Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince

I was really excited. I mean, really really excited. With a capital E-X-C-I-T-E-D. In other words, I was excited.

Why? Because Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince was releasing over the weekend. And I'm a great fan of Harry Potter. So I got a ticket and waited with bated breath and a tub of chilli popcorn and some coke and a cup of cappuccino and fries and a burger for the movie to begin.

Ten minutes later, I had finished all my food and was itching for the movie to end. Never in my life have I seen a worse movie. The characters were least interested in acting, the story line was skewed, all unimportant things were highlighted as the main story while the main story was nowhere to be seen. A lot of scenes were shown as they never happened in the book and the end result was a pain in the butt.

I may not be the gourmet connoiseur of movies but I can spot (or rather feel) a pain in the butt when I come across it. And this movie was definitely it.

At the end of those agonizing hours, all I could remember was how good the popcorn tasted and how refreshed I was feeling after a much needed sleep in the AC.

Roach Researches

Continuing on my research of the Denizen of the Ditch, the elusive cockroach, I searched far and wide for scientific experts who could help me with my PhD.

Luckily for me, while celebrating the treasure hunt win with my bunch of buddies, who should I come across but the famous Resident Roach Researcher of all time! I was very excited. Finally I was going to be able to ask questions the answers to which that had forever eluded me!

Over some delicious biryani, he began to explain while I furiously scribbled away on my notepad.

"It is the strongest creature you know"
"If the world were destroyed in a nuclear disaster, guess which is the only creature that can survive? Yes, the cockroach. But he will soon die within 8 days. Why? Lack of good food..."
"Very adaptable"
"Has amazing mimicing abilities"
"Exoskeletal structure makes it difficult to crush to death"
"Capacity to generate its own sustenance"

I looked up at the Researcher in wonder and amazement. Finally I was going to be able to complete my PhD.

My Pet Lizard

Well, so I'm a little different. Stop looking so scandalised. They make really good pets, once you get over your fear.

I was wondering how to solve the problem of boredom when I suddenly espied a huge shape moving over the wall. I looked carefully. It was the most massive, eerie-looking, tan coloured lizard I have ever seen. It was probably more muscular than I'll ever manage to be and I shrank away, dazed.

Then it slowly danced all over the place, eating up mosquitoes and cockroaches. Realisation dawned and I promptly fell in love with Sam. My pet lizard.

I won!

Finally!
I'm really big on extra curricular activities, especially when they eat into your work time. So I didn't hesitate for even a moment and jumped right into the 'Treasure Hunt' competition. We were given a bunch of photos clicked at various locations in the office and we had to find them within the allotted time of 20 minutes.

That sounded very easy till I saw the photos. They were miniscule bits of stuff, stretched out to form grainy, hardly recognisable shapes. So much so for being easy. Not to be put off though, we used our considerable brains and when that didn't work, we simply ran all over the place, looking.

And we wrapped the whole thing up in 9 minutes flat! We got a prize! And we are going celebrating this Friday. How's that for a great week?!

Hellsmoking Hot

Sigh, like a god he rose from the water - hot, gorgeous and downright delicious. His smoldering eyes shot flame darts at me while I simpered incoherently in a corner, mind benumbed by the sight of his powerful shoulders moving in slow grace even as the water dripped lazily down his washboard abs.

Then the power went off and my TV conked out. Hmph. So much so for my movie.

Sweet Surrender

I never thought dieting would be so difficult. Not only do I have to give up on all the delectable dishes I so love gorging on, I have to eat all sorts of disgusting junk (health food, my foot!).

So when I finally chanced upon a slab of chocolate cake, unwittingly of course, I decided to surrender myself to the temptation....aaahhh....that tasted so good!