My Life, A Cocktail

I feel like I hang in the balance. Yes, the kinds that the Lady Justice (Andha Kanoon) holds. I sit at one side of the balance. And I am waiting, anticipating…. I don’t know what the lady is going to place on the other side…. Will I sink, or will I survive?

After months of wait and patiently watching and re-watching the older episodes, Season 9 is finally here. Hubby tuned in 2 hours earlier than the telecast time and ordered no playing with the remote, lest we miss it. Yes, such was the excitement. The 2 hour premiere was more than just entertaining. It was a whole new perspective about Dr. House, the doctor who we know can diagnose unfathomable conditions is himself a patient at an asylum. With almost no known characters, save House and Wilson, it seemed like a story in itself, with a start and an end. A sinusoidal roller coaster ride of humor and grief. The good news is Dr. House is back. And I mean, back at his hospital from the asylum. I am sure the fans are grateful.

This is a drink the coffee machine in our office can make. It takes one packet of Creamy Topping, and one packet of Choco. Out comes this delicious drink that tastes like good old “Bournvita”. It’s funny, I hated Bournvita (and Boost and Ovaltine) as a kid. I was more of a Horlicks Elaichi or just plain filter coffee kinda kid. And yet, now, almost every cold afternoon (the damn AC works perfectly!), I love to hold a steaming cup of Chocochinno in my hands, and feel the drink draining down my throat, providing me the warmth even relationships fail in these days. I love the taste of it now. It reminds me of the days I hated it, lovely days...

Every game will get boring if you play it too much. Every book will get boring if you read it too much. Every song will get boring if you hear it too much. That’s why people keep changing.

It starts with this slight pain at the back of your head that you can’t quite place. You feel nauseas. You think lowering the brightness of your computer screen will help, it does, only for a while. The pain intensifies, sometimes coming in short bursts. You just want to close your eyes and let your world be dark.