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Extensive Brony Dictionary
You can find it below!
Brony Dictionary
Also another one!
Brony Dictionary 2
94 comments:
- B. said...
We're open to suggestions for new words, too!
Thanks, Seth, for the speedy upload! - July 7, 2011 at 11:01 PM
It's not taking itself seriously. Therefore it is awesome.
- July 7, 2011 at 11:02 PM
- Star Gazer said...
Baltimare hum... I should consider calling it that from now on for the heck of it... >_>
- July 7, 2011 at 11:06 PM
- Aidinthel said...
Surely it's worth mentioning that apple pie is delicious?
- July 7, 2011 at 11:15 PM
as a transgender may i petition for the inclusion of "fencebucker" which is rapidly becoming the term for my kind on Ponychan - July 7, 2011 at 11:16 PM
Should we be calling you a Brony or a Filly? - July 7, 2011 at 11:19 PM
I don't mean any offense with my comment, just so we're clear - July 7, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- B. said...
@"Fencebucker" Anonymous
@"Foal" Anonymous
Actually, Nightmare Moon was calling the ponies children, not fools. It's kind of a double pun in that way. - July 7, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Roman500 said...
Informative! Especially the entry for Gyrobowl. I never knew what that meant.
- July 7, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- GabuEx said...
I'm with Anonymous in that this seems more like an encyclopedia than a dictionary, but this is awesome nonetheless. Love it!
- July 7, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Bon Bon's name isn't fanon, is it? She's from a previous generation.
- July 7, 2011 at 11:22 PM
- Sagebrush said...
Mmm, if it got mentioned in an episode etc. we'll change it. I can't remember offhand if it did actually =/. - July 7, 2011 at 11:24 PM
@Dave Mustang, the cynical Brony
Brony is ok as it's largely neutral anyway. Filly is +1 make me happy. Fencebucker is also a correct term. - July 7, 2011 at 11:26 PM
Well... many things are wrong and contradict with the show even, but otherwise it's.. bearable.
Good job for collecting all the data into one doc. - July 7, 2011 at 11:26 PM
Okay. I was sorta hoping for a filly to brony because I've never met somebody like that, but I'm still happy for you. - July 7, 2011 at 11:27 PM
- Sagebrush said...
Care to elucidate those discrepancies? We'll be happy to take a look. - July 7, 2011 at 11:28 PM
- West Wind said...
I was under the impression that it was Poison Joak not Joke.
- July 7, 2011 at 11:30 PM
- Fallin' Winter said...
To me it seems like this is a very good blend of serious and comedy mixed into one. It has a fair amount of information that if actually being used for the intended purpose of looking up coined brony terms then it would be helpful, but enough inside jokes that it makes it still worth reading through.
- July 7, 2011 at 11:32 PM
Few suggestions that come to mind that I didn't see in there:
The Shadowbolts
Moondancer (Canon pony from early ep 1)
Combos (more than one Pinkie twitch at once)
and maybe some silly ones
Da Magiks
Number 25 (mustache magic) - July 7, 2011 at 11:37 PM
- Gypsy said...
@sagebrush oh man ima miss him lulz i also got banned ahaha, OH and scootameme! scootawhere scootayou scootatalk scootalike scootathis
- July 7, 2011 at 11:42 PM
At first I was like "Why is Explosion on here twice?"
And then I put on my Dash face. /)^3^(\ - July 7, 2011 at 11:42 PM
- Crimson Valor said...
This is as much of a joke as it is an encyclopedia. Not sure it's can be qualified as a dictionary.
Enjoyable, nonetheless. - July 7, 2011 at 11:46 PM
>I have posted stuff similar to this in the past<
I never saw a post to another dictionary. When do you posted it? - July 7, 2011 at 11:57 PM
- Calnos said...
I for one like the entry for "Rock"
1. Rarity's destiny
2. See "Fabric"
1. Dumb - July 8, 2011 at 12:01 AM
- The Lord of Ábrocen Landmearca said...
Damnit. I was going to post "man, I thought this dictionary idea was so fabric" but with Calnos having posted the definition my joke just seems so flat. Damn that brony.
- July 8, 2011 at 12:11 AM
- JPS said...
Small issue with the "Twilight Flopple" entry, since Spike never actually calls Twilight by that nickname.
- July 8, 2011 at 12:16 AM
- B. said...
Watch the scene again-I promise you he does. It's at the very end of it, as the ponies walk out the door. - July 8, 2011 at 12:17 AM
Going through the doc and adding suggestions here as I see issues pop up.
It's looking pretty good, but I noticed that in the Canterlot entry, "capital" was misspelled and should not be capitalized ("Capitol" refers only to a government building like the one in D.C., basically The Capitol is in the capital, you see). Pardon my being a spelling nazi.
Species (Earth, Pegasus, Unicorn) wasn't listed for some of the pony entries. It'd be nice if all the named ponies in this thing had species listed.
Don't forget that the Grand Galloping Gala is ALWAYS awful.
I hope you were making a bad joke in entry 2 of Flutterguy (since it's really Blu Mankuma in Fluttershy's body)
An actual definition for Scootabuse would be nice (we all know what it is, and no one likes to talk about it, but you've gotta tell somebody, keeping it hidden only makes it worse).
Spike didn't give a canon nickname to Twilight when she was "cursed" by the poison joke, in fact he said he couldn't work with her name. "Twilight Flopple" is fanon.
There needs to somehow be an entry for "20% cooler".
Great work so far! :) - July 8, 2011 at 12:17 AM
I think I've gotten a different definition of a couple words than you have.
Usually when I see coltcuddler or fillyfooler, I don't think of the genders as much as the ages involved. I've only heard them used in reference to pedofillya. For instance, if Trixie were doing naughty things with Snips and Snails in her wagon, she'd be a coltcuddler. - July 8, 2011 at 12:18 AM
- B. said...
@Ozark Brony
Capital/Capitol - You're absolutely right- fixed.
Species- That's a thing I might do in a later version of the dictionary. What race they are doesn't really matter to who the character is, imo.
Grand Galloping Gala is always awful indeed-I think we felt that was summed up well in the whole "crushing dreams bit"
Flutterguy-Bad jokes are my specialty.
Scootabuse-No. That is where I draw my personal line.
Flopple-See the comment just above yours.
20% cooler-Possibly! We'll see!
Great work-Thanks! - July 8, 2011 at 12:21 AM
- B. said...
All of the fics I've seen "fillyfiddler" in use it as a term meaning Lesbian. Usually in shipping fics which I tend to stay out of, but the few I've read use that term. - July 8, 2011 at 12:22 AM
- MoreX25 said...
