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Wednesday, 21 December 2005 |
Perhaps because my friends Mag and Allison have just had their first
child and we've been exchanging e-mails regarding everyones health and
visiting times to see the newborn - I picked up this wonderful
"handbook" from one of the clinics I was visiting last week.
Generally not fond of "baby" related literature I was completely taken
in by this leaflet prouced by the DOHR as a licencing guideline
for child care and similar facilities.
Have you ever wondered if your two year old is talking too much or
enough? What about their interest levels in certain toys or geneal
behavior? Just a few pages into this I was looking around and
"analyzing" all the kids I saw around me. Although no guideline should
be taken as an absolute authority on anything - I found the information
in this publication useful - and I don't have any kids.
At least now I have something to talk about with my increasing number of friends who are discovering the joys of parenthood.
Links to NCCIC publications:
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Friday, 16 December 2005 |
Well a short visit to the local mechanic for a new battery turned into a nightmare. Before the evening was out I was down by almost $600 dollars and my car never did get washed. However I am now the proud owner of:
- Two new front brakes and related service
- A brand new battery
- Serviced radiator and system flush
- A new gasket cover
- New spark plugs
- ...
So there goes my Xmas cash - I really came home today and comtemplated how wonderful it would be to have Star Trek style transporters
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Thursday, 15 December 2005 |
My roommate is a huge fan of turkish coffee and a few weeks ago he told me how to make a cup - unfortunately it seemed that it would take a good hours to make with all the brews and rebrews that I just gave up. Now he tells me - shortcuts are available with an Eastern European twist and I got so confused I had to turn over to the experts on the internet on brewing this speciality drink.
Here's one of the higher regarded tutorials:
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Written by googirama
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Monday, 28 November 2005 |
Did a search for images on my laptop and discovered folders full on
Mars Explorer/Rover pictures - actually a whole weeks worth on daily
NASA updates. I shared the folder for day four (SOL 4) and added them
as a featured gallery.
I'm always amazed that these are actually images from another planet!
See the rest of this gallery here:
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Written by googirama
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Thursday, 24 November 2005 |
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Wonderful evening at the parents with Sara and Jay doing everything except the turkey. We had Monic (sp???) who was visiting from Alabama along with John Ray and his family and several of my mothers coworkers. But the funnest part of the evening was a conversation about blogging - since I have a blog but not to the extent that some people do.... I was talking about "live blogging" and just wondered how people had the energy to do it. |
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Sunday, 30 October 2005 |
Current Mood - Chipper
Current Music - Godzuki - Your Future
Went to Emory on Thursday to complete the last
of my paperwork - they had given me a PPD (TB) test so of course I was
freaking out because I was convinced it would be positive - but all is
good. Apparently, when they say your arm will "swell if positive" they
mean something the size of a tennis ball - not a small bump caused by
the needle which is what I had. Digging up immunization records was
also a nightmare - when was the last time you had a certain vaccine -
Oh I don't remember.
Halloween was mild, at least compared to
last year. Went to two very chill parties which was great. No costume
or anything. I couldn't find my mask from last year and was too lazy to
buy another.
Spend most of this w.end resurrecting my website. http://www.googirama.com
is now up and running although it will take me a while to restore data
but the albums are up:) and the new site will allow users to add thier
own pics and discuss them on forums - but all that will happen later.
Will start volunteering at Dekalb again this week. Looking forward to it actually. |
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Sunday, 23 October 2005 |
Current Mood - Busy
Current Music - Weekend Players - Pursuit Of Happiness
Astride The Wheel is a quiet tale of the last years of a temple
priest in rural Orrisa and his acceptance of monotonous poverty - the
fate of most Indian villagers. Sanatan Dase dimly senses that a great
freedom lies beyond his wife's continuous complaints, the petty social
insults he bears, and the endless shortages in his life.
