I've been tagged..
.. So I have to now go on and write up an introspective piece called 'My Fifty Firsts to Familiarity'. Feel free to go ahead and write your own after reading these:
1) I'm never quite sure about most things.
2) But I don't really care either.. well, usually, anyways.
3) I don't like people whom I think are undeserving (that's almost everyone).
4) I dislike people who are unfair or rude. I think they're the aesthetic eqivalents of the hostels 12 and 13. Eyesores.
5) I hate people who are unfair or rude towards those I love. I'd gleefully dance on their graves if such an opportunity happened to present itself.
6) I feel life is unfair in the short run. People would have me believe that it is however fair, given a long enough timescale.
7) I feel the required timescale is too long.
8) I'm extremely impatient.
9) I love music.
10) I hate noise.
11) I hate crowds too, for that matter. Partly because they tend to make too much noise.
12) I don't get jazz. I really don't.
13) I don't get art either. I've tried, but I just don't.
14) I think religion's a powerful concept, with infinite power to do good.
15) Unfortunately it's been used too often for just the opposite for me to be entirely comfortable with it.
16) I really hope God exists.
17) If he/she does, I'd like to pick a few bones with him/her, given the opportunity.
18) I think doctors are worse than useless.
19) I think engineering can be an artform unto itself.
20) I'll never stop loving my parents and my oye.
21) I really don't think that life has any purpose any greater than having fun while you're at it.
22) I lean slightly to the left.
23) I dislike government employees. They're too secure in their jobs to even pretend to be anything but complacent.
24) I think capitalism and communism have a good deal to learn from each other. That'd be a good system of governance.
25) People are stupid. Might as well make some money off them.
26) I like doing nothing.
27) But it can get boring after a while.
28) I don't particularly like to dress up.
29) Bodies of water any larger than a swimming pool are inherently evil.
30) I'm not all that in touch with my Indian heritage. In fact I think calling it my heritage is a bit strong. Perhaps more of a background check.
31) I like comedy.
32) In general I don't like Bollywood movies, because usually they have nothing much to offer.
33) I think I'm overcritical.
34) Old hindi movies, in general, rock.
35) I might just be too cynical for my own good.
36) I've never had a religious experience.
37) I've had many medical ones.
38) Surprisingly I'm still alive (see 18).
39) I'd like nothing more than to make a ton of cash early, and then use it to make even more.
40) I think I'm capable of doing so.
41) I prefer to start off being indifferent to people when I meet them.
42) Unfortunately, I form opinions very fast. Usually lasting ones.
43) I really think that the best punishment for rapists should be rape.
44) Not so for murderers. They should be tortured a bit first.
45) I keep hoping that there's a secret police that doesn't bother with the legal process.
46) I'd love to be its head.
47) I might just be very evil.
48) Or the nicest person ever.
49) I will, however, never be a vegetarian painter.
50) Despite all this, I have great faith in the human spirit.
1) I'm never quite sure about most things.
2) But I don't really care either.. well, usually, anyways.
3) I don't like people whom I think are undeserving (that's almost everyone).
4) I dislike people who are unfair or rude. I think they're the aesthetic eqivalents of the hostels 12 and 13. Eyesores.
5) I hate people who are unfair or rude towards those I love. I'd gleefully dance on their graves if such an opportunity happened to present itself.
6) I feel life is unfair in the short run. People would have me believe that it is however fair, given a long enough timescale.
7) I feel the required timescale is too long.
8) I'm extremely impatient.
9) I love music.
10) I hate noise.
11) I hate crowds too, for that matter. Partly because they tend to make too much noise.
12) I don't get jazz. I really don't.
13) I don't get art either. I've tried, but I just don't.
14) I think religion's a powerful concept, with infinite power to do good.
15) Unfortunately it's been used too often for just the opposite for me to be entirely comfortable with it.
16) I really hope God exists.
17) If he/she does, I'd like to pick a few bones with him/her, given the opportunity.
18) I think doctors are worse than useless.
19) I think engineering can be an artform unto itself.
20) I'll never stop loving my parents and my oye.
21) I really don't think that life has any purpose any greater than having fun while you're at it.
22) I lean slightly to the left.
23) I dislike government employees. They're too secure in their jobs to even pretend to be anything but complacent.
24) I think capitalism and communism have a good deal to learn from each other. That'd be a good system of governance.
25) People are stupid. Might as well make some money off them.
26) I like doing nothing.
27) But it can get boring after a while.
28) I don't particularly like to dress up.
29) Bodies of water any larger than a swimming pool are inherently evil.
30) I'm not all that in touch with my Indian heritage. In fact I think calling it my heritage is a bit strong. Perhaps more of a background check.
31) I like comedy.
32) In general I don't like Bollywood movies, because usually they have nothing much to offer.
33) I think I'm overcritical.
34) Old hindi movies, in general, rock.
35) I might just be too cynical for my own good.
36) I've never had a religious experience.
37) I've had many medical ones.
38) Surprisingly I'm still alive (see 18).
39) I'd like nothing more than to make a ton of cash early, and then use it to make even more.
40) I think I'm capable of doing so.
41) I prefer to start off being indifferent to people when I meet them.
42) Unfortunately, I form opinions very fast. Usually lasting ones.
43) I really think that the best punishment for rapists should be rape.
44) Not so for murderers. They should be tortured a bit first.
45) I keep hoping that there's a secret police that doesn't bother with the legal process.
46) I'd love to be its head.
47) I might just be very evil.
48) Or the nicest person ever.
49) I will, however, never be a vegetarian painter.
50) Despite all this, I have great faith in the human spirit.
posted by Mandel's Broth at 10:32
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