Damn, Girl!

So I've been obsessed with David Guetta's "Sexy Bitch" because of the slammin' beats and if you watch the video, Mr. Guetta looks like a total tool since he kinda just head bobs while checking out bad girls (I want an "I <3 Bad Girls" t-shirt, too!). But that is completely irrelevant to this post.

Over Thanksgiving, I decided that my apartment needs a new coffee table. And while I didn't get a new one, I kinda stole one from my parents' basement and re-did it.

New coat of paint and some glass frosting made this coffee table acceptably gorgeous.

BEFORE:

AFTER:
I also re-did a sterilite drawer set with some modpodge and gift wrap. I guess I can't gift wrap anything else this holiday season.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Gosh, I sure hope I'm a bad girl. And I wish it were my birthday again. Again, irrelevant.

An Unfunny Post about trees and mosaics

There is a mosaic in Barcelona on La Rambla by Joan Miro. I attempted to copy it using magazines and catalogs (including Victoria's Secret! hahaha) It's super awesome.

Also, these next two home decor projects are something I've been slacking on for oh, about a year. First, the necklace holder! It's a piece of wood that broke accidentally...because I jumped on it. I nailed a bunch of nails into it and suprisingly, without counting, I got the exact number of necklaces I have! I am soo good at estimating. I deserve a prize.
This is a super awesome tree. It's behind my bed. It's made out of contact paper and LOVE. And yes, those are all the Harry Potters on my bookshelf.


Also, wtf: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704779704574551852323420822.html?mod=rss_US_News

Another Open Letter to Michigan Football

Dear Michigan Football,

This time around, it was going to be different. You promised that you wouldn't let me down after what you did to me last year. I, being a hopeless romantic, took you back.

The first few weeks in September, you were a changed football team. You beat Notre Dumb (and I got a 6 pack of Sam Adams out of it - kids, generally betting is bad) and I was elated. You continued to be undefeated and we had a fantastic September. It was glorious - we were ranked. I was love drunk, no alcohol required.

Then, you went away for a game. I understand, long distance is difficult. Only 18% of long distance couples stay together. I thought we were going to be part of that percentage. The first time you lost, I thought, "It's ok, it was a one-time thing. It won't happen again." And I took you back.

Then it happened again. I trusted you. Don't you get it? It's not like when we're apart, you can be unfaithful to me. You told me you were going to win. And I believed you. I took you back again, because when you're in love, it's hard to stay away. 7 games into the season, you had won 5 and I believed we were going to go all the way (to a bowl game). I tried to keep my trust in you, but it's hard to trust a team that loses their little brother twice in a row.

Yesterday was the last straw. The 2009 Michigan Football season, you and I are over. I felt like you were purposefully taking digs at me, throwing playful catches to OSU when you very well knew that I didn't like that. This relationship didn't have to end. It could have continued on for a few more months. But you had to end it. If you really loved me, you would have made an effort.

But you know what? I get it. When a cute girl walks by, you are going to fumble the ball.

Call me next September when you are ready for me. I'll be waiting for you. And I don't want to stop at third base.

Love,
Nidhi

It's been a while for a lot of things...

But luckily, I'm BACK! Also, this blog post is NOTHING compared to my friend Kristina meeting STEVE YZERMAN tonight, but I'm sure she's going to write about it on her blog.

Ain't nobody like my Desi Girl!
Desi Girl is my favorite Bollywood song (which is saying a lot, since I don't usually like Bollywood music, haha). My friend Grishma just moved to ATL and so as a going away present, I made her this wall hanging.


Grishma hates the song Desi Girl. Her parents apparently played it on repeat during the drive to ATL (from MICHIGAN). Poor girl. OR NOT! It's my ringtone so obviously I love it.


Palak Paneer Tofu what?
I got Veteran's Day off yesterday, so clearly the thing to do was attempt to make Indian food. My friend (and fellow Michigander in this godforsaken state) cook together sometimes, so we took my masala dubba (:D) spinach and attempted to make palak paneer with a hint of tofu. Then we also decided to make corn flour roti.

So the palak paneer (spinach and ricotta cheese)...well the paneer is supposed to be cubed and fried, but we accidentally may have melted it...it made the entire dish cheesy. The cubed tofu made up for the accidental meltyness...

And the roti ended up being awkward shapes since our beer-bottle-as-a-rolling-pin idea was a bit..er...sticky. So we squished it with our fingers. My mother would be proud. Not.
It was incredibly tasty. This is the first time I've ever attempted to make roti...and palak paneer as well, unless you count that time I wilted spinach and added spices (I don't).

Complete with a side of soymilk.


Scharffen Berger (but not really)
In 2007, I worked in Pittsburg, CA, and in a nearby city known as Berkeley, there is a chocolate factory known as Scharffen Berger. They have ridiculous chocolate. 62% cacao with cacao nubs in the bar. SO GOOD. I don't have the kind of money to order it online (a 3 oz bar costs 5$!) (I may actually have that kind of money, now that I think about it but oops) so I decided to make something similar.

Except it ended up being very different.

I double boiled the semi-sweet chocolate chips (difference #1: Their chocolate has no milk) very ingeniously - I don't own a double boiler but I DO own pots that fit conveniently inside each other. I melted the chocolate as such...

I also don't own any cacao beans(nor do I know where to find them) so I substituted espresso beans (difference #2).
Well, basically I guess this makes this chocolate bar just chocolate covered espresso beans. I'll take it.