Chicken in the Crock-pot

Marinate chicken in ginger and garlic
Fry dry garam masala in 1 tbsp oil
Sear 3 - 4 lbs at high heat with mirch, little bit dhania powder, haldi, unroasted garam masala
Slice 2 to 3 onions, crushed garlic and grated ginger; put little salt and microwave for 4 -5 minutes
Mix with the chicken
Chop 4 tomatoes and microwave for 4 - 5 minutes and mix with previous
Put into crock pot
Put 1/2 cup of water

Turn once or twice in crockpot with a wooden spoon

Nicknames for my baby sister

baby-pie
bratzilla
darling parling (english r's)
gochu pochu (I had actually forgotten this one; my sister had to remind me!)
pachooki
potchi
plotchi

A tribute to David Eddings

I just found out that he'd died. I feel bad -- he was really one of the stars of my youthful interest in fantasy. I have read and re-read the Belgariad and the Mallorean many times not to mention all his other books. I'll miss his writing.

At first I was wondering whether I'd entered a time slip and gone back to April 1st

Then I realised that I was just reading 'The Onion.' Enjoy the story of how Neil Armstrong was convinced by a conspiracy theorist that the entire trip to the moon was faked.

- A. Worm

The kindle rocks...

It is beautiful and so easy to read. More detailed post later.

I just bought my kindle

I am supah excited. I can't wait to see it. It is part one of my wishlist from "After passing comps, I will buy..." I don't think I'm going to upgrade my phone though. I have no money left. And my dad was giving me a hard time about keeping track of my finances etc. He's going to make me keep a file! Horrors. When I have essentially been following the shoebox approach to filing all this time. I didn't have the courage to tell him that I'd just chucked three or four bank statements / credit card statements. I should just do paperless statements then he can't *make* me file. Yeah, thats a good notion. :)

Somewhat cheerfully,

A

(You will notice that I have upgraded myself from "A worm" to A. My self-respect has returned.)

I don't think I've ever been as happy to be wrong before...

I passed. Both. This year was brutal. The end.

I find out today

I've just spent a pretty much sleepless night. That may, however, have been due to the effects of the two large cups of coffee I drank at 10:30 last night in lieu of any dinner. I keep thinking about whether I want to pass or not. I'm not sure I'm even in my right mind now. I spent the last week recklessly spending money. On clothes and bags I do not need. I don't know what is wrong with me. I'm going to have a bath now and then I'm going to go to school and hang out there.

I am very, very tense.

My prediction -- I pass micro but not metrics. However, I truly hope that I pass both. I pray that I pass both.

Movies and TV Shows

So, I got back to dinky little college town about a week ago. I spent the succeeding days studying for micro, unpacking (very little), watching Jane Austen movies at lunch/dinner time and watching Merlin.

It was productive. As I mentioned before, micro was good. I have hopes that metrics will be equally good. We shall see after that.

Das wurmen (how's that for cannibalized German?)

was good.

Apart from the curveball thrown by MG on game theory. Dang it.

Oh well -- we'll see how I do.

Metrics now.