Alison McDonald's plastic art, to bring attention to danger to oceans by our plastic use: Monteray Bay aquarium Dec 2024

 

Artistic figure to denote toilets for men and women at Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore, India

 

Wall Art work inside the building at Bloor and yonge subway: Dec 8, 2024

 

Native Canadian art : at Yonge and Bloor street intersection: Dec 8, 2024: time pass on a winter evening//walk to exercise//

 

Fleur De Villes NOEL, December 8, 2024, Toronto: Bloor street and Yorkville area

 

Change over time..in me

 I have stopped rating books, TV shows and movies based on how much I "liked" them or "enjoyed" them.

I rate them as 'good' if I watch the whole thing and 'not so great' if the item cannot hold my attention till the end. 

Before, I would reread a book I liked or see a show or movie for the second time: that was  my positive assessment of the item. These days, I dont have the time or patience to see something again (except humor comedy shows). Also there are millions of books, movies and shows which I am yet to see for the first time!

In the past, I would rave about a book or show which I liked, to my friends and family, begging them to  read it or see it. Now, I don't seem to have any friends who read the same books I do...see the same movies or shows.

In the past, I obsessively acquired all the books of an author I liked...even the books I did not like! Now...no space in my home at all....it's a hoarder's junkyard! Also, I realized, once I buy a book, I don't ever touch it; once I buy a dvd, it remains unopened for ever. 

I also relentlessly hunted a book I wanted, even going so far as to buy on ebay or amazon, paying a significant chunk of money. Now, the relentlessness has ceased completely. I just keep thinking of the show I would love to watch but dont pursue it like before . Some shows I want to see but don't have access to are: the Rockford files, Colombo, some British comedy and crime shows...I am waiting to retire from work before subscribing to the channels which air these shows.

Another way I expressed my appreciation of a book in the past was presenting it to my friends (The last I did this was buying multiple copies of Vivek Shanbhag's Ghachar Ghochar and presenting to my friends..I think two friends read it and the remaining 8 did not!) Now I realize that people (at least my folks) prefer to stick to their taste and will not try to read if a book is 'forced' upon them.

Talking to younger generation about my favorite books and authors and encouraging them to try was something I did before but not now. Luckily I could influence two of my three sisters into reading and liking the books in the past. The current generation seem to have zero interest in reading (at least in my family) and their taste in shows and movies seems to be quite different...or... my nephews and nieces in India don't have access to the shows I recommend. 

I spent hours fantasizing the plots and shows of favorite books and movies in the past. 

Now...no time to do that

...also too many unread and unseen books and shows to look forward to. Now I am like a monkey let loose in a orchard full of trees with ripe mangoes...I am taking a bite of one and then moving on to another ...not eating one fully and relishing but hurrying on to taste more and more in a hasty frenzy

Hey. I have a question...

If Anant's looks were like Radhika's  and Radhika's looks were like Anant's,  would Anant have married  Radhika?

I will never go to Bombey Bhel at Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada ever again! It's an expensive rip off, serving sub-par tasting food!

 Today, October 14, 2023 I got chicken vindaloo paying 22$...All I got was 2 small pieces of chicken, 3 pieces of potato....and. very average taste! 

22$ for 2 small pieces of chicken..is a f....g rip off!

It was good years ago but awful now..

My unfortunate husband got  a long piece of plastic paper in his vegetarian food!

Killarney

Mike Lawson

 This is the latest favorite author of mine!

Crime fiction...at the American government's home in Washington DC...with humor, 3 characters in all 15 books and fast paced.

I hope you all get a chance to read these books. All 15 are available in Toronto public library

The inside ring

The second perimeter

House rules

House secrets

House justice

House divided

House blood

House odds

House reckoning

House rivals

House revenge

House witness

House arrest

House privilege

House standoff

Alligator alley

Shows to enjoy in the winter of 2022 and 2023

 The relentless grey days of past weeks and the frigid temperatures of this week(first week of February 2023) in Toronto, creates a mild unpleasantness and low mood for me. To counter this, my favorite activities are watching TV shows or movies and reading .

I found these two shows on CTV throwback, effective antidepressants:

Hunter: 

Barney Miller: Of the 100s of shows I have watched over the years, this is the most comforting show ever...(like comfort food I mean)

I do hope I get a chance to see more shows on the previous decades.

I feel I am an old soul trapped in 2023...I need to be in 1970 or somewhere at that time when the world was different... I seem to enjoy old shows and just can't be attracted to the new ones.