You want to know what I had for dinner? Mango salad, potato rice, keema, and yellow daal. Unfortunately I was in one of my excited modes where I talk too much and don't eat enough - happens to me mostly at weddings. More importantly, I had fun America-bashing with my Pakistani friend (who is an American citizen) and her really awesome Mom. It's funny how her Mom (who must be in her 60's) was thrilled to know that we think alike - she must be encountering a lot of young people with minds less open than her own.
It was strange initially when M (my friend) was including her Mom in every topic we talked about. It was like I assumed M's mom wouldn't know or care about these things - but she did - and she knew exactly what we were talking about. It was lovely to witness such understanding - a friend-like mother-daughter relationship. How rare is that nowadays!
So I ordered my very first business cards online - well, not exactly - I did have visiting cards (isn't that what we call them in India?) before, I think when I was in school - with my website address and all. I used to run my own website, you know? Started it when I was in class 8, went on till class 10. No, I didn't give it up because of my board exams - but I did lose interest when my classmates, who were my target audience, got distracted with studies and forgot about my website. It had something for everyone - my website - wallpapers of cricketers for free download - a daily Dennis the Menace strip - the Friends song "I'll be there for you" was available for download, along with it's lyrics. I had a guestbook, a weekly poll, a discussion forum, and a weekly contest. How cool was I!
I didn't know HTML but I had Netscape Composer which was the coolest software. It was so simple to design websites back then. Now they say I need to learn Dreamweaver, or at least know HTML to write codes and upload to my page through Fetch. What bullshit is this!
I've been thinking a lot these days. And also been not thinking at all.
Even in my second week of class (week 4 ended today), I sat facing my professor, with my only two classmates on either side of me, and I felt like I was looking through a window. Like I wasn't really there. Like I could just close my eyes and be back in Delhi. Another day I found myself saying to my friend late at night, 'let's go to india gate for a drive'. I didn't wait for a reaction, knowing very well how absurd this must sound to him, but also knowing exactly what I meant. I feel like I'm still there, at my house, even if not there, but close by - so close that I can catch a flight today and be in C.P. standing at the place the bomb blast happened. Now it feels like I've done this before, traveling between these two worlds, and I can do it again.
Home Movie: A Diary for my American-born son
Pictograph
Transmitting Baba (these 3 films by Miso Suchy).
Sleep time. Long weekend ahead - shoot all day - saturday and sunday. And a longer week after that! Have a good night - those of you whose week really ended today.
P.S. - I'm sure you noticed my enthusiasm for the new seasons of Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters starting this Sunday. Life will, once again, be beautiful :)
3 comments:
hmm maybe you`re missing home. The only movie i`ve seen from your list is grizzly man. I think i should send back the dvds i have and order some new ones from netflix. shall do it today itself :)
good for you!
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