Woot, some of you are actually promising to try re-reading and following along with me! So we will see if this post gets comments. Even if it doesn’t, I am still happy because I just love talking about this book.
Continue readingWoot! Christmas! I am ignoring all the presents I have to make and so on and so forth and instead focusing on what’s REALLY important, Kirre’s card giveaway.
Continue readingHappy Saturday!!! Last weekend I was in California visiting a friend, and this weekend is Birthday Bonanza, and then next weekend goes right into Thanksgiving. Thus, not blogging as much as I feel like I should have.
Continue readingHappy Birthday Dad! I know you said you were all set and didn’t need me to do anything, but I am writing a blog post, so HA! I tricked you and am making a fuss anyway!!!
Continue readingCongratulations Kirre! You made 7 more comments this week than Angie!!!! You win a CARD!!!! I am very excited to design something amazing for you.
Continue readingThere is a tiny bit of this post that is India related, but mostly it’s just Weird Old America related. Enjoy!
Continue readingThis may just be me talking to myself, but I don’t care. I love love love this book, and I know it is Orientalist, but it’s also loving and well-written and a vision of India from someone who actually lived in India, and loved India, during that time period.
Continue readingHappy Monday! I work today and tomorrow and then at dawn on Wednesday I fly to California!!! And stay until late Tuesday night! My goodness, so exciting and also stressful and also relaxing (very nice to be a whole half continent away from work).
Continue readingReminder! Book Club! Get your copies now and read the first 5 chapters of Kim. I promise, you will like it.
Continue readingIt’s time for the annual Christmas Giveaway!!!! I think I have a couple new regulars this year, I am excited to send you your first cards!
Continue readingIt’s Sunday, I’ve ordered coffee, I’ve walked the dog, I am ready to watch a nice South Indian version of Jane Austen.
Continue readingYaaaaaay, Sunday WatchAlong! On the Sunday when Daylight Savings Time ends in Chicago, so remember to double check the time difference!
Continue readingThis was fun, this film consciously tried to include multiple regional ghost traditions, AND explained what they were to us in the audience, which I deeply appreciated.
Continue readingIs that a spoiler? I guess it is a small spoiler. Because sometimes Jackie is hot, and sometimes he is a yuck old man. But in this film, HOT! Don’t know what magic pill they gave him, or maybe the pandemic was just very good for him in terms of making him look rested and healthy, but dude looks GOOD. Oh, and also there were other people in the movie and they were also okay. And the movie itself was clever and made me laugh. But Jackie, HOTTIE!
Continue readingHappy Saturday! I shouldn’t say “last Saturday”, I’m just gonna be out of town next weekend. But still, at home weekends are precious! So this Saturday I’m gonna run two errands, and spend the rest of the time cuddling the dog on the couch.
Continue readingI hit up the birthdays list! While we’ve been celebrating SRK, there’s other folks too. Oh, and also still SRK.
Continue readingI have been considering doing this book for DCIB Book Club for ages. I’ve avoided it because a) Kipling was a colonist, and b) the book is slightly long for a book club pick. But I’ve decided we are smart enough to deal with the complications of Kipling’s relationship to India, and I’ll just break it into 3 parts.
Continue readingThe last guests just left from my Grand Shahrukh Day Party. It was delightful, old friends hanging out and eating cake.
Continue readingIn my last post, I ended by describing all the things he is to me, the essential things not the temporary. And now, I shall represent that IN IMAGES!
Continue readingIt’s Shahrukh Day, which means it’s time for me to take my annual stock of where my fandom is at. It’s in an interesting place this year, a time when it is more about me and my feelings than Shahrukh himself.
Continue readingHappy Shahrukh Day!!!!! I invited friends over which may turn into 0 or 5 people, but I am DEFINITELY making a cake. And just generally being happy all day.
Continue readingHappy HALLOWEEN!!!!!! I took today off work because I knew I would be up late last night, and also HALLOWEEN! So glad I did, I am all sleepy today and happy to be cozy and not think.
Continue readingGood Morning! I got coffee, I got a morning banana, I got a dog snuggled against me, let’s do this thing.
Continue readingWoot, Paheli won!!!! So we will watch that tomorrow morning at 8am Chicago time, unless no one shows up, and then I will go back to bed!
Continue readingHello hello! Happy Saturday! I’m gonna do my volunteer deliveries, then pick up a new work phone from my boss (current phone has stopped accepting incoming calls which is actually kind of AWESOME, but no good things can last), then get gas, then come home. And in the meantime, y’all get to talk amongst yourself.
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