Picking up from the second week as if nothing happened in between.
Cousins were here and the entire Sunday was spent in saree shopping, some books and coffee at Champaca . I bought Maggie Smith’s memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful. I can’t say I wasn’t swayed by the gorgeous cover. Followed coffee with a hearty Andhra thali at Nagarjuna which didn’t turn out to be as spicy as I was expecting.
2. Monday was quite busy with both my cousins coming over to the studio for a one-day internship post which I had to follow up with their rewards of a few games at Loco Bear. It was a day of wins for me though where I emerged victorious at bowling and shooting. Unfortunately, I cannot attribute any of my winnings to some conscious skill and would need to file it under a heavenly stroke of luck.
3. Took a flight to Mangalore with Puja who took me along to visit an orthopedic doctor for my back pains. We were joking the entire time that this is how we manage a girl’s trip in our late thirties - with trips to the orthopedic doctors. However, I got to spend two days and one night in Mangalore and fell in love with the quaint city. It was completely taken over by the lush green cover and the slightly salty and humid air of the ocean town was palpably nicer than the dry Bangalore air.
4. By saturday, I was exhausted and badly needed some centering. So I spent almost the entire day painting. Friends came over in the evening and it got late at night.
5. On Sunday, I went to shop for an upcoming trip and the flavour of the season is dark academia. It was a hunting spree for outfits and I did get a few very nice ones. I am starting to relish the prospect of putting together an outfit. There has been a long conversation with myself on the vanity and self expression of it and the shortness of life and youth has won the argument.
6. Over to the next week!