1. See "Pinkie Pie"
Pinkie Pie
3. Excuse for all improbable things. - July 8, 2011 at 12:24 AM
- Crimson Valor said...
He's right. After Flutterguy asks if he's coming, he says "Nope. Gotta stay here and look for a cure. Twilight Flopple!" - July 8, 2011 at 12:29 AM
- The Lord of Ábrocen Landmearca said...
Can someone PLEASe explain the entry for "It"? I thought ti was a Stephen king joke but then you started talking about telescopes...
And @B/ What's so bad about defining the term Scootabuse? We're not asking for graphic examples, and you don't have the like the term to define it - July 8, 2011 at 12:31 AM
- B. said...
@The Lord of Ábrocen Landmearca
Watch Look Before You Sleep again.
I think most people can figure Scootabuse out from the name. - July 8, 2011 at 12:33 AM
Another couple things:
You mention CMFIS before you see the definition for it, so readers trying to find the definition there might get lost (Like I did while looking up that term). Maybe add "CMFIS: See Cutie Mark Failure Insanity Syndrome" as an entry.
Doctor Whoof/Whooves: It's Doctor Who, not Dr. Who. Far as I've gathered from fans of the show it's usually spelt out in full.
All the entries starting with "Fr" should come after "Foal", not before "Flank". Alphabet, people.
Also, just to let you know, this thing is hilarious, and yet at the same time informative and pretty professional. Mad props. I think maybe some pony body parts should be mentioned, á la http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/06/pony-body-part-chart.html, since many of them pop up in Art of the Dress.
Oh, that too. Maybe add entries for some song names. - July 8, 2011 at 12:33 AM
- The Lord of Ábrocen Landmearca said...
@BronyMike Good point. It is ALWAYS "Doctor Who", never Dr. Who - keep in mind that the character is known almost exclusively as "The Doctor" and almost never as "Dr. Who" a couple of very early episode in the sixties not withstanding.
- July 8, 2011 at 12:43 AM
- B. said...
I made the fixes you suggested. Nice eye on the Fr thing. I think I messed up once and then just rolled with it instead of noticing the error. - July 8, 2011 at 12:47 AM
Baked Bads
Jews- exploded for no reason
Mareiam-Websteed Dictionary
Pinkie Pie Promise
Sethisto - July 8, 2011 at 12:51 AM
>>> Buzzard -n.
1. Birds which, contrary to popular belief, can actually buzz. - July 8, 2011 at 12:57 AM
- Duskfly said...
Oops, wrong account usage.
Informative document by the way. A few words I didn't understood nor heard about.
Learn something new everyday. - July 8, 2011 at 12:58 AM
Gilda -PN
2. A meanie mean pants and a thief
1. Butt fun
1. Sweeeeeet - July 8, 2011 at 1:00 AM
Buck + A drug in Fallout: Equestria.
Dash - See "Buck", (Rainbow Dash)
Celestia + may or may not be a tyrant.
Foam Finger
Lauren Faust
Moustache - sweet.
Punch - has been spiked
Stampede - See "Buck", frightened cows, bushels of brand-new bouncing baby bunnies.
Whining - July 8, 2011 at 1:10 AM
Banjo - n.
1. The only answer.
Xylophone - n.
2. What Pinkie Pie was missing.
Zombies - n.
1. Not very likely - July 8, 2011 at 1:11 AM
I highly contest the effectivity of Pony Charm on dragons. Neither Spike nor the big red one were immune, the latter was merely angered by blatant gold-digging.
- July 8, 2011 at 1:39 AM
Hum, you're missing 'fillies and gentlecolts'. It appears to mean ladies and gentlemen and it's used in Friendship is Magic, part 1, Fall Weather Friends and Sonic Rainboom.
There should be an entry for 'gentlecolt' meaning gentleman and an alternate definition of filly meaning 'lady' or in some other way referring to an adult not child pony. - July 8, 2011 at 3:53 AM
I need to disagree with Pinkamena Diane Pie being Pinkie Pies full name, since it was never confirmed that her story was an actual happening rather than just one of her sugar trips. After all, she said after her story: "Maybe next time I will tell you the story how I got my cutie mark."
Or this should atleast be mentioned in the dictionary... - July 8, 2011 at 4:22 AM
"Hay" is also used as an exclamation of surprise, as in "Hey". It can also be used in place of "Hello," as in "Hay there." ("Hey there.")
- July 8, 2011 at 4:42 AM
- Firleycat said...
Awesome idea, I just wish that the real dictionary was really like this. I liked the Kill Bill reference on the Buck entry but was a little disappointed that there was no David Bowie reference in the Diamond Dogs entry. Still awesome, though.
- July 8, 2011 at 4:59 AM
- Saddlesoap said...
"Hoofington" should be in there.
CANON city - site of (tgap) Trixie's (ALLEGED) victory over an Ursa Major.
Also, nice entry on Sweetie Belle Derel-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - July 8, 2011 at 5:53 AM
- Doc Steedly said...
AHAHAH This is awesomely hilarious, APPLE PIE: Substitute for weaponry.
Already ima have a good day today. - July 8, 2011 at 5:55 AM
- The Dread Pirate Roberts said...
Strikes a good tone. I only have two requests:
1) How about some etymological notes, such as when/where certain words (especially fan words like bronies and brohoof) were coined, and how they were formed
2) When another in-situ term is used in the definition, (e.g. defining Apple Bloom as one of the Cutie Mark Crusaders), there ought to be a qv notation, and the term ought to be defined (AAAAAPLEOOSA, for example, is used in Braeburn's definition, but is not defined elsewhere)
Okay, don't take it too seriously, have fun with it, but try not to confuse the reader who isn't totally familiar with the show, ya know? - July 8, 2011 at 6:51 AM
There's quite a few glaring omissions and some I don't understand why they were in there. I can understand sethisto being in there, but why not cereal or phoe? Why eqd, but not derpy hooves website, flankbook or rainbowdash.net? Why is fuck shit stack in there when ponies the anthology isnt? and finally, why isn't number 3 under pinkie pie "Random". If u need to contact me about more omissions, I can be reached on Rainbowdash.net using this same name - July 8, 2011 at 8:11 AM
- Duskfly said...
Xen - n.
The first viewer to ever watch a screen cap of Episode 1 of Season 2.
Also being the Director's 2 year old daughter.
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/06/season-2-episode-1-screener-complete.html - July 8, 2011 at 8:19 AM
- Sagebrush said...
Actually I just added Sethisto, along with Baked Bads and muffin, a little earlier this morning based on another comment.
