Morjes!

Welcome to my blog. I write about fitting in, sticking out, and missing the motherland as a serial foreigner.

October 12th, outsourced

If you don't at least crack a smile at this, then we can no longer be friends. "She doesn't know what I do, but she knows who I AM." You go, Daniel Craig. [HT Cat]

Girls at a Utah high school were turned away from the homecoming dance, because of "inappropriate dresses." I get that there need to be standards but take a look at the pictures of said "inappropriate dresses" - this is ridiculous.

10 Words you Literally Didn't Know You Were Getting Wrong. I referred to the i.e./e.g. example just yesterday! [HT Jen]

Also from Jen - and I hope you can all see it - is this lovely, hilarious picture. I think it would make a great Explain This Image if taken out of context. [Edited to add: I don't think you can see it. So Jen emailed me a genuine copy of the photo - Thanks! Her caption: "Fact #1: Sometimes hawks circle my parents' house eyeing my mother's chickens. Fact #2: Sometimes all my mother can find at a moment's notice to scare away said hawks is a light saber. Fact #3: It's awesome."]

Ten McDonald's items you won't find in the US. That Paneer Wrap sounds DELISH.

"The mythical creatures, the unicorns of politics" - black Mormons on The Daily Show. [HT Andrew]

Fans of This American Life will love Ira Glass' AMA.

You make bunny cry, Lance Armstrong.

Beautiful pictures of weddings around the world.

The spice wars

But you can never leave