Tri\’s Trivia and more…..

A night of less sleep and more of trying to sleep. Yesterday T had a “boo-boo incident” at the daycare.. she fell running in the playground and hurt her lip. Upon asking her what happened.. she explained as well as she cud.. “T running oushide… falling down… “. However she seemed to have forgotten all about it by bedtime. However.. she woke by 1:00 AM..and wanted to “brush her teeth”. Ofcourse that could be attributed to S going tangential with his questions… “are u hungry…” .. “yes”… so.. Anyways..long story short.. she had a fitful sleep.. and I spent the night on the futon in her room…. yawwwwwwwwnn…

This AM..T..did u sleep well ?… “yes”..

I know… nothing to feel so great about. We lost to Bengals… but the silver lining is I am getting good at predictions… when Jake was about to snap the ball.. at 1 and goal.. i told S.. ahh..watch out..he is gonna throw an interception…. The rest as we know is history. Similarly after watching 10 mins of last night’s game… I told S… Giants are gonna sweep the game..and guess what happened !!! Am i good ..or am i good..or am i good !!! The Micheal Strahan sacking of Bledsoe was ultimate.. S said just one thing..when i asked about Cowboys chances for the Super Bowl… as long as Bledsoe is the QB..they won’t go nowhere…

What else ? T latest is … “what ?”… everytime I say something.. she replies with a “what ?” and a nonchalant expression… i need to think of something to counter that.

OK..gotta go now..

Thanks to all the outsourcing and others.. these days there are lot of opportunities for people to go back to India on a better scale.. be it financial and/or position. And some weeks ago.. S casually asked me what my thoughts on the subject were…would I be interested ? And my immediate response.. more reflexive than anything was.. “No way..”. Then I started thinking about it..and it is true.. I dont miss India. I miss my family…I wish I could spend more time with them.. but I never get the feeling of going back and staying there. Maybe the bad experiences of varying degree override whatever good memories I have.  Yes..i dont miss India…

I dont miss the perpetual comments that you get to hear whenever you walk on the roads.. just because you are a “female”. I dont miss being on a constant lookout whether it is in the buses or trains or movies… just making sure somebody is not out to “get” you.
As a woman… I agree to thequote.. “A country is truly independent only when a woman can walk safely on the road at midnight.. “

What is the most efficient way to manage passwords ? In the beginning…I used to have just a bunch of them and they were all quite manageable in my head…but slowly .. the number kept rising and my brain power kept diminishing.. and more than once I had to do the “password reset” thingy.. Is a flat file the solution..possibly but what happens if your system is hacked… As though this wasn’t enough.. there is this 90-day policy for password in corporate world. Now I need to remember to forget the old one and remember to remember the new one… (sic ?).. ohh well…

On the T side… this morning we find that one of the home theatre speakers lying on the carpet.. we have no idea how it got there..anyways..while S was trying to fix it back.. T wanted to make sure she was on the clear…. “Mummy.. Daddy boke it.. “.

I love the months of October to December. I find them sooo romantic. The days just run past…and the festive mood..with the Halloween, Thanksg.. and Chirstmas… My experience with Halloween has been varied…over the years. Initially it was just me digging into some quick dinner..as I watch the “Law & Order” series for the bazillioneth time.. and then the door bell rings.. Neighbours screaming “Trick o Treat..” and it would dawn on me.. quickly get some candy from the surplus always available..and that wud be it..

After wedding too.. we kinda did the same… no active participation..not until last year when T was ~15 months.. and then I had a costume for her and dragged her around to couple of neighbours.. with me doing the “Trick o Treat” .. more to get her into the mood then anything else.. Well..this year it is gonna be different.. she is going to the active participant.. and am soo looking forward to it… Hallween has arrived at our household this year.

Cardinals choke…!!! Actually I dint watch the game…and I am glad..Because I would have definitely switched off during the third quarter with a 23-3 score..and would have felt miserable missing the 4th choking quarter. Happened to check out the coach’s outburst while  getting some coffee at the breakroom….per the writeups.. he might be in the line of fire..

Last evening.. did some networking with the neighbours… T liked it..as she has plenty of her age kids..and she runs around with them. Should try doing it more often… Couldn’t make it to the gym last evening..thanks to the doc appt in the AM..so had to squeeze in 50 mins on the stairMaster at home..observation..can allow T to play alongside with her toys..she has learnt not to come close when i am on it..

note to self… try cutting on the coffee…

Had a fun relaxing weekend.. Well let’s see… Friday was lib visit with T..where she  gets all worked up seeing tons of books..and goes on a rampage..and I run after her containing the damage.. anyways..she is getting better. Ahh !!! touchwood.. Finished all the chores on Sat which included ironing and even sewing up T’s nightie button etc..etc. Made some paneer from about to expire milk and T seeing the result and asks eagerly.. “playdough ?” The Ravens game was good.. but can’t rely on Steve Smith all the time. However Keyshawn is doing a great job too. The tough one is next.. Bengals… we need to pull a miracle or two here..

When I was at the lib on Friday.. I suddenly remembered a book on my wishlist… “My Life”  Clinton’s autobiography. Just interested in knowing the person who became the President.

This AM had a doc appt. And informed the same to T… she replies… “T doc ?”..No honey.. just mommy…”T dayca ?”.. yes…. hugs and kisses..

Last evening.. I got a pleasant surprise.. when I gave T a cookie…she replied with a “Gracias !!”..I am like…wow.. I can’t wait to see the expression on her grandparents’ face when they come to know of it…hehehee.. Anyways..she drives me nuts with her tantrums… Terrible Twos..I have to keep reminding myself….don’t react..don’t react… because that’s exactly what she seeks.. some kind of reaction..good or bad is irrelevant. The only thing that works is the scare of a timeout.
Other news… audio version of “The Afghan” by FF is held for me at the lib. Yahoooooo !!! Will rip it into my ipod over the weekend. “Cat O Nine Tales” is still not available at the lib. Dunno why……. Norah Jones.

Neighbourhood folks have sympathized with my existence and included me in the potluck for Diwali..and after S’s stamp of approval of my chana masala.. ..I boldly offered to bring that…

Finally something I read that made my day… It is such an amazing concept and hats off to all such unsung heroes..

Would he have lived if he hadn’t been signed by Yankees… maybe..who knows… but it was 3 and odd months as a Yankee..My condolences to his family and children.

Other news.. Torre is going to be back for his final season…hope we make it to the ALCS atleast this time..just as a farewell gift to him…anyways..what is with the Torres and Belichicks of this world… they have really bad seasons with number of teams and finally they turn out to be the numero uno coach/manager… and start winning it all… is it just another example of  perseverence pays…

Its the Ravens we meet this Sunday…we should do OK..i think.

Watching Erin Brokovich.. at home during the weekend workout sessions…even tho i had the DVD for last 3 years..never got around to watching it… thanks partly to S’s thumbs-down review..  Watched Apocalypse Now with S on Saturday night…it was good. Am a sucker for Francis Ford Coppola movies..