Just popping in

It's time for my symbolic "I'm still alive post" rambling about nothing in particular. So here goes.....

What has changed from the last time I visited this blog (which was over an year ago):

-I like Maths. More than Physics. Actually, i don't really care for Physics any more only because there are other things that interest me more.

-I've fallen out of love with the education system. I think it's safe to say that transferring to Rutgers is mostly to blame for this.

-I have discovered new passions in life. The one on which that I've spent the most time, is veganism. I have really been working on developing my vegan cooking/baking skills. I make vegan carrot halwa, the best choco-walnut muffins vegan or otherwise (according to S), the best pina-colada cupcakes and vegan pound-cake (according to the testers). I've veganized/bettered kadhi/mor kuzhambu, gajar halwa and of course, thayir sadam (for extra iyengar creds :D). So, depending on who you ask, I'm a really good cook or a really boring person. When, I'm not cooking up a storm in the kitchen, I'm always looking for ways to discover/remove hidden animal products from my lifestyle, trying to educate people on reducing cruelty or stuffing my face with blueberry tofu cheesecake at the local vegan chinese place.

-Thanks to netflix, I'm always looking out for good cinema. My latest discovery is Isreali-cinema. (I swear it's not as pretentious as it sounds.)

-My other passion is photography; I decided to put our beloved D80 to some use. These days I'm honing my B&W photography skills.

-A while ago, I realized that I was politically, a liberal. A little while later, I realized I had more important things to think about.

-I still have opinions; I'm just not as opinionated anymore.

-I don't miss Goa; I've gotten used to calling NJ my home. NYC being 25 miles away definitely helps. I still miss my family though.

What has remained the same is that I'm still happily in love (with the same man) while retaining my addiction to murder mysteries and Woody Allen and cynicism towards (almost) everything else. :)