Cricket fever

A lot of work and a lot of cricket on telly. That means little time for everything else. Both the teams I support started the world cup 2015 unbecoming of themselves. Everyone wrote India off and everyone declared New Zealand as favorites. I almost switched India and New Zealand in the last sentence, except I didn't. Both the teams have been doing well so far and I would love to see a final game between these two!

Among other things of note I booked my ticket for visit to India for about 2 weeks in April. My other sister is getting married. Yay! When I told this to my adviser he was like 'how many sisters do you have!' :) Because not longer than 10 months I went back home for the same reason. Two, was my reassuring answer. I will be the only unmarried person in my family after that. :)

Other than that life has been passing by decently. The cold is unrelenting and unforgiving even though we are looking into rear end of February. I restarted on squash a little bit. 2 times in last week and pulled a muscle in butt a little. That's what happens when you spend 4 months of winter on chair and decide to show up on squash court. Haven't been in good touch at all so need a lot of practice before I start doing some kick-ass shots on the court.

It has been a long time since my last travel and I've been itching to break the bud. I had this crazy idea of taking 2 day train to Seattle and fly back the next day but it didn't happen. There is a plan in the air about road tripping to St. Louis, Missouri. But I have some non-committal friends so the plan is not final yet.

Voila! Violin!

Voila! Violin!
I've been listening to a lot of Violin lately. There is something special about the sound of violin which is like no other sound. The first time I listened to violin with some thought was when a lab-mate played for us. I think it was Paganini's Caprice 24. It's so interesting that you can do a lot with so little. I would just start a long YouTube video of some classical composition of Paganini or Vivaldi or anyone else (I don't get too much hung up upon name) and let it play in the background. I also transcended a few times into piano which, I suppose, could be equally captivating.

Twice in a row

I never had flu twice in a single season. Until now. But it is happening this season. I caught flu again. All this even when I had a flu shot at the start of the season. I am so pissed off at my immune system. And I seriously doubt the efficacy of flu-shots. Ironically, it started just after my visit to hospital for general physical exam and I was deemed in good all round health. ;)

On a more merrier note, I attended a Beatles music show last weekend. Well, it was not The Beatles playing, just The Beatles music performed by The Cavern Lads at a restaurant in Minneapolis. Not bad! The weather is inching close to zero. Perfect for a visit to ice-cream parlor outside. But pity I caught flu.