Kiran and Shaan's World

Today we will be ensconced in the living room where we will be watching obscure documentaries – like the unheralded Sahara which provides photographic evidence of a Civil War ship full of gold buried in the Sahara Desert. [whisper, whisper] Wait – what do you mean Sahara wasn’t a documentary? – Kiran

Ummm, it has been brought to my attention that a week has passed with no posts about A) supermodels, B) puppies or C) Ferraris. We apologize for our topical deviations and promise “A Return to Tradition” next week (Isn’t it sweeps soon?). Frankly, we have been distraught about new plotlines in the Serena/Dan constructs of Gossip Girl this past week. I have been personally made extremely ill by it. Also, obviously, I am afloat in an extreme delightful romantic obsession. Next week: more supermodels, puppies and Ferraris. Pinkie swear. – Kiran

What’s wrong with Elmo? Oh, he’s just sulking because Flashdance is on. Very few people know that Elmo was originally up for the lead role in Flashdance but lost it to Jennifer Beals. Instead, they made him sing the title song, “Flashdance (What a Feeling).” Did I mention that Elmo’s middle name is Irene Cara? – Shaan

SMILE OF THE DAY

When extremely important news breaks at any hour of the day or night, we here at Kiran and Shaan’s World receive a BREAKING NEWS ALERT from our affiliate news blogs. So we have to apologize for any loss in civic informed-ness that you may incur because of our lateness in bringing you this story, which was urgently emailed to us just as it was filed late last night. But better late than never. We’re excited to tell you: Scientists have finally found the secret cause of thumb wars! Surprise! Gold-plated manicures. – Kiran

Yesterday afternoon I dreamt I went outside and saw a cloud that looked like my old hamster, Tim Daniels. He was named after one of Dad’s friends who sometimes took me and Apu to get ice cream cones. In the dream, I continued looking at the cloud for a while and then Guadalupe, my personal assistant, said ‘Meeztir Thakur, you haf been outside por hours!’ So I laughed and she made me some fishsticks and then she taught me how to cha-cha. – Shaan

SHAAN AND THE TRAVELING HAMBURGER BUN

                                                          HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY EVERYONE!

CONVERSATIONS WITH SHAAN 

…I sacrificed 3 hours of precious family time, “me” time, and botox time yesterday waiting in line, but I did manage to get a Captain’s Platter with Extra Cheese.

…Well, that’s no surprise. Everyone knows Meryl Streep is clairvoyant in addition to being telekinetic. But very few people know that she was one of the original X-Men.

…his entire life seems to be a vacation, so he can never really get away.

Okay, Mom can be totally wrong about a lot of things, like when she tells me to fold my socks neatly, I don’t listen to that. But when Mom says she’s going to make oatmeal cookies, you should listen up and listen good. Because the ones she bakes in the oven are to-die-for. And on a separate note: How awesome are ovens? I mean, ovens are pretty magical – you put totally unbaked stuff in them, and you close the door, and you turn the little knobbie things, and when you open it up again, out comes dinner. That’s the kind of magical power you get with ovens. – Kiran