To this day

To This Day is a youtube video made by up and coming Shane Kyoczan-one of the most talented men in the world. Watch it. It's worth it, I promise you. This is the URL- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY It's one of the most talented works I've ever seen. Watch it.

Bullies

Today, there was an anti-bullying assembly during school. And while it's true that I ditched it and got Jamba Juice with my friends, it's also true that anti-bullying is a VERY important issue. The worst part is- bullying works.The mean girls ARE the most popular ones and the guys who stuff freshmen into lockers are the ones we all want to go out with, no matter how much anyone denies it. When we live in a society where we basically admire bullies, how can we expect people to change? The problem is- no longer does bullying simply mean beating up a kid on the playground. Which is bad, but its true, kids need to fight to be tough. Now though, bullying means endless torture. It means suicide and drugs and cutting. And people usually end posts like these with something like "give someone a hug" but that just makes you weird. I'm gonna end it with telling you to stand up for YOURSELF. DONT LET YOURSELF BE BULLIED. If everyone followed there'd be no bullies. Or any bullied.

Sucks to suck

You eat- you're a pig. You don't eat- you're anorexic. You have sex- you're a slut. You don't have sex- you're a prude. You get good grades- you're a nerd. You're failing- you're stupid.You drink- you're trashy. You don't drink- you're uptight. Unfortunately, that's how high school. You can never win. You can never please everybody or be perfect. Sorry kid. Who said life was easy?

I love Boobies

There's a run for breast cancer down in Seattle this weekend FYI. Support the thousands of women whose lives are changed forever because of this disease!

Lipgloss

As of today I have a paper due tomorrow in English about the significance of bananas in Things Fall Apart. In that book, bananas are the main crop grown so they symbolize manhood and bravery and ideals and if you wanted to summarize the book with an object-it would be a banana. And after writing the paper, I have to write an "interactive question" about what object symbolizes my life. Lip gloss. If you know me, then you know I ALWAYS have atleast three tubes of lip gloss. The perfect birthday present- lip gloss. The best way to win me over- lip gloss. When I got asked to homecoming, he even wrote "HOMECOMING?" with lip-gloss! I have like 50 pairs. Organic. Shimmey. Fruit Flavored- you name. I even change them according to my mood sometimes- mangolicsious on sunny days and dark chocolote chip on sad ones. It's just...it's my thing. Everyone has a thing. Some people are known for always carrying a book. Someone are known for always losing their stuff. Some people are known for ALWAYS wearing a dress on friday- rain, shine or snow. And then there's me. Me with my lip gloss:P

Rumours.

"I heard that she's pregnant with Carson's kid.She's having all the mood swings" "But she's dating Ryan!" "So I heard that she cheated on him over Christmas vacation." "With Carson?" "No....with Helena." "Wait she's a lesbian?" "Yup- a pregnant lesbian." Pregnant lesbian. That's how things will end up when in reality someone is probably in a very happy relationship with Ryan, best friend's with Helena, had a civil conversation with Carson- and probably just had a bad day. That's just how high school is. The mouths are constantly at their job- coming up with crazy things instead of the simple explanations that are really true. Gossip is every teenage girl's favorite activity. And I'm not gonna be judgemental. I gossip just as much as the next girl. But I'm always amazed at the speed at which rumours get created- and how far away they are from reality. You know that saying "Where there's smoke, there's fire." I no longer believe that's true. Sometimes there isnt even a fire, but the amount of smoke generated is enough to cause lung cancer. It's like that game we used to play when we were kids where we used to whisper in each other's ears just to see where we'd end up? That was a fun game but like all things it stopped being a game just around the time girls started straightening their hair and guys started to wear cologne. Now it's totally got out of hand! Notihing is true anymore. Believe what you see. NOT what you hear.

College

College. Two syllables that encompass our entire future, dreams and life. Once you get into a good college, everything is ok. Atleast that's what my parents say. And they better be right. But what people don't understand is that we're all killing ourselves for those two syllables. Extra-curriculars, Volunteer work, sports, clubs, the good ol' GPA, scholarships, SAT's, AP exams, ACT'S. It never ends. Today my mom told me "You should get back into dance. You can put that on a college application." When did it all become about college? What happened to doing things because you like doing them? When did every quiz suddenly become your whole future? I don't know. But the truth is- nothing really seems worth it anymore.

