It’s snowing in Chicago right now and my work has been a series of disasters since 8am, so I need a distraction. Let’s talk SRK.
Continue readingShahrukh Month Discussion Post: What Gift Do We Want From SRK This Year?
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Discussion Post: What Is Your Nightmare System For Your Kids/When You Were a Kid?
This is universal, right? It wasn’t just me who woke up between 3 and 13 after a weird bad dream and then bugged my parents?
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Tea! Who Drinks It, Why Do You Like it, What is Your Technique, Does Anyone Put in Lemon or Is That Just Made Up?
Another random fun discussion post! Tea! Counterpart to our “coffee” discussion. Get all your tea opinions ready!
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What is Your Favorite Season and Why?
A vital question! Which hopefully will get us all talking a bit, because I like it when we talk, and also I am procrastinating about writing my next Shahrukh review.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Unexpected Thing Were You Addicted to as a Child? (Tarzan books, Adult Sitcom, anything not for children of your generation)
I feel like the DCIB community is mostly made up of people with slightly off beat taste. So I suspect there will be some interesting answers to this question.
Continue readingDiscussion Post (Adult Content): Which 2 Shahrukh Characters, if Quarantining Together, Would End Up Having the Hottest Sex?
Let us put on our adult content hats, block the computer from our children and spouses, and escape into harmless fantasy for just a moment.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Movie Character Would You Most and Least Like to Be Quarantined With?
A vital timely question! And now that we are all about 6 months in, I think we have a good sense of the importance of this question and what factors needed to be weighed and considered.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Actors from Western Industries Would Have a Better Career in India and Vice Versa?
This may not make sense to anyone else, but I find it a fascinating though experiment, so I will just shout into the ether and see if anyone picks it up.
Continue readingCoffee Discussion Post: What’s Your Feeling on Pumpkin Spice, and Other Vital Questions?
Grumpy Monday! I got super fancy coffee delivered in an attempt to cheer myself up which made me start thinking about the whole coffee experience.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Actor/Actresses in Your Life Have Been a Binge Passion?
You know how you find someone you like, and then you are inspired/obsessed with watching every film they have ever been in? Share your stories! Who was it, when was it, why did you get tired and stop?
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Are There Any Cute Female Short Hair Cuts in Indian Film?
I can’t think of any! So many cute shoulder length cuts, so many lovely long natural hair looks, but what about actual above the ears short hair on women? Is there anything good?
Continue readingAnother Internet Thinky Post! When the People Speaking for a Community, Drown Out the Voices of the Actual Community
I just have so much to say about internet dialogue! And the Gunjan Saxena debate that I am listening to second hand thanks to y’all has given me a new thing to think about. Also, once again, NO POLITICS. We have been doing fabulously with productive conversations about communication and internet culture without political specifics, let’s keep that up!
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Mental Health Homework, List 3 Things That Make You Happy Today
UPDATE: This post has been up for 3 hours, and no one has commented. I feel this is a bad sign for our collective ability to be happy. I’m having a moderately hard day today. We didn’t watch Midsomer last night, and I think it has become a vital part of maintaining the careful mental health balance of the household, so now all 3 of us are feeling rumpled. Plus there’s thunderstorms, so the dog is unhappy. I’d go for a walk to get out of the stressful atmosphere, but of course I CAN’T GET OUT OF BED. Anyway, time to count our blessings in a simple effective technique for happiness!
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 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 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 moreDiscussion Post: Who Are Your Favorite Indian Director(s)?
I can’t believe we haven’t had this post before! It’s, like, film geek discussion 101! Oh well, better late than never.
Continue readingMarriage in Modern Urban Indian Culture, a Random Thinky Post Inspired By the New Netflix Matchmaker Show
Not a 101, I am not qualified to write a 101. This is me basically just sharing my personal history with learning about modern urban Indian marriage practices from people I know and things I have seen and read, and then you can share your own experiences and ask questions of each other and hopefully just talk and learn from each other.
Continue readingHelpful Advice Needed! What Superstitions Can You Suggest To Help With a Successful Toe Surgery?
Blah blah, world is logical, superstitions are pointless, we should all just trust to intellect and planning. But does anyone really believe that? NO! You can do all the research and planning you want, but if you don’t eat the right food at one minute after midnight on New Years, your house will burn down. FACT.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Recommend Period TV Shows to Each Other!
Again, there is a basic assumption that readers of DCIB share an interest in relationship dramas, romance, and clothing. With that in mind, I feel we can probably recommend non-Indian (and Indian if you have one you love) historical drama TV shows.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Big Projects Are You Working On to Make the Days Go By?
If you are like me, you are craving something to mark time, a big long running challenge that has multiple steps and will eventually be completed. Building a deck, painting your room, organizing your books, something like that. So I thought, let’s share/brag! Tell the DCIB community about your accomplishments, and maybe someone here will go “oh, that’s a great idea, I should do that too”.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Share Your Favorite Funny Local News Stories
I love local news! The wacky “human interest” stories are the ones that are the most fun to talk about and think about and just generally make the world a happier friendly warmer place. And my Dad just forwarded me a follow up on one of the All Time Great Chicago local news stories. I will share it with you, and then you can share your stories with me!
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Are Your Tricks to Beat the Heat?
The heat wave rolls on here, and I am about to go spend 2 weeks at our family’s lake house, which is lovely but unairconditioned. So, let’s share tips about how we all deal with the heat in non-airconditioned ways! In a desperate effort to keep Margaret alive as she lives like they did in Olden Times for 2 weeks!
Continue readingRandom Discussion Post: What Brand/Franchise Do You Have an Illogical Nostalgic Attachment To?
I’m just going to assume that Yash Raj Studios is a brand almost all of us love. You know, in the way where you see the logo and just smile. But what else? I’m curious! Let’s share stories!
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