i have realised...

that of all the things i hate in this world (and believe me, there are quite a few), i hate pseudos more than any thing else. pretentious people try to be dishonest to themselves. that makes them both dishonest, and stupid. and attention craving. and horrible and intolerable in general. and this stupid department is chock-full of pseudos. bloody.

in defence of lancelot and guinevere

Texts like The Quest of the Holy Grail gets on your nerves at times. why this extreme misogyny? why are women always portrayed as evil temptresses? why this incessant hankering after chastity and virginity? why is lancelot made to feel guilty because he loved a woman? and why is it guinevere's fault only? if lancelot hadn't copped elaine's cherry where would galahad, our model of chastity, come from? pray tell me?
and what did they think? these stupid monks? that we have nothing better to do than to lay traps for innocent knights? trying to distract them form their holy quests and giving them hard-ons at most inappropriate moments? stupid gits, this misogyny is all sex gone sour...believe me...just because they couldn't get it up anymore due to lack of practice. maybe their dicks shrivelled up and fell off, and so they took to this pleasant pastime of woman-bashing. the wife of bath hit the nail on the head methinks.
abstinence is not a virtue, honestly. if you don't want to do it, don't do it. don't pretend that you are doing the world a favour...its your choice, nobody is forcing you to be a virgin. its not even like vegetarianism, where you can at least claim that you are saving animals by not eating them, and thats a good thing to do. if you are not having sex who the fuck cares? god certainly doesn't. what kind of a religion portrays love as sinful?
Disclaimer: this is a feminist rant. please don't give me a thesis on the history of carnal love in vedic times or whatever....

facebook sucks....

1. what does your user name mean?
errr....beloved...
2. elaborate on your user photo.
no photo here..the facebook one was taken by saptarshi, at shaat-tola, i think it was poulomi's birthday, i have a streamer around my neck!
3. how many comments do you have?
on the last post....many!!! :P
4. what's your current relationship status?
seeing someone...not very committed though!! :P :P
5.what exactly are you wearing right now?
a nightshirt and a shawl.
6. what is your current problem?
can i finish arnold's sweetness and light without dying of boredom.
7. what do you love the most?
books i suppose...
8. what makes you most happy?
friends, books...
9. are you musically inclined?
to-o-otally...this band called Glass Onion...??i will be singing for them soon, any day now... :P :P
10. what would you do if you woke up one morning and found out you were on cocaine?
sit down and finish kubla khan. writing it, not reading....that is...
11. if you could go back in time and change something, what would it be?
nothing really, except...well...even if i could go back in the past now i'd be as helpless as i was then, so...
12. if you MUST be an animal for ONE day, what would you be?
a dog?? no a bird...
13. ever had a near-death experience?
not really ...(touch wood!!)
14. name an obvious quality you have.
i am such a nice person...you won't believe only...perfect behaviour, never being mean to anybody...
15. what's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
hum hai raahi pyaar ke, hum se kuchh na boliye..
16. are you happy today?
i have victorian exam tomorrow, so no, not really...but this song makes me feel happy.
17. who will cut and paste this to first?
no one...
18. name someone with the same birthday as you:
osama bin laden.
m.s. subhalakshmi
an aunt of mine...
19. do you have a secret crush on someone?
never ever had a secret crush...
20. do you have a garbage disposal in your kitchen sink?
no, my mother believes in cleaning the kitchen after every meal. and apparently dust bins make people lazy and leads to accumulation of garbage yadda yadda. she has ocd.
21. have you ever been in a fight?
often...
22. have you ever sang in front of a large audience?
told you...any day now...9'o'clock...princeton...friday...
23. what's the first thing you notice about the OPPOSITE sex?
thobra of course...and the smile, and the height...
24. what's your biggest mistake?
making friends with totally weird people...school onwards...
25. say something totally random about you.
i change underwear thrice a day.
26. has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
if you don't count olive oyle...no...
27. are you comfortable with your height?
rather proud of it actually...
28. what is the most romantic thing someone has ever done for you?
if you knew my boyfriend you wouldn't ask that question...
29. what is your favorite smell?
burnt matches, cigarette smoke and old spice. also the smell of old houses, new books and monsoon.
30. what's something that really annoys you?
unpunctuality..
31. what's something you really like?
sleeping, reading, pujo...
32. do you give random hugs and kisses?
UGH!
33. what's the latest you have ever stayed up?
8 in the morning...party at shonai's place...