wedding bells and a rising bollywood starlet

speaking of all things Hindu, i "got married" last weekend, hindu style. now, before my mother, father and all the MVC staff have collective heart failures, please let me explain:

several of the people i have befriended here are hindu. i was invited to go to a hindu wedding next weekend (the 26th - i'll let you know how that goes), and decided it might be at least a good laugh and at best an attempt to be culturally appropriate to wear "indian wear" to the wedding as a guest, since all the other guests will most likely be wearing it. just a way of saying "i'm trying to appreciate and experience your culture fully". so one of my friends had me try on a few of her sister's outfits (you can read that as DRESS-UP-FOR-GROWNUPS if you want to). here's what happened:


first i had informal dance lessons (which you can see in the picture above) to add to my indian dancing repetoir (so far all i knew was the "pat the dog and screw in the light bulb" move, which would get boring after about 4 minutes). i can now move my hips like i mean it AND twirl my wrists at the same time.

then i had a fantastic makeup team make me glamorous.

then i tried on a few outfits.

then i posed with my "groom".


i intend to make my bollywood debut directly after i finish my committment with MVC. if you are an agent who happens to be scouting promising international talent, be advised to be incontact with me after August, 2007. ;o)



ps. i'm going for my karate exam this tuesday, the 22nd. please pray that i have a strong kyai and good focus that night so i don't have to have the six year-olds tease me about only being a white belt anymore. (honestly, i could SO break them, doesn't matter if my belt is white or fuschia or fluorescent yellow. but, one of our oaths is "i will refrain from violent behaviour", so i keep my cool.) thanks!