better luck next year...
well this may be my last entry for a little while since things are going to get quite busy over the next several days. tomorrow i will be going with my dad to the cleveland airport to pick up my uncle and his family (who currently live in New Zealand) and my grandma (who lives in Bangalore, India). i have not seen my uncle's family in about 14 years, and have not seen my grandma for about 5 years, so this should be a good time (and interesting) to say the least.
autorickshaw...these things are sweet, and i'm definitely going to own one some day
after that new years festivities start and if it was anything like last year, it's sure to be memorable as well.
either way i am looking forward to meeting up with some of the extended family as well as making the return to ann arbor for new years (i will miss the constant supply of food and the extended sleeping patterns from back here at home).
in other news i watched the michigan game with most of my family today...although it was definitely an exciting game, i must say it was (to quote one of the commentators) 'one of the most poorly officiated games i have ever seen'. the calls were horrendous...of course the bad calls were only slightly overshadowed by the bad performance by the michigan defense and at times our offense. henne looked good for a lot of the game, but as usual when it mattered most, our defense couldnt stop those freaking cornhuskers. not that i am THAT bitter, i think some people expected this, even though just about every major sports site predicted michigan would destroy nebraska. all i can really say is that the ugly beast that was this football season can finally be laid to rest, and we'll just have to hope for better luck next year...regardless, GO BLUE!!!
i just finished watching 2/3 of 'main hoon na' with rachel (this is one of the movies i told you about AJ); i have now seen a couple of these hindi movies multiple times and i must admit i am quite fascinated with them and definitely entertained. there are a lot of basic indian movie themes in these films, but its amazing how 'western' (that's regarding us here in the US for those of you that don't know haha) a lot of the themes and style has become. i must also admit that i do enjoy the songs they include as well...this movie has matrix-style action, college campus humor, along with family drama and military intrigue...and yeah, a lot of it is still pretty cheesy...but i just can't look away! oh, and its worth seeing just for amrita rao and sushmita sen...although i probably already said that somewhere before.
i ordered the dvd/soundtrack so it should be waiting for me at the tank by the time i return to A2...i can't wait, and i'm sure damon and james will be looking for a new roommate shortly thereafter.
in other news sarah and i are excited that our cousin sunny will be coming to visit in january...just around the time of the next party at the tank and sarah's birthday, should be a good time and yet another opportunity to see if my class will be able to tell the difference between me and him (last year he sat in on my class to watch me teach, which elicited an interesting double-take reaction from the students).
in closing i will add that although the toyota prius is an eco-friendly vehicle (at least moreso than most of ours) they are a huge PAIN to drive behind because they are sooooo freaking SLOW!!!
also to be noted, those 8 ounce cans of coke are an amazing invention, and idli and sambar has got to be the best food on the planet. good night <:><
random pic:
Sheila & Me at Club Oz, New Years 2005
autorickshaw...these things are sweet, and i'm definitely going to own one some dayafter that new years festivities start and if it was anything like last year, it's sure to be memorable as well.
either way i am looking forward to meeting up with some of the extended family as well as making the return to ann arbor for new years (i will miss the constant supply of food and the extended sleeping patterns from back here at home).
in other news i watched the michigan game with most of my family today...although it was definitely an exciting game, i must say it was (to quote one of the commentators) 'one of the most poorly officiated games i have ever seen'. the calls were horrendous...of course the bad calls were only slightly overshadowed by the bad performance by the michigan defense and at times our offense. henne looked good for a lot of the game, but as usual when it mattered most, our defense couldnt stop those freaking cornhuskers. not that i am THAT bitter, i think some people expected this, even though just about every major sports site predicted michigan would destroy nebraska. all i can really say is that the ugly beast that was this football season can finally be laid to rest, and we'll just have to hope for better luck next year...regardless, GO BLUE!!!
i just finished watching 2/3 of 'main hoon na' with rachel (this is one of the movies i told you about AJ); i have now seen a couple of these hindi movies multiple times and i must admit i am quite fascinated with them and definitely entertained. there are a lot of basic indian movie themes in these films, but its amazing how 'western' (that's regarding us here in the US for those of you that don't know haha) a lot of the themes and style has become. i must also admit that i do enjoy the songs they include as well...this movie has matrix-style action, college campus humor, along with family drama and military intrigue...and yeah, a lot of it is still pretty cheesy...but i just can't look away! oh, and its worth seeing just for amrita rao and sushmita sen...although i probably already said that somewhere before.
i ordered the dvd/soundtrack so it should be waiting for me at the tank by the time i return to A2...i can't wait, and i'm sure damon and james will be looking for a new roommate shortly thereafter.in other news sarah and i are excited that our cousin sunny will be coming to visit in january...just around the time of the next party at the tank and sarah's birthday, should be a good time and yet another opportunity to see if my class will be able to tell the difference between me and him (last year he sat in on my class to watch me teach, which elicited an interesting double-take reaction from the students).
in closing i will add that although the toyota prius is an eco-friendly vehicle (at least moreso than most of ours) they are a huge PAIN to drive behind because they are sooooo freaking SLOW!!!
also to be noted, those 8 ounce cans of coke are an amazing invention, and idli and sambar has got to be the best food on the planet. good night <:><
random pic:
Sheila & Me at Club Oz, New Years 2005
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