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Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:15:11 -0400

"A guy out there was meant to be the love of your life, your best friend, your soulmate, the one you..."

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:54:50 -0400

““A guy out there was meant to be the love of your life, your best friend, your soulmate, the one you can tell your dreams to. He’ll brush the hair out of your eyes, send you flowers when you least expect it. He’ll stare at you during the movies, even though he paid eight dollars to see it. He’ll call to say goodnight or just because he is missing you. He’ll look in you eyes and tell you, you’re the most beautiful girl in the world and for the first time in your life, you’ll believe it.””

- ~ Nicholas Sparks

=)

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:32:01 -0400

Words to Try to Use in Colloquial Speech Without Sounding Like a Pretentious Ass

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:58:59 -0400

nevver:

truculent
sophiology
syncretion
theophanic
noetic
festinate
flibbertigibbet
callithump
insouciance
exiguous

The Centered Librarian [230 MORE]

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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:32:45 -0400

Dear person,

I know you’re there, reading and supporting me. IT made me NOT want to do away with my blog. Hey, I thought no one was reading it, ever! But I have faith, newly found faith! And I’m going to keep doing it and, doing it often *insert, That’s what she said, here* Just so you know, those condescending trips on my blog posts are never meant for you and never will be (because you obviously have taste :P) Here’s a tight virtual hug. I never do sappy posts, but I do love you so much, this IS required. A shout out to my favorite readers from my favorite cities, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore and home, Mumbai :)

Mucho amor,

Purnima

p.s: Tweet me if you can! :) @purnimasethu

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Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:06:45 -0400

23 things

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:18:34 -0400

Life lessons cannot be summarized by the age you’re at, and I’m not attempting to accomplish that feat here. There would probably more life lessons one would have learned, consciously and otherwise, than there are pages in every bible sold on the planet and those that haven’t even been sold, or published. I clearly love the dramatics of exaggeration. But hey, I learn something new everyday. And sometimes, maybe two, three, ten things or, none at all, if I haven’t been paying attention. But just because of my fondness for compartmentalizing thoughts and all things listed, I want to enlist those life lessons, which I’ve favorited (for the lack of a better word) If you’re looking for a self-help list here, you’re probably going to have to look somewhere else.

1) In three words, I can summarize, the hardest lesson I’ve ever learned about life; It goes on. And I’m not the best implementor of my own words, but, I’ve slowly come to grasp the essence of this powerful trifecta. To everything in your life that has caused regression, sadness and maybe even depression, it shall pass.

2) Clutter (external) is representative of the organization of your thoughts. Sometimes, to clean up your thoughts and focus, it may be essential to clean up your environment. And as ludicrous as that sounds, it’s worked for me. Thanks, mom.

3) READ. Read books, the news, tech blogs, regular blogs, sports, entertainment and everything in between. When you’re well read, you’ll seldom complain that it’s hard to find people with the same interests as you. Dumbing down to the level of people in a conversation is easy, to smarten up, you need to be well read.

4) Get some alone time. Retiring to your zone for some lone time helps organize your thoughts (Refer 2)

5) Return calls and emails. Later never comes, you’d much rather do it right now. Procrastination is a vicious cycle.

6) Use sunscreen, your old self will thank your young wise self for sparing two minutes of a day to protect your skin.

7) Don’t spend the money you don’t have, for things you don’t need. No you DON’T need that $200 pashmina scarf or those Uggs.

8) Get drunk. I have no sound reasoning for this one, because it isn’t required.

9) I’m not sure if this is relevant in all scenarios, but for me, whining is cathartic. I love a good ol’ whining session.

10) Chocolate is God’s way of telling us he loves us.

11) Credit Cards are EVIL. Video games are AWESOME. Unrelated sentences punctuated with a period is AWESOMER. Being random however, is AWESOMEST.

12) You will MISS your school and college days. Cherish them. Live it up.

13) There will always be that one person whose luckier, smarter, better looking and richer than you. Save the “why me” speech for some other time.

14) Sing. It’s therapeutic.

15) Buying those incredible jeans (or other clothes) which are two sizes too small because your heart says that you’ll “eventually” fit into them is a GINORMOUS mistake ( I hate that word and I still used it for the sake of emphasis, that’s how I feel about this) Because guess what missy, that’s never gonna happen. Lose the weight, then buy the jeans.

16) Magazine covers are PHOTOSHOPPED. Everyone with stylists, great clothes and incredible hair styling and make up will look that good. Don’t beat yourself about it.

17) Wasting time is amazing. To really soak in the pleasure of wastefulness, it must not be indulged in often.

18) It’s important to know about your culture, your country, your roots. Nothing spells douche more than being dumfounded and offering nothing substantial to a conversation when questioned about one or more of the aforementioned.

19) Kids are awesome. A lot can be learned from their unrelenting spirit, their curiosity, their immaturity, their attitude, and their unconditional love. So basically, puppies are awesome too.

20) If you’ve never got wet in the rain, you’ve missed out on something real special. Even in all the mucky glory and diseases that rain brings with it, I can’t really put my finger on what makes it amazing.

21) Say sorry like you mean it. Apologizing hasn’t killed anyone, yet. So chances are slim, that you’ll die from it.

22) Power struggles in every relationship is the worst thing EVER. Take it from the person who unintentionally indulged in it. Thank YOU, you helped me resolve it. You know who you are.

23) Be yourself. Life isn’t a popularity contest. There are people who will like you, for you. Why maintain a visage when it’s easier to just be you. Take it or leave it.

Happiest Sheep in the World

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:24:59 -0400

Happiest Sheep in the World:

I’m freeeeeeeeeeeee =)

"He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make..."

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:44:13 -0400

“He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.””

