Wall of Scriber

Last year, when I was first armed with a digital camera, my goal was to get into one show. Have my artwork display at one public place. I tried and tried and tried. And accumulated rejection letters. One after the other. But then I finally got a break. And them some more.

One thing about exhibiting photography is that it is a cut throat world. I mean that literally. The photography world is not filled with nice people. They fight. A lot. And everyone wants an entire wall to themselves so they can display their art. I met this lady who I shall call Jane who always wanted a wall to herself. So it became a joke to me. The wall of Scriber. 

Since no one was that interested in my artwork, I created a gallery in my house and called it the Wall of Scriber.

As I explored my artistic side, I dabbled in painting and then encaustics. I was having fun. I met some painters and other artists and realized that it was a completely different world. While the photography world was full of negative people, the painters and artists welcomed me with open arms. They encouraged me and inspired me.

I remember one time when an artist friend of mine stopped by at my place. I was at work. My hubby was at home. We have known each other for years and our kids grew up together. She saw the wall that I had built in my house. When my hubby told me that she had stopped by, I was mortified. I had about 10 loads of laundry going on and my house was an utter mess. I called her up later on and apologized for the messy house. And you know what she said? 

I did not notice any laundry baskets. Or any laundry. I just saw the beautiful artwork on the wall.

Yep. That's what she said. And you know what? I believe her.

So she invited me to exhibit my stuff. And gave me an entire wall.

I had to share this with you. My latest show. All the artwork you see is mine. I have the Wall of Scriber:) Yeah!

House Call

So my regular readers know that I was a little sick last month. I won't bore you with the details but suffice to day that I had a nasty nasty cold that lasted over a month. I am on my second round of antibiotics and recovering. Considering the grand scheme of things, it is no big deal. I really don't want to share the boring details of my mucus and cough.

What I really want to share with you is the wonderful experience I had with my health insurance. Yes. Wonderful and health insurance in the same sentence.

I've been lucky to work in the high-tech industry and have a very decent health insurance. For years, I've had this thing called the White Glove service. I did not really know what it meant and never bothered to use it.


Then one morning, as I was coughing my lungs out, someone sent me an email about being sick and calling White Glove. That immediately got my attention and I looked into it.


Essentially, my health insurance provided a service that would give me a house call. A nurse or an assistant would come to my house and diagnose me. And give me the meds.


Since this had lasted for over a month, I immediately scheduled an appointment. 


And promptly, a nurse came to my house. And he got all these goodies that you see in the photo! A gift for me. There was more stuff but I used it up:) He checked me and gave me more antibiotics. Everything was inflamed and I was not recovering. The best part about the experience? He had all the medications in his car and promptly gave it to me.


To clarify, I am no prescription addict. But it was fabulous to have someone at my house and say, can you give me something for my nose? And my ears? I feel like caterpillars are crawling in my ears constantly. And I take cough suppressants all the time but it is getting worse and worse.


He gave me all kinds of medication to deal with this nasty stuff that I have been dealing with.


And how much did this cost me? 25 dollars. Yep. I could not believe it. I kept saying it was too good to be true. What was the catch?

Reality is that it is super expensive for the health insurance industry for people to go to an actual doctor. There is a huge amount of overhead. The nurses, the overhead, the paperwork, the facilities etc. etc. Health insurance industry finds it much cheaper to have nurses or assistant make house calls. It costs too much to the health insurance industry if I go to a doctor. Why not send someone to my house and give me same/better treatment? Win Win situation baby.

From my perspective, I love it. Anyone who delivers chicken soup when I am sick to my house deserves utmost loyalty. 

Now I am off to drink some chicken soup. What are your plans this weekend?

Blurred...

Every now and then, Photo Friday has a theme that really speaks to me. Blurred. Seriously? I have too many choices! You know how much I love taking blurry abstract photos. And an opportunity to post one? I will never miss that!

Maui Book

So this year, for a vacation, I am going to Hawaii. In particular Maui. How fun is that?

I would never have imagined in my wildest dreams that I would go to Hawaii. And that too Maui. My choice would have been a different island but what the heck. The extended family is going there and so I there I go. And no arm was twisted in the process.

One of the first thing I did when I found out about this trip was to buy this book. And I had no idea what a fantastic deal I had. The book costs about 10-15 dollars and it is the best book you can buy.

Anyone else been to Maui? Any tips for me?

Spring is here!

Ginger Cocktail

So most of my regular readers know that this month, I've struggled with cold/allergies etc. While I have been taking regulars meds and antibiotics, I've been supplementing this with cocktail. Some folks have asked me for a recipe so here goes.

Ingredients

6 square inches Ginger root

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1 teaspoon honey

1 teaspoon black pepper corns

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

2 cups water

To make the cocktail:

1. Add all the ingredients to the blender and blend.
2. Strain the juice, keep it in a jar in the fridge.

How to use it:

1. Pour it in a shot glass (my preference) and chug it once a day.

Benefits:

1. Turmeric is a natural antibiotic. 
2. Ginger helps decrease the mucus in the body.
3. Pepper creates the heat to battle the cold.
4. Lime juice is a vitamin C shot.
5. Honey makes everything taste better. Also... some people say that if you have a teaspoon of local honey everyday, it is equivalent to getting the allergy shots. It helps build immunity to the local pollen.

Danger:

1. This can be spicy. If you are not used to spicy stuff, dilute this cocktail with water.

If you do try this, I'd love your feedback. What do you think? Good or hogwash?