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This is such an uplifting movie. This encourages you to rise above all evil, as cliched as it may sound. The main character, Erik Ponti, brilliantly played by Andreas Wilson, is a modern day Gandhi- I call him “modern day”, because he is Gandhi with a twist, a version that is much prevalent today as it was in the 50s.
Rating: 10/10
It just goes to show how small we are in comparison to this infinitely beautiful universe. It really blows your mind to all the possibilities there are out there
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I’m kinda glad that I saw this movie tonight, even though I really wasn’t up for it. It’s a progressive movie, dealing with a family of lesbian parents + 2 kids. I haven’t come across any lesbian families in real life. I hope they exist somewhere. My husband says we are still behind the times. Do lesbian families really work? Maybe they do. I don’t know. In the movie, the kids warm up to the sperm donor and look up to him as their traditional dad, which makes me wonder if the intention was to portray that these kids missed having a real father figure. Even the lesbian mom gets attracted to the sperm donor and ends up having sex with him. The best scene in the movie is the one towards the end, where the lesbian dad tells off the sperm donor- that he is not part of her family and that if he needs a family, he needs to go make his own. This is a pretty powerful message. It doesn’t matter if this family has no traditional “male” head, it’s still a family and the lesbian dad will keep it that way. She is going to protect it against harm and external forces. I know my post sounds cheesy, but believe me, the movie isn’t. It’s worth a watch.
“ I feel like men are more romantic than women. When we get married we marry, like, one girl, ‘cause we’re resistant the whole way until we meet one girl and we think I’d be an idiot if I didn’t marry this girl she’s so great. But it seems like girls get to a place where they just kinda pick the best option… ‘Oh he’s got a good job.’ I mean they spend their whole life looking for Prince Charming and then they marry the guy who’s got a good job and is gonna stick around. ”—
Blue Valentine (via sunglassesandscarves)
I love this movie and Ryan Gosling in it.
RIP: Knut, the beloved Berlin Zoo polar bear, was found dead in his enclosure this morning by keeper Heiner Kloes. He was 4 years old.
Knut, the first polar bear to be born at the Berlin Zoo in over 30 years, was adored the world over, appearing on magazine covers, spawning a line of toys, and bringing zoo attendance to an all time high.
Cause of death remains unknown at this time.
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That’s so sad. I remember blogging about him when he was born.
Let’s talk about Your Highness The Dentist first. The front desk lady called me to get my husband’s DOB, since the policy is primarily under his name and apparently, the insurance company wants his DOB. She was supposed to call me back with insurance coverage information - what’s covered and what’s not. Never did. I called her during lunch time to enquire. My insurance won’t cover deep cleaning nor will it cover filling. I have a wait time of 6 months. So I told her to send me an email with the cost breakdown for each treatment. She never emailed me that either. I called up twice- no one picked up! I am going to call back tomorrow to check one last time. Else I guess I have to find some other dentist. Seriously, I am amazed as to why she’s so reluctant about giving me my prescription. Don’t I have a right to know what the fix is? They are gonna bill me for my doctor’s visit tomorrow (including the X-ray they took the minute I stepped in). Maybe most of the people don’t get treatments done once they find out that insurance doesn’t cover a part or all of the needed treatment. I don’t know. I’m just confused. I guess Your Highness The Dentist has a lot of business.
I am sure I’ll be stuck with a huge bill of anywhere between $2000-$4000 for everything. :’( Why does it cost so much to take care of yourself in the US? Never mind. Don’t answer that. I know why it costs so much. It’s not because the Healthcare industry is awesome. It’s because the system is broken.
Moving on- I saw someone at work walking towards the recycle bin with at least 6 empty Ozarka PLASTIC bottles…
The only time I’ve ever been to a dentist was to get a tooth removed when I was little kid. Anyway, my teeth’s been hurting a lot lately (too much of Diet Coke). So, I booked an appointment with the dentist who’s closest to my residence. The entire visit took approximately 30 minutes. Let me give you a breakdown of these 30 minutes:
Filling out 9 pages of forms on a fancy iPad: 10 minutes
Wait time: 5 minutes
Nurse talks to me about my teeth problems and takes X-Ray, readies the chamber for Your Highness The Dentist: 8 minutes
Your Highness The Dentist graces me by his presence: 3 minutes
I walk out of his chamber and talk to the receptionist about the next steps, costs etc: 4 minutes (would have been over in less than a minute had I not asked questions. The receptionist didn’t plan on explaining anything to me. Patients are treated like objects.)
During those 3 minutes, the dentist came across as a comedian versus an actual doctor. I’ll tell you why. He asked me where I am originally from (if you can’t already guess by my Indian looks…). Anyway, next he asks, “How’s the flooding in India?”.
My response: “Do you mean Japan? There’s no flooding in India currently…”
He: “No I meant the one that happened earlier this year”.
Me: ??? I don’t remember any such flooding. Yes, there was a tsunami a couple of years back in the Southern part.
He: Yes, how bad was that?
Me: Pretty bad, yes.
Next, he explains that I need to do some deep cleaning and get some filling done. Actually, he explains all of this to the nurse sitting next to me. I had to ask him questions in order to know what’s wrong with my teeth. It’s only when I went to the front desk that I understood (after asking 20 questions) that the visit is over and that I need to come back 4-5 times more, that’ll involve me seeing a “Hygienist” and then the dentist for filling. Your Highness didn’t explain anything. His time is precious. Cannot waste it on stupid idiots like me who dunno a thing about dentistry. He’d rather have me make way for the next goat.