NK

Happy Birthday NK!!!!You wanted to be famous, well this is all I can give you. As usual I will be cheap and brown and use my blog instead of a birthday card. But I do have a real present for you haha. Thanks for being my gay best friend:) So I can finally have a real cliche in my life. Love you! Snappy Birthday NK!!!:D

Rain and Other Stuff

So today is Tuesday being Classy Tuesday so I wore a pencil skirt, and actually put effort into putting on mascara and doing my hair. It rained. All day long it rained. Do you know how uncomfortable it is to walk home in a pencil skirt that keeps riding up? But then you add the rain and oh man! Suddenly your shirt's transparent and you're worried about your boobs and your skirt and your hair and your face and you feel like that one girl you promised yourself you'd never be-that one girl who won't get wet in the rain because of her hair. But honestly? I've lost any love for rain I ever had I mean back when I lived in India playing in the rain was my favorite thing to do. But now? Nope I've literally become that girl who I ALWAYS hated. And the strange thing is-I'm actually okay with that. I mean people change. Right? Right. Crap. I need to do some serious reflecting bout this. Like I ever reflect. Which I should! But I won't. Oh well...Happy Tuesday!

Vacation

"The people that need a vacation the most are the ones who just had one." VERY TRUE. It's been one day back from mid-winter break and I'm ready to drop. School has never seemed so long. The bus has never seemed so cold. Oh well.

Springtime

Well, it's almost spring. And while spring time is not my favorite time (hello summer), it sure is pretty darn close and here's why. First of all- THE SHORTS. At my school, if there's a sun in the sky, you won't see one girl wearing pants. In Washington, there really is not much of a difference between spring and summer so spring is the one time when it's ok to dress like a slut and not be considered one. (and we all love that don't we?) Secondly, THE END TO RAIN. I know spring is supposed to be all about flowers and trees and bees and what not but honestly, I'm just glad that I can straighten my hair in the morning and NOT have to put three layers over it to keep it straight. Thirdly- THE RELIEF. Yes, spring is the time for SAT's and AP Tests and all that but nothing can compare with how great it feels to just be done with all that crap. Fourth- EASTER. Now I don't pretend to be all mature and that so let's be honest- I love the easter egg hunts just as much as any little kid. I mean there's candy....and candy so yeah easter rules for me. So yeah, springtime is a good time. There's stuff to look forward to:)

Favorite Place

There's this car wash near Costco that I go to every two months or so to get my car washed and I have to say- it's my most favorite place in the world. In fact, sometimes I purposely drive in the rain or the mud just so that I have a good reason to go back. For one thing, I LOVE watching them wash the cars. They have all the cool high tech stuff like the wipers and the gas that makes the whole place a rainbow and all the soap and the foam and whatnot. (Clearly...I do not know alot about washing cars.) Not only that, they always give you free stuff with your newly washed car. Like yesterday,I got this really tiny blue statue of a cat, which is entirely useless but being a born and bred brownie, I love ALL free stuff. AND they have these HUGE center tables with glasstops and underneath the glass, they have dollar bills from EVERY COUNTRY in the world which I honestly think is very cool. And one wall is covered with nothing but cheesy birthday cards and anniversary cards and whatnot that make me happy. And they have like six rows of wine. Not that that particularly interests me, but I think it's how cool how OBSESSED people get about wine like they start treating it like a baby and cradling it and thinkingabout dates and years and grapes and all that.. For me? The only thing worth that much love is my lip gloss collection. And my favorite thing about the car wash? The guy who wipes the cars is.......undescribable. Like honestly, I can just sit there all day and never get tired. So.....yay for favorite places! What's yours?

Thankful

So today my English teacher told us that every day before we sleep we should think about what we're thankful for and I was just like "ain't nobody got time for that." I mean- when I actually have time to sleep- I crash. But right now I do have time, so I'm gonna try being thankfulon a day that's not Turkey Day. For starters- I have a blog. Hence, I'm thankful for a computer, internet access, a life interesting enough to blog about, and the ability to use a word like hence and sound smart. These are all good things. I'm also using letters and words.So, I am greatful for the oppurtunity to go to school, the ability to read and write and communicate. Hey, this is actually working. I might actually try this more. Thanks Ms. Badger! I'm thankful to have you for a teacher....until I remember the paper I have to write for you...

Cheesy pickup lines

Girll, I hope you got a driver's licsence cuz you just driving me crazy. HAHAHAHA No. I want to laugh. Or barf. Not sure. How am I supposed to react to that one?

Cheerleaders

So my school's varsity cheer team went to regionals yesterday and I went to the pre-party at the head cheerleader's house. And just three hours in a house FILLED with cheerleaders and I knew that the pom pom path is cut off for me forever- not that that was ever really the plan. Still. For one thing- those uniforms. Ok I have alot of good qualities- but poised is not one of them. I'm one of the most awkward people there are. I trip over everything, and my favorite position to sit in is on a table.So those few days I decide to make everyone;s day and where a pencil skirt (teehee) are basically torture for me. So everyday? Not a chance..I don't know how they do it. Another thing- the pep. I am NOT peppy. For me it doesnt matter if the glass if half full or half empty- the fact is it's not completely full which just means that I'm going to still be thirsty..so I don't care. I went through this uber positive phase where I was all sunshine and rainbows and then I went reverse mode where the sunshine turned stormy and the rainbows dissapeared. Now I'm kinda hanging in the middle...which is so not cheerleader material. These girls...the world is their oyster!Life is a present! So not made for Nima....And thirdly, the football. Now, I'm a fan of the pigskin just as much as any other girl. I go to some games. I watch the superbowl. When the quarterback walks by, my voice goes three pitches higher. But I do NOT understand it. So I would just be that one cheerleader who jumps up and down when my team loses totally not realizing it. Figures. So clearly- not cheer material. Gymnastics maybe?

