55 Days of Fiction

So I took the bait from Anna and decided to try out this 55 words thing. I've always loved writing but never really got into it as much as I wanted to. I even drafted an outline for a book I want to write ... but, again, did nothing with that idea. Anyways, here's my first attempt:

At the end of this last round, their two souls would join as one. Her hometown Gurdwara was filled with love - a mother's tear, a sister's smile, a father's pride.

She took small steps, with the palla clutched tightly in her beautifully decorated hands, and finally allowed the tears to flow from her tired eyes.

My Life in the O.C.

Well I'm going to experience the O.C. for the first time this weekend. We leave tomorrow night for a couple days. We'll be staying in Costa Mesa and exploring Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach and San Diego. If anyone has any tips or must-see places, please let me know. Or let me know if you know which beaches are must-visits (there's so many!)

Feeling Dumber?

"A recent study shows that constantly checking email, voice mail, and so on temporarily lowers your IQ more than smoking marijuana does" (FastCompany Magazine, Oct '05)

I don't know about you .. but this really explains a lot!

JetBlue Flight 292

Last night while watching Lost, I saw the special announcement that JetBlue Flight 292 had a problem with their aircraft. The front wheels were stuck in a sideways position and they were dumping their fuel and circling around to get rid of more fuel. No idea whether they would be able to land safely. And to make matters worse, the passengers could watch what was going on because of the free DirectTV channels.

It was very weird. It would've been so much calmer without" the televisions, Pia Varma of Los Angeles said." (CNN)

I was worried sick until the next update on TV, checking CNN and MSN for more information. Can you imagine being on a plane not knowing whether you're going to survive the landing? Frantically calling your loved ones but not being able to get through? Sending text messages that may be your final communication with them? I was on the verge of tears the entire time.

My husband of course was calm and assured me that they would still be able to land and were probably dropping fuel so there was no fire. He said they would just have a rough landing.

Maybe this is effecting me more because I was just on a JetBlue flight last week and I will be one again next week. This is supposed to happen in random parts of the world .. not to flights going to JFK! Of course, that's not rational but that was the thought in my head. I fly pretty often, not as often as others I'm sure, but at least every other month. It scares me that I may be alone, without my family, and know that it's the end.

"At the end it was the worst because you didn't know if it was going to work, if we would catch fire. It was very scary. Grown men were crying," said Diane Hamilton, 32, a television graphics specialist."

I can't imagine the sigh of relief and the applause that must have erupted when the amazing pilot was able to land smoothly and safely. Not to mention the relief their loved ones felt, knowing all along the danger these passengers were in.

Maybe this technical problem wasn't that big of a deal .. maybe it could have been much bigger. I'm just so relieved to know that they are all safe and their loved ones don't have to worry.

Fall TV Shows

Some shows I might be watching this fall - what can I say, there's just so many good ones!

Monday - 8pm
King of Queens (CBS)

Monday - 10:30pm
My Super Sweet 16 (MTV)

Tuesday - 8pm
Martha Stewart Apprentice (NBC) - iffy
Gilmore Girls (WPIX 11)

Tuesday - 10:30pm
The Reality Show (MTV)

Wednesday - 9pm
Lost (ABC)
Veronica Mars (UPN) - guess I won't be watching this

Thursday - 8pm
Joey (NBC)

Thursday - 9pm
The Apprentice (NBC)

Sunday - 9pm
Desperate Housewives (ABC)

I'm Turqouise?

Dammit, I wanted to be green or pink! (From Anna's Blog)


You are the color turquoise. A fairly tempermental
person, you're either upset or tranquil most of
the time. You can be as calm as your color.
You're a mysterious person, yet somehow
outgoing. You're balanced, simply put. You're
somewhat bold. You're generous and
sophisticated--but never ever snobby. You're
lively and rich in personality and attitude.
You're a beautiful person, aside from the fact
that you're a perfectionist and painfully
honest. But life is good to you!


What color are you? (Amazingly detailed & accurate--with pics!)
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Back from Cali

I am officially back from California ... sigh. I miss it already. For me, California = freedom. Not that I'm not free to do whatever the heck I want here .. but still, I guess it's the memories and maybe just knowing where everything is. Even though I got lost .. twice. I can't wait to be back out there.

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We're planning a mini-vacation to Orange County later this month - hubby work related - but I'm tagging along. If anyone has sightseeing tips, please feel free to share. I want to experience life in the OC =)

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I love doing business with great people. It's great when people you work with realize the benefits and value of doing business with you and don't feel the need to bargain at every moment. Makes me happy that I'm going to bring new business their way.

^@^

My niece was thrilled to have me back. She was calling up the hubby everyday and asking when he was going to come over so they could pick me up. I've never been hugged so tight by a child as when she saw me at the airport. Almost makes me want children.

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My mom passed out my flyers at her kitty party. I thought that was hilarious and so cute. I hope the aunties enjoy reading wedding planning tips =)

$*$

I spent the entire week shopping. I went shopping 3 times in one week! That's absolutely insane for someone like me who gets fed up and bored with shopping very easily. My suitcase was overflowing and barely closed at the end of the trip. I still need to unpack and catch up on work. I guess it's nice having a sister who works at Macy's and lets me use her discount and a mom who pays for everything I buy =) I felt guilty at first, but I'm over that now hee hee.

I got these shoes in the gold color and I am completely in love with them!

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Hubby and I went on a shopping spree at target last night. We just went to get rods for the closet (I'm taking out the doors and putting in the pretty curtains). We found the rod for the window but they didn't have the larger sized one. So it took us forever to track that down and I still need to go to another Target to get it. We also finally found lamps for our room - we've been looking for a year and found them for only $15 each! It's not exactly what we had envisioned but it's still very cute and matches the room well.

I've never loved target so much. Also got some shelve/ledge things for decoration. When all of this stuff will go "live" in our room, I have no idea. I think it's huge that we lazy people actually went and bought all of this.

The clutz that I am

Tuesday I took a step aerobics class and Wednesday I could not walk. I stretched, took a long, hot shower, rubbed balm stuff on my legs ... but this morning I still could not walk so I had to miss the class. I feel so stupid and out of shape.

On top of that, this morning I slipped while carrying groceries, outside of the grocery store. I landed on my ass and ripped one of the bags. I'm sure shoppers got a kick out of that.

Then I tried to come home and make dinner (I don't do this cooking thing). I set off the fire alarms in the house and nearly burned off my face.

But ... I got the cutest shoes and the cutest pants I have ever seen .. and 3 pairs of cute earrings. I guess it all evens out in the end =)

The Void

When you move away from someone, is it possible to fill the void you feel with another person, but not replace the old person with this new person? I'm strange, I know. I feel that if you have to leave a person, there is definitely going to be a void inside of you - a feeling that misses being around this person. Is it possible to fill that void without replacing that person?

I think it is. Hubby thinks it isn't. I guess we'll see what happens.

Addicted?

I am so addicted to this blog. I really must confess that celebrity gossip excites me. I know I could be doing a million better things than reading gossip, but I love it! I can never get on a plane without buying a copy of US. My smart husband even got me a subscription to the magazine as part of my birthday gift. Yes, that's how much I love it. And this blog is like free gossip!

Where else can I see pictures of an emaciated Nicole Richie everyday? Or pictures of the Lost crew all sexified? Or know whether Paris Hilton is on Team Aniston or Team Jolie.

Ok off to read today's entry on the Pink blog.