Welcome to my Web site. If you don’t know already, my name is Mishri Someshwar. Whatever your reason for being here, welcome. (Imagine that being said in a Charlie Rose tone of voice).
Rather than give you a stodgy bio, I’m including a faux FAQ. If you have questions you’d like me to answer, e-mail them to mishri.someshwar AT gmail.com and I might post them on this page.
Mishri? That sounds like a furr-in name.
How astute. I am foreign—born and raised in southern India.
Oh? Then how come you’re in the Washington DC area?
Moved here for college when I was 18.
Why?
Because:
a. My dad pushed me to apply.
b. I got a full scholarship.
What did you study in college?
Journalism.
So you’re a journalist?
Nope.
Why not?
Pathological fear of confrontation.
Oh. What do you do then?
I do communications for an honor society. That means I help with the invitation letters, write stuff for our Web site, press releases, student profiles and the like.
Honor society? What do you honor?
Very bright college students.
BTW- what does your name mean?
Mishri means sweet. It’s a word typically used to describe desserts, so Mishri Doi, means sweet yogurt; in northern Indian temples, the temple gives out a blessing in the form of a crystalline candy called “Mishri.”
I understand you enjoy music that would commonly be considered awful?
If by awful, you mean awesome! I love ABBA, the Corrs, the Beatles, Bryan Adams, Simon and Garfunkel, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Mika and more. I’m sorry it’s not hip enough to suit your narrow band of appealing music.
OK then, moving on– do you have any siblings?
Yup—a younger sister. You can read about my relationship with her here
Do you really think you might wind up marrying a bald man? I
I really hope not.really, really hope not.–
How many kids do you see yourself having?
Two. Before I’m 35.
Do you like children?
Not particularly. But my mother assures me that one can dislike other people’s children, while loving one’s own
Have you seen any good movies lately?
I liked Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. And I LOVED Atonement.
Atonement didn’t win anything at the Oscars, did it?
Don’t remind me.
Speaking of movies, you didn’t like that Helen Hunt movie, did you?
Nope, not a fan.
Do you like TV?
Not as much as I used to. The shows I do love include Top Chef, the Daily Show and a slew of Britcoms like The Vicar of Dibley and As Time Goes By. I still don’t read as much as I used to, but I stay informed thanks to the Beeb and the Economist, not to mention the blogs I read.
You read blogs? Like what?
I read everything from personal blogs to political blogs, for example– amalah.com, theunderweardrawer.blogspot.com, andrewsullivan.com, Matt Yglesias’ blog, TNR’s blogs, etc.
What do you do in your free time?
It depends on the weekend. DC’s a fabulous city for different things every weekend, whether it’s a new museum exhibit, a film festival, an embassy event, arthouse movie or whatever. So it just depends.
I also do some volunteering and miscellanies that you can read about here.
Are you a political person?
Yes and no. I have strong political views, but I lack the stomach to participate too deeply in political life. Plus, I can’t vote/ donate in the United States.
Cut to the chase– are you a liberal or a conservative?
Fiscally moderate and socially liberal. But not a libertarian. Happy?