Endless loops and simple twists.

Long time ago, I observed a quite different way of drawing the 'heart' symbols in a movie. I was fascinated by the ease with which one could keep drawing it a " Zillion " times, almost having the same shape over and again. Maybe it is the time of the year which reminded me of sharing something simply stupid.

Remember the day when your kindergarten teacher or members in your household gave you a nice hint to remember how to draw an '8' using two 3's. I wish I was never taught that way. Instead someone could have made a loop to resemble '0' and given it a twist to make '8'.

Any-how, look at the pictures 1 and 2 below. On the left, you see the method of drawing an '8' and 'heart' symbol, by reflection method. On the right there is method to draw it like a twisted loop. Let the color point ( Violet -> Blue -> Green -> Yellow -> "red" ) guide you.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Got some extra time to kill? Try with infinity, double-infinity, Sailor's knot ...

True Lover's Knot

The Mobius loop and fancy cartoons based on it are among my favorite online fun-art videos.

Fancy exercise.

 Occasionally, I get this chill even before I turn on the shower. I feel a sense of guilt. I have this body, with no serious physical disability. But I take it for granted. I am making no effort to keep me fit, build up stamina and get a good muscle tone. Not because I can't but because I don't care much about. This feeling of guilt is a great motivator. Many a times, I did try to stretch myself, do some sit-ups and exercise a bit within the space available in our bathroom. Moreover, you get the best possible privacy. I might even sing a tone or do a jig or something.

I never thought it is a big deal and wondered whether it's worth sharing. But looking back at the time after graduating from my undergraduate program, I see myself spending most of the time with my eyes glued to some screens or with my limbs on the steering wheel and the pedals. Like me, there are many of my friends who forgot about doing some simple exercise. Getting exhausted is not an exercise. Neither do starving help. Eat well and exercise. Going to a physical fitness centre or going for jogging etc might soon enough look like a luxury which you can no longer afford to during your busy schedule. 

I am sharing my idea over here. I hope, it helps someone. If anyone got some cool yet practical ideas too, feel free to share. 

The Useful 'useless clock'

Got a clock with some fancy labels/ advertisements. Where should I place it? Surely, not in the formal room or in any rooms where your guests would easily notice and judge you mean/ stingy.

For those who have the habit of getting lost into thoughts while the showers chills you. You might find this one helpful. Keep one of the unpopular, low-price clock in some dry area in the bathroom. 

Faber Castell TACK-IT.

(The reusable removable adhesive)


I have a weird way of keeping track of the various data I handle. I do it mostly by writing it down on a piece of paper. Since there are many of them to keep track of, I usually organize them on the wall in my room. The first method I used was to stick these notes on the wall. Self-adhesive notes (commonly available in yellow color, with the frequently used name: Post-it) didn't work well over some time. They tend to loose their ability to stick to the wall quickly and starts to fall of. Be aware that missing a note is disastrous. The missed note may be meant to remind you about something really important. So I opted to stick small pieces of paper with real glue, but onto a large sheet of paper than to the wall directly. This helps to avoid making too many marks appearing on the wall. (See pic 1)

The method one, lost its charm pretty soon. Then I came up with the idea of using push-pins to stick notes on to the wall. Since the wall happens to be made of concrete, not soft wood, I used a custom made notice board kind of surface to insert the push-pins easily. It was made using Thermocole, thick paper (chart paper) and glue. Till recently, I was using this so well. (see pic 2). Besides the difficulties in initial setting up, this method provided great ease of use.

Recently, I came across a new product in the office-stationary section in a super market. (see pic 3). This material can be easily kneaded like craft-work-clay and be used to stick papers onto most of the common surfaces.

After few trials on similar surfaces, I verified that it won't leave any visible marks on the wall. Besides buying a packet of this, there is no intricate setting up to be done. The notes can be easily removed and adhesive can be reused. By making into large globules, they can be even used to stick heavy objects, like a calender, greeting cards, few xerox-ed pages, collector's items etc... Now my wall appear nice with all notes well organized, with ease. (see pic 4).

Moreover, if you have some guests visiting and your Dad insists you to make your room REAL clean, not just guy's clean, it takes only few minutes. All you need in order to remove TACK-IT is to simply roll it off the surface. Any remaining pieces can be removed by dabbing ball of TACK-IT over the area. Removed TACK-IT can be reused.


steps for sticking the notes:

Knead TACK-IT and press it against the wall.

Now place the note above it and press over the paper.

The note stays there ..

'bout me..

Folks,

I intend to share online some of my usual and unusual findings that are part of my daily life. I hope that someone might figure out some innovative ideas based on the contents of this blog and makes others life easier. Feel free to comment. Even if you regards me to be eccentric, based on what I share, I am always ready to accept and change if someone suggests me better alternatives.
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" The one who asks the doubt is seen as stupid and remains a fool until someone answers it. Others remain so forever.. " -- Chinese proverb.