Happy Saturday! I had a bit of a meltdown last night. This will no doubt surprise you (as it did me!) but spending two weeks trapped in bed in a small room will eventually drive you insane. I was thinking it would be fun times and being waited on hand and foot and watching as much TV as I want, and it is that, but it is also a wee bit insanity inducing. Who knew! Anyway, Wednesday I see the doctor again and he said that maybe, if I was very very good, he would have new rules for me beyond “lie perfectly still with your foot in the air all day every day”.
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Happy Birthday Courtney! I Have Gifts For You!!!!!
Happy Birthday Courtney! You are turning some ridiculously young age today (24 maybe?) and are still one of the babies of the blog, so I am indulging you accordingly. Pwesents! And it took me a bit to finish making them, that’s why this post wasn’t at midnight like I wanted. Sorry!
Continue readingFriday Watchalong Here! Humpty Sharma, Starting at 2pm Chicago Time!
Woo-hoo! Courtney’s birthday, party time! And Humpty time! 2pm Chicago time this week (an hour earlier than usual), and a very good movie. I’ll start the comments off at 2pm and you all can keep commenting along.
Continue readingScientific Research I Do Not Believe: Favorite Snack Food By State Map of America
Scientists! Telling us stuff that is just plain NOT TRUE based on our own experiences! I don’t trust ’em and I don’t believe ’em. Join me in doubt!
Continue readingTGIF: Men Reading Books
I haven’t done a TGIF in a long time, have I? But after the very long deep hard thinky post yesterday, and the posts on Kajol and Kishore, we all deserve something light and fun!
Continue readingFriday Watchalong, Watch Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania Right Here Friday at 2pm Chicago Time!!!!
NOTE THE TIME!!!! Normally we do 3pm, but this is Courtney’s birthday week and she specially requested 2pm Chicago time instead. Arrange your schedule as needed, because this film is not to be missed!
Continue readingHindi Film 101: Social Media Stories and Truth
This is going to be a tricky discussion to start. My Dad just sent me a link to a fascinating story in the New York Times about a twitter hoaxster, and it played into a concern I have had for a while about how anonymous social media internet sources are used again and again as though they are unquestionable truth told to you by a friend. Oh, and remember, NO POLITICS. But I am very interested in social politics, if that makes sense? If you want to talk about gender issues or race issues, totally here for you. Just nothing related to specific political parties and how they use the internet.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Are Your Favorite Comfort Food Sitcoms?
I loooooooove sitcoms. Not to make me think and understand the world and blah blah blah, but to make me laugh while I am eating soup on the couch in front of the TV after a long day at work. You know, the ones you watch over and over again and get excited when you turn on the TV at the hotel and catch a rerun you haven’t seen in a while.
Continue readingHappy Birthday Kajol! The Best Actress of the 90s, Who Just Walked Away
Happy Birthday Kajol! I love you, even if not everyone does. And I think not everyone does because maybe not everyone remembers what you used to be.
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Watching and Reading and Thinking and Listening to on KAJOL’S BIRTHDAY!!!!!
Happy Wednesday! And Happy Birthday Kajol! To celebrate, I am hosting a virtual movie night where we will not be watching a Kajol movie. Oh well, at least we will probably do a Shahrukh film, which is almost the same.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Movie/Book/TV Show Have You Gotten Absolutely Obsessed About? (yes, you can say JHMS)
I guess also music album/stage show. Anything you think about obsessively, talk about excessively, and so on and so forth, until you are over it all of a sudden and it becomes this nice nostalgic piece of your past.
Continue readingCourtney! What Movie Are We Watching Friday? And When?
Or I suppose you could NOT celebrate your birthday with an internet watchalong with a bunch of strangers, that’s okay too. But you can still pick the movie! And then just swing back and read all our comments later.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: Kishore Kumar, Here to Make Us Smile
Kishoreda! I don’t have a super good source for his life, so I am sure I am going to miss things, but I want to do a 101 anyway because he is such a memorable figure that those of you who are new to Hindi film should have some sense of him. I kind of covered a lot of this in other posts, but I don’t think I have given Kishore his on post before.
Continue readingSocial Media Round-Up! Taapsee’s Birthday, Amitabh and Amul, More of Alia’s New Cat, Kapoor Family Photo for Analysis, Aishwarya is Actually Gushy on Instagram!
Social Media! The DCIB version, where it’s all about cute pets and birthday wishes and Amitabh being a funny old man.
Continue readingNon-Film Question: Is This Misogyny or Not? Sincerely Wondering
Not gonna right a real post today because my head is exploding with pain, as I will explain below. But I do kind of want to crowdsource response to this situation.
Read moreDiscussion Post: Recommend Feel Good Streaming Serieses!
Feeling the need to inject a little more happiness into our “Happiness Place”! So, anything from anywhere that makes you feel good about the world when you watch it. That genre of “look, it’s nice people doing nice thing because the world is good” show that is total pandering to the audience, but also a nice corrective to all the “people are trash” messages we get in other shows.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me on Raksha Bandhan and the Day Before Kishore Kumar’s Birthday?
Happy Monday! I had a terrible horrible no good migraine most of the day yesterday (thus my poor response rate on comments). I’m still feeling slightly headachey, but better, just in time to go to work. Why do you get sick on weekends? Why is the universe so cruel?
Continue readingRaat Akeli Hai Review (SPOILERS): A Film Noir Romance
Have you been craving romance in your films? Surprisingly, you may be able to find it here! A little bit dark and less fantasy than usual, but still here. If that intrigues you, go watch the movie and then come back here and tell me how wrong/right I was.
Continue readingRaat Akeli Hai Review (No Spoilers): A Hero Who Grows as a Person, How Cool is That!
I liked this movie more than I thought I would! I was all set for dark-dark-dark, and then surprise! Character development! For once, our hero isn’t just perfect from the start. Also, really surprising developments all through, which means this review will be kind of short because I have to save the good stuff for the SPOILER review.
Continue readingIt’s Friendship Day! What Famous Real Life Celebrity Friendships Make You Happiest?
Happy Friendship Day! According to the made up holiday calendars by which florists live their lives and therefore just sent me an email alerting me!
Continue readingAmitabh’s Negative and At Home! Abhishek Still in Hospital
Thank you Kirre for keeping an eye on this and alerting me! Such nice news to wake up to. Well, nice/not nice.
Continue readingI’ve Been an Aunt for a Whooooooole Year!!!!
Look at that! One year and a day ago, I was on the phone with my sister watching a movie together and timing contractions. And now we’ve got this kid with a million teeth in his mouth and opinions about beets.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Who Are Your Least Favorite Directors?
Oh boy! A good post for me to write while I am feeling like a bit of a Grumpy Gus. If I try really hard, I might be able to come up with 3 directors I truly dislike. Maybe even 4!
Read moreSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Try to Catch Up on Sleep
Happy Saturday! My flingin’ flangin’ foot is hurting and I can’t sleep at night and all I want to do is lie in bed and watch sitcoms and drift in and out of consciousness. So I’m gonna do that while you all talk to each other.
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