Things that have been happening since last we met

1. The relocated boyfriend and I now have meaningful hour long conversations about what we ate, who we saw, what we did and lengthy debates on televised grandeur of nature, like the Grand Canyon being unmatched by the real thing.
2. I spend entire days working hard at job and then nights researching connection between Indian economy and Hindi films. Procrastination has bitten me hard on my behind.
3. I have misplaced/lost my second reader to research paper. Since my research papers, on which my Masters rest, need to be read by a first reader and a second reader, I am in trouble. My second reader is missing in action and is not replying to my mails. I am now on the lookout for missing reader.
4. I decided to move out of smalltown but suspect that I being sucked back in.
5. I called and wished my mother on my father’s birthday. Inexcusable but they are born seven days apart and have only recently (3 years) started celebrating their birthdays. When presented with homemade cards by younger self and siblings, their response, “That’s sweet. But you should concentrate on studies. Don’t waste your time making cards.”
6. I wasted 5 minutes on international phone call hearing my mother laugh to point of choking at daughter so absent minded she calls mother on father’s birthday.
7. I called my father on business trip to Far East to wish him on his birthday and he hung up on me after two minutes. He then emails me message: “Dear Mole (daughter), Hope this finds you in good health. Thank you for the wishes. I am sorry I had to cut the call early but my mobile was on roaming and it was imperative that I cut the conversation. I appreciate the call. Love and prayers, your father”
8. I called Father’sCousinwhosStillgiganticfrombabyfateventhoughbabyisnowsix on her father’s 60^th birthday. Conversation run as follows:

“So when are you going down to India?”

“Uhm…I don’t know.”

“In six months?”

“Ahh…I really can’t say”

“When you go down, we have to get you married. It’s really getting late now. Don’t delay it any more. That’s it. Enough of this single life. You are getting on. Do you have somebody there? Is he Syrian Orthodox? Is it Christian? Is he Malayalee? Is he…”

I hung up on her and blamed it on bad connection.

8. I got call from grandmohter’s cousin (I kid you not) in Texas who informed me that his son is getting married next year. He told me I shouldn’t delay getting married any longer because my “warranty is expiring in the arranged marriage market”.

9. I spent glorious Labour Day weekend doing crazy things with Roomie and friendwhogiggles. At the end of the weekend, we broke 1 rice cooker, lost 1 newly purchased rice cooker, puzzled over the astonishing vanishing of 1 big bottle of juice, watched 2 movies, got chased by crazy old whispering man downtown, spent 1 hour getting lost downtown while being chased by crazyoldman, pressing car buzzer thingy, laughing and giggling instead of listening for car honk and came home very, very late every day.

10. I got stressed out because crazy neighbor complained yet again to Leasing Office this time about Music even though roomie and I are too poor to own music system. Stress was so high I went for my first-ever-in-my-life jog and then fell asleep.

11. I went for my physical and doctor has scheduled tests for female parts for which I am required to drink 16 ounces of water and not pee for an hour before tests. I have nightmares of peeing on test table during test.

12. I spent Friday night with RR, my well dressed friend and her friends. We read out loud from GoFugYourself, discussed reality shows, the spots on Britney’s face, the Aniston-Pitt-Jolie thing, and how bad XMen3 sucked. Mindless conversations about crazy gossip is so relaxing.

13. Roomie and I indulged in decadent petits fours, chocolate mouse and tiny cannolis with drinks.