http://www.stfm.org/fmhub/fm2013/September/Varsha582.pdf
Hurray!
What does it say about me when my sole first-author article in an academic journal is a creative writing piece, rather than a scholarly piece that advances science?
Note to self: Must publish PhD work. Soon! Aaarrggh!
Monday, September 16, 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Ani-isms
"Mummy, you look like a princess!" when he saw me wearing a skirt.
"Turn around! Let me see!" So I spun around slowly, since I was also holding Durga.
"No, mummy! You have to twirl! Like this, see?" And he showed me how.
"Appa! You are three. You are too old to be keeping your keys like this on the couch!"
"Appa, don't you drink that dangerous coffee!" (advice when Ram wanted cappuccino)
"Appa, don't you buy any colored poxicles!" (more advice)
"Mummy, see I'm not holding my pee-pee. How convenient!" when he realized he could pee without spraying the room if he reversed his toilet seat.
Recently Read
New blog of mine (shared with Gotti): http://recentlyread.livejournal.com
It's an account of what we read and what we like and don't.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Hanging on....
7 days since my parents have left for India. I have managed things quite brilliantly.
I wake up at around 6; keep rice and dal in the cooker; wash the utensils; keep Durga's feeding bottles to boil; run up to brush teeth and take a bath; change clothes and run down and turn off the stove; make Ani's lunch; run up to change Durga's diaper and wake Ani up; run back down to pack his lunch; run back up to brush his teeth and get him ready for preschool; pick up Durga and play with her for a few minutes; run both of us back down and place her in the crib where she'll play; drink my milk; make breakfast for Ani; feed him; and off we go!
I'm in lab by 9:15 or so.
Is that efficient or what?
System works beautifully, unless I oversleep. But even then, I've got the steps until packing Ani's lunch down to 45 minutes pat. The step that is the most time-consuming is getting Ani to eat his breakfast, which always ends with me shoving the food down his throat.
Poor kid. I hope he's not too traumatized. He seems to view it all as a big joke, so I think he'll be fine.
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Update on 22nd Aug (approximately 3 weeks since parents' departure)
Hmm... system needs reworking mainly because I lose my temper tremendously (Tremedous Inflammous would be my name, were I a character in Asterix) at Ani during breakfast.
Here's an updated version: make dal and rice at night. Eat breakfast with Ani. Much better moods all around.
I wake up at around 6; keep rice and dal in the cooker; wash the utensils; keep Durga's feeding bottles to boil; run up to brush teeth and take a bath; change clothes and run down and turn off the stove; make Ani's lunch; run up to change Durga's diaper and wake Ani up; run back down to pack his lunch; run back up to brush his teeth and get him ready for preschool; pick up Durga and play with her for a few minutes; run both of us back down and place her in the crib where she'll play; drink my milk; make breakfast for Ani; feed him; and off we go!
I'm in lab by 9:15 or so.
Is that efficient or what?
System works beautifully, unless I oversleep. But even then, I've got the steps until packing Ani's lunch down to 45 minutes pat. The step that is the most time-consuming is getting Ani to eat his breakfast, which always ends with me shoving the food down his throat.
Poor kid. I hope he's not too traumatized. He seems to view it all as a big joke, so I think he'll be fine.
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Update on 22nd Aug (approximately 3 weeks since parents' departure)
Hmm... system needs reworking mainly because I lose my temper tremendously (Tremedous Inflammous would be my name, were I a character in Asterix) at Ani during breakfast.
Here's an updated version: make dal and rice at night. Eat breakfast with Ani. Much better moods all around.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
A disturbing article
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/fashion/sex-on-campus-she-can-play-that-game-too.html?src=me&ref=general
So much for women's empowerment.
Initially reading it, I thought it was an article highlighting equality of sexes- that the girls in this article seem to know what they want and how to get those things and seem to regard casual sex as a temporary respite.
But on further reading, it seems that nothing could be further than the truth. Why would all these intelligent girls put themselves in situations where they have no control over what happens to them? Why would they continue to drink and make themselves have sex with random men? What kind of a society encourages this to happen?
So much for women's empowerment.
Initially reading it, I thought it was an article highlighting equality of sexes- that the girls in this article seem to know what they want and how to get those things and seem to regard casual sex as a temporary respite.
But on further reading, it seems that nothing could be further than the truth. Why would all these intelligent girls put themselves in situations where they have no control over what happens to them? Why would they continue to drink and make themselves have sex with random men? What kind of a society encourages this to happen?
When in doubt...
...read politics!
This is a newly discovered panacea for self-doubt.
Next time I feel dejected about something that didn't happen the way I anticipated it would, I will merely open up the pages of the Washington Post and read about Mitch McConnell, John McCain and Harry Reid. These are politicians well-known in the United States.
McConnell survives the relentless derision he faces from comedians like Jon Stewart and continues to brazen out his increasingly rigid stance against Obama.
McCain lost the presidential elections and is among the most moderate and yet, important, Republicans in the Senate.
Think about Anthony Wiener. I would have fizzled down and shrunk away if I were caught sexting by the world. But look at him (or rather, don't look at him): up he springs again! :)
I need to take a page out of these people's stories and stop moping about some apparent setback in my life.
This is a newly discovered panacea for self-doubt.
Next time I feel dejected about something that didn't happen the way I anticipated it would, I will merely open up the pages of the Washington Post and read about Mitch McConnell, John McCain and Harry Reid. These are politicians well-known in the United States.
McConnell survives the relentless derision he faces from comedians like Jon Stewart and continues to brazen out his increasingly rigid stance against Obama.
McCain lost the presidential elections and is among the most moderate and yet, important, Republicans in the Senate.
Think about Anthony Wiener. I would have fizzled down and shrunk away if I were caught sexting by the world. But look at him (or rather, don't look at him): up he springs again! :)
I need to take a page out of these people's stories and stop moping about some apparent setback in my life.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Durga's milestone
Hurray! Durga flipped over on to her belly a couple of days ago! My little girl is getting big! And even better, she likes me! I used to think that she didn't really care if I was around her or not, but it is becoming increasingly clear that she misses me when I'm not around. Yaay! My little baby knows me now!
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