As B said, we're open to suggestions. For what we've included, there will be terms we missed. - July 8, 2011 at 8:19 AM
This is fantastic, just one addition:
FOREVER: For how long you lose a friend when you lose his trust.
Also, you should include more community stuff and such if you are including fuck shit stack and EqD. Like "Friendship is Magnets" for example. - July 8, 2011 at 8:44 AM
- Sagebrush said...
@The Dread Pirate Roberts
Appleoosa is there, second from the bottom of the 'A's as of this comment. - July 8, 2011 at 9:42 AM
- Garrick said...
A couple things: The dictionary is freakin' sweet. Good job.
Also, that is one of the most adorable drawings ever. - July 8, 2011 at 10:03 AM
You need to add admin (defacto ruler of funnyjunk, calls himself princess CELESTIA), funnyjunk (site filled with many bronies, which tends to have daily flame wars between bronies and the anti-pony brigade), anti pony brigade (extremist group that hates bronies, and is trying to purge funnyjunk of the supposed "pony cancer")
DEFINATELY love and tolerance (slogan adopted by the majority of bronies) and Equestria girls (the song for the bronies given to us by the hub/hasbro) and graceful (fluttershy, and fluttershy's schneezes)
And slight changes:
Ponibooru (full of meme wars, once flooded with porn and became for a short time "pornibooru)
Princess CELESTIAs school for gifted unicorns (reference to X-men's "doctor Xavier's school for gifted individuals") - July 8, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- Red said...
I have another in show joke entry.
Books - n
1. You shouldn't hit them.
2. You should really just read them. - July 8, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- Wierdplatformer said...
I read through the entire thing and laughed quite a few times. I am veryy proud of myself.
- July 8, 2011 at 12:04 PM
For explosion appearing twice, at first i was like
But then i got it, and I was all /)^3^(\ - July 8, 2011 at 3:14 PM
- Doc Steedly said...
You could probably add few more terms to the second dictionary. if ya want, that is
General Equestrian Terms
1 Dam = Mother
2 Sire = Father
3 Sharing Breath = A greeting, if you will. Its an acceptance ritual normally shared by heard mates, or blood family of the herd, or mated pairs. ( My mare, Filly and I always greeted each other that way, As I did with an older eccentric pony mare, Dallas, Who I first started my equine experiences with. Oh if I didn't greet Dallas that way, she would either bite me or give me a swift kick in the leg. I learned a might fast about greeting her properly. I passed the knowledge onto Filly who quickly took it. She would get mad if I didn't greet her that way after a few weeks of doing so constantly.)
4 Bit-path = An uncommen term I learned to designate the open space between the horses front set of teeth and their molars, where the bit of a bridle rests. Others call it the "Bars" I don't like that term myself >.< Im not sure what its official term is though. O.o
5 Claim ( to claim or claiming ) = Equine form of adoption, if you will. It can also be a way of delegating ownership over a specific person/pony. I had this happen to me with Dallas, Filly, and a few other horses. Dallas would beat her own daughter when she approached Dallas and me. It was sad, but kinda nice. Certainly was interesting. We later got some Mustangs, I was later claimed by an un-named mare. Boy did she get aggressive to the others around me. She would even buck at her owners if they approached me and her. I was claimed by many of the horses on this farm , all at different times mind you LOL. Even this goofy old stallion, he flat out hated guys . . . but he was fine around me.
I have used those terms in some secluded shorts I wrote . . Some ponies got the terms other were like WTF? that makes no sense. It would be good fer the those new to Ponydom to know... IMHO
My fav equestrian word. Forelock. I loved to keep my Filly's mane and tail nice and tidy. Her forelock was always getting chewed by another mare in the field, I respected her too but I was not going to have my mares head unprotected by a missing forelock. In other words, I think she looked better with a full one . . . I always had to keep loading it up with an anti-chew cream from the tack shop . . . But I loved how she looked when I got it nice and long.
Filly would fall asleep whenever I would mess with her mane, it happened every time n.n It was adorable, she did that ever since I first started to handle her when she was 6 months old. Still does today, but I really don't get to see her anymore. :'C
Though a testament to a real horses loyalty. Even after not seeing her for 7 yrs ( I currently don't get to work with her anymore ) I finally got to visit Filly a few weeks ago, and after 5 minutes of cleaning her mane, she latched on to my wrist, placing it in her bit-path, never hurt me, though she used mush heavier pressure this time. While using my free hand I kept fixin her mane and she fell asleep again. ( when she was 2 and I was in the field with her and the other horses, she would take my wrist and walk me into the grazing area of the woods to eat when no other horse would go back there. I swear she hated being alone. Only ever did this stuff to me, no one else. Oh celestai . . I miss her soo much.
sorry for rambling folks . . . I get like this when i think of my past horse friends :) - July 8, 2011 at 5:49 PM
Very rapid growth of the community and evolution in the meaning of the words is proving a real problem for the ongoing accuracy of the dictionary.
For example this was the accepted definition on Ponychan just 3 weeks ago:
Fencebucker - n.
1. Transgendered equine.
This is the definition in use now:
Fencebucker - n.
1. Bisexual equine.
We're scramble to find a new term for the first/older meaning, as we've all been caught off guard by how fast the use of the word has changed. - July 20, 2011 at 6:32 PM
- Shiron said...
@Doc Steedly
I'll include your terms to the next update of my brony dictionary. thank you for the terms^^ - January 7, 2012 at 3:53 PM
- BronyGuy said...
Hey, in the link, Explosion is in there twice. Just thought i would let you know.
- February 18, 2012 at 6:36 PM


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Four more presidential aides resigned in protest over Morsi's handling of the crisis, and a key opponent of the Islamist president likened Morsi's rule to that of ousted authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak.
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A collection of various quotes from the movie, Waking Life. The movie is about a man who goes about meeting many different people and discussing the possible meanings and reasons to life and the universe. Enjoy these quotes!
They say that dreams are only real as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life?
