Fireflies

I saw my first fireflies of the season today. I was just entering Chancery and I saw them in the bushes. They always make me happy.

I remember the first time I saw fireflies. It was in Khandala. I was sitting on a swing on the back verandah of a large bungalow in the evening. I was happily swinging and suddenly I noticed a momentary speck of electric blue-green outside the bungalow. At first I thought I had just imagined it. Then, upon seeing it a few times more, I realised what they were. I became very excited. Until then I had only read about them in books. The fireflies fulfilled a childish desire in me, then. Today, too, my excitement remains childlike. :)

Pearls Before Swine - 4 and 5

♥ pigggg!!!

Life...

About a month or two back I was in Giant at the check out counter. In front of me was a girl with a FULL back pack paying for a couple of cans of food and one or two other things. I wouldn't have paid too much attention to her had I not noticed her cart. Her cart was filled with bins (of her stuff, I presume). That is when I realised that she was homeless. Looking at her or her clothes I would never have guessed so. I remember thinking then that she probably was recently rendered homeless, perhaps due to the economy.

Today, I was walking to the building from the N2 bus stop and I saw a homeless girl with her cart. When I looked closer, it was the same girl I had seen in Giant a month or so back. However, now, her clothes were disheveled, her hair was matted and she looked exhausted. :(

Situations like these, slap you with the reality of life. It reminds you to be thankful for what you have, to appreciate everything you are able to do, because you just never know when everything you know can just slip away from you.

It's Raining Gifts...& It Isn't Even My Birthday!

I woke up this morning and found a gift voucher in my email from Houda for a fish pedicure and a manicure. I got to work and on my desk was a mug and spoon from Chris B. from his vacation in the Outer Banks! I love both!!! I know they do an excellent job at the fish pedicure place and I have wanted a mug+spoon set for sometime now. It is a perfect blue too! Yay! :)

Blue Skies and Rain! :-o

View from my window a little while back

Just a little while ago my apartment had gotten gloomy, and it was only 2:00PM. I looked out of the window, there were white clouds and blue skies, however it was POURINGGGG!!! Heavyyyyy rains were falling and tourists at the National Cathedral were scrambling for shelter. You gotta love nature and the unbelievable things it does!

Jiu Jitsu - To Celebrate Rachel's Gold at the Worlds!

Dupont Circle Football!!!!

Two large screens have been set up in Dupont Circle to showcase the world cup on weekends!!!!! We went this weekend for the Argentina-Nigeria game (1-0 in favour of Arg)! So much fun!!! Even though it was hot. The concept is fantastic and the atmosphere is electric! DEFINITELY a BRILLIANT IDEA!!! I like it better than going to bars.

ps: It is called "Soccer in the Circle". Since I refuse to call the game that...this is the only acknowledgment the name will get :-p

World Cup 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The football world cup commenced today! With Mexico playing South Africa (1-1) and then Uruguay playing France (0-0). A day of ties, but the world cup has begunnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!

Burpees were invented by Satan

We had to do them during bootcamp on Tuesday (Marcus was subing). DEATHHHHHHH!!!!

Geekyness!!!! :) :)