Color-curve

Rainbows. Colorful curves that never fail to strike awe into the hearts of kids, at least in my opinion :)

These beautiful curves have always fascinated me... I used to get really excited whenever I got to see one on those rare occasions they actually did appear, although I vividly remember being left wondering why my self-framed rain + sun = rainbow equation didn't always hold good on quite a few occasions. It was one of the first times I observed that something was wrong with an equation. There have been an overwhelming number of such observations ever since :P (Thanks to physics, math and chemistry). Most of them a direct consequence of my silly mistakes. Hopefully I don't stop making these 'observations' for a long, long time :) I find them an indispensable part of how I learn :)

So then I realised there was an element of luck to all this. Luck that seemed so hard to come by on those days you wished you could see a rainbow, especially when the rain/sun combo was actually there! Now the modified equation was rain + sun + luck = rainbow. Luckily I got lucky a few times :) Like when I clicked this pic :D

Anyway, I guess I should start thinking about looking for the end of the rainbow now... So that I can find the leprechaun's (supposedly) hidden pot of gold ;) Maybe I'll get around to doing that sometime soon :P

A rainbow over New Jersey.

Urban Dominoes

Breathtaking view from the Sears Tower, Chicago.

Sprawling city meets the azure blue waters of lake Michigan. From 103 floors up, it wasn't a bad view! Not at all :D... and the horizon stretched on forever!

Seemingly flawless architecture. I wish I could giant size and try and knock down one of those buildings. Would that make all the other buildings fall down in succession? You know, like a chain reaction... Guess I'll never know :( They'd have to be urban dominoes for that to happen.

Sigh. I should probably stop reading superhero comics for now :P

Look, around the bend!

You've come to one of those unexpected twists in your tale; You can see the road ahead bend. Further down the road you can see something; Not too clearly, just a silhouette. But you definitely know there's something there.

At least you'll be prepared to come face to face with it in a while!

A dedication to my trusty camera, which forgets to focus properly sometimes :P

Moss-merized

Moss can grow in the most unexpected of places. It's managed to grow where a wall meets the floor. Dark, damp place. Moss paradise!

The lush, dark green canopy stretches out like a velvet carpet. So soft to touch... but beware! Press too hard and you'll get slime on your fingers. Ewww!

I noticed that there are two red things a little bit off the centre of the second pic. I can see something that resembles a red-eyed ninja monkey there. What can you see?

Stare at it for a while, you're bound to get moss-merized ;)

Salad Survival

Color. We all want color in our lives. At least I do! Waiting makes everything so dull and gray that after a while everything becomes boring and uninteresting. Until something brings back the color of course :) (This is whatever you're waiting for!) And invariably with color comes a feeling of freshness, so you'll be as good as new after that long wait!

Making this salad made me feel so much better :) So I guess I'll share the recipe.

Cucumber slices, Broccoli, Celery (chopped fine), Tomato slices, Lettuce, Jalapenos, Black olives (sliced), Hot pepper stuffed green olives, Gherkin slices, Sweet melon chunks, Pineapple chunks, Cottage cheese cubes, Lettuce, Ground cabbage, French salad dressing, Pesto alla genovese sauce.

Just toss everything around lightly and drain BEFORE adding the sauces. Put away in the refrigerator for ~3 hours.

This stuff tastes good with Penne. Prepare the pasta as usual but after straining it wash in cold/ running water and then set aside in the fridge till it gets cold. This removes the starch and makes the pasta less sticky and more salad-friendly :)

Then just chomp-crunch chomp-crunch munch-munch.

PS : This salad came into existence as a result of one of my many random kitchen experiments.

DISCLAIMER: I am in no way responsible for anything that occurs as a consequence of ingesting the above mentioned culinary creation.