On really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. – Speed Levitch
When it was over, all I could think about was how this entire notion of oneself, what we are, is just this logical structure, a place to momentarily house all the abstractions. It was a time to become conscious, to give form and coherence to the mystery, and I had been a part of that. It was a gift. Life was raging all around me and every moment was magical. I loved all the people, dealing with all the contradictory impulses – that's what I loved the most, connecting with the people. Looking back, that's all that really mattered. – Woman at Restaurant
The trick is to combine your waking rational abilities with the infinite possibilities of your dreams. Because, if you can do that, you can do anything. – Guy Forsyth
Creation seems to come out of imperfection. It seems to come out of a striving and a frustration and this is where I think language came from. I mean, it came from our desire to transcend our isolation and have some sort of connection with one another. And it had to be easy when it was just simple survival. Like you know, "water." We came up with a sound for that. Or saber tooth tiger right behind you. We came up with a sound for that. But when it gets really interesting I think is when we use that same system of symbols to communicate all the abstract and intangible things that we're experiencing. What is like… frustration? Or what is anger or love? When I say love, the sound comes out of my mouth and it hits the other person's ear, travels through this byzantine conduit in their brain through their memories of love or lack of love, and they register what I'm saying and they say yes, they understand. But how do I know they understand? Because words are inert. They're just symbols. They're dead, you know? And so much of our experience is intangible. So much of what we perceive cannot be expressed. It's unspeakable. And yet you know, when we communicate with one another and we feel that we have connected and we think that we're understood I think we have a feeling of almost spiritual communion. And that feeling might be transient, but I think it's what we live for. – Kim Krizan
We have got to realize that we're being conditioned on a mass scale. Start challenging this corporate slave state. – Alex Jones
The worst mistake that you can make is to think you're alive when really you're asleep in life's waiting room. – Guy Forsyth
What you do makes a difference. We should never simply write ourselves off and see ourselves as the victim of various forces. It's always our decision who we are. – Philosophy Professor
The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure while always arriving. –
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A single ego is an absurdly narrow vantage from which to view this experience. And where most consider their individual relationship to the universe, I contemplate relationships of my various selves to one another. – Man on Television
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OLYMPICS 2012: Spice Girls, 32 golds, mosh pit
LONDON (AP) — Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:
You know what you want — what you really, really want — to cap the Olympic Games? A closing ceremony featuring the Spice Girls.
Organizers won't confirm it, but the 90s "girl power" group have been photographed rehearsing for Sunday's night's show, so an appearance by Baby, Ginger, Scary, Sporty and Posh seems certain.
They'll be joined by a hit parade of British music acts, including The Who, George Michael, Muse, Annie Lennox and the Pet Shop Boys, for what artistic director Kim Gavin calls "a mashed-up symphony" of British hits.
The ceremony ends a Summer Games that have gone far better than many had predicted. Gavin says he wants the ceremony to be "the best after-show party that's ever been."
— Jill Lawless http://Twitter.com/JillLawless
HEAVY MEDAL DAY Continued...
Don't blink, or you may miss a gold medal being handed out. It's medal Saturday, when a dizzying 32 golds will be handed out.
That's by far the biggest medal day of these games, with one more day of competition to go.
The highest-profile events on Saturday are the men's soccer final between Brazil and Mexico, the 4x100 relay featuring Usain Bolt and the Jamaicans and the women's basketball final between the United States and France.
— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://twitter.com/APKrawczynski
British Prime Minister David Cameron was at Dorney Lake to watch kayaker Ed McKeever win the host nation's 26th gold of the games with victory in the men's 200-meter K-1 final.
"He's pretty quick, isn't he?" Cameron told reporters. "Obviously it's not only just physically very challenging but technically, you can see. When I get into a kayak there is quite a lot of splashing.
"It was fantastic, we're striking gold again."
The venue in Windsor is owned by Cameron's old school, Eton. Continued...
"It's lovely to come and see it for myself," he said, accompanied by his wife, Samantha, and three children. "Haven't been before, I wish I'd come last Saturday for that amazing day (when Britain beat Australia to gold in the men's four in rowing), but it was my day to look after the children."
— Steve Douglas — Twitter http://twitter.com/sdouglas80
"We then will invite a very large number of athletes into our stadium and they become the mosh pit. The golden circle for our performance tomorrow night. They become our immediate audience on the field of play. And they come from everywhere and they come as one." — closing ceremony director Kim Gavin on the central role that Olympic athletes will play Sunday night.
— Fergus Bell — Twitter http://twitter.com/fergb
London's organizing committee says 325,000 spectators visited Olympic venues on Friday, and 144,000 of those walked through the gates of Olympic Park. Some 7.7 million spectators have visited Olympic venues over the course of the games.
However, on Sunday spectator numbers will decline. Olympic Park will host only three events on the final day: water polo, modern pentathlon and handball. The rest of the park will be in transition mode as Olympic Stadium is transformed into a giant stage for the closing ceremony Sunday night. Continued...
— Fergus Bell — Twitter http://twitter.com/fergb
Olympic organizers are in a race against time to transform the main London stadium from a sporting theater of dreams into what they are billing as the best after-show party on Earth.
Sunday's official closing ceremony is officially described as a symphony of British music — a celebration of British creativity in the arts. But London organizing committee head Sebastian Coe interpreted that, more loosely, as being "a party, party, party!"
— Sandy MacIntyre
As architect of the dominant program in women's college basketball, Geno Auriemma knows almost everything there is to know about winning. Almost.
Auriemma has guided UConn to seven national titles, four perfect seasons and an NCAA record 90 victories in a row. And yet, with all that experience winning games over the years, Auriemma is poised to win something he's never won before — a gold medal.
The United States women play France for the Olympic title on Saturday. It would be the Americans' fifth straight gold medal, but Auriemma's first. And for once, the outspoken coach isn't sure what to say.
"For me, winning the gold medal is something that I probably won't be able to talk about or fully express until it actually happens," he says. "Because I'm sure you can't prepare for it, how you're going to feel or what it means to you personally."
— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://twitter.com/APKrawczynski
There have been loads of complaints about tickets at the London games and grumblings that VIPs were squeezing out average fans at the London Olympics. But bargain-hunting Britons are just going ticketless.
Hundreds of thousands of people have cheered on their favorites in person free of charge.
With cyclists, runners, triathletes, race walkers and even swimmers competing in the streets and parks of London, ticketless fans have the chance to attend an Olympic event every day or two. That has attracted hordes of flag-waving Britons, but also Brazilians, Americans, Germans and Japanese.
Whether they were befuddled by Britain's computerized ticket lottery or are just plain cheap, ticketless fans have three opportunities Saturday to see an Olympic event. The men's 50-kilometer race walk on The Mall near Buckingham Palace, with the women's 20-kilometer event using the same 2-kilometer circuit at later in the afternoon.
The men's marathon is Sunday. Expect a crowd.
— Danica Kirka — http://twitter.com/danicakirka
It hasn't been the most successful of Olympics for Australia. In fact, with three sailing team medals, the country has won more gold on the water than in it, thanks to an underwhelming performance by its much-vaunted swimming team (which won just one gold, a relay).
