Sometimes, I secretly enjoy Los Angeles traffic becomes it not only gives me time to listen to all the wonderful, insightful and interesting news and feature reports on NPR, but it gives me time to think. And it also gives me time to do my makeup. Yea, sometimes I do my makeup while I drive, always in heavy traffic and for always less than 15 minutes tops. Don’t scoff. It takes me 1 hour and 15 minutes to get to work. And I’m a girl. I’m allowed to do my makeup in my car by default. At least I’m doing something constructive with dead time. What are you doing, picking your nose? I thought so.

Graduate school

When will I apply? Where will I go? Most importantly, how much will it cost? And what about Henry? I have to sit and map out a 2-year-plan.

Barack Obama

I don’t know how anyone in their right mind can vote for John McCain. I don’t know. I swear to God, if he becomes president, I am packing up and moving to Europe. Maybe France, I don’t know. Sacrebleu!

Bollywood

I wonder what film we will watch this weekend. I keep forgetting to Netflix Khabi Alvida Na Khena. Nat hasn’t seen it. She must. She must see it immediately. I wonder how Aishwarya Rai is so beautiful. That face, that hair, those eyes. I could stare at her all day long. They’re all pretty. All of them! Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Preity Zenta. How is this possible, Universe?

Reading

I have so many books that I’ve bought but haven’t read yet. I want to read. I really want to read. But every night I come home, I am either too tired or have other things to do. I must have at least 10 books waiting for me. I can’t even remember at this point what the last book I read was. How upsetting.

Manicures

I need one. And a pedicure. I wish I had the time and energy and patience to professionally get my nails done, at least once a month. It’s nice to have clean and nice hands, and feet for that matter.

Life

I wish I was at home, sewing and knitting instead of driving to work. When will they day come that I can work from home? I need to plant more vegetables in my garden. I need to paint my room. I wish I had a house to call my own, instead of just a room. Jeez, I need to pluck my eyebrows, they grow at the speed of light. I probably need to shave too. If someone handed me a lump sum of money right now, the first thing I would do is go to the nearest laser hair removal center and purchase head to toe body treatments.