Sleepless in New York

Sleep has become a luxury for some of us in NY nowadays. It seems as if our every waking hour has become consumed with the thoughts of the Arnob concert. As I wake up in the morning, half groggy, there is an elusive thought which needs to be emailed to the concert planning group…. hurtling through the NY subway system on my way to work, I feverishly search my bag for a piece of paper for another idea that just has to be jotted down before I forget it… before going to sleep at night I send out a last email which is immediately followed by a response from Ben, Sharmeen, Zee, or Atiq which sets off another storm of emails.

The upcoming concert in NY has become our fascination, our obsession, our constant companion as we go through the motions every day. I am not yet sure how all of us managed to find enough time to devote to the concert planning but we have managed…somehow. Interspersed with days in the office, or at university, doing laundry, buying groceries, running errands, we have somehow managed to find time to meet twice or thrice each week as needed. We are in constant touch over email, or over the phone. Even when we meet for dinner, coffee, at addas, somehow our conversation shifts towards the Arnob concert. There is excitement, impatience, anticipation, frustration, dread, eagerness, certainty- our emotions have been swinging like a pendulum and I am sure it will continue to do so till the concert.

Just a little over two months and counting till the concert in NY… we cannot wait till October 25th!!