Saturday, February 19, 2005
Decrepit Descriptions
OK OK... Now what did that post title mean? I don't really know myself... the two words were just in my mind and as they are wont to do, they came out through my hands onto the keyboard. That actually is not the reason... I guess the allure of alliterations is too much for me to resist. That having been said, the title is not entirely meaningless. Ever been on Orkut? For that matter, any such "networking" sites? Even Rediff has started bandying about this Connections or something like that...
All these sites ask one to "describe"oneself... in their words "about yourself"... the "descriptions" become tiresome, worn out... yes, decrepit! I, for one, have always found this very irritating... I mean, I have to take stock of what I am like, what I would want to be like and what would be "presentable" to the whole wide world; and then put into some three-four lines "about yourself"... How ridiculous is that!! Especially for a complex individual like me!! Well, enough of this ranting I guess. Been having a real bad case of Blogger's Block (there goes the alliteration again!!)... been watching the third season of The Apprentice and I blame that for my lack of creativity - this bunch of street"smarts" vs book"smarts" lacks the vital quoted portion; and I think this is rubbing off on me.
Anyway, was watching The Hours and found this nice dialogue worth quoting: You cannot find peace by avoiding life, Leonard - Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf. Well, totally unrelated to whatever I was ranting about, but I think it still is apt here 'cause I am sure most of you are decided on avoiding my rants and this quote shall, I hope, serve as a reminder that there is no peace in avoiding it... *evil grin*
Well, in parting, for all those who hate Bill Gates and Microsoft, I take this opportunity to show you that MSN is not really too biased and may not be afraid of some competition. Take a look at these two pages from MSN search - Search 1 and Search 2. Of course I wouldn't mind sharing the widely-known reason why Bill Gates decided to name his company Microsoft with those who don't know it yet (where the hell have you been all this while?) - those interested can mail me. :)
Guess that will be enough for today...
All these sites ask one to "describe"oneself... in their words "about yourself"... the "descriptions" become tiresome, worn out... yes, decrepit! I, for one, have always found this very irritating... I mean, I have to take stock of what I am like, what I would want to be like and what would be "presentable" to the whole wide world; and then put into some three-four lines "about yourself"... How ridiculous is that!! Especially for a complex individual like me!! Well, enough of this ranting I guess. Been having a real bad case of Blogger's Block (there goes the alliteration again!!)... been watching the third season of The Apprentice and I blame that for my lack of creativity - this bunch of street"smarts" vs book"smarts" lacks the vital quoted portion; and I think this is rubbing off on me.
Anyway, was watching The Hours and found this nice dialogue worth quoting: You cannot find peace by avoiding life, Leonard - Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf. Well, totally unrelated to whatever I was ranting about, but I think it still is apt here 'cause I am sure most of you are decided on avoiding my rants and this quote shall, I hope, serve as a reminder that there is no peace in avoiding it... *evil grin*
Well, in parting, for all those who hate Bill Gates and Microsoft, I take this opportunity to show you that MSN is not really too biased and may not be afraid of some competition. Take a look at these two pages from MSN search - Search 1 and Search 2. Of course I wouldn't mind sharing the widely-known reason why Bill Gates decided to name his company Microsoft with those who don't know it yet (where the hell have you been all this while?) - those interested can mail me. :)
Guess that will be enough for today...
Comments:
The hate the whole description bit myself.
But then again I figure I needn't bother much cause all the people on my list are people whom I know. People who are browsing around, I don't even want to know. So it's all good.
Nice quote - I never understood that movie when I watched is some 4 years ago. Of course I have doing some 3 other things during that time I think.
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At January 05, 2008 12:08 pm, 
Deepali thought
Deepali thoughtThe hate the whole description bit myself.
But then again I figure I needn't bother much cause all the people on my list are people whom I know. People who are browsing around, I don't even want to know. So it's all good.
Nice quote - I never understood that movie when I watched is some 4 years ago. Of course I have doing some 3 other things during that time I think.
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