tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44969977630417505102024-03-13T06:38:15.822-07:00I came, I saw, I cribbedGoing from bad to worse, one verse at a time.Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-29435241115372731122016-09-22T21:39:00.000-07:002016-09-22T21:39:38.098-07:00Moving on<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've loved "spelling it out" here (and coming up with that name). I like writing. Even though i know no one's actually reading. I know this because the blogger stats page informs me that the traffic sources for the few page views are all very, not to get too technical, spammy. But for some reason i like making sporadic posts here. I dont know why. Well, i do know why but uh lets not get into it. Plausible deniability and all that. So like the new year's gym resolutionaries, i've concluded that money might be the motivation i need to keep writing. Oh no, not actually getting paid for writing. I'm not so delusional. No, i'm going to pay the $12 a year to get meself a url minus the blogspot. And hopefully the financial aspect will keep homest and tapping away at the keyboard.<br />
So, the url is: <a href="http://www.badtoverse.com/">http://www.badtoverse.com/</a><br />
I hope you will drop by.<br />
Quick, what's 6*7?<br />
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Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-72515177868984192572016-09-21T06:52:00.002-07:002016-09-21T06:52:29.758-07:00That box labelled miscellaneous<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I store old cards and notes in a sorted heap<br />
Some contents make me smile and some weep<br />
Some cute sticker-ed mail.<br />
Some fodder for blackmail *<br />
Some reminders of promises i did not keep.<br />
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* i'm waiting for one of my childhood correspondents to strike it rich and then ebay here i come :)</div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-83672111342167899592016-06-24T17:40:00.004-07:002016-06-24T17:54:21.338-07:00Why i still write here -or- yes,i hit refresh to up my page count <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yes, my blog's visitor count is one half.<br />
But there's always the greed<br />
Maybe someone will read<br />
and maybe smile and, dare i hope, laugh<br />
which means more than a visitor graph<br />
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Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-15132119711516329132016-06-24T17:40:00.002-07:002016-06-24T17:40:38.222-07:00BREXIT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So Britain is to exit the EU<br />
The "Remain"s were too few<br />
"Its just a farce"<br />
"It'll never pass."<br />
But the border is drawn anew.<br />
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Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-22837259551732201662015-09-25T05:14:00.001-07:002015-09-25T07:19:57.571-07:00Ganesh Chaturthi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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They brought Ganpati to the neighborhood<br />
It was, by far, the largest one they could.<br />
The people came,<br />
Chanted his name<br />
Then danced to songs from Bollywood.<br />
<br /></div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-85482894007921495682015-09-22T07:35:00.002-07:002015-09-22T07:53:51.666-07:00Ragrets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As Lady M said, "Out, damned spot"<br />
Time has moved on; I have not.<br />
Years down the line<br />
I insist I am fine.<br />
One day, the lie will get me caught.<br />
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ps- The title of this post is from my favorite joke in the movie, 'We're the millers'. From http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=no+ragrets&defid=7652005 :<br />
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<div class="meaning" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c353c; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Scotty P's shitty tattoo in the movie We're The Millers.</span></div>
<div class="example" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c353c; line-height: 22.4px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Scotty P- "This tat here is my credo: No Ragrets"</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>David- " You have no ragrets? Not even a single letter?</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Scotty P- "No Way Not Me"</i></span></div>
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Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-90649780713694938262015-07-18T12:01:00.000-07:002015-07-18T20:27:27.896-07:00Happy 100 to me!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am a hundred posts old!<br />
Some terrible; a few gold.<br />
And now from this peak <br />
The answer I seek:<br />
Should I stay or should I fold?<br />
<br /></div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-64496799634820259682015-07-17T15:45:00.002-07:002015-07-18T12:01:35.930-07:00Aww look at the cutey kitty cat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today, someone smuggled a kitten into office<br />
Of all the reactions, I never imagined this.<br />
Maybe its coz she's so tiny,<br />
Playful with eyes so shiny.<br />
Although mind control is also a hypothesis!<br />
<br />
Note: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasma_gondii">T. Gondii</a> is an actual parasite that alters the behavior (mind control!) of rats making them more susceptible to be eaten by cats - which is the only host where the T. Gondii can reproduce. It's pretty fascinating. I remember reading somewhere about how it could also affect behavior of humans but I could not find proof of that.<br />
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Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-76913680796505201902015-07-15T21:43:00.000-07:002015-07-15T21:51:23.768-07:00Prime Day Disappointment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Prime day was to be a miser's gold mine.<br />
I started looking at deals in office at nine<br />
But the bargains were few<br />
And really nothing new.<br />
Though a fancy chef's hat is now mine!</div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-70355673915174495302015-07-12T22:52:00.000-07:002015-07-12T22:52:07.971-07:00Panditji<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We were secure; our building was defended<br />
With firmness and care, us kids were tended.<br />
He knew great pain<br />
But did not complain.<br />
So many thanks.. And now his watch has ended.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-28903928000513070592015-06-29T22:54:00.004-07:002015-06-29T22:54:54.992-07:00Inertia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Oh, it is a bitter pill to swallow;<br />
Much easier to whine and to wallow.<br />
About fate and luck.<br />
Ever the lame duck.<br />
Where inaction is, consequence must follow.</div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-57289913367701349182015-06-12T18:37:00.001-07:002015-06-12T18:37:55.897-07:00The flipside of eating beetroots<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Eat more beetroots", the Doctor said<br />
Luckily, they're not something I dread.<br />The only price I pay:<br />
If I eat it today,<br />
