How's monsoon been for you?
- Aishwarya A
- Jul 29
- 2 min read
The weather is sticky, humid, and full of bugs. Given that you can't escape dengue anywhere in India during monsoon, use a mosquito-repellent body spray, people. I mean it.
I have realised, as soon as I crossed 31, that I get annoyed with things that I would have begrudgingly tolerated earlier. I end up feeling guilty after, or I need validation for my feelings. But it’s less and less. It means that I can finally express my anger or displeasure without feeling like it’s a bad thing, as was taught to many of us.
Also, what’s with asking me if I am married (now that I am 31 and single), followed by: “OH MY GOD, HOW IS YOUR FAMILY NOT PRESSURING YOU INTO GETTING MARRIED?”
Because yours is insane, mine should be too?
Society. *Sigh*
Moving on to other insane and not-so-insane things from around the world:
“Becoming both the protagonists and the intended audience” is such an astute way of defining media censorship. Loved this piece by Alexandra Petri
This meme (Mindy Kaling, The Office) does articulate well a woman’s obsession with problematic men. Always gets me laughing!!
Despite my grudge against the humid weather, I agree that Maharashtra and the Northeast are the only two places that come alive during the rainy season. Look at these photos!
I’d love to live on one of these farms.
Time’s 100 most popular podcasts of all time. Which ones do you listen to?
“The shitshow that is online dating.” Forgive me if I am a little snarky. I had a horrible date this past weekend, followed by another man insistent on talking to me crudely about sex. When I expressed disgust and told him that this can’t be the topic of a first conversation, he said that “Indian women weren’t open-minded.” Obviously, I blocked him.
My god, just look at the damn comments. Tell me there’s still hope. “Women are known to steal hoodies from men. What are men known for stealing from women?”
Encyclopedia Galactica. Only Foundation fans will get the reference.
See ya, soon!
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