Happy Diwali!
As fireworks pop in the distance, I figured that this was the perfect opportunity to revisit a season 3 favourite: Diwali. Yes, folks. It’s that time of the year again. So put on your saris, it’s time to celebrate Diwali (the Indian Halloween).
In my little neck of the woods, there is a huge Indian population. So come November, Diwali is as popular as Christmas. In the mall you are likely to see a woman in a sari or a man in a kurta as frequently as you would see someone in jeans and a t-shirt. On numerous occasions I’ve heard Indian music blasting from a passing car. Local restaurants advertise specials, halls are booked out for parties and nan is half price.
Yes, folks: it’s super… it’s fun… it’s great! It’s Diwali!
In this episode, celebrations aside, we got to see Pam begin to take steps in communicating with Jim. Her text messa
ge drove Jam fans batty, as speculation still runs rampant as to what she wrote. And most importantly, did Jim even collect the message? And if he did, did he bother to return it? That vibrating phone on Drunken!Jim’s desk was such a tease especially after having suffered through episodes where the last contact made had been a Casino Night flashback in Gay Witch Hunt. Those were painful times, my friends.
In the dreaded Stamford office we watched as Jim attempted to fit in with Conn
ecticut lifestyle. He rode his bike into work to emulate Josh (only to end up really gross and sweaty looking) and joined Andy in his Order Form Drinking Consolidations game. I have to admit that one of the funniest moments for me was Jim drunk!biking and subsequently falling into the nearby bushes. Obviously it made the perfect opportunity for Karen to drive up and offer to help out. Somehow-- magically, I guess-- she managed to fit Jim’s bike into the trunk. Now, I drive a similarly sized vehicle and in order for my bike to fit, I have to push down the backseats and
take off the front wheel. I jealously watched Karen just seamlessly pop Jim’s bike into her truck and immediately wished that I could do the same. Mind you, I also wish that Jim was lying virtually comatose in my backseat, but wishes are wishes for a reason, right?
I obviously can’t go without mentioning the end sequence with Michael. The Diwali/ Hanukah song was awesome and I wonder if it was something created on the fly by Steve Carrell. In my dreams, Diwali parties everywhere would play that song to cap off their celebrations. As a whole, I like to think that the party was where Pam began to recognize that she could continue without Jim. That even though he hadn’t returned her message, and even though she thought that “something” would happen, everything was going to be okay. She could still have fun, she could still enjoy herself and she could still mock Michael in all his shoeless glory.
So, it is with that, that I wish you all a happy, happy Diwali.
In my little neck of the woods, there is a huge Indian population. So come November, Diwali is as popular as Christmas. In the mall you are likely to see a woman in a sari or a man in a kurta as frequently as you would see someone in jeans and a t-shirt. On numerous occasions I’ve heard Indian music blasting from a passing car. Local restaurants advertise specials, halls are booked out for parties and nan is half price.Yes, folks: it’s super… it’s fun… it’s great! It’s Diwali!
In this episode, celebrations aside, we got to see Pam begin to take steps in communicating with Jim. Her text messa
ge drove Jam fans batty, as speculation still runs rampant as to what she wrote. And most importantly, did Jim even collect the message? And if he did, did he bother to return it? That vibrating phone on Drunken!Jim’s desk was such a tease especially after having suffered through episodes where the last contact made had been a Casino Night flashback in Gay Witch Hunt. Those were painful times, my friends.In the dreaded Stamford office we watched as Jim attempted to fit in with Conn
ecticut lifestyle. He rode his bike into work to emulate Josh (only to end up really gross and sweaty looking) and joined Andy in his Order Form Drinking Consolidations game. I have to admit that one of the funniest moments for me was Jim drunk!biking and subsequently falling into the nearby bushes. Obviously it made the perfect opportunity for Karen to drive up and offer to help out. Somehow-- magically, I guess-- she managed to fit Jim’s bike into the trunk. Now, I drive a similarly sized vehicle and in order for my bike to fit, I have to push down the backseats and
take off the front wheel. I jealously watched Karen just seamlessly pop Jim’s bike into her truck and immediately wished that I could do the same. Mind you, I also wish that Jim was lying virtually comatose in my backseat, but wishes are wishes for a reason, right?I obviously can’t go without mentioning the end sequence with Michael. The Diwali/ Hanukah song was awesome and I wonder if it was something created on the fly by Steve Carrell. In my dreams, Diwali parties everywhere would play that song to cap off their celebrations. As a whole, I like to think that the party was where Pam began to recognize that she could continue without Jim. That even though he hadn’t returned her message, and even though she thought that “something” would happen, everything was going to be okay. She could still have fun, she could still enjoy herself and she could still mock Michael in all his shoeless glory.
So, it is with that, that I wish you all a happy, happy Diwali.
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