2008 Meme

I've seen this one making rounds - Let's do it.

1. Where did you begin 2008?
At home. In company of DH and DS

2. What was your status by Valentines Day?
I got flowers from DH and card from DS (teachers helped, I'm sure).

3. Were you in school anytime this year?
Just to leave and pickup DS from his daycare.

4. Did you have to go to the hospital?
Took DH to the emergency room when he hurt his eye. Nothing serious.

5. Did you have any encounters with the police?
Nope

6. Where did you go on vacation?
London for 5 days and then India to visit with Family.

7. What did you purchase that was over $100?
Wii, Cannon Digital camera, Brother 77 stitch Sewing Machine, Living room furniture.

8. Did you know anybody who got married?
Three of my neighborhood 'kids' back home got married late this year. Two cousins of DH also got married.

9. Did you know anybody who passed away?
Nope.

10. Did you move anywhere?
Nope.

11. What sporting events did you attend?
Do 4YO DS's soccer classes count?

12. What concerts/shows did you go to?
None unless Gem & Jewelery Show counts :) I think I went there twice. Maybe 3 times.

13. Describe your birthday.
It was pretty laid back this year. Just flowers, cake and candles at home. I want something specific for a gift but it is very pricy. I am willing to wait for it.

14. What is the ONE thing you thought you would not do, but did, in 2008?
I didn't think I'll have a stitching related finish as I have been in an ongoing slump. But I did finish Angel of Love. Woot!

15. What have been your favorite moments?
Seeing DS wrap everyone around his little fingers. Seeing Delhi through his eyes.

16. Any new additions to your family?
Sadly, none.

17. What was your best month?
October because of the vacation.

18. Who has been your best drinking buddy?
Don't drink much.

19. Made new friends?
I think so.

20. Favorite Night out?
DS's birthday dinner in India would be it.

21. Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
Work.

22. Have you lost any friends this year?
I realized two of the people I was counting as friends weren't.

23. Change your hairstyle?
Nope.

24. Have any car accidents?
Thank God, no.

25. How old did you turn this year?
32

26. Do you have a New Years resolution?
Lose weight.

27. Do anything embarrassing?
Must have but I can't remember. I do embarrassing things routinely.

28. Buy anything from eBay?
I almost bought the lot of silk after seeing someone's post on an online board, but I realized I have forgotten the login ID LOL!

29. Get married or divorced?
Nope.

30. Get hit on?
Don't think so.

31. Been snowboarding?
Nope.

32. Did you get sick this year?
Got a cold towards the end of vacation. That was it.

33. Are you happy to see 2008 go?
I'm excited for 2009.

34. Been naughty or nice?
Mostly Nice.

35. What are you looking forward to most in 2009?
Expanding our family.

No surprise..

What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Artistic Nerd   Whether it's painting, sewing, drawing, arts and crafts; or just splashing paint onto a canvas and calling it art; you mostly fit this description. Lots of people envy the artists, but be humble and keep working on it. There is a shortage of true artists today who actually contribute anything to society.
Science/Math Nerd
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Literature Nerd
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You make me smile

Aww Jenni gave me this -


And I give it to these fabulous blogs who manage to brighten my day.
Sene
Melissa
Erin
Christine
Susan
Jenni
Karin
and a few Digiscrappers
Buddhini
Michelle Coleman
I would add Gina Miller here but her blog is no more :( Bad guys got to her and she shut it down.

Take Two meme

Stolen from Erin. Feel free to snag.

Two names you go by:
1. Shalini
2. Mama

Two things you are wearing right now:
1. Black top
2. Khaki Pants

Two things you want (or have) in a relationship:
1. Fun
2. Understanding

Two of your favorite things to do (at the moment they are):
1. Digital Scrapbooking
2. Reading

Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1. Vacation so I can finish Harry Potter Book 6
2. Harry Potter Book 7

Two people who will fill this out:
1. No idea!
2. Really no idea!

Two things you did last night:
1. Read Book 6
2. Scrapped our 'Rainforest Cafe' photos

Two things you ate today:
1. Rye Bread
2. Funyums Onion Rings

Two people you last talked to:
1. Mehul ("Bye Mehul! I'll see you in the evening.")
2. DH ("Bye!")

Things you're doing this week/weekend:
1. Reading HP7.
2. Scrapping when my eyes get tired but my brain doesn't want to switch off!

Two longest car rides:
1. Northern VA to Toronto (9.5 hours).
2. and back. (LOL!)

Two favorite holidays:
1. Diwali!
2. Christmas (since last year when we got our own tree and ornies)!

Do I have a life?

You be the judge. I have watched 56 of these movies. This meme has been circulating the blogs for a few days now. I wanted to post it earlier but kept having other things to post. This is ideal for a Sunday Meme on Oscar night!

