The leap

However insignificant this day was for me today, I can't get over the fact that it comes once in four years. So four years back on this day I had no idea what I was doing and I probably wont remember...four years down the line. But I haveta write something for the heck of it right. So here goes...

Every person is obsessed with doing something special, making something happen, doing something different. But my focus right now is to do something I really want to do. I've tried hard to do different things ..sometimes trying hard to please people and sometimes just making things happen for myself. But right now at this moment I can't think of anything but to keep myself happy. And what goes into such dramatic approach one might think. Nothing.

You wake up, pick a hobby, get the things you need to get going and just do it. It's that simple... but only if life were so simple right. ;) I'm learning to cook, bake and after my first full paycheck I plan on getting my hands dirty with some paints and decorating. I love life...everyone should..but we need to start doing things that make us feel glad that we are ALIVE.

leaping towards,

me

Behind The Wheel

Today is marked as the day of travelling through thruways for the first time in my driving history. It was a good day. The place where I live now is known for its scenic beauty. Sadly, I couldn't enjoy it as much. But, bimmers have a way to make your ride more joyous than usual. You get respect... at least you're too full of yourself to think so.

If I had internet two days back I could have written about my first paycheck and about getting my degree certificate mailed to my house. It was like that day was meant for good news. Also, I spoke to my CEO on the same day. It was more of Hi, how are you doing today. But at least I wasn't tongue tied. You may think it's not biggie but it meant a little more to me. And here's why..

When I was with HP, I was really proud of the company. It all started from a garage and it has come a long way since then. I always wanted to work from the HP head office at Palo Alto, hoping to see Mark Hurd walking by..greeting people..saying hello. Now, coming back to the current setting. I work in the same place where my company initially started. It's not a garage but a house and two trailers parked outside. So basically the living room is where our cubicles reside with a loaded kitchen and the trailers are the conference rooms. It's warm and nice. I love it... especially the drive there... the never ending fields, mountains, lakes. Well, I have to enjoy it while I can, coz we are moving in a month's time to the new office. It's 1.7 miles from my place. This ride is also going to be interesting, there'll be planes flying over my head. oooo I can't wait.

I think I lost track for a bit there. Lets get back on it...I take my own decisions now.. I call the shots..I'm a big girl. :) I like where I am now and what I'm going to become. I need to find myself... I feel I'm just not behind the wheel of my car anymore.. it's my life I'm controlling...

In Control,

Me

My Very Own Ball Drop

It's time to thank all the people, places and times that has made this year amazing. What a way to end the year... than letting my hair down and going partying with my gals. I am the epitome of paranoia when it comes to going to clubs. I need the right people... the right setting and a perfect plan. But today I have never felt so free and senseless.. at the same time holding my ground. I am so afraid of being judged and being uptight ...that it makes me lose out on all the fun I could have had.

Today.. I have reached a new level and not just coz I danced on the table. Who knew people actually party in the empire state building. To me it's not just a tall building anymore. Quote: A rapper rapped a song for us. And this party was just the tip of the iceberg. Yes ..I am in love with New York. Any other place just wont do it. This year has really been eventful. A family vacation.. graduation.. job..my car.. I wonder ..a year is such a short time for all this to happen all at once.

How do I top this? To me the ball dropping event is over already. Isn't 2012 like the end of the world or something. I really don't care right now. I feel high ... higher than the empire state.. and this feeling is a good feeling. It's not just a new year .. it is the memories of the past and anticipation of the new things to come. A Happy New Year to you all. ooo I love my life.

Exhilarated,

Me

Near Death Experience

Yes, this was really a near death experience. Oh no ..not for me... for my baby. Scary right. Well as much as it looks totally outta control, no one got hurt. I can say that coz this happened an hour ago and I am in one piece writing this blog. So the story goes like this..

