Ended up not flying today thanks to the storm . I feel so relieved because I was legit scared of getting stranded somewhere

Woke up from a weird dream where I was suddenly at Madurai , standing outside MR restaurant, waiting to get in and thulp their potato curry and in a very very weird way , I am able to taste that potato fry at the back of my throat . It has been 14 years since I’ve been to that place . What is this ?

I'm Rakesh Khanna. I'm not really an SFF author but I edit & publish science fiction, pulp, and speculative fiction, incl. a lot of translations from Indian languages. Plus I cowrote a book on Indian ghosts, monsters, and demons. Affogatos are pretty yummy. #SFFChat

DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO ANYTHING BUT A GROUNDED, WALL SOCKET

There’s a winter storm happening and I’m taking a flight Saturday morning hoping to reach DC and family before it gets really bad to drop MIL off .

Anyway if you need any supplemental writing, editing or blogging for the 2026 Olympics I am available! I will make your coverage better I promise!

Me to Jemimah : Ek hi dil hai pagli, kitni baar jeetoge #WPL2026 🏏

Jemimah, muahhhh

When the RCB innings with the bat ended today , the boy felt that they’d scored under par . Ha ha ha .

@vaishs.bsky.social did we just ….

5/3 🧿. I started this #WPL26 season as a Delhi fan but this RCB team is something else

@vaishs.bsky.social , please tell me you are watching this game

Renu uffffffffff 🏏

Every single time the Indian Men’s cricket team hits a new low , I wonder if that would help kick Gautam Gambhir out but no , the administration wants to see how much worse it can get

Last week , this time , we decided to retrace our most epic first date in NYC , despite the pouring rain . It was the most romantic yet most stupid thing we ever did , because a week later both of us are sick and sniffling . But I did want to share some pics somewhere so here we go .

So , husband and I did a mini trip for our birthdays , walked a lot when it rained < because it was romantic> and got promptly sick < not romantic > and are still recovering so to speak .

@anrdh.bsky.social shared with me the Japanese team roster for the U19WC and I must say that I love the kit < it’s cotton candy pink and so so lovely >. Oh and someone needs to find out if the Hara-Hinzes < there’s three of them in the squad> are triplets or something 🏏

I want Jemi and Delhi to win their first game today . Is it too much to ask for 🏏

Today , I turned 39 , the same age my mum was when I turned 18 . When I was 18 , I thought that my mum and by extension, most 39 year olds were done living life and were just floating alone , but today more than any day I realize how mistaken I was

natural thing imo is to build small groups where you can have a much higher degree of trust that the people in your group are real

Someone should make a Korean thriller Drama but with Indian actors .

My feed is glitching in willow and I hate it

The root didn’t take for the pot would be an accurate pun no ? #TheAshes 🏏

This is such a standout album from The Yellow Diary , with some really good songwriting in Hindi and they have nailed the pop/rock sound down pat . #MusicSky #NowPlaying #IndianNonFilmMusic

I’m stressed and therefore I’m sleepless

I’m doing a reset of my YouTube music library and playlists and starting afresh and my list of bops I’m listening to is all k-pop and Punjabi pop :)

I’m sort of a play it by the ear cook on some days where I just cook by instinct . Today was one such day and I made a cilantro-mint-poblano paneer pulao that’s come out super yummmm

Talking of my in-laws moving to USA in the seventies , my MIL and Aunt in Law have some amazing hack vis a vis groceries . I have learnt to freeze green chilies from my aunt in law and from my MIL , I have learnt to make a mean jhal muri from rice crispies and savory dosas from pancake mixes .

Weasel for King < no , I didn’t refer to J Bairstow>

Oh wow @samuel.fm , the Graysky 2.0 on iOS is a dream .

I’m turning 39 this year and someone on call with me asked if I was in my early thirties , only going by my voice . I don’t know if it was intended to flatter , but it did make me a teeny bit happy .

Waiting for the Sriram Raghavan movie to lift my spirits up this Friday

NYE has been a cdrama marathon and I have to say that about eleven episodes into #ShineOnMe , that the second ML is wonderfully fleshed out , justifiable in certain aspects and is deserving of hatred in certain others . Really like the slow burn

Happy New Year! Time for another Final Word tradition, the best and worst in cricket of 2025. This past year was one with a lot of good in it, as well as one where some trends that could define the future became much more clear. Listen: pod.fo/e/37028e

This year has been rough and tough and healing and draining and pretty much a mixed bag but I am so thankful for the small blessings that have graced me through out . The world is a super scary and less kinder space where we are all trying to be kinder to ourselves and people around us .

The WPL withdrawals are interesting - not in that the players have withdrawn suddenly but with how the squads have chosen their replacements

Now that the pre-test ritual is nearly over , can we actually start the test match at the MCG ? Because the last two days ain’t it #TheAshes 🏏

WTF was that last episode of #DynamiteKiss ? Not that I expected a lot out of it but the last episode used every known #kdrama twist except for terminal illness that suddenly gets a cure and by god the resolution for the SFL made me go arrrrrrghhhh

I’m becoming a huge fan of Boland , one wicket at a time

@anrdh.bsky.social is making a case for all Ind Eng test fixtures to happen in Australia to prevent Root from scoring . It’s something I can get behind but I firmly believe that it’ll break the jinx sort of

You are a wizard Harry .

Ummmmm , how are people with day 2 tickets feeling ?

Okay, my favorite test batter to watch is at the crease along with Joe Root #TheAshes 🏏

Misery comes in three . Ho ! Ho! Ho! #TheAshes 🏏

My husband thought that England will score 500 😂. We actually cancelled dinner reservations at his behest because England were doing so well

Nothing like test cricket on a Christmas Day evening :)

Reminded me of the time back in school when a few seniors convinced that Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson were visiting the campus , teaching optional courses and were taking questions . Yours truly was conned along with another student and both of us were taken to task by our faculty

Honest to god , I don’t get the Bridgerton outrage because the show has diverged so much from the books by this point. The books are there, so read them instead and if you are done with them there are other delightful romance writers in the genre , like @juloester.bsky.social , Evie Dunmore etc

Merry Xmas folks

Christmas Eve TV binge included the first two episodes of the #kdrama #MadeInKorea and it made for an excellent watch