eternal sunshine of the mottled mind

Dearly Beloved

2008-08-05T12:51:00.005-04:00

My S.O. finally found some time away from Star Wars spoofs and Marvel comics to ask me to marry him… and the wedding day is coming up pretty soon!The wedding is expected to be very traditional including ceremonies that emphasize the alliance of the two families, hundreds of guests completely unknown to the bride and groom, and all the jasmine flowers available in Mumbai.Planning a wedding (a

My Addiction

2008-07-30T15:51:00.001-04:00

I can't fight itHowever hard I tryThere's a forceUnknown, uncelebratedI decide to fight itBut then I succumbI curse, I fumeI vow to amendAnd not to despairBut as much as I tryI can't get my ass off this chair!_

Bridezillas à la rhyme

2008-07-22T20:56:00.001-04:00

Bridezilla: (Bride+Godzilla) A mutation found among women planning their own weddings, craving attention and becoming monstrously obnoxious, demanding or stressed out in the quest for 'their perfect dream weddings'.There once was a bride – incredibly happyRemarkably romantic and astoundingly sappyRecited her 'perfect' fairy taleUntil it was tired and staleEveryone around couldn't feel more

How low can you go?

2008-07-07T14:52:00.005-04:00

It's one of those days - the clouds are gray... and my hair is bigger than the state of Rhode Island. Is that all it takes to turn my smile upside down, u ask. No, no, I reply. I can't really put my finger on it. (Not on my hair, the reason for my frown.)It's how jobs and marriages take us so far that just getting together with gal pals requires a 5-year plan.It's how agonizing the curve to

Un-common cents

2008-06-30T19:23:00.004-04:00

With everything costing me an arm and a leg these days, my brain seems to be in financial overdrive – constantly adding up dollars and cents and drawing up comparative analyses to explain why cooking a potato subji for dinner is more financially sound than going out to get that roasted eggplant Panini with cheese. Also, I wouldn't want a ticket for driving back with just one arm and one leg.I get

Happy Mother's Day :)

2008-05-11T19:19:00.002-04:00

This is awesome!P.S. Why don’t you offer to help?Learn to pick up after yourself!This is a house and not a hotel!Don’t walk away! Are you deaf?How can you waste your food?People will think that you are rude!Be grateful for what you have!There are hungry kids everywhere!Why can’t you score as much as him?Why play tennis? Why not swim?Smile! Don’t always be so grim!Your hair needs more than just a

It's a 'knotty' world out there

2008-05-10T16:36:00.004-04:00

The wedding season is upon us. Among all my high-school/college-mates, it's now a (much-too-often-repeated) question of 'when'. With all the knots being tied, I couldn't help but list the typical two-somes that I often come across.The Vintage Pair: The high-school sweethearts or the college couplet who offer everyone they meet voluntary relationship counsel and attempt to 'cure' their single

Spring Cleaning

2008-04-04T19:37:00.004-04:00

I didn't lose my passion for words – just my laptop – in the maze that is my life.I never throw anything away. Sentimentality is my excuse. But, when I found this laptop under a half eaten cheese sandwich, I realized that it's time for spring cleaning. Another very valid reason is the fact that my apartment had recently flooded (thanks to an over-zealous faucet in the apartment above me) and I

The guests that never go...

2008-01-02T15:22:00.000-05:00

Thoughts after the holiday season… (all in good humor :D…)We land in your localityPerceiving your genialityIgniting your hospitalityWe walk in through your doorPermanently on our behindsAppearing to forever dineGuzzling up all your wineYou’d rather invite a wild boarYou overlook the extra choresExcuse the thunderous snoresCreate savory hors d'oeuvresDoubting that this could be much moreSoon the

Home Improvement

2007-12-15T13:31:00.000-05:00

Just when I have started feeling like I am living a decent life – more than 10 sq feet to call “my personal space”, enough hot water in the shower to wash all limbs in the same session and no more cabinets that remain un-opened for the horror of what the previous student left behind – it is time to pick my parents up from the airport and show off to them that their not-so-little girl is living

Neighbors Envy. I blog.

2007-10-10T18:48:00.000-04:00

It was no surprise that the number 1 search on Yahoo this particular day was 'rotten neighbor'. Well, mine isn't rotten… but sure is decaying.Starting a new life isn't easy... especially when getting a car and even a driver's license is still on the to-do list. So, obviously I have survived on several favors and owe far too many dinners. (Luckily, these are people who are just getting to know me

Overwhelmed !