It's been said that allegedly if you've seen over 85 movies you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog, paste it in and put x's by the ones that you have seen. Add them up, change the header adding your number, and post it.

( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
( ) Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
( ) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
(X) Airplane
( ) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
( ) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
(X) Anger Management
( ) 50 First Dates
(X) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Total so far: 5 out of 22.

( ) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
(X) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(X) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
(X) Harry Potter 1
(X) Harry Potter 2
(X) Harry Potter 3
(X) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
( ) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
(X) Lilo & Stitch

Total so far: 12 out of 43.

(X) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
( ) Signs
(X) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
( ) I, Robot
( ) Robots
( ) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
(X) King Kong

Total so far: 17 out of 66.

( ) A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
(X) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving Christmas
( ) Flubber
( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards
(X) The Whole Ten Yards

Total so far: 22 out of 90.

(X) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
( ) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
( ) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
( ) Ocean's Eleven
( ) Ocean's Twelve
(X) Bourne Identity
(X) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
( ) Bedazzled
(X) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(X) Ice Age
(X) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George

Total so far: 29 out of 121.

(X) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(X) E.T.
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
(X) Rush Hour
(X) Rush Hour 2
( ) Best Bet
( ) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
( ) Ever After
( ) Wizard of Oz
( ) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(X) The Terminator
(X) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3

Total so far: 35 out of 147.

( ) X-Men
( ) X-2
( ) X3
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(X) Catch Me If You Can
( ) The Little Mermaid
( ) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2

Total so far: 40 out of 165.

( ) Swimfan
(X) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School
( ) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old Virgin
(X) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
(X) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(X) Lord of the Rings: Return Of the King
(X) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(X) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(X) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Total so far: 47, out of 181.

( ) Base-ketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
( ) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History X
( ) Three
( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc.
(X) Titanic
( ) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard

Total so far: 50 out of 200.

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
( ) Hook
(X) Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
( ) Waterworld
(X) Kill Bill Vol. 1
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness

Total so far: 52 out of 220.

( ) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
( ) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
( ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
( ) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks: Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks: The Battle For Endor
(X) The Matrix
( ) The Matrix: Reloaded
( ) The Matrix: Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
( ) Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal

56 out of 239

I thought I'd score much less than this because I don't watch movies that much. Same case with Hindi movies as well. I'd much rather do something else. 95% of the hindi movies are just too stereotypical. While watching the movie, you start having dejavu. In the recent years, there have been *some* movies worth watching but they can be counted on your fingers. Shrug.

I'm not proud of watching all the 56 movies mentioned above. Kill Bill? Predator! Elf. Scary Movie! Yuck. I have probably 'watched' (and what I mean is listened while stitching) more Star Wars but I can't tell them apart. LOL! Oh, and I thought I had seen '28 Days Later' because the name sounded really familiar. It's a FONT I own!! Tells you what I'm doing when I'm not watching TV! LOL!

DH has watched more than 100 of these movies. Often he brings home movies and watches after M and I go to bed. Poor guy. I wish I could watch with him but I lose interest about 10 minutes into the movie. Unless it's LOTR or Harry Potter or something.

Happy Oscar Watching!

Meme Time

As seen on Sparkly Things Blog

Five Questions, and Five Things

5 Questions - Anyone reading this can ask me questions (Do I have any readers? Hello! It's lonely out here. LOL) I'll post the answers here soon :)

Five Things - Things about me I haven't talked about on the blog.

1. I have made ball point pens. Seriously! My aunt had a dye cast pen making machine that converted plastic palettes to pen parts. I has so much fun on that vacation. My cousins and I came up with different combinations of colors to produce varying patterns. I've always loved patterns, you see :)

2. My acne has greatly improved since starting to use Proactiv 4 years ago! Love it. Can't live without it!

3. Have I told you about my love for food? Probably! I have tried so many different cuisines after coming to the US. But the kind I still love the most are South Indian and Indo Chinese (Chinese made Indian style).

4. I used to have a parrot. Two, actually. Those little twits never stayed in their cages. Just used to fly around the house. They flew away when someone opened the door for the milkman. Damn!

5. And finally, our fifth anniversary is tomorrow! Have taken the day off to do some fun things together.

Tomorrow, there might be a real post here, along with something special I've made for tomorrow :)

Sunday Meme

Stolen from Erin's Blog.

"List 10 things that are making me happy right now, right this second..."

1. A Very Clean Kitchen. Just for today, you can eat off my kitchen floor!
2. Food in the freezer for the week ahead.
3. The idea that I'm becoming a runner. A long time dream.
4. The thought of starting swim classes very soon. Scared and happy at the same time!
5. The swimsuit I have selected. Please be available in the color I want and my size!
6. The new dessert recipe I got from Erin. Actually, this knocks off an item from my 101 things list - To learn a new western style dessert.
7. The beautiful weather around here. Where's winter?
8. My beautiful bedroom. I sorta feel like royalty sleeping in there :-)
9. My Dream Designer has offered me a Guest CT spot for March!!!You'll have to wait to find out! I'm ecstatic about this.
10. Grey's Anatomy is back!!!