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first half of the novel is set in a village in Orissa. In its second
half, the reader leaves behind the claustrophobic brahmin sellements,
its caste heirarchies, trivial proeoccupations and repetitive rituals
to travel with Sanatan Dase to Dakhineswar, Varanasi, Vrindaven and
finally to Puri. The protagonist's outward pilgrimage coincides with a
journey into an inner world of profound mystical experience.
Often
described as a Hindu novel, the work hints at a secret and flawless
happiness that is attainable through simple piety and devotion.
Link to Amazon:
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Written by googirama
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Friday, 21 October 2005 |
Current Mood - Anxious
Current Music - Special Beat - Special Beat Service
Don't know why but since this morning all smells seem to make me want
to hurl. We're not talking something evil here - more like the
remmenants of my b'fast dishes from this morning or just leaning over
to catch a drink from the faucet. I ate nothing but chicken last night
and had a glass of milk before I went to bed so I have no idea why.
Needless
to say, smoking a ciggie right now is impossible. I hope it clears up
by tonight because I have a dinner party to attend. We'll see.
I had wanted to see the Halloween parade in L5P but I'm going to have to skip it now. |
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Tuesday, 18 October 2005 |
Current Mood - Cheerful
Current Music - Air - Talkie Walkie
It turns out my mother was making a PPT for our church focusing on
Hinduism and festivals as part of our study of world religions and
cultures and I decided to help her edit it. Apparently too much info on
the religion itself would "bore" the audience and time was limited so
we decided to just focus on some of the major ones their history and
some cultural significance. I'm actually excited to see how this goes
down on Thursday. We don't really get into much "puja" here.
Here they are just in case you cared:
Diwali
- Festival of Lights - Probably the biggest one, held in the fall,
celebrated universally and generally celebrates the "victory of light
over the forces of darkness." It also commemorates Rama and Sita
returning "home" after 14 years in exile.
Holi - Festival of
Colors - The second most important. Held in Spring and asks for
blessing and prosperity for the land. Ceremonies include throwing
colored powders and liquids on each other to erase social taboos and
caste with celebrations of Rahda and Krishnas love.
Karwa Chauth
- Mainly celebrated by women in North India a few days before Diwali,
is marked by periods of praying and fasting, celebrating of female
heroines in Hindu Mythology and generally represents loyalty towards
spouses and fathers.
Baisakhi - Celebrated in April by BOTH
Sikhs and Hindus which makes it fairly unique. The Sikhs celebrate a
new agricultural year and may empty out the old granaries in
preparation for the coming year while to the Hindus it is the New Year
and the date it is believed the goddess Ganga (think Ganges river)
descended to earth.
Rakhi Bandhan - Takes place in the fall
and celebrates more than anything else sibling bonds. The "rakhi" is a
bracelet the sister ties to her brother although it is not limited to
family. The bracelet celebrates the bonds between people and provides
hope for coexistence with those around us. In legend the goddess Sachi
gave the bracelet to her brother Indra as a token of protection and
love in a time of war.
Source: http://www.hindunet.org/festivals/ |
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Monday, 17 October 2005 |
Current Mood - Ecstatic
Current Music - New Order - Best Of...
Believe it or not I've actually convinced several friends from out West
to visit the ATL sometime before this year ends. The only issue is -
that they travel in packs so it's an all or none scenario - which is
fine because these are my dearests and always welcome. Since New
Orleans no longer has the good hotel deals one would expect from them
and I can't afford the traditional yearly get together in Vegas - this
might just work out.
What can I say about the culprits - in a completely joking way or course:
Art
is a playboy. He still works his way down lists of women to date - but
hey it works. His biggest issue is not being able to surf in the ATL
but I told him that couldn't be helped.
Bill is generally considered to be one of the harder clubbers in SFO - which is no small acheivement in itself.
Dave is in a wonderful band called Astral besides being a pretty crazy biochemist.
And
who knows who else they might drag out with them:) So something to look
forward to besides the craziness that is generally November. |
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