Yesterday was a day almost as exciting as 9/11. Almost all the major cities on the east coast- exculsive of Pennslyvannia apparently- lost electricity. At first everyone thought it was only Akron but it turns out that even New York suffered .(and they suffered the most. ) Now People in Ohio actually have to boil tap water before they drink it. To add to the excitement the university was shut down and most of the traffic lights were not working, so every intersection was being treated like a 4 way stop. And people in New York had to be evacuated from the subway. Swarms of people were walking home on the Brooklyn Bridge. And as usual the phones were affected- all the way from Canada to Ohio.
Paranoia has a strange way of surfacing. The first announcement that was made was reassurance to the American people that this was not a terrorist attack but it could have been a prank by some kids who had hacked into Microsoft and left Bill Gates a message saying that his software was not secure enough.....or one of the transformers blew in Niagara!!!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

FAMOUS LAST WORDS:
"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
- Casablanca
"Tomorrow is another day"
-Gone with the Wind
"Twas the beauty who killed the beast!"
-(NO.... NOT BEAUTY AND THE BEAST..) King Kong

Oh what a beeeeee-uuuuuuu----- tiful morning!!
oh what a beeeeee-uuuuuuu----- tiful day!!
I have a wunnerful feeling!!
My house is better this way!!!
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahha:)

I remember the first time I met Disha... The only thought in my head was, "Great! THis is the Punju girl I am going to live with." I don't know if it was fate.... We met through Parag, who I call her One and Only.... Before we even moved into Roo Commons she wanted to move out... The first six months were a nightmare... After the first six months when I wanted to move out she wanted me to stay...... but during those months we couldn't stand each other and only stayed around becasue we had to :).... there was a point where we avoided each other for a month..... we wouldn't even eat at home.... But for some reason after she came back from India we suddenly became friends. I dreaded her return and she dreaded her own return. Dasha Mahathani or Dish Dash and the rest of it, as I affectionately call her, actually became friends and shocked the hell out of everyone who knew us. We still fought, used each other as punching bags knowing that no one else would be able to handle our tempers.... we laughed, told jokes, when she couldn't tell the boys some dirty joke I would have to listen to it and then tell them.... we sat together and watched our first snowfall..... we watched the leaves on the trees outside our windows change color..... we sat outside the door when either of us cried and waited for the other to stop all the while talking through the door..... On one of her birthdays she got pissed off with me because I made her a brownie cake....It was the same birthday when she planned her own party and so we all rebelled and came half an hour later..... this time she had an exam the next day and didn't want to spend the whole night cleaning up all the muck that was bound to land on her so first we tried to hide her in her department... I remember the big argument Nihir , Nishant and I had over that... so then I hid her cake... unfortunately we forgot to hide the eggs and sauce..... When I tried to avoid doing something she wanted me to like going for some party or darbha or gharba or whatever her favorite thing to say was, " You promised me!" forget the fact that I didn't...she knew emotional blackmail would work....... WHen she had to study for her exams she would yell from her bed, "Arati make me coffee." Or "Arati make me hot chocolate" THen she would complain that there were either too many or too few marrshmallows...... or"Arati wake me up in the morning." I remember one morning I went into her room and stared at her.... she actualy woke up and asked me what I wanted... So I told her that I was wondering if she was asleep and then just got into bed with her and we started talking..... her with her eyes closed, playing with my hair and me - restlessly moving the mattress giving it the feel of a waterbed.... since then whenever I had to wake her up I would go and stare at her.... When we first lived together she would stand next to me while I cooked and peer over my shoulder and tell me what to do..... I am sure it was mainly because she knew it bugged me...but she says its because she thought I couldn't cook...... We had fun with our slutty neighbours and our baddha, mota, kala, lambha ladhkha who constantly thought we were banging on the floor to complain about something he was doign adn so actually came up to ask us...... we would blast hindi and english music since we both had different tastes and tried to make one louder than the other..... ANd keeping with the trend, we're moving again.... Only this time my dasha mahathani is moving away.... I know she'll be okay and that she'll be happy

I tried counseling myself yesterday. I don't think I was very successful.....
I said to myself," So how do you feel to be back?"
Me:"Hhmmmm.... fine I guess!"
I:"I hear a little hesitation in your voice."
Me:" No I didn't hesitate.... I was just contemplating...."
I:" Uh huh...?"
Me:" Nothing really"
I: "Standing in front of the mirror I can tell you that the look on your face says something else altogether....."
Me:"Oh yeah!! What do you know? You're just a quack!!"
And luckily I was interrupted by a knock on the door...... That was an intense introspection.......

Hmmmmmm.........Sigh!!! Sunday evening already!! Where did the weekend go? It feels like it was Friday just yesterday and I was getting ready to leave the District of Akron.....I rented a car from Budget for the trip......and I got a FORD MUSTANG!! Awesome!! Silver......EB55QA....... Mahesh thought I was kidding when I told him but when he saw it he decided that he was going to drive...... So drive he did.......... all the way to Philadelphia!!! where we got lost in an area that one would refer to as the ghettos of Philly......everywhere we looked we were surrounded by the "brotherhood and sisterhood"......... and we were sitting in this shiny beautiful car wondering when we would get mugged and by which "brother"........ I have to say it was fun.....and from afar Philly looks gorgeous..... some of the bridges we crossed had the most beautiful architecture..... you can see it is a city full of history.... unfortunately after sometime all we wanted to do was get out of there........ But we did go to the King of Prussia Mall...... WHich like its name is majestic mostly because of the extravagant shops in it........ It is HUGE!!!
We looked for directions on Mapquest and it said take exit 328...... So we passed Exit 326 thinking that 328 would be next unfortunately 333 was next and we found ourselves in NJ....so we turned around and took 326 instead and found that 328 was an inside exit..... anyway to cut a long story short it was much joy to finally see the King of Prussia...... It was an adventurous weekend....Too bad it had to end...good thing there are many weekends ahead for more adventures....:) JOY!!!!

I'm happy today....I should say "really happy"!!! Today was the last day of work.... actually that part makes me feel a bit sad... I am really going to miss the kids I have been working with... ..... In case anyone is wondering what I am talking about- I was working for SHIGS...>Summer Honors Institue for Gifted high school Students...... This job was better than my previous one and I had alot more fun....... We got free lunches for the last three weeks...so I saved alot of money there:)........ Today we organised outdoor games for all of them like the lime and spoon race and tug of war....tug of war was fun because all the girls kept winning... There was one kid who kept eating all the limes after the race.... yuck!! but he seemed to be enjoying it...... and now I am leaving for Pennslyvannia to see Mahesh.... Joy!!