To thine own self be true

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 11/26/2012 4:45:00 PM

'They say imitation is the best form of flattery.But I'm not feeling flattered at all to find that someone has merrily copied my lines onto their blog. How desperate can people be? Grow up!'

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Brainy's the new Sexy!

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 8/20/2012 3:02:00 PM

'Like most people, I have read about the exploits of Sherlock Holmes, the most famous fictional detective. However, I had mostly read abridged versions of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories. Recently I have been trying to plough through the unabridged Complete Works but the going has been tough. The stories are more than a 150 years old and the writing style is naturally dated and dry. Some of the stories themselves also feel a bit ridiculous given the plethora of crime(...)'

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Monsoon Memories

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 7/21/2012 6:49:00 AM

'It's that time of the year again...when the rains whips the landscape out of maudlin stagnation and the thunder ignites disconcerting frenzies. When the world seems to turn on its head for a while as the sky darkens and lightning sizzles across it. Monsoon, like no other season, is such a spectacle, such a grand show.While it is not my favourite season for various very practical reasons, I still enjoy good spell of rain and thunder for its sheer unreasonable-ness. When thunder booms(...)'

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My favourite Serial Killer

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 5/27/2012 8:30:00 AM

'Season 6 of 'Dexter' has just ended. And despite the below par season, I miss my favourite serial killer already. Meet Dexter Morgan. Blood spatter analyst by day who moonlights as a serial killer/vigilante. Watching his mother brutally murdered at the tender age of 3 had the effect of turning him into a blood craving sociopath. His adoptive father, a policeman, realizes Dexter's murderous tendencies early on and to protect his son and prevent him from killing innocen(...)'

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Delicious Ambiguity

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 4/3/2012 9:30:00 AM

'I always wanted a happy ending... Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.--Gilda Radner'

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Brand New Day

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 1/8/2012 7:18:00 AM

'Happy New Year y'all!How have things been? My year end was super fabulous with family and friends trooping in for the holiday season. Had a fun time chattering away, eating, partying, eating, looking at the lights on Park Street, eating, buying cakes at New market, eating, going to the races and winning (yay!), eating, laughing so much that I could barely catch a breath...I loooooooooooooooove this season.Another year races past...but this time I have something to show for it.After (...)'

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Achy breaky heart

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 12/30/2011 6:08:00 PM

'I feel that heartbreak need not be absolute or immediate. Or about love. Sometimes its just the small things that chip away at you. Till you feel a piece of you crumble. And you know you just lost something irretrievable. A small bit of sunshine and a smile or two.'

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If Famous Writers Had Written Twilight… | Lizzie Stark

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 12/22/2011 6:12:00 AM

'If Famous Writers Had Written Twilight… | Lizzie Stark'

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Non sequitur

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 12/10/2011 6:31:00 AM

'Loudspeaker blaring Shehnai music, bunch of labourers apparently annihilating the house next door, Labrador barking itself into a frenzy, train whistle competing for top spot, car honking from alpha to omega...just some of the sounds assailing the ears this morning.How can I possibly hear myself think!**************************************AMRI fire tragedy a reminder of how close we all walk to the shadow of death. Disaster can strike anytime and at any place. Most of the time we ar(...)'

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Excess baggage

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 10/24/2011 9:59:00 AM

'Much to my surprise, I have begun to gain weight. The surprise stems from the fact that I have spent several of my growing years bracketed as ‘skinny’ before reaching respectable proportions. When I was in school, my mother tried feeding me every weight gain potion and tonic she could find. I did my bit by doing weightlifting with water bottles and trying to develop a love for food apart from French fries. Finally, by the time I started my post grads, I had reached a stage where I n(...)'

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Oh Captain, my Captain!

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 10/22/2011 4:18:00 PM

'Recently saw Captain America: The first Avenger. While the movie wasn't so great (even though am a sucker for superheroes), I rediscovered Chris Evans. Is he a fine piece of eye candy or what? :)Image courtesy: Google'

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Uttar Dakshin Purab Paschim

Author : Supernova      Blog : Mind of my Own      Date : 9/23/2011 6:37:00 AM

'Well there's this major blog battle going on because a South Indian girl wrote some vitriolic stuff about Delhi boys here. The Madrasan, as she calls herself, has been lauded but has also been at the receiving end of major Delhiite outrage.For my part, I think the girl is sharp but immature. Her post crossed the fine line between being humorously sarcastic and being genuinely nasty. And because generalisations are always crap. Just because she met an obnoxious Delhiite or two (or mo(...)'

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