Cool things Meme

As seen on Melissa's and Karin's blogs. Post in your blog, bold the things you've done. As you can tell, I'm very low on the cool kid scale. LOL!

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink.
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain? Many times to visit a Shrine at the top of the mountain.
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it love
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris - Not really, but I've been at Paris airport. I'm sure that doesn't count.
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game.
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon.
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity - Not to charity, but to homeless people on the street.
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo – Does Henna count? If so, then countless times 
81. Rafted the Snake River – The closest I’ve come to rafting is at Disney
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over – Sorta. Left my home country to come to US.
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari – Again, if Disney counts, then, Yes. :p
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery - C-section is pretty major.
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating – Never. I wouldn’t even kill a frog for dissection at college for coursework. Had the lab tech do it.
137. Skipped all your school reunions – They’re held back home.
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language – Funny story, this woman at the bus stop thought I was Hispanic, as I maybe look like one. She spoke to me in Spanish, but I was able to direct her to the right stop.
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts – Sorta.
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair – Got them highlighted
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head – I was very small, and it’s a Hindu ritual.
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life


And a LO.

Friends

This is a photo of my friend Sene and me in front of a neighbour's house. I'm on the left.


Credits:
Miki Ferkul's Velvet Vision kit at Scrapbook Elements
Atomic Cupcake Wild Tear action

Alphabet Soup

Received my letter from Erin What a perfect letter! M.

Comment to this message and I will assign you a letter of the alphabet. Then, post a list of 10 words that begin with this letter and what they mean to you.

1.Mehul

No need to explain this. He means everything to me. I'll write what I read in someone's LO, My life began when your's started.

2.Mom

Love being a mom. And, love *my* mom. Some things you don't understand, until you experience them yourself. I have more respect for my mom than I ever did before.

3.Married

I don't know what I did when I was single. It seems like I've been married forever, and yet, it seems we just got married. I'm still crazy about him!

4.Madhuri Dixit

Ok. I remember now what I did when I was single. LOL! Sene and I were HUGE fans. I still love her and re-watch her movies all the time! I'll not go into the craziness we did over her, but we were huge fans :)

5.Masala Lays

It's a good thing we don't get such a thing in the US. Really good thing. It is also the first thing I buy at the Delhi Airport as soon as I land.

6.Milk Chocolate

I can't stand bitter chocolate. Milk Chocolate for me, please! And, no nuts. Nuts have no business being in chocolate.

7.Maitreyi

My college. Wonderful memories surrounding it. Wonder how big the Cyprus trees in the front yard must have gotten. Hmmm. I usually drive by (rather, have someone drive me by because I don't drive in Delhi) the college every time I go back there.

8.Mutter Paneer

I make a mean Mutter Paneer curry. Try it sometime. You *will not* forget it. (It is green peas and Indian cottage cheese curry).

9.Moment

I live in the moment. You can count on me for coming up with a plan and carry it out in a moment. Sometimes, not so well thought out, but I'm working on that. LOL!

10.Mix 107.3

My local radio station. The best mix of everything. So, I'm not a huge English songs fan, but they are growing on me, thanks to this radio station that I listen to while I drive.

I am such a foodie. Three out of ten items here are food :o Oops.

Those are my M things. Comment and I will assign you a letter. I will have Mehul pick it out for you. Thanks to Erin for assigning me the letter.

Sene's letter: F

Erin tagged me last week. I'm a teeny bit late, but I hadn't forgotten. Here it is.

The Rules
List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether or not they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to.

I'm going to change it up a bit (when did I ever play by rules ;)) I'm going to list what are my all time favorites, as I don't really get a chance to listen to music on a daily basis nowadays. I listen to fast beat songs while I workout, but they're not what I really like at other times. I enjoy listening to Ghazals and old Hindi Movie songs. Slower the better! So, here they are, in no particular order.

1. Woh Kagaz Ki Kashti, Woh Barish Ka Pani (Jagjit Singh)
2. Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho (Jagjit Singh)
3. Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye (Movie: Qurbani)
4. Baahon Mein Chale Aaoo (Movie: Anamika)
5. Woh Shaam Kuch Ajeeb Thi (Movie: Khamoshi (from 1969))
6. Tujhse Naraaz Nahin Zindagi (Movie: Masoom)
7. Aaj Dil Pe Koi Zor Chalta Nahin

There are many many more but I can't list them all here! I have to load these up in my MP3 player in a different playlist. I only have the fast ones rightnow, and I'm bored of those too. Time to change them.

I'm not going to tag anyone, mainly since I don't think I have 7 readers :p If you're reading this, and want to play, please feel free!