Totally fabulous

Alison Stewart sometimes hosts Countdown when Keith Olberman has the day off. During last night's show, i totally fell in love with her outfit - a beautiful burnt orange kurti with threadwork and bold gold accents. It was such a refreshing change from the stuffy suits and ties. Women in the news media always seem to fall under one of two categories - dumbed down, staid and botoxed or dumbed down, blond and almost provocatively dressed. So it was a pleasure to see a confident, sassy 30 something old Alison, making a fashion statement and keeping the show watchable.

Why am i going on and on about a relatively obscure anchor? I guess the image she projected resonates with something in me....Its yet another birthday for me. As the years race by, i am sometimes scared, thinking about the rapidly approaching big 30 and looking at my long unfinished to-do list. However, sometimes I feel really good. As i get older, i am gradually shedding my insecurities by the way side...i am a little more comfortable with who i am. I was a rabidly patriotic indian a few years ago, then spent another few years desperately trying to fit into the american life in every way possible. I think a happy medium is achievable....like a kurti during a prime time news broadcast....