Three nicely parked cars, sitting right there newly serviced at Firestone. And suddenly people start rushing out. The black honda ran into two cars pushing it towards my bimmer. Yeah it was that close. So the person in the black honda sit's there for a minute doing nothing and people rushing towards him and he starts having a seizure. The owners of the silver civic were just getting into their car right before the car crash. Phew. We were standing on the nicer side of the glass praying that nothing happened to the person and my car. Within 3 minutes, the ambulance, police, paramedics came and gathered around. Luckily the man survived but the damage was crazy. I think firestone's insurance company probably paid for all that. But still for that second my heart was in my mouth.

Imagine my baby looking at that car coming towards it... and couldn't move. It must have felt so helpless. The policeman looks at me and says.. you are so lucky... and I said... yeah I know right! Thanks to my friend Mr.Patel for parking the car inches away. :) Though I don't stop bugging him to drive slow. I think he'll probably have an accident because of it. Ok it's a well known fact that I've been lucky in the past. I sorta have close connections with God you see. But this time it felt like more of a warning than being plain luck.

p.s. Mr.Patel if you are listening.... I said warning. :p

Unhealed Survivor

Me

Pretty Picture

Imagine this, given a board and a pencil, you were asked to draw a scenery in 3 mins. No restrictions on what to draw. What are the chances that your scenery will probably have trees, sun, birds, clouds..may be a house, a river and in case you feel rich you might go for a car. I'd say 100 percent.

Earlier, I had never stopped to wonder why all my clouds have that same bubble like shapes and my house is always drawn with a slanting roof and the trees, what can I say...they always look like they are in their best years. The picture always looks like a quiet, serene place on a bright shiny day. Especially a smiling sun with evenly streaked rays. I find it intriguing. Such is mystery of our daunting lives. Even though this dream is far away from the reality, we always paint a pretty picture. It's funny isn't it.

In reality, the clouds don't have that perfect shape... the houses are smaller and the river is miles away... the birds have probably migrated and the leaves have fallen...you can't really look in the eye of the bright and shiny sun. You wonder... so what's the big idea. My point is that we are always inclined to draw something positive. Unless we aren't really twisted, we always strive to paint a pretty picture.

Clique Artist,

Me

P.S She drew this picture... but if I'd have to draw it.. it would look just like this.

Change is Constant

It's not just the naked trees that are feeling the change in the wind. The trees are losing it's defenses .. so have I. This week has been really eventful. At this very moment, there is silence.. but it's the one before the storm. Finally my ship is going to go through a test of time.. and I can't wait for this journey to begin. I admit I'm not completely equipped but I'm taking it one day at a time.

Built for the Sea,

Me

Off the list

Out of stuff I have on my list of things to do, one of them was going to the cinemas to watch a movie by myself. At this point in my job search, I see everything as an opportunity. Similarly, I have two hours of wait time for a ride back home, my brother suggests I watch a movie and I promptly act on it.

I went to the counter all nervous... asking her. How long is the movie Boots ? She says 1.5 hour... perfect. I go on to explaining why I am going to the movie alone yada yada yada... I'm sure she thought why is she telling me all this. Instead she said. wow puss in boots... a nice selection. I promise you wont get bored... it's got some adult jokes.

I know going to a movie alone is weird... but going to a movie with just you in the hall...what are the chances. This is just the word alone in it's entirety. Well, I didn't mind it much. I liked the movie. It's animated..It's funny...it has cat fights (literally)... and importantly it has a rodeo cat with an accent. It can't get better.

Reached a new level of personal growth,

yup... that's me

Weather Girl

Yeah I watched Weather Girl yesterday, but this post is not about the movie. It's something I need to change about myself. It is something simple, it doesn't take any time at all but it can save me a whole lot of trouble. Guess what that is... Watching the weather channel.

Today as I was walking on the side of the road, I saw girls carrying long fancy umbrellas. Well, girls do that sometimes..so I didn't read too much into it. It was bright and sunny, so I smirked and said to myself..what is wrong with these people. I know right. Sadly, right now I am stuck at schine, eating late lunch, gazing through the window and telling myself again why the hell didn't I carry an umbrella.

