12 Angry Men

One of the challenges that I have these days is to find something for Anu to watch along with me on Netflix or Prime. She’s almost thirteen now and is not easy to please. The movie shouldn’t have song and dance or overtly mushy elements, no cuss words or melodrama. And she doesn’t even let me give up on finding such a thing. “Aayi, let’s watch something together” gets me back on the Netflix train. So when I found 12 Angry Men on YouTube (a very clean print), I knew she would like it. She did and I was glad that she understood all the small things without my aid. Only she waas disappointed that she couldn’t see the kid released by the court.

Fingernails

 I love Riz Ahmed, all over again. 

The Wrong Side

Last night, our neighbour caught hold of P in the corridor and said she had to discuss something important. It seems she had wanted to tell me for long but somehow missed it. The problem was with our shoe rack. It was placed in the wrong side of the passage and was a deterrent for Goddess Lakshmi to enter the house. 

P told us and Anu looked at me. I told her my salary had only increased ever since. It tickled her and she said let's go tell her that and get her all confused. 

We changed the position anyway, just so that we didn't have to hear about it again. 

There and Back Again

I went out with L today. It was a temple visit and greeting people with Sai Ram is not my cup of tea but I can bear it if I want to. I wanted to beat the routine and L and V are my most preferred company anyway. It was nice but L likes my company too and she wants me to accompany her somewhere else next week. I told her I would let her know. Because P's first reaction when I told him was that I should remember I had a family. It made me angry though I had predicted it. I wonder why I don't simply not-care. What browny points am I looking to score? 

By the End of the Day

Necessity is the mother of stoicism. 

Luck by Chance

I love discovering things by chance. Like Martin Johnson Heade's landscapes. 

Old Tunes

The school next to our building has reopened and it's a happy feeling to hear that din after two years.