Suitcases and shopping carts She’s been counting down to her flight home since the beginning of the month. It’s been an agonizing few days of submitting papers and clocking in last-minute work obligations, and she can’t wait one more second. Her suitcases are lying open on the floor – half packed – with over a… Continue reading Home for the holidays: A story in five parts
Rory’s high school to college transition is the only thing about her I can relate to. I don’t think she peaked in high school, I think she just discovered the bottomless pool of distractions that is college life. When I was in school, I woke up before 7 every morning and exercised (even though I… Continue reading Gilmore Girls – Unpopular Opinion #6: Relatable Rory?!
So far, you’ve dealt with just one terrible opinion at a time. You thought things were easy. What a shock for you. I have now decided it’s time to pelt you with take after take. Mostly because I take pleasure in your pain but also because these are way too short to have their own… Continue reading Gilmore Girls – Unpopular Opinion #5: Mini Rants
Did Luke and Lorelai have anything in common? Let’s see. He was the only person on the show with any sense of financial responsibility. She lived in a mansion and couldn’t upgrade her lumpy couch. He served unhealthy food while constantly growling about how his unhealthy food will kill you. She inhaled coffee and exhaled… Continue reading Gilmore Girls – Unpopular Opinion #4: Luke and NO-relai (sorry)
I obviously don’t push every person in my life to marry early. If you’re 22 and single, please focus on your career. If you’re 22 and in a relationship you’re not sure about, please focus on your career. But if you’re at a crossroads in your career and are in a stable, loving relationship, why… Continue reading Gilmore Girls – Unpopular Opinion #3: Rory should’ve married Logan
Logan’s father wasn’t very nice to his son but he was perfectly polite to Rory when the rest of the family insulted her. He did not deserve to be written as a villain. Did he insult Rory in front of the entire staff? Did he make up vague reasons when he told her she didn’t… Continue reading Gilmore Girls – Unpopular Opinion #2: Justice for Mitchum Huntzberger
Look, there’s really no good way for me to start this series. I didn’t grow up watching TV, so I didn’t know Gilmore Girls existed until the show came to Netflix in 2014. And I have nothing to show for the last five years other than stories of how much Gilmore Girls I watched and… Continue reading Gilmore Girls – Unpopular Opinions
Hey, Do you mind that I greeted you so informally? This is just me trying to be gender-neutral and extremely cool. Please don’t think of it as rude. Before I begin, I have to clarify one thing. This isn’t addressed to the Prime Minister of one country or the President of another. This is addressed… Continue reading A letter to our leaders
Day 1 “But how did the exam go? Did you write properly?” Amma was carefully reading every line of the question paper, but I was already upstairs. My bag was somewhere on the staircase, books on the dining table. I wouldn’t need them for the next two months. That evening, appa drove us all to… Continue reading Summer
In the distant past of 2017, I was able to read an average of two books per month. Even with a terrible commute and long work hours and multiple social media accounts, I was happy to put aside at least two hours a day to read. And here I am today, snarling at people who… Continue reading A brutally honest booklist