The Australian Olympic Committee has rewarded one of the gold-medal sailors, Malcolm Page, by naming him to carry the flag at Sunday's closing ceremony. Page won gold in London in the 470 classs with Mat Belcher after having won the same event in Beijing with Nathan Wilmot.
— Dennis Passa — Twitter http://twitter.com/DennisPassa
The "Blade Runner" did not win a medal, but that doesn't mean these Olympics were any less important.
Oscar Pistorius set a precedent with his journey to and through the London Games, and he can add one more accomplishment: He was a finalist.
A double-amputee who runs on carbon-fiber blades, Pistorius anchored the South Africa team in the 4x400-meter relay final on Friday night, bringing the 80,000-strong crowd to a crescendo.
It didn't matter that he finished eighth. He can proudly add "Olympic finalist" to his long list of unprecedented achievements.
"This whole experience was amazing ... to step out here in an Olympic final is more than I could have ever hoped for," Pistorius said. "That opportunity to come here once again and finish today and not yesterday is a dream come true."
Pistorius said the atmosphere, the crowd, the competition, the experience were all "far beyond my expectations."
"If I took all the positive things I thought might come out of this and multiply it by 10, it still couldn't come close."
— John Pye
Los Angeles Lakers teammates Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol will face off when the United States takes on Spain for the gold medal on Sunday.
While both aspire to take home a gold for their respective countries, on Friday both were also thinking about Dwight Howard, the Orlando Magic center who was traded to the Lakers.
Gasol said the move will give the Lakers a huge boost.
"It puts us in a position of trying to win the championship and going after it," he said. "There's going to be expectations of being a very strong and powerful team, and we like that."
Bryant was even more exuberant, proclaiming that the Lakers are "locked and loaded to bring back the title."
He spoke with Howard on Friday morning, and interrupted his pursuit of a gold medal to talk about the years to come in Los Angeles.
"I'll probably play two or three more years. Then the team is his," Bryant said. "I'm excited for the franchise because now they have a player that can carry the franchise well after I'm gone. This should be his and he should want to accept that challenge."
— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://twitter.com/APKrawczynski and Tim Reynolds — Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ByTimReynolds
The London Games are going to get one more Bolt before they come to a close.
Usain Bolt and the Jamaicans will be the favorites when they hit the track for the 4x100 relay finals on Saturday. A victory would give Bolt three golds in London, and six for his already brilliant career.
Bolt rested on Friday while his teammates clocked in at 37.39 seconds, a time that surely will drop with the world's fastest man in the group.
Still, the Americans showed they're not going to just hand Bolt the gold medal. Their time of 37.38 seconds was a U.S. record.
"There's a lot of people there who have come to spoil the party," Bolt said earlier this week. "So we'll see."
— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://twitter.com/APKrawczynski
Hugh McCutcheon overcame heartbreak to lead the U.S. men's volleyball team to the gold medal in Beijing. Now he's trying to put all that behind him while helping the women's team chase down its first gold.
McCutcheon's father-in-law was stabbed to death in Beijing just before the opening ceremonies. The grieving coach stayed with his team to win gold and has since moved to the women's side with great success.
The Americans are the No. 1 team in the world as they head into the final against Brazil on Saturday night looking to add a gold to the two silvers and a bronze in the team's medal case.
As for the tragedy in Beijing, McCutcheon is trying to move on.
"It's not part of our story; it's not part of our journey," he says. "From Day 1, it's been about USA women's volleyball and trying to get to the mountain top. That's it."
— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://twitter.com/APKrawczynski
It's hard to picture U.S. men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski as a party animal staggering around the streets of London.
But that's exactly how he jokingly described himself after the U.S. beat Argentina by 26 points on Friday night to advance to the gold medal game.
Krzyzewski took exception to a question from a reporter asking if he had to do any coaching, given he had such a talented roster.
"Absolutely none," he deadpanned. "I'm out every night with my family, drunk as a skunk. Wait till you see me tonight. I'll get in at six and you all are invited to come out with me."
Krzyzewski is famous for his obsessive preparation, so the only headache he'll have on Saturday likely will be the one caused by planning for the Sunday gold medal final against Spain.
— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://twitter.com/APKrawczynski
It brings a whole new meaning to Olympic rings.
Love is in the air during the 2012 games, it seems. The question has been popped an estimated 25 times under the large, multi-colored rings inside Olympic Park.
Bram Lobeek, from Utrecht in the Netherlands, finally found the moment he had been looking for all year.
After watching the Dutch men's hockey team beat South Korea this week, he convinced his reluctant girlfriend of almost 10 years to line up for a photo by the rings.
He didn't explain his motive — and fretted as she started to look bored.
His girlfriend, Hetty van der Pennen, recalled wondering why she was wasting her time there.
"So I was standing and I said 'what is he doing?' and he was pointing at the Olympic rings and he said 'well, these are yours,"' she said Friday. "I said: 'What?' Then he went down on his knees."
— Corrin Grant
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Brothers Past @ Brooklyn Bowl, 2/25/10: Setlist, Photos, Video
Brothers Past stopped through Brooklyn Bowl last night in near-blizzard conditions for a solid show featuring some of their newer material and a lot of dancey electronic improv. I actually got a chance to chat with guitarist Tom Hamilton and bassist Clay Parnell before the show, so I'll have more on that soon. For now, here's a quick wrap-up of the show with setlist, photos and a video clip of their newer tune "Who's Gonna Love me Now."
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Friday, August 11, 2006
Reading is an abominable hobby.
You must know by now, that I love books. Give me a book and a corner to curl up in, and you can easily forget my existence [except at mealtimes, when you will be painfully reminded of it.] If someone tells me, "Go ahead and read for the rest of your life, all your needs will be taken care of", I will do just that. Go ahead and proceed to read. And read. And read.
So now, why is reading abominable? That's because when it's as passionate as a hobby as it is for me, you wouldn't prefer to do anything else other than read.
I love to sing, I love to sketch, I like to go out for walks. I love to meet people, I like to keep my house clean, but the problem is that I'd rather read than do any of these things. I have a truckload of dresses I cannot wear, because they don't have matching dupattas/accessories, coz I'd rather read then go out and look for them.
In fact, I didn't take up writing as a hobby for very long, because I felt I would prefer to read instead. [So, it is quite a wonder that this is my 100th post on this blog, not a mean achievement for someone who refused to start a blog coz "she didn't have anything to write about."]
