long distances.

Incidentally I'm also raising money for Portland's AID chapter (pardon the mess of a website) in the process.

I'm running half a marathon this weekend as part of the RFI program.

I urge you to donate. Many thanks. :)

I'd like to pick up where I left off in my last post ( Read more... )

A hello, and a happy new year to my (ir)regular readers ( Read more... )

• ...the colour of my toenails. Ugly. If accused, I'll plead not-guilty on grounds of temporary insanity.
• ...the colour of a snug fitting top, to cover up the disaster of the toenails (for want of nail polish remover.).
• ...ear rings, to go with the rest of the getup.
• ...the colour of Tilamook Cheese Factory's Oregon black cherry ice cream. The exact ( Read more... )

Remember the bit about dancing in the disco downtown sometime?

I just did! At Berbati's in downtown Portland, with some friends. It was a decent bar. Very enthu crowd. I didn't realize that dancing can be such a workout!

MJ's Don't stop till you get enough was playing when we just entered. One of my favs. :)

Loved it!

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From time to time I look outside my little world to learn about the rest of the world. Occasionally knowledge happens to be in the form of news articles I find on the web. I bookmark some of these links.

I travel light, and hence I prefer to have my bookmarks stored on a remote server in public domain so that I can access them from any machine ( Read more... )

I've moved a lot in India as a kid, so I'm never sure where my first home is.

But I know the exact location of my second home. And it is Austin in Texas. I've been out of Austin for a while now (I recently realized - 2.5 years), but have not felt away even one day.

I'm glad that at least some things are certain in life. ;-)

The day starts out as winter -- chilly, light rain, dark ominous clouds in the sky ( Read more... )

Did you know that when there are scattered clouds in the sky; and their distance relative to each other, the observer (me!!), and the sun is just right; one can see shadows that one cloud casts on another?

It was just awesome. Sadly, the observer moved; and the show ended. It was all gone too soon. No pictures to prove it, except the unforgettable ( Read more... )