Yum yum

A dosa fest, it was called. What i saw was this: 10+ varieties of dosas, a couple or two of uttapams, 250+ students and an unending queue.

But it was a welcome change in the mess, especially after being treated to food that have an inherent enmity with ur appetite, day in and day out. There was a bit of an apprehension about the quality of food to be served in the fest, after reading those flyers that read “Eat our dosas…Make all faces.” But the food turned out to be fine. And as I said, a welcome change.

The beginning of the semester saw a slight increase in the quality of the food, but it turned out to be deceptive. Soon, we were to describe food with ‘something-that-looks-like’. For example,
“What’s there for grub today?”
“There’s something-that-looks-like-gobi with something-that-looks-like-parantha.”

Good thing that I can have home food (ngari and stuff) in the odd weekend, or I would have been emaciated by now.

Detour:

365 tomorrows brings out a new short speculative fiction (Asimov, anyone?) each day, for an entire year (started August this year). There are 5 authors in this collaborative project. As of now, all I can say is, it’s awesome!! Perfect for today’s take-a-glance-of-a-page-and-move-on readers, and perfect for serious s.f fans. Also, for readers who find it too laborious to pick up an Asimov, Clarke or even Crichton. My current favorites are-
- The nine billion names of god
- Soul drive
- Outer space romance

Heaven 7 is a real time 3-d ray tracing animation. Lasting 2 minutes and 48 seconds, the file is an impossibly small 64 kb! Accompanied by a haunting music and text. Download here

Chitrangada is the new babe to watch out. Oozing sensuality. It’s been long since we saw a Smita Patil or a Shabana Azmi.