My problem is that I read everything that can be read. I read signboards when I am on the road. I read idiotic ad posters while waiting my turn in a queue. I even read stuff like articles on how well Hum Aapke Hain Koun is doing, in a 1995 India Today while waiting at the doctor's! For heavens' sake, I even read the stuff on the paper covers made of magazine pages, in which they wrap bananas or medicines!
Sometimes it gets very irritating. It is as if there is a demon inside me which has to be sated. When I lived in TamilNadu for a while, I went crazy for a while coz I couldn't read Tamil signboards when I travelled. So I went ahead and learnt how to read and write Tamil, and the demon inside was happy.
When my sister needs to talk to me, she first clears the place of all reading material (and food), and only then talks to me. Coz it is only then that she gets my complete attention. Poor kid.
Sometimes, I have to confess, it is an escapist technique too. Something bothering me? Something unpleasant happening? Drown myself in a book.
As much pleasure as reading gives me, sometimes I wish I had never been introduced to books. I would have had so much time to do other things! An uncle once told me about his friend who doesn't read, his reasoning being that he would rather go out and experience life, rather than experience others' lives. I had scoffed at it at that time, but now I think he did have a point.
Oh I know, I know, all that I need to do is strike the right balance. Give the demon as much reading as it wishes, but wake up and give as much importance to the other things in life. Oh, I do have my priorities in order. I don't neglect important things, blah blah. But when something can be avoided, I most certainly do.
But, as they say, a problem recognized, is half-solved. I intend to cut down on reading drastically, and start smelling the flowers. I've even taken a few first steps. I have bought drawing sheets and pencils. I am going to leave my Tanpura/Tamboori at the music shop tonight, to get it repaired, and will resume singing once it is ready. I intend to even find a tailor and get all my dresses and gift sarees in order (most disgusting of tasks, but yet). Wish me the best, please.
53 comments:
- Shastri said...
I am the first here? :)
Shruthi, I guess I can empathise very well with you, being an avid reader my self. I have been reading every bunch of letter that I have come across, yes, the banana wraps to the piece of paper that they give with the cut veg-puff in Ayyangar bakeries :)
But luckily for me, reading has helped me to be better than I would otherwise have been. I am a better writer, photographer, communicator and of course more knowledgeable than I would be without reading.
Yes, learning and experiencing from like are a must, you cant keep on experiencing others' lives for ever, but what the heck, I would rather read Mein Kamph than trying to be a dictator myself and experience what goes in the mind of one. I mean to say, there is only so much of time you have within your life tobe able to experience everything.
And yes, all the best for your singing! - 8/11/2006 11:04 AM
Oh My God, Shruthi,
You sounded so true! My mom's biggest grouse about me is that I read too much...she says that if I'd read text books with so much concentration, I'd have topped the IITs, or become President of the United States or so on. And yeah, the comment on dresses and sarees...made me feel so guilty about the heaps of clothes I have, and am not using for the lack of right accessories. It was a good wake-up call for me.
Great Post. I think I will take your lead and do something else too. - 8/11/2006 11:18 AM
- rk said...
shruthi, i really loved your 100th post, just as i loved the other 99 posts.
remember the bonda shop incident? well, i read anything anywhere i can lay my hands on.
sorry to be out of context.just wanted to tell you one thing about metblog. i think when you do anything as a hobby, you need freedom and you shouldn't be pressurised on deadlines. and those guys ask you to put more than 3 posts a week, people will simply write for the sake of writing. that's what i feel. the intensity won't be there. it's my personal opinion. what do u say?
congrats on the 100th post at nycthemeron, professor. good luck for the future. - 8/11/2006 11:33 AM
- Shruthi said...
Shastri: Thank you! :)
And oh, I am not deriding the hobby. I would never ever do that - it still remains my greatest passion ;) And I agree with you that it has made me what I am. A better person, on the whole (or so I choose to think ;)).
There are some things that you cannot experience yourself in one lifetime, and you can experience it by proxy, by reading about it ;) -- But when you neglect your other hobbies (like I am doing) -- it is then that I feel reading comes in the way :D
Vani: You too?? My mom keeps telling me the same thing - If you had put in the same effort in other fields in life, you would have been an achiever ;)
I am glad I served as an alarm to you :)
RK: Thank you, Bellur!! And I did remember you when writing about paper covers ;)
About metblogs - you are right that the pressure might stifle creativity. But it really depends on the person, right? That is why I thought twice before signing up - then I thought I would give it a try, and if I found that I could not do justice to it, I would leave. And so far, it is ok! - 8/11/2006 11:45 AM
- Rk said...
it is an escapist technique too.
It recently occurred to me that, I sleep or I read only to avoid the demons and thousand things waiting to eat my brain out. TV fails to involve me, I get switched off quite easily. I am not a voracious reader even as I would like to be, but recently started reading only to avoid thinking -past preset and future. Only reading and sleep (of course excepting comp) can help in keeping away the demons. - 8/11/2006 12:11 PM
- Rk said...
And congrats on 100th post! - 8/11/2006 12:14 PM
- bellur said...
justice shruthi,
i referred to myself when i wrote abt the metblg. u can do justice to somany things i know!
and, from now, i will comment as bellur....coz the RK population in your blog seems to be increasing! - 8/11/2006 12:36 PM
- Shruthi said...
RK: Hmm... I empathize with you completely. I have done that many many times too. But at the end, it is just a temporary comfort. The demons don't really go away, do they?
That article, written by Jhumpa Lahiri on RK Narayan, is very good! I had read a few paragraphs of this a couple of days ago, and then I had lost the link. So I have to thank you for giving me the link again. This time, I read it fully. Excellent.
And thank you :) - 8/11/2006 12:38 PM
- Shruthi said...
Bellur: Thank you, that would be of great help! :)
Yeah I know you were talking about yourself, but I explained it, taking myself as an example. I am not that good at taking on so many things either ;) -- I was just giving it a try! - 8/11/2006 12:40 PM
- Viky said...
1. Congratulations on the century.
2. Furore. The contest is over. Period.
3. ROFLing at not being able to read Tam boards. Now I know where to send the big bundle of free Marathi ad-papers which are left on my doorstep every weekend.
4. You would have been an utter failure at being a raddi shop owner. You would start reading the old papers instead of selling them forward. :D
5. When something can be avoided, I do. I still wonder, who cooks? All you need is a book and a nook, and what if you think cooking is something avoidable?
6. Drawing sheets and pencils? Tangled Webs, my dear, is also like the contest. Over. Finished. Done. Well done, in fact. :-)
7. Tamboori...super. Tug at a string, read a signboard, tug one more, read the graffiti on the BMTC bus...tug one more...*drifts off* ;-)
8. All the best. :D - 8/11/2006 12:48 PM
- mysorean said...