- ~Bob Marley

"We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents."

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:46:03 -0400

““We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.””

- Bob Ross

California dreamin (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:58:42 -0400

California dreamin (Taken with instagram)

Fun

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:36:55 -0400

Fun

Problems problems

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:19:54 -0400

Problems problems

"If your presence doesn’t make an impact, your absence won’t make a difference"

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:39:00 -0400

“If your presence doesn’t make an impact, your absence won’t make a difference”

- Drake

Twittiquette

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:02:45 -0400

So, if you aren’t already on Twitter, I suggest you get on to it. If you think Twitter is stupid and weird , there is a slight chance you really might be the stupid one here. And I didn’t mean it in a condescending way, well, I did, maybe, just a little bit. But any site that enables its users to express themselves in just 140 characters (or less) has to churn out some classic witticisms, cynicisms. And obviously dumb-isms and stupid-isms also, because, hello? stupid people are omniscient.

But there are unwritten rules of etiquette (twittiquette, if you may) if you want to be considered as the intelligent part of the twitter community (read, the very small percentage). IF. I said IF. Intelligent tweeple, follow the rules and don’t call themselves tweeple, I guess.

1) So it’s okay If you’ve JUST joined twitter and your first few posts have something to do around, how you’re getting used to it, how it is different and maybe even how twitter is not for you (this all changes quickly). This is only okay if you’re JUST IN. So i’m going to say the buffer is 15. Which is considerably on the higher side since I’m such a forgiving person. Anything post the magic number, will make you look like a numb-skull (for the lack of a better word). After 15 and you’re still not used to it and you carry on ranting, it’s only better you LEAVE.

2) #hashtagging #every #post #you #have #ever #posted, #not #only #makes #you #look #like #a #novice #but #a #stupid #one #THAT. It’s not necessary to include a trending topic in EVERY SINGLE post. What’s worse is making up your own trend, just so you have something to hash-tag. NO NO NO NO NO.

3) Thou shalt be judged by the list of people you are following on Twitter. Enough said.

4) I don’t really understand the phenomena of people locking their tweets. I don’t know if they’re trying to protect their words from these random bandits who’re on the loose on twitter? Locking your tweets on twitter is like putting 13 cents in a safe. THERE, I JUST STOLE SOMEONE’S THOUGHT. See? no harm done.

5) Also, it’s not definately, defiantly, defanately or deffinately. It’s definitely.

Twitter is a place to let your creativity loose. 140 characters is just Twitter’s way of saying F*** you, be creative and THEN express what’s happening. So if you’re brushing, shopping, eating, sleeping, breathing, painting your toe nails, etc. Don’t bother.

Smile, like you mean it…:)

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:52:36 -0400

Smile, like you mean it…:)

OH! lol your tumblr is cool

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:19:45 -0400

Thank you :)
I like your tumblr a lot too!

my cookie theory

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:22:59 -0400

my cookie theory

"You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she..."

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:06:48 -0400

““You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect – you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break – her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.”
- Bob Marley”

#wordsthatmustdie

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:16:04 -0400

Like most (normal) people, I tend to obsess over the irrelevant and the unnecessary. For example, I obsess over correctly spelled words and I will most definitely trip on you, if you mispronounce. It’s a giant hole I’ve dug for myself. So, picture me as a rotting carcass. My rotting meat is every word I’ve mispronounced and misspelled. You, ravenous vultures take divine pleasure in devouring the opportunity of correction in its entirety. I blame myself. But, even though I am in the process of toning down my grammar nazi syndrome, I find myself enraged at the sight and sound of certain words. These, I believe are the words *drum roll* that MUST die.

1) Babe(s): When you say babe, I think pig. So using it to describe the object of your affection is not appropriate. The plural is even worse. So if I had to pick between the lesser of the two evils, I’d reckon you’d pick babe? But why can’t we kill it already?

2) Whatnot: Funny story. My friend describing a scenario in a museum (because girls don’t just talk shop and kitchen, you chauvinistic b****rds) She goes on to describe the setting and ends with a “whatnot”

a) It is not A word. They’re TWO words.

b) What qualifies as a “whatnot?”

No, I really want to know.

3) Hearts: So I don’t mean this in the “their hearts knew what was best for them” kind of way. More like a “omg, I totally heart that” or a ” she hearts Katy Perry” kind of way. Pray, why would you commit such a heinous task of murdering a language? Do tell?

4) Delish: Not as rampant, but it has been said enough to make me want to shoot myself. So you didn’t say delicious because delish does the job? How about, I think that you’re a person with pedophiliac tendencies when you say that. Did you just make an already creepy sounding word sound even creepier? Good job.

5) Epic: Dear people of the world who use epic to describe every god damn thing that has happened to you in this life and your previous others, a peek into a thesaurus would enlighten you on the existence of alternate (read, better-suited) words. Kaythanksbye.

6) Abuse: It’s not so much the word, but its improper usage that must be killed. So, when you say, you’ve been “abused” by the naughty boy living downstairs, or that you parents discipline you, when you “abuse”, the image that pops in my head is not a pretty sight. Either you meant “swears/swear” or *awkward silence*

7)Totes: It’s slowly creeping up in my newsfeed on Facebook. To enlighten the, ummmm, un-enlightened, totes = totally. Must.die.now.

8) Moist: Much like “abuse”, it pops a wrong image in my head. I’m sorry,it just does! Enough said.

What would be ironic was you trying to uncover all the grammatical errors in this post, since I’ve been such a bitch about it. I pray you don’t, but I’m only human. I would love to keep updating this list because I’m sure there are a thousands of words not coming to my mind right now, but, if I do happen to hear anything cringe-worthy, there will be a sequel.

Love Love Love,