Party like a nerd.

Helloooo Everyone!!

I apologize, it has been MUCH too long since I have posted (a not-sucky post). HOPEFULLY this will put an end to that :)

SO before I start talking about things that actually interest you (and not just myself), I will talk about things that interest just myself. haha. First: I got through that crazy week I was telling you about (relatively unscathed). YAY :D Second: It is forecasted to snow in Ithaca on Thursday >-<. I HATE THE COLD.

Okay, so this past weekend, after all of my exams, I had a dance performance! All of the Indian people at Cornell get together every fall to put on a show for Diwali (Hindu New Year), and basically everyone who wants to gets to participate. I was part of the sophomore dance--it was fun! Anyways, so of course afterwards, everyone partied. Real original. I know. So there was this HUGE party with TONS of brown people, and I took two of my (not-Indian) friends. They. Loved. It. They could not stop raving about the party and how great it was. It really struck me when one of my friends said was that it was refreshing to be at a party where the majority of people knew and liked each other as opposed to a "party" which consists of a bunch of random, sweaty, drunk people stuffed in a room. I agree. Really, what is so great about being squished and smelly? Also, grinding does not equal dancing. Sorry to all of the crazy people couples on the dance floor. Also, I wish that people still liked parties where people were NOT just randomly drunk and stuffed in a room. I think parties which consist of people who are actually friends are fun! Parties where there are games, food, discussions. I even like dance parties and parties where (legal) people drink. I just don't get how that is the only type of party and that is the ONLY way people can have fun! Also, believe it or not, dance parties can be fun without the alcohol. Crazy, I know. People rollllll their eyes at board-games. I, on the other hand, love scrabble. Hmph. What can you do?

Sooooo my cool thing for today:

On (kind-of) the same note, here is yet another article from the Cornell Daily Sun that really spoke to me.

http://cornellsun.com/section/opinion/content/2011/10/24/emptiness-being-invulnerable

It is intriguing that everything this author is saying is true. We, as a society, try SO hard (whether we like it or not) to put out an image of ourselves. What is the point in tailoring ourselves to be the people we think others want us to be? If we truly think there is a problem with the way we are, we should change it, not hide it!

Just a thought :)

It will be Diwali in approximately 35 minutes, so Happy Diwali and Saal Mubarak to everyone :)

On a last note, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! I'll love you even more if you do!!

Peace and Love <3

(Non) Regrets.

Hello everyone!

I hope this past week and weekend treated you well-I for one had a wonderful week (despite the piles of schoolwork that I had). Additionally, I am so very excited to be going back home next weekend: I can’t want to see all my family and (of course) one of my best friends Sonya.

These past few days have been part of a Hindu festival called ‘Navratri’ which is a festival that worships the Hindu goddess Durga. During these 9 days, people from the state of Gujarat: Gujaratis (such as myself) attend dances called Garba where everyone dances and has fun. You may recognize the dances which use ‘Dandiyas’--the sticks in this picture:

Two things about Garba:

1. I am SO excited to go home and go to the Garbas there because they were/are such a big part of my life: I have gone every year since I was an itty bitty kid.
2. There was a Garba here. At college. IT WAS SO FUN. I danced from 8:30 to 11:30 straight!

If any of you have a chance to go to a Garba, GO!

The reason for the name of this post is that I don't regret not doing all of the work I didn't do because this weekend was amazing :) In addition to going to Garba, I went to Ithaca's amazing apple fest (http://www.downtownithaca.com/events/view/27th-annual-downtown-ithaca-apple-harvest-festival.html)!!
I was also going to go to a Janelle Monae (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmORiHNtN4&ob=av2e) concert tonight, but I think I should be a litttttleee bit responsible tonight and get some work done.

Since we are on the whole ‘Indian’ Theme, my interesting thing for today is the Bollywood movie Fashion. I have been watching it today (probably for the 4^th time) while doing homework (shhhhh!), and I highly recommend it. It is not a typical Bollywood movie, but it is great! I love the soundtrack, and there is a really great HD version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WMDI9m9Ck0) on youtube!