Read, even I do. But not all the time. Yes whatever text can be processed (limited to the knowledge of languages that I have)by my mind does get processed. But I am afraid it's all not a conscious process. It happens at a different level altogether. What I mean is, my sister wouldn't have to clear all the reading stuff in the affinity to get my undivided attention!Well, that also depends on my capability to remember stuff!
Experiencing something is totally different than reading. Writing what you are experiencing and reading what you have written are all again different experiences. You cannot do away with one of them and expect to have lived completely. There needs to be a balance as you have said. And there are desires that one wants to satisfy. If these desires are nto satisfied by reading or writing, then experiencing becomes a must. Hence, some people never learn from others' mistakes how much ever they might read or be told! - 8/11/2006 12:57 PM
- mysorean said...
LOL! LOL! LOL! Good one!
I forgot to wish "Best of Luck" to Shruti!
Tug at a string, read a signboard, tug one more, read the graffiti on the BMTC bus...tug one more LOL!
Can't stop laughing man! - 8/11/2006 1:02 PM
- mysorean said...
Best of Luck shruthi!
Still LOL! - 8/11/2006 1:03 PM
- Shruthi said...
Viky: ROFL!!!
1. Thank you!
2. Furor is also correct. Muhahaha! :D
3. Ah that won't be much of a problem. I can read Devanagari ;)
4. Definitely. I would have been an utter failure at lots of other things - like the owner of a restaurant. I would have eaten all the food.
5. See previous point. Other than books, and nooks, food is my all-time passion. No more comments on this.
6. :)))) Funny funny. But it is not the end. It is the beginning :D
7. ROFL!!!!! This is really really funny... oh mann!! I can almost imagine myself doing that :D [But for the scenario you suggest, I would have had to sit on the footpath and sing - and about that... ahem.... no comments].
8. Thank you!
Adi: Thank you! :))
I hope you stopped laughing! :) I, for one, haven't. ;)
I don't think I quite understood the first para, but about the second - yes, you are right. There needs to be a balance, and you have to do what you think is right. But, that is the point of my post. Reading is such a passion that I would rather do that than anything else. In that case, I have to forcibly tear myself away from reading. Funny thing is, when I do that, I find that I enjoy myself anyway. - 8/11/2006 1:41 PM
- Viky said...
2. My mistake. I don't take the pain of remembering two spellings where one will do the job. It lands me in a soup sometimes, like now, but most of the time, I'm ok. I'll get you yet, some other day, some other time.
5. Oh, we know about your love for food. Had it not been the case, you would not have been looking for a tailor now.
7. I was polite enough not to put it in words. But now that you are okay with it, I will put an old aluminium bowl in front of you, when no one is looking. I can almost visualise it, it won't be much different from Phoebe on the street with her guitar. - 8/11/2006 2:37 PM
- mysorean said...
First Para of my comment demystified:
I don't read stuff on the billboards on the road consciously. I mean it gets registered somewhere and I don't lose concentration on what my wife is saying (which is almost always!)! And when I am discussing something with somebody that billboard automatically comes up in the conversation. Hence when someone needs to talk something to me, they don't need to bother if I am reading something or not. I am anyway listening to them! Whew! Quite an explanation that was! Let me know if I need to demystify further! - 8/11/2006 2:41 PM
- Shruthi said...
2) I have to remember and spell check each of my posts, and comments, starting now :D
5) Assumptions, young man, will get you nowhere ;)
7) ROFL!! "Smelly Cat" with a Tamboori -- blasphemy!!
Adi: That was perfectly clear! Thanks for taking the trouble ;)
Oh yes, I know what you mean now. In general light conversation, my sis doesn't bother to clear any reading material - but for serious discussions, she does. She has to! - 8/11/2006 2:46 PM
- Viky said...
Shruthi said...
Bellur: Thank you, .... I am not that good at taking on so many things either ;)
I thought you could eat all you want...
*trying hard not to laugh out loud in office* - 8/11/2006 2:49 PM
- Viky said...
2. Of course, lady. People look up to your blogs to improve their language.
5. Correction: Assumptions, my lady, will take you nowhere, but to the truth. Remember how we assumed to derive something from the first principles.
7. Will you also bark at the people who drop change, like Phoebe? - 8/11/2006 2:59 PM
Great !
I really admire this kind of readers afterall to belong to same group.
However mine it was bit different, I just went into reading habit just to avoid the people & to enjoy the lonelyness - 8/11/2006 4:07 PM
- Maverick said...
hhhhmmmmmm u plan ur posts well ahead ! i like reading too but only tht i cannot do anything continously for a long time, i read, i go out, i surf net and then i read again :-)
- Shyam said...
Shruthi, are you me? :) When I read this post, I felt like somebody had read my mind! :) I'm exactly the same - I love embroidery, painting, cooking (but i manage that - I've gotta live!), going for walks, watching TV, even playing Harry Potter video games... but I tend to do too little of those things because books come first and foremost and always. There isnt enough time in the day to read AND do other things, especially when I'm working :(
- Inder said...
congratulations on century *clap clap*
i prefer being a couch potato to bookworm. i am scared (jealous?!) of geeky bookworms :P - 8/11/2006 5:07 PM
- Srik said...
Congrats on the centuryth post!!
Its really wonderful to read your posts. Its filled with so much information, humour, brilliance!!
Its the story of every book-loving person('Book worm')!
Thanks for the post
- Shruthi said...
Viky: Ho, ho, very funny! Again I speak about assumptions - and your philosophical rambling will not drive me away ;)
About Phoebe - please, I haven't reached that state yet :O
Praveen: So, some of our reasons are the same, anyway ;)
Maverick: I wouldn't say I plan them well ahead, but yes, I keep thinking that yes, I should write about such and such a thing soon! :)
Shyam: Ah, glad to see yet another soul who shares my problem :) Yeah that's so true - when you are working, you tend to stick to the interest that is the closest to your heart/or the easiest ;)
Inder: Thank you thank you :) We seem to be opposites! :) I hardly every watch TV!
Srik: Ohhoooo so much praise!! Thank you, I am flattered :) - 8/11/2006 5:48 PM
- Viky said...
Yeah, yeah.
- raj plus said...
Congrats, Shruthi, on a flawless 100, as they say in cricket.Yours is one of the best blogs around.Keep going.
Reading books,per se,is not wrong, but variety is important. If, for instance,the only type of books one reads are of the blood-and-murder variety, the reader's spouse can be a worried person. As I tried to explain in one of my earliest posts.
http://chennaikaran.blogspot.com/2005/08/homicidal-bibliophile.html - 8/11/2006 10:38 PM
- Just Mohit said...
