Craziness in its entirety

I hate long weekends..I really abhor them. Wanna know why? They are like a bubble. They dont last long enough! Just when you start having a swell time you reach a dead end. Thanksgiving weekend is one of the weekends I both look forward to and not look forward to.
Thanksgiving 2007 was the most eventful one for me. Did one of the craziest things ever in a long long time. The last time I did something crazy was I think around 2002, when me n my posse were in Besant nagar beach , Chennai. The mild wind, the pleasing sound of waves, the peals of laughter..the place..we were high on the place :). A really whacky thought struck us and we decided to play truth or dare. Yeah yeah.OK guys dont sulk! This was totally different and really daring for 19 yrs old girls to do at 7.30 in the night. Mine was masterstroke. There was a happy family of husb, wife, two kids, grandparents.(guessing they were the man's parents., as old lady dint talk much to the lady of the family ) . I have never seen anything as white as this. Wow. Not a grey here or there. Such was grandma's crowning glory..yes her hair. It was neatly tied into a knot..typically whats called Kondai in South India. And my dare was to walk upto her and ask her if she uses any dye to keep it so white. I wanted to kill my friend that came up with this. Gaaawd! Making a total fool of myself! Oh well its a dare , I had to do it. At the age of 19 I was also more of the dont care kind of person...never worried about what people thought about me etc etc.. Paati was such a sweetheart..she said :-" Illa ma, ithu dye illa ithu ennoda natural hair!" ok thats for those who understand Tamil. And I could actually see my other two friends rolling on the floor , from the corner of my eye. Damn them! But oh yeah it was fun!
When I think back, I wonder how I managed to do such things.

Five years have past. Now the craziest thing of this year. Midnight Madness at Best Buy. If I had stood any longer, my legs would have given up on me, my senses would have bade me goodbye. I stood from Thursday evening 8 o clock to Friday morning 5 o clock. No one was ready to accompany me initially. Nevertheless I almost prepared myself to go alone. Guess thats a Taurean's doggedness. :) Thankfully , another friend of mine decided to come too. Thanks Chakku!! Cannot imagine how it would have been standing alone!! The experience was absolute fun though. First few hours past pretty fine..just when reality hit me hard..I am in NY, and its freaking sub zero here. Damn! I dint even care about the waiting part..but it was the cold that was killing me. Piercing chillness. God is never completely harsh on you. one of my relatives who lives close to BB drove over to give me some warm clothes..and some hot chai. This was around 12 o clock. Some people were chattering away to glory, while some were inside their cozy tents trying to get a wink of sleep. When the clock struck 3, the crowd became active. People started packing their stuff..and getting ready to bag tickets. That was the best part. It was nothing short of a fish market with people shouting at the top of their voices. Toshiba! Sony! Tom Tom! Oh god, it was a riot.At 5 the doors of BB opened, and there was another loooong q at the Computers section. Well the wait was worth it. I got what I wanted. for dirt cheap!

Post thanksgiving..things are back to square one..with an assignment that I have been stuck with for the last two weeks. Huh.. sickening. The brighter side of this being I am getting closer to graduation.

Chau