Category Archives: india

BMR: Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Posted on May 11, 2009 by HappyGoth

(from here) Backing up, I bought the soundtrack for this film two months ago and have been listening to it pretty consistently since then. So when I went to the video store and discovered that it had not been released … Continue reading →

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In which I find new things to be thankful for.

Posted on April 23, 2009 by HappyGoth

Firstly, Sari Shop has made me decidedly non-rich. However, I will have two new and lovely saris to play with, so this is not such a bad thing. These are they: The second is a 9-yard sari, for learning the … Continue reading →

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BMR, #3

Posted on April 17, 2009 by HappyGoth

[photo from here] That is, Bollywood Movie Review, #3 (or What I Write About When I Can’t Think of Anything Else  or I’m Reviewing It So You Don’t Have To Watch It But You Totally Should Anyway). [If you actually … Continue reading →

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I feel so smart.

Posted on April 15, 2009 by HappyGoth

And yet not at all, but I’ll get to that. Firstly, I feel smart. I bought myself a lovely Bengali tant style sari last month from sarishop.com (I have been drooling over their spring collection), and then it sat around … Continue reading →

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Well, that’s over.

Posted on April 14, 2009 by HappyGoth

[Photo from here.] I really shouldn’t feel that way about the Easter season. Really. But I do. I mean, I like the whole bit of pomp and circumstance that accompanies it, even if I don’t attend Good Friday services or … Continue reading →

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Aha! Plus, more positive.

Posted on April 9, 2009 by HappyGoth

So. I have located the battery charger for my camera, and the battery is charging at this very moment. Pictures will be forthcoming. And, even more amazingly, I am a mere inch and a half of horrid 2×2 rib away … Continue reading →

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Weltschmerz

Posted on April 7, 2009 by HappyGoth

And also, some sari success. Backing up a minute, weltschmerz not really the word I’m looking for. The word I’m looking for but which is not weltschmerz is defined as “homesickness for a place you’ve never been.” I’ve felt this, … Continue reading →

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You mean, I don’t have to choose?

Posted on April 6, 2009 by HappyGoth

Knitting, plus vicarious India, all at the same time? This is sweet (like laddoo, and also as awesome) (Thanks to Her Poultryness for the tip)

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Progress, but not really.

Posted on April 2, 2009 by HappyGoth

I am feeling particularly accomplished today. I watched part of Koi… Mil Gaya last night, in an attempt to see (a) how well I understand Hindi and (b) how well I can knit stockinette while reading subtitles. And the answer … Continue reading →

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Sari fail.

Posted on March 24, 2009 by HappyGoth

In which I experience more of Indian culture without actual reference other than the internet, and embarass myself voluntarily on the internet. I bought my first sari on Friday. I had debated over various styles and had visited numerous sari … Continue reading →

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