Moonlight.. Chand, Chanda, Chandi, Chandani

So, as I make my pre-dawn journey to work, through the urban sprawl and rancid tunnels of Boston, occassionally something pops out at me that reminds me that I am alive.  I was riding the B line, and it was 5 am, and still dark out.  A moodiness had over taken me, that I am not a stranger to, and I really was not looking forward to working.  Then maybe because I was exhausted, but I looked up, and I could see the full moon from the trolly.  The curious thing, however, was that I could see it from the other end of the train, through some bars.  I got this eerie feeling like I was being watched.  For a moment, I minorly flipped out, then I just enjoyed the pretty sight.  I went to grab my camera to get the shot, and when I looked up, the train had shifted slightly and it was gone….  Haha, what a parallel for my life, eh?

My energy level has been nil, but not because I am out all the time, but because I don’t eat correctly for a vegetarian. My work place does not provide for a veg lifestyle, so all I eat are salads and pasta.  I am dying for protein, and I think I am going to have to start cooking for myself again.

EPIC

Two posts in one day, woah!

This is EPIC! You know that I am totally going to be practicing these moves and breaking them out! I freaking miss Europe and its club scene…

Saddest Story

I know that I have been MIA, lately. Today is my first day off in nine days, so I thought I would chime in with the saddest story ever. Amanda comes tomorrow, so hopefully I will have more to say then.

Saddest Story: Newborn falls through train toliet

AHMADABAD, India (AP) — A newborn baby girl fell through the toilet in a moving train and onto the tracks moments after her mother prematurely gave birth, surviving nearly two hours before being found, relatives said Thursday.

The child’s mother, who uses the single name Bhuri, was traveling with relatives on an overnight train when she went to the bathroom shortly before midnight Tuesday and unexpectedly gave birth to a baby girl, said Arjun Kumar, her brother-in-law.

“Later, she fell unconscious and the baby fell through the toilet,” he continued. “Two stations later, we knocked at the door.”

Bhuri opened the door, soaked in blood.

“When we asked her about what happened, she said the baby had fallen through onto the tracks,” Kumar said.

Poor child. Not a very auspicious start to her young life.

Jodhaa Akbar

So, I went to see Jodhaa Akbar on Sunday, finally.  A combination of history and Bollywood, I love it!  The movie was very long, even by Bollywood standards, but 3 hours of Hrithik Roshan, and it seemed like 3 minutes.  I have a new favourite song, as well.  I can’t find the video from the movie, but here is the song with scenes from the movie.

The song is called “Khwaja Mere Khwaja” which I THINK roughly means “O Saint Khwaja”??  I had to look up the translations as it is in Urdu and Arabic.  What do you all think?

Adult

I just posted this on the forum that I frequent, and it is true! It was in response to the question of ‘how old you were and when you started acting like an adult’.

24…

You know, its really weird, I was just thinking about this today. From 16-21, I was irresponsible and immature, but I acted like an old lady. I did nothing fun, and sat around  all day. I was very insecure, quiet and emo.

21-23, I became a crazy party girl, very out-going and confident, but I was more responsible and mature. I had a very young  (now) ex who helped with this.

24, I am crazy, and hyper, and confident and happy. I am in control of my life completely with no help. It happened sometime in there that I became an adult.

As seen from above

I am WiFi-ing it up today at my new hangout spot, Athan’s Bakery in Brighton.

Mental_Floss had a recent article on its blog about what certain biblical stories would look like from above if they had been captured by Google Earth.

This is a picture of the crucifixion, and what the artist believed it would look like:

Its very, very eerie. Here is the link to the rest of the entry and the images. They also include the Garden of Eden, Noah’s Ark, and the Parting of the Red Sea:

The Bible According to Google Earth

Blue Monday

It is no surprise that since I have moved home from Cardiff, and moved all by myself to Boston, I have been having bouts of melancholy that I have been having to stave off. A few days ago, I called Chewie because I was so down about work not starting yet. Well, apparently, I am not the only one. A researcher (from my alma mater, Cardiff University!) has determined that January 21 is the saddest day of the year. That is what I have to look forward to tomorrow. I am always sad around my birthday (which is the 24th) and maybe now I have a reason why.

Blue, Blue, Blue Monday

There’s a lot to feel down about this month: the subprime mortgage crisis, stormy, unpredictable weather, rising gas prices, presidential primary free-for-alls. So, it would be easy to believe the theory set forth by Dr. Cliff Arnall, a researcher from Cardiff University, that the third Monday of the month (Jan. 21, this year) — a day he calls Blue Monday — will be our most depressing day of the year. Arnall bases his yearly prediction on a formula he developed, which factors in the weather, consumer debt from holiday spending and failed New Year’s resolutions and arrives at that conclusion that we’ll hit rock bottom on Monday the 21st. Aside from the fact that Arnall’s theory has been discounted by many in the academic community, I’ve got a better way of finding the true nadir of depression: Look to our search behavior.

And who says…

…that Bostonites can’t have fun?

No Pants 2k8! Too bad I was sick and laid up in bed for this. I was seriously going to go until I was struck down with typhoid.

No Pants 2k8

Burning down the house

In the Globe today, they had an interesting article about the antiquated fireboxes that can still be found around the older neighborhoods in Boston. I do not have one in my neighborhood but I have seen them in Brookline. They are over 150 years old!

Burn, baby, Burn

Castles Galore!

Mental Floss had a blog entry this weekend about top castles around the world to visit. I have been to Mont Saint Michel, but not to the other ones. You can read the article here. I do not know how I missed the one in Rome, we were there long enough to hit everything. One of the things I loved about Cardiff and miss, was that in the centre of town stood a huge castle. I have been in the castle so many times, that I could probably go now and give the tour of Cardiff castle like a townie. Hope everyone had a very wonderful holiday, whatever your chosen belief may be!