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The Summer Wind...

2006-10-01T20:20:00.000-04:00

Has come and gone...

I realized two things this afternoon:

1) Its October first ("Suck"tober, if you will)
2) I still had the central air on

I have recreated the central air feeling by opening a window - what a novel idea!

Now please join me in a moment of silence for my dear departed friend, the summer...oh how I will miss you!

Chal Chaiyya Chaiyya...

2006-04-12T23:45:00.000-04:00

I went to go see Inside Man this past weekend ... great movie! Having both Denzel Washington and Clive Owen in a Spike Lee movie, I expected to get my money's worth, but imagine my surprise when the opening scenes of the movie started playing "Chaiyya Chaiyaa" from Dil Se! Amazing!

At first I was totally confused and really had to think about where I was, but I was pleasantly surprised that A.R. Rahman's song had made it to Hollywood. I am still rather confused as to what the song had to do with the movie. Sure, its a great song, great beat and is incredibly catchy, but where's the connection, Spike? Did you check out what the lyrics are when translated?

Whatever the reason (maybe Spike just likes the song?) I am glad to see more Hindi songs sneaking into mainstream America...Maybe we can get Clive to dance on a train with Shah Rukh next?

My new kicks...

2006-04-04T00:51:00.000-04:00

So I finally got new sneakers. Maybe this will help me improve my running time! Ok they are not magical sneakers, but they seem to have everything under the sun to help me run better - abzorb, stablity and something called TS2 - Transitional Support System. Supposedly this "Provides optimal support while enhancing transition from heel strike to forefoot". I will have to report back...

Mmmm Chocolate Carrots....

2006-03-05T22:17:00.000-05:00

My wildest dream has finally come true ... there IS such a thing as chocolate carrots! This is for all those who thought I was crazy talking about chocolate carrots...Thank you Lindt! I knew I loved your chocolates for a reason!

Will Smith to star along side Amitabh Bachchan?

2006-02-24T00:15:00.000-05:00

I recently found this article about how Will Smith is intrigued by Bollywood. Apparently Smith is a fan of Aishwarya Rai (is anyone really suprised?) and Amitabh Bachchan. Excellent. Of course he is a fan of the two biggest Bollywood stars!

Of course one of the first movies that Smith saw was "Sarkar", or the Bollywood remake of all three Godfather movies. Of course this is a great movie, but I want to see him sit through a REAL Bollywood movie. All three hours of song, dance and drama. Not to mention the numerous wardrobe changes during a 5 minute song a dance scene that spans that globe with the slighest of ease.

Ahh...the magic of Bollywood...Nothing even comes close. How can you not love it?

"Courage"

2005-12-26T23:50:00.000-05:00

Found this article that lists the top quotes of 2005. Pretty good at capturing some of the year's most memorable stories:

Top Quotes of 2005

Happy Holidays

2005-12-26T18:20:00.000-05:00

Happy Holidays

One of India's Great Debates

2005-11-29T20:57:00.000-05:00

I just found this interesting article via MSNBC and Newsweek about the raging debate between politicians and big business. Ok, so that alone doesn't make it interesting, that seems to happen all the time. What makes it so interesting is that the debate is waging in India over the infrastructure in Bangalore, India's technology capital.

The great debate is over whether the money should be invested to improve the city's dilapidated infrastructure (roads, drainage, transportation) or whether the capital should be invested in more rural areas of the state of Karnataka. The politicians, who believe in the latter, feel that by investing the money in the rural areas, more businesses could thrive there, boosting that economy, creating more jobs, etc. Big business feels that capital improvements should be made in the existing city of Bangalore, as its currently a flourishing city drawing international companies to do business there.

I see both sides of the argument, however I side with "big" business on this one. Build up what you have now, show the international companies that India has what it takes to compete on a global stage and then move out to other areas.

Urban Renewal?

Weight Training

2005-11-20T16:55:00.000-05:00

So lately I have been working out more in an attempt to lose the pounds I gained while back in school. I've been trying to go at least 3 times a week for the past 2 1/2 months and am finally starting to see some tangible results. The last time I was religious about going to the gym I saw results in about 5 months, but this time around its been a bit faster. This time I decided to add weight training into my routine.

I usually shied away from lifting because I thought it would make me bulkier, more man-like. So far, all it has done is help me to build muscle which (I think) is helping me to firm up and become more toned in combination with my usual cardio routine. It's pretty exciting.

Now that I have gotten into weight training, I decided that it's time to invest in some gloves. Through my Google-ing online I found this great website that is part informational, part online store that I thought was pretty good, aimed specifically at women: The Fit Woman http://www.thefitwoman.com/

Hope you find it as helpful as I did!

Happy Diwali

2005-11-01T09:20:00.000-05:00

Happy Diwali to you and yours! Here's to a year of happiness and success ahead!

Coming soon...

2005-10-29T13:27:00.000-04:00

I have been meaning to write about this whole CIA leak investigation. It's coming, I promise!

Sucktober

2005-10-16T12:54:00.000-04:00

Booo!!

Iraqi Constitutional Elections

2005-10-15T13:02:00.000-04:00

An exciting day for the Iraqi men and women, no matter whether you are a Sunni, Shiite, or Kurd. Being able to vote to establish a democracy in your country is a major step. Particularly exciting that MSN chose to show Iraqi women casting their ballots on their homepage! One small step for mankind, one GIANT step for womankind....

Iraqis vote in landmark referendum

Getting Started...

2005-10-15T12:45:00.000-04:00

I am still trying to figure this whole blog thing out, so bear with me!