I want to murder these doctors.
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Every day, I look more and more like my mom. The physical resemblance is uncanny.
I am so fickle minded. I don’t feel any of the emotions I felt yesterday. I do feel them, but not as strongly. My thinking gets swayed based on whom I talk to.
I am back to square one. I am back to where I was when I used to dismiss the idea of moving back to India. I am a typical Non Reliable Indian.
In other news, I get to be a part of a wedding on Friday. This will be the 1st wedding that I’ll be attending in more than a decade, except the fact that I went to my own wedding. ;) It’s going to be a simple affair. Just a couple of friends and a civil marriage. Hubby will be at home while I have fun with my friends. I can safely proclaim that I’ll miss him. He doesn’t read my tumblr.
Now I know why. I am assuming Americans to actually mean “anyone who lives in the US”. I might not be an American, but I can bet my ass- I am as sleep deprived (and as a result, TIRED) as any other resident/citizen/alien-all the time. The second factor in my favor is, I’m an Indian! Three cheers for me please.
For once, what would I not give to have someone cook, clean & house sit for me? I work all day long and then come back home to an untidy place. My condo is always dirty. No amount of cleaning ever makes it perfect. If today it’s the restroom, tomorrow’s it’s the bedroom. Then trash, closet, living room, dishes, kitchen, patio…UGH. There isn’t enough time in the day to do what I want.
What’s irritating is the fact that I have to sit on my ass for 8 hours at work, in email jail. I have to answer stupid questions by people who don’t read previous emails. I swear 99% of the emails I’ve ever sent are to coworkers, at work. Either there’s too much of work or there is none. We should be allowed to come home for a couple of hours during lunch time. This will allow me to have home cooked food versus cafe food (which is expensive and sucks as well, courtesy of Sodexho). My work takes away most of my energy. It’s takes away the most important part of my day. That is the time when I’m most active and it’s horrible that I have to use that part to do corporate prostitution, about issues and things I seriously don’t give a fuck about. I have to do it for the paycheck.
Which bring me to the next issue- money. How much of it do I really need? I think I have managed to save a good chunk in the past (almost) 3 years. I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately that all talk about the materialistic society I live in. Consumers are made to believe that they need to spend money in order to be happy. When was the last time some “thing” gave you happiness? Honestly, I don’t know. Shopping has lost its joy for me. It gives me momentary happiness to buy something new, but that’s it. I swear if I give myself a week before buying anything new, I would never buy it. Because we don’t need most of the junk we accumulate. If we stop accumulating all this junk, house work might become easier :-)
So, there is a correlation between money, things and house work, after all. I need to stop working so goddam much, which will reduce the money flow. If I have just about enough money to buy what’s needed, I won’t accumulate tons of things, which will allow me to have more free time. Which will allow me to have a neater closet, with the items I truly need. Which will also reduce the amount of time needed to do laundry, dry clean, hand clean, maintain clothes, iron clothes. Who likes to do laundry? I hate it. And I hate those tops that I bought from Forever 21 and H&M and bras from Victoria’s Secret that I need to hand wash. What a fucking waste of my energy. Do you know what I did? I popped them in the laundry. Yes. Instant freedom. I don’t care if the fucking top or bra gets spoilt. It smelled like freedom. And the bra came out fine of the washer and dryer. Maybe I got lucky, but who cares? :-)
I could go on and on. I have so many thoughts going on simultaneously. I am pretty serious about quitting my job by the end of this year and moving back to India. I don’t know what I am going to do in India. I might get a part time job. Or go back to Law School. Or take a freelance job. What I really wanna do is travel to Kerala, Goa, Rajasthan, small towns in Tamil Nadu, for a couple of months. I want to walk on the streets clicking pictures of things I haven’t seen in almost 4 years. And even before I do all this, I want to spend a couple of months traveling by road around the US. I don’t have an exhaustive list, but some of the places that come to my mind are- The White Sands of Mexico, The Grand Canyon, The Nevada Desert, The Canyons in Utah, Oregon, Seattle, Yellowstone National Park, Montana, maybe Niagara Falls, Vegas and NYC one last time.
This post is about so many topics. Sorry if I confused you. This is actually how my brain is right now- mixed with tons of emotions.
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Rented this movie last night. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. Aron Ralston and his will to live is such an inspiration. It makes all my troubles seem so small. James Franco has done a phenomenal job. Danny Boyle never ever disappoints either. If you haven’t watched this movie, please do yourself a favor and watch it.
So my coworker who is used to have breast cancer thinks that US healthcare system is very good and it serves it’d purpose. When asked, she says the doctors conduct a lot of tests and have degrees and they know what they are doing. Or so she thinks! I wish I could show her the number of articles all over the net that attest to the fact that older and more experienced doctors order tests because they practise defensive medicine and not because they necessarily know about the benefits of what they are doing. And younger doctors just don’t know how to detect a symptom without looking at the test results. She says the high cost is the result of the hospital and the insurance companies and not because of the doctors. Such ignorance kills me. She has excellent health insurance from her Fortune 500 employer and probably doesn’t understand what it feels like to be one of those uninsured people who are forced to pay thousands for unnecessary medical tests.
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