Cultural identity is a funny thing, the way it changes and morphs over the course of a generation or two. I identify as American or Indian-American most of the time. My roots are firmly planted in American soil, I was born here and raised here, but I’m bilingual and brown and of indeterminate religion. Most… Read More Born in the USA, and borne from Bengal
It’s amazing, invigorating, to be in a room full of South Asians who “get it,” who get me. The lunatic fringe, the rebels, the visionaries, who’ve all chosen the rickety, uncertain career path of journalism. Some have hit it big, but more often than not, it’s a group of starving artists, of poets and detectives… Read More Writers, inc.
I was at the annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party on Saturday, and, unfortunately, the weather wasn’t really conducive to getting my bbq love on. It fluctuated between rain and clouds, the air bearing a faint chill. But what was remarkable, unexpected, and so very New York, was a parade of Hare Krishnas and other… Read More Chariots of fire.
I define my neighborhood by the noises outside my window. By the obnoxious revving of a motorcycle engine and the loud bursts of Spanish from the barber shop next door. The laughter of children out well past their bedtime, their high, sweet voices speaking too fast for me to pick out the words. The Mister… Read More not the sounds of silence
At some point, if I ever have monies again, there are things I need to indulge myself in. For posterity, here is a list: A new cell phone, preferably one with a keyboard A new coffeemaker A computer chair (the kitchen chair I’m using is SO uncomfortable) A CD tower A new purse An iPod… Read More Things wot i need.
Going along with the mishmash nature of this blog, this is just something I need to get down for posterity, because it amused the dickens out of me. First, the set-up: When I lived in Manhattan, I pretty much had a standard route to work. Roll out of bed, cross Third Avenue, walk up 39th.… Read More Random NYC moment: the HDG edition
We’re already well into April, and I feel like I’ve done nearly nothing. As such, I think I need to make a list of Things To Do In 2009: -Visit my cousins in Houston -Go to Disney World again -Take in a Mets game -Go to Belmont for the races -Hit Water Taxi Beach in… Read More You gotta have goals.
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