get a breath ..

Here's some of the stuff I did recently other than studying and working

1) The last book I read : well that would be my business analysis textbook ,I dont think that counts ..so the next best would be Timeline by Michael Crichton

2)Movies I have seen :the last hindi movie I saw salaam namastey ..nice , breezy and slick movie .Saif & Preity looked great and have good chemistry and in what scope they had ,are effortless .They have the haughty but sweet girl- fickle but nice guy ..routine down pat by now .Also saw Sarkar , very good..Abhishek has been my favorite for a while now , Sarkar reinforced his standing and I noticed Amitabh Bacchan had a nice haircut ..(peals of laughter)
The last english movie...hmm, would be Hotel Rwanda starring Don Cheadle..intense and very disturbing is what comes to mind when I recall it. Great movie .

3)Other activities : been working out reglarly , attended an Indian wedding in California(thats a sepearte post in itself), went to the innaugral party for Tasveer( a South East Asian film festival), saw a wonderful musical -One upton a time on this island (this past saturday),went to the laugh factory in Hollywood -enjoyed a wonderful show which was titled "chocolate night"

4)Stuff's that coming up and that Iam excited about :CRY dandia,parties,clubbing , durga pooja ,Rusell peters show,Algorythm-the musical show and Diwali.

5)Stuff that Iam really excited about : Visiting India for my brothers wedding ,my food license,the start of my food blog and my catering business :)

6)Stuff that Iam not looking forward to : My exams in October ..Yuck!!

7)My Frame of mind these days :driven, optimisic, hopeful .

Well that should do it .

So,for anyone who reads my blog and wonders where Iam or cares what I have upto ....folks ,Iam ALIVE & KICKING ....

Friday, September 02, 2005

Digital Enhancement .....OR....lack of it ...PART II

So after the much sucess and laughter inducing effect of PART I,I present PARTII.These pictures have some celebrities sporting punk haircuts and later wrinkles,lots of them ...Enjoy !!

Punk Rock Chicks
Nicole Kidman



Nicole is known for her honey blonde curls not this sparse,moth infested look.

Mariah Carey



Mariah has a perfectly shaped head under all that hair or what was hair once.Dont you think?;)

Kirsten Dunst



Kirsten is a natural blonde with the most endearing dimples..besides this looks too contrived and unreal.

OLD IS NOT ALWAYS
Avril Lavigne



The girl is barely 20 yrs old and besides she still sports teenage clothes.Whoever came up with this picture of her,needs to get a grip.

Cameron Diaz



She is picture perfect with a buff bod and seems to be on some kind of a youth elixir.Her turning into this would be blasphemy.No way Jose.

Catherine Zeta Jones



This here is not funny ,I think its sad,besides it impossible

Nicole Kidman



Nicole Kidman has a porcelain complexion and an alabaster skin ..besides wrinkles of these magnitude happen if one is careless and goes out in the sun too much .Shes famously afraid of the sun.

Allright, these women in their punk rock hairstyles are still imaginable (Although Nicole is a style icon and she wouldnt be caught dead sporting this hair do) but women who have fabled beauty,make a gazillion trips to spas ,salons and plastic surgeons cannot reach this state of affairs.

But admit it,you did laugh for a bit, didnt ya?

Look out for PART III, now those would be the really funny pictures.