Desi Witch

Email from IBF:

omg omg! just read your blog! gosh, im so touched at how accepting ur blog readers are :))
altho im a bit miffed they thought it was the bff and not the ibf! wtf!

I have kidnapped her & am waiting for the ransom from Orwell. That's all.

Seriously though, she has said to tell you guys - and I quote - "I had a stalker-like bad experience with my blog and am laying off for a bit".

I promise she wasn't referring to me with the "stalker" bit.

What a glorious weekend we've had! I drove down to the East Coast with a friend of mine and spent the weekend there. Much food was eaten, much wine was drunk, much local jaunting was done and much fun was had.

Am back home now and tomorrow it's time to do some gardening on what is supposed to be yet another glorious summer day!

Bring on global warming!

BFF has had a tattoo for a long time & knew I've always wanted one, so when I went visiting this time she said I should go for it.
When I asked her if it hurts she lied with a straight face & pretended like getting a tattoo was like being kissed by an angel and feeling the first gentle drops of rain on your face.
I totally bought into her BS & naively booked an appointment. After BFF double checked that the needles were sterile etc I sat down on the chair - totally delusional about how it was going to be just "mildly irritating".
When the tattooist began his work I looked at BFF in sheer terror & said "You LIED!". She grinned back at me and said, "You'd have never done it if I hadn't." And then mumbled something about how after having been through child-birth, tattoos didn't really hurt. Blah!

After what seemed like an eternity of pain and torture my little pretty sunflower was ready to take home.
To be honest, even though it was painful - the end result was so good that I readily forgave BFF for being such a trickster.

- Seeing your friends after months and knowing that nothing has changed.
- Drinking Oyster Bay and making fun of Rakhi in Basera, with BFF.
- Having beautiful warm sunshiny days in the peak of winter.
- Having BFF curl your hair and dressing up all posh-like to go to the mall.
- Getting an unplanned but always desired tattoo
- Buying more handbags than I'll ever need.
- Seeing that BFF has dropped a few dress sizes and realizing that you're not jealous but thrilled!
- Going to Borders and Barnes & Noble and soaking in the joy of being around so many books.
- Watching R.D. Burman songs from Saagar, Yeh Waada Raha and singing along.
- Recording songs with MBF [male-best-friend]
- Drinking Dunkin Donuts Coffee Coolatta.
- Being woken up by BFF's 6 year old with a hug every morning. Yes, every jet-lagged morning.
- BFF, IBF [instant Best Friend, yeah A - that's you.] and me giggling like little children even though we're in a very grown up Irish bar.
- CBF [childhood best friend] making a long trek from Virginia just so she can spend a day with me.
- Making peace with close friend that you thought you'd lost.
- Looking across a table loaded with pancakes, waffles and other heart-attack inducing goodies and seeing the faces of people that must have been related to me in a past life and knowing that they all love me. And that I'm blessed to have them in my life.

This is a quick jet-lagged post. I was searched at every damn security check point at Gatwick. I was felt up by so many security guards that I was wondering if I looked particularly attractive yesterday.
At one point I was really pissed off, but I don't know whether it was just me being overly sensitive or something else.

Oh well! I'm with friends & I'm happy - so I don't care.

PS. I HATE FLYING.