"read the stuff on the paper covers made of magazine pages, in which they wrap bananas or medicines!"
Deja vu, all over again! - 8/12/2006 3:08 AM
- jhantu said...
Why try and cut down or give-up on the one thing that apparently u find the most interesting and engrossing in the whole wide world?? Doesnt that seem to be a bit foolish?
- Shruthi said...
Viky: ;)
Raj Plus: Wow, Thank you so much - I am honoured :)
Yeah I remember that post of yours - it is hilarious ;)
Just Mohit: Aha? :D
Jhantu: Whoever talked of giving it up? That is one thing I would never do! Tell me, when your house is in a royal mess, you don't have anything to wear, and other talents you are gifted with are going down the drain, which is more foolish? Sitting with a book because you like it so much, or giving that a break, and exploring the other aspects of life? Think about it! - 8/14/2006 9:04 AM
- Chirayu said...
Hi Shruthi,
Greetings from Chirayu in Pune. I came to your blog through a search for 'Kannada' on Technorati blog search engine.
I was searching for Kannada language blogs on the Internet and reached your blog. It doesn't have Kannada content, but it made for good reading, and hence the comment.
Good luck with your reading sojourns and hope to see a few posts on reviews of books that you may have read in the recent past.
All the best with blogging.
Thanks and Regards,
Chirayu - 8/14/2006 9:49 AM
- Shruthi said...
Chirayu: Thanks for dropping by -- You can find links to Kannada blogs here.
- scarecrow said...
i thought i used to read too much...seems am just a novice..
- Shruthi said...
Scarecrow: Maybe you should remain that way ;)
- chitra said...
Aaaah....now I get to say congrats !!
- Shruthi said...
Chitra: Thank you :)
Hi Shruti,
I know exactly how you feel. You just described me in the past two years.
From one Readers Anonymous to another...it's not so bad. What I've started doing is being more particular about what I read. I generally don't read any random novel. Only the really good stuff. And I love reading inspiring stuff, and things that I can apply to my own life.
This may be cruel when you're trying NOT to read, but here are couple of good books I've read of late: Stillness Speaks; The Life of Pi; Many Lives, Many Masters; Ramakrishna and His Disciples (the one by Christopher Isherwood); Letters to a Young Poet, Interpreter of Maladies, The Prophet... Okay I'll stop there. Let me know if you like any of those. - 8/15/2006 7:03 AM
- Viky said...
Shru, a review of Many lives, Many masters here
- Sachin said...
Shruthi, first of all, congrats on the century!!
Another thing, the only way you can be equated to Phoebe is maybe the way she is so fluent in French!!!
I wonder how all people who are passionate about books and reading them have the same kind of problems (maybe its not a problem for some)...that one of letting go of many other interests that they may have. Another common grievance is that loved ones feel that books are more important than maybe spending time with them (I kinda don't agree with that one).
Shruthi, I share 2 of your passions, viz. Reading and food!!! And nothing can keep me away from those...on second thoughts, there are a few more important things. :) Anyway, this post too was a great "read". And thanks to RK for that link and though I have yet to read through it, I am a great fan of Narayan's and I liked Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies. Take care. - 8/15/2006 8:57 PM
- Shruthi said...
Deepika: Reader's Anonymous :)))
Yup, what you say does make a lot of sense. Selective reading. But it also requires tremedous will-power :) When I have a few hours free, and a paperback thriller next to me, it takes all - and I mean ALL my will-power not to pick it up!
That's a nice list - have read some of them. Will try the others - thanks! :)
Viky: That was a nice review - interesting theme. Thanks for the link!
Sachin: Phoebe = French, Me = English? :D
Ah, same problems? :)
Oh I also don't agree about reading coming in the way of spending time with loved ones. For me - loved ones take priority, especially if the time with them is limited! :)
Food and Reading -- what a life, yes? :) - 8/16/2006 9:54 AM
Congrats Shruthi on your century posts!
The way you write is so good that it makes "Reading 'your blog' a hobby" for us :-)
Chaitanya - 8/16/2006 10:43 AM
- Shruthi said...
Chaitanya: Wow! :) What a compliment! ;) Thank you!!
- Emma said...
I can empathise with you so much on this - I am as obsessed so much that if for some reason I haven't been able to do much reading, I start to feel guilty.
- ಉಉನಾಶೆ said...
When I read the lines : "My problem is that I read everything that can be read. .....wrap bananas or medicines!", I thought 'wow... there is one more likeme'. And then I read other comments, there are many more!
I need to ask my wife to read these comments. There are other people like her husband!
My best is here... A week after marriage, we were on a walk and there I found a small piece of paper on street, and I picked to read it. My wife asked me, 'Why did you pick it ? Did you think it was a lottery ticket ?' ...
10 years after marriage, I dont read even half of what I used to read, before marriage! :o( :o(
If Chaitanya had not said it, I would have said. I am reading your blog for last one hour (3 entries + 43 + 17 + ? comments).
I read your "Bad English Contest entry"... Good one... I mean.. "very very bad". :o). - 8/17/2006 8:37 AM
- Shruthi said...
Emma: Ha ha :) I have never reached that guilty state! :)
Uunaashe: Lottery ticket :))) One more person! Glad that I am not the only strange person around ;)
Happy reading, btw :) - 8/17/2006 9:37 AM
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Thanks for the tip Shruthi, your book posts are lovely!
I can relate so well to these lines - 'I love to sing, I love to sketch, I like to go out for walks. I love to meet people, I like to keep my house clean, but the problem is that I'd rather read than do any of these things.'
If my mom read this, she'd say you are talking about me! :-)
Btw - I just put up detailed replies to your comments on my blog. - 9/11/2007 4:14 AM
- Jay said...
I could so relate to you. But then again my verocious reading is highly seasonal. Though the seasons may last for a very long time at a stretch. :-)
- Anil Jagalur said...
100th post indeed! They make such a hue and cry when someone makes a 100 in a cricket match! We must make more here.
I really liked the one about reading trash - ad signs - for instance, and relate to it very well. I have ended up in places where the only reading material available are the film gossip magazines and devoured them as if they were Manna from heaven!
Keep writing, reading. Take care of Gadbad too. ;--) Perhaps that is unnecessary, mothering instincts are stronger than reading instincts? - 1/20/2008 1:38 PM
- serviced apartments bangalore said...
Couldn't have agreed with you more..
You got a great blog there Shruthi!
I wish I had come across this earlier - 1/22/2008 11:36 AM
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