Zoo

Today I went to the zoo with my friends and right now I'm wishing alot of things. I wish I was a koala bear just cause they're so adorable. I wish I was a horse because it doesn't have to be doing calculus which is what I should be doing right now. I wish I was a pig because I do NOT look pretty in pink. I wish I was a seal cause honestly flopping around in water sounds pretty rad right now. I wish I was a zebra cause black and white is always a classic, and zebras don't gotta worry about college and GPAs and parents and whatnot. Haha I shouldn't go the zoo so much. It's not much for keeping me satisfied...

Crazy Days

Today, I woke up to rain. Round lunch time, the sun decided to come out. And right now it's hailing. Welcome to Washington.

Solid day

Today I went out for frozen yogurt and pizza and watched Warm Bodies with my best friends which means I am in a good mood which means I'm actually going to post about something cheerful. Actually alot of good things are happenening right now. For one- we have mid winter break. Random breaks = Happy Nima. But seriously, talk about random. What the hell is mid-winter? Isn't that just spring? Who knows..who cares. Another reason for my great mood is that valentine's day is over and done which means the one day in the year when being single is the most depressing thing in the world. Now I can close my box of chocolates and go back to wearing my sexy sweats and being all that cool....haha except not. ANOTHER reason, in case the rest wasn't enough is that yours truly has officially completed all six seasons of Gossip Girl...and can officially say- What a waste of time. I'm officially above bitchy white rich people problems. BABAM.

Back Home

I'm obsessed with wishes. 11:11. Birthday candles. Eyelashes. I never let any of them go. And while I wish for the new boots I saw at Forever 21 last Friday and I wish for an A on my English lit. paper and I wish for my mom to let me go to Tolo- my biggest wish has always been to go back home. I love my friends, I love the weather, and I love my life but the simple fact remains that I would choose to move back home just about any day of any time. Things are hard for Indians in the U.S. Our parents are basically like wardens most of the time- with curfews and absurd rules. We worry about our grades. There are so many stereotypes. And most importantly, we constantly have to deal with these cultural issues. Sometimes being Indian can be a burden...

Indian

Have I mentioned that I'm Indian? Well I am. Just another Indian girl living in Seattle due to the Microsoft-Amazon spread. Its actually slowly becoming a cliché. The difference is, all those people go to fancy private schools while yours truly goes to a regular, public school where there are three Indians max. And truth is, I love it. I love being Indian. It means I'm forever tan, people always assume I'm smart, I get to have my regular friends and my brown friends, I get the BEST food in the world, I get to wear the best clothes, I speak multiple languages, I get to watch the best movies, I have a real, huge family and most importantly I have an actual culture. These are all things to be proud of. These are all things I AM proud of. Brownies ftw!

Valentine's Day

Given that Valentine's day is coming up, I decided to celebrate in my own unique way by posting about the cutest nerd ick up lines of all time. My all time favorite- "If I were an endoplasmic reticulum, how would you want me? Smooth or Rough.." And there's always the classic- "You must be the square root of two because I feel irrational around you". And of course "I must be Charles Darwin because I naturally select you!" So this valentine's day, why not try sharing your love Big Bang Theory Style?

Superbowl

Kind of late, but suddenly remembered that I wanted to post about the superbowl. Personally I was definitely rooting for San Francisco- it's closer to home and the weather rules but when the Baltimore Ravens won, I was actually truly happy for them. I'm a sucker for a happy ending for the underdog and that's what the Ravens were- underdogs. A lesson we can all learn from the superbowl is that its hard work and perseverance that pushes you forward as opposed to being the snazzy team that everyone's rooting for. I for one am extremely inspired. Btw- how cool was it that the two coaches were brothers! What a talented family! On a side note- Beyonce. Is. Flawless.

Child Stars

I was just watching a VH1 special yesterday on kid stars from the 90's and the good old days when they were....well kids. And I found so much of it hilarious. For example, they played an old clip of an interview featuring Lindsay Lohan right after Parent's Trap and she was talking about how she didn't want the fame to get to her head and make her do things that she would hate herself for. Wow. Talk about good intentions gone wrong. I also saw Drake as a teenager on Degrassi! I love Degrassi but no way in hell would I have guessed that the awkward kid in the wheelchair was the yolo king himself. Sometimes it's weird how things turn out. Back then, if all these kids could've seen where they would end up, I wonder if they would have continued acting. And that's why, before every decision I make, I'm going to try to think about whether it will come back to bite me 5 or 50 years from now. And maybe that'll make me a better person.

