Chocolate rules the day..

Seems yummy and simple enough to try. http://www.blisstree.com/chocolatebytes/chocolate-sugar-cookies/
Chocolate Sugar Cookies 2 1/4 cups white, all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 3/4 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
Pinch of salt
Powdered sugar
~ Place the flour on your work space and make a well in it. Add all the other ingredients and kneed the mixture with your hands until it forms a ball of dough.
~ Divide the dough in two equal parts. Place the first half on a sheet of parchment paper and roll it out with a rolling pin until it’s less than 1/2 inch thick. Cut the dough with cookie cutters. Repeat with second half of dough.
~ Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes or until done. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
These would also be great with a basic buttercream frosting, or some melted, drizzled white chocolate and sprinkles.

Try out and learn

Got a fantastic recipe for Chocolate chip nut muffins - already drooling!
http://www.blisstree.com/chocolatebytes/chocolate-chocolate-chip-nut-muffins/
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Nut Muffins
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup whole almonds
4 tablespoons white sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
In medium bowl, Sift together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In large bowl stir in milk, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients to large bowl; beat well. Add chocolate chips and walnuts, stir well.
Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Poke almonds into tops of unbaked muffins. Sprinkle muffins with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Moving on...

Desperate I am to find,
A different address to problems of mine,
Any other place would do,
But wait, I wouldn't do that to you,
We've been happy you and I,
Somewhere I lost the will, could no longer try
Snatching and tearing, I give in and give up,
Left to my devices, I welcome entry to the singles club.

Resist crime

Read this article today: Ruchika Girhotra case: Molestation of minor, abuse of power - India - The Times of India
I have trouble containing my anger, and I don't even know if that's the right thing for us to do. Why is it necessary for us to control our anger and negative emotions when criminals like Rathore commit crimes and get away? Why should we not give in to our anger and rise up in arms against these people and remove them from our society? Why should the citizens not take on the task of protection when the protectors become the perpetrators? Why should we enable such an environment to be created that these monsters can wear the garb of public protectors and then use that to cloak their own heinous crimes. Good and honest people like the Girhotra family are tortured and driven to suicide by these terrible monsters, and the society abets them. The school expels this brave girl instead of standing up for her rights. Each one of them has gone scot free- the cop, the school, the cop's wife, the other inspectors who beat up Ruchika's brother. And isn't it ironic that the wife of this horrible man stands up for him in court as his advocate and requests the court for leniency because he has appeared 400 times in this case. Did she not realize that she was a human being, and more importantly, a woman, before she became his wife? I know it's difficult to rise up to the challenge of resisting crime and standing up against influential cops, but at least we can try not to assist them in their ventures against mankind.

Coming back one more time...

I just returned from a trip of a lifetime to Peru. Got to see Machu Picchu, climbed Wayna Picchu, and did it all smiling. Totally elated would have been the feeling. But maybe it's the jetlag, maybe it's the time that's elapsed, maybe it's the fact that I've given up on a dream, I just feel like I started down the spiral of depression. It's going to take a lot of willpower I know to fight this feeling and remain afloat. Thank God for the fact that I don't have any other choice but to stay positive, and to see this thing through.