Tomorrow my, uh, output, is Red.</div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-87769292396739132332015-05-27T20:25:00.002-07:002015-05-27T20:25:25.667-07:00Happiness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The old person said, getting sappy,<br />"Learn from babies how to be happy"<br />I bit my lip.<br />But let slip:<br />"Sure. If you feed and change my nappy"</div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-36240304404676708662015-05-26T19:34:00.002-07:002015-05-26T19:34:16.235-07:00Cookie jar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ah, the temptress sits in my line of sight<br />
Every minute I put up a valiant fight.<br />
But resistance is futile.<br />
"I'll walk an extra mile."<br />
If cookies are wrong, who wants to be right?<br />
<br />
Note: The Cookie Master bakes fresh cookies daily for a $1 contribution. The cookie jar is right across from me. Most days, all that keeps me from sampling the goodies is the lack of $1 notes. Yay for the credit card culture! <br />
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Is there some minor inconvenience that ensures you make the right choice?<br />
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Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-9399564908456675452015-05-25T12:53:00.000-07:002015-05-25T12:53:52.984-07:00Birthday Hangover<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Birthday hangovers are a thing I say.<br />
There's all the excitement for the birthday.<br />
There's fun and laughter.<br />
Then comes the day after.<br />
And the only cure is 364 days away<br />
</div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-52176583201127806422015-05-10T19:08:00.001-07:002015-05-10T19:08:33.543-07:00Be Healthy ... starting tomorrow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I made the promise before I went to bed.<br />
It was time to do; enough had been said.<br />
My rival on the trail:<br />
An energetic snail.<br />
I'm happy to report I came out ahead.</div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-87351768554836506362015-05-08T22:34:00.000-07:002015-05-08T22:34:02.568-07:00The increasingly poor decisions of me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hitting "snooze" to start a hectic day<br />
Despite Google Maps, going astray.<br />
A good deed gone awry.<br />
Risking a UTI<br />
to attend a meeting I missed anyway.<br />
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Note: I wish the title was original. Instead, it is from the amazing serial: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1695989/">The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret</a> Sometimes you really can judge a book by its cover</div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-35523017777792501542015-05-06T20:02:00.002-07:002015-05-06T20:02:58.303-07:00summer fun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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To their delight, the children found <br />
Water filled in the potholes in the ground<br />
And made oceans for their boats, <br />
the new avatars of last year's notes.<br />
Avast! Adventures and thrills abound!<br />
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</div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-9401872446377017102015-05-05T18:46:00.002-07:002015-05-06T20:26:59.782-07:00Would love to but...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Headache is such a common excuse<br />
It works only on the really obtuse."<br />
"But, its real, the pain!"<br />
You protest in vain.<br />
A good liar doesnt face these issues. <br />
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<br /></div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-12546137167924499602015-05-04T17:50:00.000-07:002015-05-04T17:50:09.078-07:00Purists and Pop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />
Kylie Minogue made a very catchy, meta song.<br />
Alanis did the <a href="http://www.quora.com/Was-Alanis-Morissettes-song-Ironic-an-ironic-joke-that-nobody-got">same</a> and its nothing wrong.<br />
Pop lives up to its name<br />
with fluff, fortune and fame.<br />
If you dont like it, there's otheres; so move along.<br /><br /></div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-20042008009713478562015-05-03T14:48:00.000-07:002015-05-03T14:49:26.796-07:00Preserving our films; Preserving our past<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />
Movies were made, impacted us and time flew.<br />
Of their original prints, we don't have a clue<br />
We need to find them and preserve,<br />
Give them the future they deserve.<br />
Whether they're black and white or even blue!<br />
<br />
Note: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970179/">Hugo</a> opened my eyes to the importance of preservation of our films. I was delighted to read recently about the efforts in India to preserve Hindi films: <a href="https://in.news.yahoo.com/the-extraordinary-network-across-india-that-s-helping-restore-our-film-heritage--one-trashed-reel-at-a-time-052602235.html">https://in.news.yahoo.com/the-extraordinary-network-across-india-that-s-helping-restore-our-film-heritage--one-trashed-reel-at-a-time-052602235.html</a></div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-9128933182868287062015-05-02T15:01:00.000-07:002015-05-02T15:01:12.249-07:00Friends<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The requirements for being a good friend:<br />Having a ear, minus the judgement, to lend.<br />Stand up for and by me<br />When it is dark or shiny.<br />Oh, and delete my browsing history at the end.<br />
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ps- Ben E. King who wrote and sang "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwZNL7QVJjE&list=RDhwZNL7QVJjE">Stand by Me</a>" died recently. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ben-e-king-20150502-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ben-e-king-20150502-story.html </a>What began as a love song became an anthem for friendship after being featured in the movie, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092005/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">"Stand by Me"</a></div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-57624058528646856512015-02-12T17:37:00.002-08:002015-02-12T17:37:51.861-08:00The Grand Budapest Hotel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A rich woman, a charmer, a murder and wills<br />
A hotel in the middle of really big hills<br />
In 2014, the rise of the twerk<br />
Was rivaled only by the quirk.<br />
This movie has colors, laughter, awws and thrills. <br />
<br /></div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-56114508081114382072015-02-11T16:53:00.002-08:002015-02-11T16:53:58.958-08:00Boyhood: The movie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />
I thought Boyhood was an amazing movie,<br />
A highlight reel of life, love and family. <br />
"But its just a gimmick..."<br />
Complains many a critic.<br />
"Nothing happens!" But, sometimes, c'est la vie<br />
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<br />
. <br /><br />
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<br /></div>
Ramyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254294601485982261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496997763041750510.post-50433844894918531122014-08-14T20:14:00.000-07:002014-08-14T20:14:00.899-07:00Where have all the pockets gone?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In the quest for pants with pockets, I curse<br />The faux slits only make the absence worse.<br />But where does the phone go?<br />And the cash, keys and Polo*?<br />Its all a conspiracy to sell you a purse.<br /><br />*Or breath mint of your choice.</div>
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