Happy Wednesday! I get two days off work starting tomorrow! Why? No reason! I just blocked myself for a couple mental health days. Which I will be spending at doctor’s appointments because I HATE taking time off work to go to the doctor so I would rather take time off vacation.
Continue readingShahrukh time! I have no ideas. We need to watch something in his 75+ filmography, but I have no preferences right now. Well, Netflix would be nice, so we can avoid hinkiness but otherwise I have no preferences.
Continue readingMy nephew is 2 years old, and Albie Dog is 3 years old, and apparently they are exactly lined up. Don’t know how long this will last, presumably at some point my nephew will get smarter than a dog, or my Albie Dog will get less energetic than a 2 year old human. But right now, perfection!
Continue readingHappy Shahrukh Month! Let the happy topics continue. And today, in honor of one of those many teachers days, let’s talk teaching.
Continue readingLet’s have a silly debate!!! Today is both Taco Day and Cinnamon Roll day, which one is more of a Shahrukh symbol?
Continue readingThis is a Happy Place, and it will stay a Happy Place. For my own mental health, and that of the people who come here, we will resist negativity. But resisting negativity doesn’t mean resisting sadness. We can be sad, together, and acknowledge that we are feeling sad. And then we can, together, comfort and cheer each other. Choose to make this a place of peace, safety, and love.
Continue readingHappy (?) Monday! As long time readers know, I really really struggle with SAD (seasonal affective disorder). Right now, daylight savings hasn’t ended so I am waking up in the dark, and in Chicago it’s been overcast for two days now and looking to stay that way. So I am BLEAK. Better since coffee and vitamin D pill and walking the dog, but still pretty bleak. Ask me happy things!
Continue readingWoot! I’m just gonna start typing and see what brilliance pours out of me. I’m PUMPED!!!!
Continue readingHappy Saturday! And, more importantly, HAPPY START OF SHAHRUKH MONTH!!!!! Oh what a wonderful time of year it is.
Continue readingSHAHRUKH MONTH!!!! I am SO ready for it this year!!!!! Starts tomorrow, I don’t even know for sure what I am going to be doing, but I know inspiration will come upon me and it will be MAGNIFICENT. Also, usually I say “don’t worry, there will be non-SRK content too”. This month, I MAKE NO SUCH COMMITMENT!!! DCIB could very well become an all-SRK/all the time sort of place for the next 30 days. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to read it 🙂
Continue readingTake that, Ambanis! Let the wailing and mourning commence, in your hideous mansion built on the ground stolen from orphans!
Continue readingOh boy, a discussion post! No wrong answer, just a forum to share things about each other and learn different ways of thinking. Oh, and also to obsess over Little Things if you are a Little Things person.
Continue readingSome people needed earlier, some later, I decided to just move it half an hour and see what happens. And y’all better show up! You were the ones who picked this movie!
Continue readingWhat a good movie! Yes, the end totally fell apart, but it bravely confronted all kinds of big scary issues along the way. Read on if you won’t have the chance to see it, are not interested in a romance film, or are interested but need to be spoiled first so you can relax and enjoy it.
Continue readingWoot! It’s a Love Story! The title did not tell a lie. It’s not the best most satisfying love story I have ever seen, but it is for sure a love story. If you are considering seeing it, I will warn you now that the end bit is EXTREMELY stressful. And I give you the option of finding out what happens even in this No Spoilers review if you just can’t relax and enjoy a movie with that kind of stress.
Continue readingFine! You win! We’re doing Yes Boss!!! Even though it is only on einthusan, even though it is weirdly sort of dark, even though in many places it feels like SRK is doing a Michael J. Fox impression.
Continue readingHappy Wednesday! This week is just FLYING by! Partly because I have a social event every single night except Monday. And today I have TWO.
Continue readingIt’s getting chilly! I bought mint tea! I’m gonna make pumpkin bread! I am in the mood for one of those loves and hugs sort of family TV dramas, but I can’t decide which one! Help!
Continue readingOh boy, the first faint opening bells of Shahrukh Month!!!! We have to pick our first Shahrukh Month WatchAlong Film. And I have IDEAS. Oh, and I also have a conflict Friday afternoon, so it has to be Saturday morning this week.
Continue readingIf y’all don’t follow Taran on twitter, you should. He does all this really basic reporting before anyone else gets it out there. It’s a one stop shop for the news you need.
Continue readingHappy Monday! I had a very productive weekend, got my dining room set up, hung pictures, did a puzzle. And now I am trying to remember how to work and be boring.
Continue readingI just watched a fascinating documentary on Chippandales! Not that the documentary itself was really REALLY good, but that the story is really really good. And, I think, hits that DCIB sweet spot of thinking about Indian American Big Issues.
Continue readingThese are real stories, very sad, and so on. But I will deal with tragedy by fictionalizing it and thinking about how great it would be as a Hindi film romance! Especially because both of them remind me a bit of Abbas-Mustan and we just watched Ajnabee.
Continue readingOkay, I am going to TRY to find a “larger theme” here, but I really doubt I will. But maybe! Fingers crossed! It can’t just be about neon clothes and lipliner.
Continue readingI decided, I need a deadline. So I invited friends over for dinner on Monday IN THE DINING ROOM. I don’t have to empty all the boxes by then (these are very good friends), but I do have to at least make enough space to eat at the table. That should keep me busy for the rest of the weekend.
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