Navigating Solutions and Darkness

One, one, one... Talkin' in my sleep at night Makin' myself crazy (Out of my mind, out of my mind) Wrote it down and read it out Hopin' it would save me (Too many times, too many times) My love, he makes me feel like nobody else Nobody else But my love, he doesn't love me, so I tell myself I tell myself One, don't pick up the phone You know he's only calling 'cause he's drunk and alone Two, don't let him in You'll have to kick him out again Three, don't be his friend You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the morning And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him I got new rules, I count 'em I got new rules, I count 'em I gotta tell them to myself I got new rules, I count 'em I gotta tell them to myself I keep pushin' forwards, but he keeps pullin' me backwards (Nowhere to turn) no way (Nowhere to turn) no Now I'm standing back from it, I finally see the pattern (I never learn, I never

Note: Written August 15, 2010; #TBT the time I saw RG IRL. It's not everyday of your life that you see a damned famous politician with an even more famous history get pissed off just because somebody had the balls to criticize, in detail, the working of his organization, as it was a couple of years ago. But you really have to hand it to the guy for converting like EVERY fucking thing that was said today by anybody who was not NALSAR the dog into potential votes. Small wonder the LTTE 'representative' sitting beside me was pissing her pants in fury. =) I kind of floated through most of today in a sleep deprived Zonked Zone, just because I got up after only 3 hours of sleep so I could have the luxury of a 45 minute shower. I did wake up briefly to do the preliminary round of the most sadistic quiz I have ever seen. Indeed, the answer to the first question was Sadism and Masochism, so go figure. "Suffering may well build character, but you won't be able to enjoy t

Crossposted from Feminist Quill , written on September 24, 2015 Title:  The Handmaid's Tale Author:  Margaret Atwood Year of Publication:  1985 Series:  N/A Goodreads Rating (Avg.):  3.99   Goodreads Rating (Mine): 5 Plot Description: In a dystopic world ravaged by pollution and sexually transmitted diseases, infertility is the second biggest problem faced by what once used to be the United States of America. The biggest problem is the Religious Right, although they probably don't see it that way. Offred, the eponymous protagonist, is a part of one of the Gileadean empire's greatest schemes to combat infertility - that is to say, the imprisonment of women of child bearing age and their subsequent induction into sex slavery as Handmaids. The Handmaids are surrogates to the infertile wives of rich and powerful (and ever fertile) men deemed worthy of this shot at reproduction. This review falls smack dab in the middle of my reviewing of the  Shifter  series

The process of company formation can be divided into three stages: Promotion Incorporation by Registration Commencement of Business Promotion:  The process of conceiving an idea and developing it into a concrete proposition or project to be accomplished by the incorporation and floatation of the company. The person taking the necessary steps to accomplish these objectives is known as  promoter.  [S. 2(69), Indian Companies Act, 2013]  People in accordance with whose advice, directions or instructions the Board of Directors of the company is accustomed to act  are also treated as promoters.  A director/ officer/ employee who has control over the affairs of the company, directly or indirectly whether as a shareholder, director or otherwise  is considered a promoter. In  Kelner vs. Baxter LR  (1886) 2 CP 174,  it was held that the company couldn't ratify contracts made by a promoter before incorporation. However, specific performance of a contract may be enforced against

Written November 27, 2010 Who stands guard over your dreams? Each time you close your eyes Not long ere the night folds her cloak And dissolves into the rays of dawn Who watches over you in her every thought? As late at night you roam the city Immersed in things of small import Leaving no thought astray for the wings That shield you from harm's way Who dreams of you every night? And falls asleep in your arms Who smiles a secret smile at the mere Mention of your name? Who attempts to divine from your words? Your thoughts, your mood, your feelings today Who is the one that yearns to comfort You in her arms as you fight for acceptance Reading from your stubborn brow The pain of rejection you seek to ignore The only one allowed to hurt you She lets false words fall from her lips See in her eyes a deceptive hate Lest your heart freeze in pain or fear For it's the chasm that yawns beneath your feet That bears the brunt of her fury The reason why she runs further each time She feels

പാൽ പല്ല് ഇളകി പോയി കഴിഞ്ഞിട്ടും നാക്കെന്തുകൊണ്ട് അതിനെ തപ്പി പോകുന്നു? എഴുതിയിട്ടും എഴുതിയിട്ടും വിരലുകളിലെ വേദന അറിയാതെ ഞാനിതാ, രാത്രി മുഴുവനും പിന്നെയും എഴുതാൻ ഇരിക്കുന്നു. ഉറങ്ങാനിപ്പോൾ ഭയക്കുന്നുണ്ടോ എന്ന് സംശയിച്ചുപോകും, കാരണം സൂര്യോദയം മുതൽ സായാഹ്നം വരെ പണി എടുത്തിട്ടും, പഠിച്ചിട്ടും, നിദ്ര തേടി കണ്ണുകൾ അടക്കുമ്പോൾ ഓർമ്മകൾകൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച ഏതോ ആരാമത്തിലാണ് ഞാൻ ചെന്നെത്തുന്നത്. ആരെയെന്നോ എന്തിനെയെന്നോ അറിയാതെ, എന്നിട്ടും എന്തോ തേടി പോകാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന മനസ്സിനോട് എന്ത് പറയണമെന്നറിയാതെ ഞാൻ നിശഃശ്ശബ്ദയായി നിന്നുപോകുന്നു. എത്ര വർഷം അന്വേഷിച്ചാലും കണ്ടെത്താൻ ബാക്കി ഒന്നുമില്ല എന്ന് ഞാൻ എങ്ങനെ ഈ ഹൃദയത്തെ പറഞ്ഞുമനസ്സിലാക്കും? വേറെ ഏതോ ചുണ്ടുകളിൽനിന്ന് കേൾക്കേണ്ട വാക്കുകൾ ഞാൻ പറയാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുമ്പോൾ അത് വെറും വിലയില്ലാത്ത കടലാസ്സുപോലെ ആരോ തട്ടിക്കളയുന്നു. ഇവളുടെയും അവന്റെയും നടുവിൽനിന്ന് മണിക്കൂറോളം വട്ടം തിരിയലായി മാറിക്കഴിഞ്ഞു എൻ്റെ രാത്രികൾ. അവസാനം എപ്പോഴെങ്കിലും കവിൾത്തടങ്ങളിലെ കണ്ണീർ തലയണയെ കുതിർത്തു കഴിഞ്ഞു എന്ന് മനസിലാകും. അപ്പോൾ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് പിന്നെയും എഴുതാൻ ഇരിക്കും. എനിക്കിതി

