Glow Sticks [Friday, June 25 2010]

I really need to start writing things down as they happen throughout the day. I seriously can't remember this morning. Chances are nothing happened that was funny, so good news there.

Today we were going on a team lunch to Barbecue Nation, which I was super excited about. We literally just decided this yesterday, so I'm pretty shocked we were able to get our acts together. of course, someone made the mistake of leaving it up to Adi to make the reservations and he apparently thought Nitra was doing it, so we had to switch lunch from 1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. When it was time to go, no one stood up or moved or anything. I've never seen people less interested in getting up and going. I am way too impatient for this crowd. Finally, Shweta and Nitra and I walked to reception. Then Nitra walked back to find everyone and then Adi and Sim and Priyanka came rushing out and were all of a sudden in a hurry and before I knew it I had abandoned Nitra and was stuffed into the front seat of Adi's car.

Front seat. Not cool. First off, Adi never knows where he is going. So Sim is shouting directions from the back seat and he's trying to figure out which way is left and I'm screaming because it looks like we're about to ram into a van driving next to us. Adi's like "I love my car, I won't let it get a scratch." Well, awesome, but I don't think mister an driver gives a crap about your car, so watch out!

The lunch was tons of fun. Everyone was talkative or at least I just imagined they were. I was amused by the house/techno music playing ridiculously loud throughout the restaurant  I think everything I do is just so outside the norm for these guys that they just watch and giggle. I was in my seat dancing along to the beat and kept catching people laughing. Clearly, that did not stop me and I usually returned the stare with a funny face and some joke about how I wondered if they were going to hand out glow sticks anytime soon.

No matter how many takes we did, it was impossible to get it right. Adi is putting bunny ears on Nidhi, who's turning around to see what's happening. Shweta is clearly amused by the Adi/Nidhi scenario, and Vivek apparently fell asleep after a heavy lunch and too many takes.

Arjun ditched me for dinner, so I'm on my own for the evening. I might even start packing. I'm spending the day with Nitra tomorrow and have a wedding on Sunday. There's just so little time left!