The Life and Times of Chai

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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Sunday News Round Up 

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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen and thank you for joining me here, at Life and Times of Chai. I am your host Chat.

This week has been an interesting ride of emotions. On Monday, T got news that his grandfather is ill and may pass away in 7 to 10 days. Being a great grandson and son, T decided to prepone his trip to California to say his goodbyes to his beloved Kaka. T, a married man with obligations and desires to spend the holidays with his nuclear family, felt very torn. After a delayed flight from BWI and a stay over in ATL, T made it safe and sound in California. As of print, T's grandfather is still alive and his heart rate has stabilized.

On Tuesday, Chai and PS followed Vlove's recipe for clinatro hummus and then downed a bottle of white wine. In the midst of drinking and eating, they had several lovely girl bonding moments ("he did what?" "you mean, that is what that means?" "ooooh, it totally makes sense." "his loss.").

On Wednesday, Chai's dog Chandi decided that the house was her grass area where she poops. She pooped twice inside the house. That meant Chai kept cleaning and feeling bad for her sick dog. She arrived at work late but then had to leave because she signed up to volunteer for four hours at the DC Court house. No one came in for consulting so, she read a law review article on case theory. DC felt abandoned but that was because everyone and their moms (literally) were in line at the super market. She got a few items for the pre-Christmas show which included vegan enchiladas and beer. She even tried out this new gadget where you scan your grocery items while you are shopping. It was pretty "In the Year 2000" like.

On Thursday, Chai went to the movies and lost three valuable baking time hours watching "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." It was the w-o-r-s-t movie. She gave it 1 sour gummy bear out of five. She raced home to make sure Chandi was doing okay, cancelled plans with friends for Xmas dinner, and stayed at home taking care of the dog. She was also on hotline with the Rape Crisis Center. She talked to one woman for an hour and it sorta freaked her out. Oh, she also made cinnamon rolls from scratch!

On Friday, Chai entered the deserted DC downtown area and skipped to work with her arms held wide-open. She met up with SDM and her lovely girl, Grier for Thai food. After a long lunch, Chai went back to work to finish up her holiday cards to her professional contacts. Chai left early to take care of her boss' cats, which is ironic because she is allergic to cats and is not a true lover of cats (although Turkey and Greece began the process of change). She spent a total of half an hour with her boss' two beautiful, long-haired cats, a long time for Chai and two cats in a confined space.

On Saturday, T and Chai chatted a lot as a way of sharing their second anniversary together. In the midst of their phone call, Chai's phone died while she was creating a day of fun in 60 degree weather. She woke up, ran two miles, dressed for herself (!!), felt and looked hot, walked to the indie movie theatre and watched "Rachel Getting Married", got a pedi, bought a dress and boots, found two bottles of riesling at the wine store, and then headed over to Whole Foods for the hot bar and "Yoga Journal." She came home to a clean house, opened one of the bottles of wine, and enjoyed her meal.

On Sunday, Chai made rice pudding and had a lovely meal with her friend SK. She continued reading Jhumpa Lahiri's short stories and played with Chandi.

That is the round up, folks. We look forward to having you at our next edition of the Sunday News Round Up next year. Goodnight and namaste.

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Posted by Chai @ 3:14 PM

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