I blame cuse really. The locals here say, if you want the weather to change, just wait a day. Amen brother. This time of the year is weird. It's neither snowing nor sunny.. It is somewhere in between and not in a good way. It's frustrating to step out of the door in an outfit totally inappropriate for the weather conditions. Hence, I say it again, I need to watch the weather channel.

The nature is playing tricks on us. Following are the series of events that took place:-

sunny (in the bus) -> hail (waiting for connecting bus) -> sunny (walking to office) -> hail (walking to the diner)-> sunny (walking back), in the matter of three hours. I rest my case.

Janhavi breaks into a song ... Everywhere you go... always take the weather with you....lalalalala... lalal ...

This is me signing off,

Have a bright and shiny day.. people of New York.

Hambo

It's been a while since we used kinect. The reason being we lost our TV at the mercy of my nephew. That sweet little thing didn't even know that he was creating a hole in our hearts. Yeah that is how important TV was for us. And now the hole is filled up with a new TV.

Anyhoo.. yesterday I felt like dancing in the middle of the night. So I did just that. I think the time lag is having a weird effect on me. I sleep at weird hours and am awake through the night. I think dancing is the best thing that happened to me. I mean I don't know where it comes from. No one in my family is known to be remotely into dancing ... or they just haven't got out of the closet. I ain't complaining.

One of the things I regret is to quit my professional dance lessons. The only memory I have of that is moving forward with tapping steps in a straight line without looking down. And the dance teacher looking at me in awe. It's hard to admit but the reason I left dancing is because I couldn't find a holy song for my finale. I was so scared to show up for the next class without a song. Silly eh. Looking back at it now I feel like a sore loser. I gave a really stupid reason to get out of it. I wish I would have had the courage to show up and face the consequences. I really love dancing. How else do you think I can make it through watching all seasons of Dance India Dance.

So right now my ultimate goal is to reach rank 1 in Dance central. I've currently made it to 6 and there is a long way to go. Yes I know I'm bragging. But there are very few things I can be proud of. And dancing would be one of them. :)

Right now I was listening to this song called "Hambo pa laven" by Knife River Cowboys. And it made me dig into the meaning of Hambo. To my surprise, I found out that it's actually a traditional dance in sweden. Now ain't that sweet. It looks complicated in it's own way. It kinda reminded me of that tom and jerry episode Crambone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOwhrCkMiKA&feature=related). I don't think they are related but if you see any resemblance... then we are on the same page. If you don't then you are way smarter.

Crambone,

Me

p.s. Link to the song : http://www.thesixtyone.com/#/s/O6Auq3B89lO/

I'm no SpongeBob

Despite my unbelievable matching characteristics to Mr. Sponge bob... I secretly aspire to be like someone else. And who you might wonder. It's none other than Garfield. OMG where should I begin. Don't get me wrong it's not my goal to become a fat lazy cat. I just find him hilarious. He has a great sense of humor. I think Jim Davis did a great job. Garfield might be fat, lazy, selfish. But his sarcasm just beats all. My love for this cartoon may also be coz I try to be sarcastic. Not sure how well I do at it. But as per her, at least I do it at the right time. :)

Anyhoo I like garfield and odie. I wonder if I would have had a dog and a cat and they were great friends. But, cats can be so impersonal at times. They are so independent that it makes me feel inadequate. Dogs on the other hand are so dependent... and it gives me the feeling of nurturing someone.. truly taking care of them. If ya know what I mean.

Switching back to Garfield.. of course I have his comic scripts.. nearly all of them. :). The best part is that he is himself. He doesn't worry about other people or animals. He can be himself and say things that he truly feels.. however inappropriate they are. No pretend ..no non sense. I like that. Long Live Garfield. And hoping for more sequels.

Cartoon Lover,

Me

Quotes from Garfield:

If you are patient, and wait long enough, nothing will happen.

Odie, let's talk effort versus return here. You know, you can still lead a pointless life without all that running around

Why don't YOU watch where I'm going?

Good Times are ahead or behind.. but they sure aren't here.