2007-03-08T11:59:00.000-05:00

So much to do and so little time. Well there is time… but I’m just so overwhelmed that I’m not thinking straight. And considering all the work combined with all the “D’oh!” moments – makes the hours take wing!We always pray and hope that life turns a new leaf and gives us everything we dreamed about. I dreamed. Dreamed big! And life is finally giving me all.. well, most of that now – but it didn’

Of hope, change and the future

2007-01-23T17:00:00.000-05:00

Had a blast on New Years Eve! Went to the shore to drown my worries and returned high on a cocktail of hope and anticipation. I finally got the coveted job offer and this new step in my professional career promises to be better than I had ever imagined. Having officially said good-bye to my old job, I have now been catapulted into day-dreaming of a new apartment, a new car and shopping for career

Entry-level Insanity

2006-12-05T15:55:00.000-05:00

After months of tailoring my resume, cover letters (and other quintessential career related writing) to carry all the appropriate 'key-words', 'action verbs', 'transferable job skills' (as if coming up with a list of regular skills wasn't stressful enough) and walking the thin line between high self-esteem and vanity; I've finally been getting the calls for interviews. It kinda sounds like

Life is a roller coaster

2006-11-27T19:28:00.000-05:00

Life is a roller coaster!! One minute I'm up… and the next I come plummeting down to the ground at speeds deemed impossible by physicists. I have always been thrilled at not knowing what's around the next corner. The thrill of not knowing what I'm gonna knock into - maybe a closed door, maybe a broom or maybe just fall into a bush with thorns for good measure. And I've had the same outlook

Dating a Star Wars fan

2006-09-30T12:47:00.000-04:00

Warning: Requires a certain quantity of familiarity with the Star Wars 4, 5 & 6. If it’s just entirely perplexing – I hope you’ll see my point and empathize. Dinner dates often include McDonald’s happy meals in order to collect the Star Wars figurines. When you ask him to pass the salt, he closes his eyes, breathes deeply, and tries to 'force pull' it across the table. Don’t order

Haze

2006-09-25T11:27:00.000-04:00

The rain falls in tender drops -The ones that barely showAs if the clouds can't commitTo holding back or letting flowTulips look up in disdainPetals in partial bloomJudging the worth of the waitDoubting a vision will ever loomWill it remain an endless pauseTo estimate and to assessWill it lure a full-grown stormOr continue to be nothingnessOft I walk these gloomy streetsIn the

Mummies and Blogthings

2006-09-09T18:08:00.000-04:00

Deadlines lurk. I'm now an Egyptian Mummy i.e. I'm pressed for time!Also a Blogthing says: You are both very knowledgeable and creative.You tend to be full of new ideas and potential - big potential.Ideas like yours could change the world, if you build them.As long as you don't stop working on your dreams, you'll get there. So, I now need to focus these creative writings of mine towards some

Snakes on a Plane

2006-09-04T16:35:00.002-04:00

Snakes on a Plane: Hype over matter served with extra cheese!*Spoiler warning* Yeah... like I could spoil it further!The title pretty much explains the movie. Okay, we have a plane. We have snakes. How the snakes get on the plane involves an inane plot thinner than Raveena Tandon’s chiffon saree in the rain! 11 Things I learnt about Snakes (and Planes):Snake-vision is

The voice is quiet

2006-09-01T14:46:00.000-04:00

That's great!We'll get in touch with U. We'll be with K.Is your place nearer to NYC or Philadelphia?Have U got a mobile phone? What is the best time to contact U?BFNI looked forward to their visit. It had been a while since I met my aunt and uncle. I'd always relished their company and I expected the same this time.But... I never expected the phone call or the emails that followed.The funeral is

Blog Day 2006

2006-08-31T08:32:00.001-04:00

Pour out your thoughts. Inspire someone. Make someone laugh. Touch someone (not inappropriately please) with your words. And while away your productive hours.It’s Blog Day 2006._

Over-sleepers Anonymous

2006-08-30T21:56:00.000-04:00

Hello. My name is sunshine and I am an over-sleeper.Yes, I see the irony. But, it was my mom who named me. She is one of those early birds who wakes up at times that are technically the middle of the night. Little did she know that the apple would fall from the tree and land on a whole other lazy planet.It started with a couple of hits of the snooze button. Just one or 2 a day, I swear! But then

On Conversation...

2006-08-29T13:13:00.000-04:00

On Conversation by William Shakespeare... Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood. Considering this quote... the only thing that I can think of talking about is the weather report that warned of thunderstorms and a flood watch. Any skepticism about this report was washed

Amused to the hilt!

2006-08-28T09:17:00.000-04:00

I took a trip to the town built on chocolate. Milton S. Hershey opened the chocolate factory and with it a "model town" with all the trimmings. Hershey Park being one of them, opened in 1907. A treat all the way... it even smells of chocolate!! The place features a chocolate factory, a zoo, museums, gardens, and a whole lotta shopping. Sweet - ain't it?Being the adrenaline junkie that I am - I

Orkomeos

2006-08-25T15:27:00.000-04:00

Orkomeo - (Orkut+ Romeo) A category of the male Homo sapien who dwells in a virtual world of social networking. Usually on the hunt for ever-lasting virtual love, but is willing to stop by every suitable candidate and try out his flirting skills(?) and collection of miserable pick up lines. Has also been described as creepy, desperate and disillusioned.Can be categorized as:Narcissism personified