High School- how hard it gets

You may or may not have heard about the recent tragedy in Skyline High School. Skyline is our sister school...and we sort of hate them. What with their gyms with the amazing treadmills and plasma tvs and OUR gym that hasn't been renovated since 1991, we've always considered their life to be perfect. What happened last month proves that nobody's life is perfect. A student from Skyline took his own life in a car in the parking lot at school. Why? Because he couldn't deal with all the pressure. People dont often understand how hard high school really is. Yes it's true, America's a rich country so yes we are lucky to go to school without paying and yes we don't have to wear uniforms and we have school dances and mean girls, and sometimes it feels like a movie. What's also true is that in the past week alone, not one day has gone by when I've slept before one because of homework. What's also true is that we have to constantly worry about scholarships and how to pay for Driver's Ed or a car or even college. What's also true is that an average American high school, tiny people are stuffed into lockers and big people are thrown into dumpsters. What'a also true is I've seen girls go home to change their outfits, girls eat lunch on the bathroom floor and scars on people's wrists. And that's why it breaks my heart when people say "High school in America? Life's a breeze for you." Sometimes people don't realize how hard it really gets.

What's up with France?- Woldwide Wednesday

As you may or may not know, marijuana recently became legal in Washington state. And because I like to read the news and about things around the world, I looked up what other countries are doing to control their drug problems. And that's when I read about the new "drug-shooting gallery" opening in Paris. So basically, it's an open area where drug addicts can .."do their thing"...under medical supervision. Lay out all your cards. Secrets in the open. I have alot of mixed feelings about this. On one hand I get that we have to be realistic. But on the other, I feel as if this is just a step in the process towards defeat. I mean, sure, laying cards out on the table is good. No secrets are good secrets. But this feels more like acceptance. Do we really want the world to become a place where doing drugs is acceptable? Someday everyone is just going to have to take a deep breath and think about where we're heading and if that's really where we want to go.

TOLO

It's lame to go SOLO! So TOLO? Cause YOLO! That's how my best friend is asking her man to Tolo and your's truly came up with it. Clever right? Except not. Anyway, it's tolo time and I swear, every girl's got the fever. Crazy Crazy!

Hello Seattle

I'm from Washington. And make your jokes bout how Seattle is the land of sparkly vampires and clearly people up in heaven pee on us all day long in the form of rain but you gotta admit, I come from the best place in the world. Let's start with the basics- COFFEE. Starbucks? Seattle's Best Coffee? Technically, we are responsible for waking you all up. Coffee runs through my veins and that comes from being a Seattle girl (bred but not born). Another obvious one- MUSIC. I mean- Macklemoore, Owl City, 3oh!3, Ed Sheeran, Alex Clare, Afro Jack- there's a reason why Seattle has the best annual local music fest every year. Because we have the best local musicians! Thirdly, recently the bill was passed that gay marriage is now legal in Washington state. This is controversial, and even I'm not sure how I feel about it. But there's no denying that I come from a state that prides itself in respecting an individual even if they do't respect their beliefs. MICROSOFT. How can anyone deny the epicness that is the Windows Phone. (Tbh I can, I totally prefer Apple BUT that's not the point.) And of course- THE RAIN. Now I will admit, it gets annoying. It's annoying to spend twenty minutes on your hair when it's going to get ruined the second you walk outside. It's annoying to buy waterproof mascara instead of the regular kind which is much less expensive. But, all that rain is the reason why Seattle is so breathtaking. Like seriously. Every corner is like a painting. And lastly- THE SEAHAWKS. And while they certainly aren't superbowl material (infact they kind of suck most of the time), they're a great team and I'm proud to be associated with them. Just like I'm proud to say "Yes I'm from Seattle, Washington."

3oh!3

"Tell your boyfriend, if he thinks he's got beef. That I'm a vegetarian and I ain't fucking scared of him" So who else likes 3oh!3? My big news is that last weekend I heard them live. I have to say, those guys are even uglier in real life!!! Just kidding haha no matter how someone looks a sexy voice like that makes up for everything. Anyway, hearing them live was amazing. They're an amazing band with amazing music and amazing lyrics and when I tell people I'm from Seattle, I'm proud to nod when they ask "Isn't that were 3oh!3 is from?" But the truth is, everything has it's problems. 3oh!3 has had controversies over it's....suggestive...lyrics and it's.....artistic......videos. Teehee. But in the end, if you continue what you believe in, you come out alive. Soo this is my way of urging you all to continue with what you believe in. No matter what it is. Because I admire faith, and I promise you that you will end up with one faithful fan named Nima:)