എന്റെ നായ മരിച്ചപ്പോള്‍ ഒരു അഭിവൃദ്ധിയും നല്‍കാത്ത ആ വീട് ഞങ്ങള്‍ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു. ആ ശവസംസ്‌കാരത്തിനും റോസാച്ചെടികള്‍ രണ്ടു പ്രാവശ്യം പൂവിട്ടതിനുശേഷം വേരുകളോടെ റോസാച്ചെടിയെ പറിച്ചെടുത്തു, പുസ്തകങ്ങളോടും വസ്ത്രങ്ങളോടും കസേരകളോടുമൊപ്പം വണ്ടിയില്‍ കയറ്റിക്കൊണ്ടുപോന്നു, ഇപ്പോള്‍ ഞങ്ങള്‍ പുതിയ വീട്ടില്‍ താമസിക്കുന്നു. ഇവിടെ മേല്‍ക്കൂരകള്‍ ചോര്‍ന്നൊലിക്കുന്നില്ല; എന്നാല്‍ ഇവിടെ മഴ പെയ്യുമ്പോള്‍ ആ ആളൊഴിഞ്ഞ വീടിനെ മഴ നനച്ചു കുതിര്‍ക്കുന്നത് ഞാന്‍ കാണുന്നു. ആ പഴയ വീട് തകര്‍ന്നു വീഴുന്ന ശബ്ദം ഞാന്‍ കേള്‍ക്കുന്നു. അവിടെ എന്റെ നായ്ക്കുട്ടി ഇപ്പോള്‍ തനിച്ചു കിടക്കുന്നു.. - മഴ, കമല സുരയ്യ / മാധവികുട്ടി   

Written August 12, 2010 "With great power comes great responsibility." ~ The Green Goblin,  Spiderman Losing your phone is the most annoying thing that can happen to anyone who really cannot live without theirs. Not really being used to walking around looking like I've got a sleek metal thingy growing out of one ear, I was mostly fine. But just at the first, there was this feeling of being incredibly vulnerable and naked. In such cases, it's very good to have 20 year old dudes buy you shoes. Two pairs of shoes at that. It doesn't really matter that you ' cruelly'  dump them a couple of days later. I mean, max everyone decides that you're a bitch via any of the following logical reasoning: (a) You should have given it a shot. For at least a trimester. (b) You shouldn't have led him on for a week. Why didn't you say no in the beginning? I mean, like he wouldn't have been depressed if i'd said no in the beginning. Also,

Companies can be classified by the manner in which they are limited into: Shares:  A registered company, whether public or private, having  the liability of its members limited by memorandum to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares  respectively held by them. Guarantee:  A registered company having the liability of its members limited by its memorandum  to such an amount as the members may respectively undertake by the memorandum to contribute to the assets of the company  in the event of its being wound up. Liability here arises only upon winding up, and not while the company is a going concern. Unlimited:   A company not having any limit on the liability of its members.  Maximum liability in such cases can be to the full extent of their properties, to meet the obligations of the company by contributing to its assets. The members are not directly liable to creditors of the firm, unlike in a partnership, but to the company itself. A company registered as such may always conv

Written November 11, 2010 By this fountain of memories I stand And watch again as the angel of my heart Steps forward in a transfigured form The same girl and yet not the same I and she are halves to the whole Where she’s complete, I lack What I have fulfilled she has not When she wasn't here; a hole In my heart, a cavernous nether land Of sadness and fear When she came, the pain Lifted and yet intensified The tears I shed were for The time we had left She’s every beat of my heart The pulse of my life; the sunlight That shines in a remote corner of my life Another day will come around And I’ll embrace you with tears in my eyes Another day when as phantoms Our memories come alive again in us

Crossposted from Feminist Quill , written December 18, 2015 Title: Aftertaste Author:  Namita Devidayal Year of Publication:  2011 Series: N/A #: N/A Goodreads Rating (Avg.): 2.96 Goodreads Rating (Mine):  4 Spoiler Alert Might I start off by saying that I  cannot believe this book has a average Goodreads rating of below 3, when  SO MANY terrible books are rated 4 and 5 out of 5 stars? Plot Description:    The powerful matriarch of a wealthy business family (they sell sweets) has suffered a strke, and lies dying.  Aftertaste  is the story of how her children and her children-in-law deal with her impending death, while also fending off personal troubles of their own. In addition to metaphorical interpretations, the title also directly refers to the theme of Indian sweets that runs through the book in the form of the Todarmal's business. The one word I'd use to describe this book is "stark". Stark as in "stark reality". Stark as in "

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