release date: tbd

i've already been part of a fake band (in case you're wondering, i was the drummer). though our inaugural world tour was indefinitely postponed, i've decided to continue my musical musings, and you all are the first to know. and like any aspiring rap star with dubious talent, i don't have any producer-approved tracks, but i know what i'm going to call my first album. drum roll please.....

thugocracy

isn't that the coolest word ever? i don't know how long it's been around, but i heard it today when french president sarkozy used it to describe the cause of youth rioting in his country. i love it. it so encapsulates a culture that has pervaded society right now, in such a brilliant and witty way. it's easily my most fave word of the year!!

happy t-day!

happy thanksgiving everyone! i'm working through the holiday, so wont be going home, but spending the day with some great friends. i was excited, so baked some goodies, cookies, parmesan twists, and even today's dinner, for a change! but the most exciting thing was i produced the first ever "packaged" gift from my kitchen - apple butter to give the host. of course, i wasn't as professional as i could have been - i.e. boiling the container to guarantee proper canning, but i figured, you live, you learn!

go fish yourself

went to see om shanti om yesterday - my man's new movie - and of course i loved it. ok, so that much was to be expected, but i really thought they did a good job making a tongue-in-cheek look at bollywood films. this was a real masala film, which shahrukh hasn't done in a really long time, so it was fun to see him get back to that. and shreyas talpade is awesome as usual (if you haven't seen iqbal, go see it now...), the newcomer deepika padukone isn't bad, she has potential. the music is awesome, part throwback to the 70's and part current. but overall, it was totally shahrukh's movie - he ruled the entire thing. of course, the shirtless song didn't hurt, but he was just completely impressive in his range of emotions and comedy throughout the whole thing. and anyone who says anything elsewise - yanda rascalaaa! mind it.

how sweet

some late night kinko's work had taken all my energy, i was literally just wilting at the checkout counter. for whatever reason, i had to wait while the woman behind me was helped. out of her bag, she pulled out this giant leaf which was laminated. then she pulls out another giant leaf and wanted to get it laminated. the kinko's girl was like, wow i've laminated some weird things before, but this is a new one. so the girl tells us this story of how this guy gave her the leaf years and years ago, because her name was autumn and that she carries it around with her wherever she goes. how ridiculously cute is that? so she said she had been searching for years for a leaf to give him in return, but she just now found one. both the kinko's girl and i were completely bowled over and all i could think was - god, please, just one time in my life, please.