Day 222

Day 222! What a beautiful number!

(...not as beautiful as Day 0...)

This will be my 142nd post, which means I've only missed one day in this blog.

But maybe I should miss more days, in extreme circumstances at least...

Because I should never post while drunk. Ugh. I can't remember half of what I said, and I honestly don't want to go back and read it. I'll wait til next week to find out what embarrassing things I might have said.

I only remember proof-reading the post and having multiple spelling errors to fix.

Yes.... I am that drunkie who still insists on being grammatically correct.

Today has been the exact opposite of yesterday in terms of productiveness. I don't mind.

I slept, I ate, I watched tv with my mom, I sorted through Zee's clothes (two piles: allowed and not allowed), and drank a beer to try and ward off extra hangoverness.

I did accomplish one very important thing today:

I believe I have finally solidified my mom's love of Bollywood.

Of Course, I can't take all the credit for this. It's really all about Shah Rukh Khan.

Day 236

I know you have no reason to care about Bollywood, but this movie, Dostana, had my sister and I cracking up tonight.p It also helped distract me from the fact that Stupid Daylight Savings caused me to miss my Skype Date with Zee. :(

Two guys pretend to be gay in order to move into a swanky apartment that belongs to the niece of a very protective aunt.

Hilarity ensues as they try to keep up the charade, while dealing with the trials of falling for their beautiful roommate.

This video plays when one of the mothers gets the SHOCKING news that her son is "gay."

If you've never seen a Bollywood film before, this would be a great place to dip your toes into the awesome waters called Indian Film.

Day 293

Good Things Today:

• Chatting with Zee for almost an hour on the phone
• Slightly warmer temperatures outside
• Sleeping in to 11:30
• Giving my sister driving lessons
• Going to see a Bollywood Movie in an actual theatre - Yamla Pagla Deewana

Awesome and hysterical

Bad Things Today:

• Hitting a car

Yeah, the car wasn't happy either.

Day 334

Today I feel tired. I feel stuffy. I'm not sick, but I feel as though I should be.

I feel like the days are passing quickly enough. But sometimes I feel shocked at how many weeks have passed.

Instead of expounding on different subjects, I will just say that being away from your loved one is extremely difficult, regardless of their reason for being away. And what makes it difficult, what makes it hurt, are the thousands of moments you want to share, but can't. Even the most amazing sunset is meaningless without someone to turn to.

Day 24: Make a Playlist for Someone

This playlist is for anyone who has never listened to Bollywood music and would like to give it a try. Here are some of my favorites - copied over from Wikipedia.

From the film Devdas:

1	"Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka"	Shreya Ghoshal	Ismail Darbar & Nusrat Badr
2	"Maar Dala"	Kavita Krishnamurthy & Kay Kay	Prakash Kapadia & Nusrat Badr

From the film Om Shanti Om:

1	Ajab Si	KK	4:03
2	Dard-e-Disco	Sukhwinder Singh, Caralisa, Nisha, Marianne	4:31

4

Main Agar Kahoon

Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal

5:10

6

Dhoom Taana

Abhijeet, Shreya Ghoshal

6:15

From the film Bachna Ae Haseeno:

1

Khuda Jaane

Krishnakumar Kunnath, Shilpa Rao

5:35

Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone

4

Jogi Mahi

Sukhwinder Singh, Shekhar Ravjiani, Himani Kapoor

4:54

Ranbir Kapoor, Minissha Lamba, Kunal Kapoor

7

Bachna Ae Haseeno

Kishore Kumar, Sumit Kumar, Vishal Dadlani

3:31

Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu,Minissha Lamba

and featured in the film Monsoon Wedding:

4.

"Aaj Mausam Bada Beimann Hai (*) [Today The Weather Plays Tricks On Me]" (Performed by Mohammed Rafi)

Laxmikant-Pyarelal (*)

3:20

15.	"Chunari Chunari (**)" (Performed by Abhijeet and Anuradha Sriram)	Anu Malik (**)	4:08
16.	"Aaja Nachle" (Performed by Bally Sagoo feat. Hans Raj Hans)	Bally Sagoo	3:40

And finally, from the film Billu Barber:

1.	"Marjaani"	Gulzar	Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan
2.	"Love Mera Hit Hit"	Ashish Pandit, Mayur Puri	Neeraj Shridhar, Tulsi Kumar

But what kind of Bollywood fan would I be if I didn't leave you with a music video?

Bask in the glory that is Shah Rukh Khan.

Day 346

Today was a big day for me and Zee!

One: Zee got promoted today! Goooooooooooo, baby! Moving on up! Apparently there is a ceremony that goes along with it, and there was video taken that she will forward on to me whenever she gets a copy. I am very proud of her and excited to see it! I'm sure she looked gorgeous and so bad-ass, as always.

Two: Today is our Six Month Anniversary! Yes, yes, we've been together "only" six months, but these have been very momentous months. It feels like the time has flown, but as though we've known each other for far, far longer. That's probably because we have, over the months, addressed some very important life issues and have been honest and frank with each other. The time we spent together was blissful and fun, but there was this definite sense of us, building a relationship and actively working on making a future.

It didn't take long at all for me to fall in love with her, and not much longer to realize that she is definitely the one and only for me.

I sent along an anniversary card in her birthday package, and I am sending a blanket now that I kinda consider a present. But hers was so much better. She put together this beautiful picture slideshow/video of us, set to "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars, which is the song she associates with me.

It was perfect. It made me laugh. And it seriously made me cry the good kind of tears.

The rest of my anniversary day was spent cleaning house. I completely overhauled the bathroom and kitchen. My hands hurt now....

I got some happy things done though! I bought more stamps and stationery for writing Zee, and then I bought frames for hanging up photos of Zee and I. My bedroom is prettier now.

Today is a happy day. :)

Day 12: Something You Never Get Compliments On

My complete and utter love for Bollywood. It's one my tastes that gets groans from friends and family both. Even Zee has asked what it is about Bollywood that I like.

Only my sister understands, and I think even she would complain about how much I listen to Bollywood in the car.

I listen to it so much that I can recognize the elevator music versions that play in Indian restaurants.

But I am fortunate in that Zee, my family, and my friends all love me enough to tolerate my obsession. And especially Zee for willingly going to eat Indian with me on several, several occasions.