Addictions

**Disclaimer: This post is not a helpline for folks who need help with their addictions**

• Re-reading Agatha Christie Novels over and over again --- Am currently reading They Do it With Mirrors. I know who the murderer is. That, however, does not stop me from finishing the book. Cannot understand it.



• Watching Fear-Factor based Indian Reality Shows --- Am currently watching Khatron Ke Khiladi Torchaar. The format has not changed - you would think I would be bored by now - naaah.



• Never walking out of a book-store without purchasing --- Went to get 2 books for my niece but ended up buying the latest Michael Connelly book, Reversal without having read a single review.



• Watching Re-Telecasts of the popular sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S --- Have the entire collection, season 1 through season 10 except season 7. Still cannot switch it off when there is a re-telecast of even a single episode of any one of the seasons. Drives the Arien nuts.



• Purchasing shoes, sandals, slip-ons, and a variety of other footwear --- I have to try on a pair of stilletos or wedges, fall madly in lowe with it even if I cannot walk a step without support, and then purchase it. Of course, it is def not comfortable for daily wear and so is dumped in the far corner of my shoe rack until I forget all 'bout it. It is the Arien who sweetly informs me that I have a very similar one at home when I am busy contemplating my next purchase.



• Watching movies with Subtitles at home --- I believe that a complete movie experience involves no missed dialogue, no did-not-get joke, no "wh?-whaa?-whatwastht?" etc. When you have subtitles, you don't miss dialogues, you get 98% of the jokes, and there is no "whaa?". Of course, it is tedious but I wudn't have it any other way.

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Ragged -- A funny day!

My ofc moved to a new location last month. I like moves because of the change aspect. We get new cubes (Yeah!), the day before the schedueld move is spent in packing (no work - Double yeah!), and then after we actually move, we waste a lot of time clearing our clutter i.e unpacking (yaba daba doo). Well, all that happened last month - yes, during the movie mania month. Anyway, the new place is nice. However, thanks to the move, I now take the public transport aka the Red Bus (Not Red Bull) -- the Red Volvo from ofc to home.

These red volvos have been around since 2006 itseems, but I always had my Honda Activa and so I had no use for the red volvo until quite recently. Anyway, I am now quite a regular on the red volvo, which is a fully air-conditioned, low-floor, sooper cool bus.

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I am so regular that I got ragged by the driver and the conductor last week. The reason - I refuse to sit on the seats and spend the 15 mts that it takes for the volvo bus to reach my stop, standing. In some weird way, they actually felt insulted that I refused to sit. The driver asked me if I was worried that the bus may have an accident. Red-faced, I started "It takes hardly any time to reach my stop.." and stopped. The conductor interrupted "Your stop is 5 stops away." Grrr... I started again "The bus goes so fast..." - I could not complete the sentence. The driver took offense by assuming that I meant he was speeding and informed me that he was not going fast at all and gave me a baashan. I got more and more red-faced, trying to explain the same point in different ways and was totally and completely ragged! I gave up finally and I was never so glad to see that it was my stop. I jumped out and heard their uproarious laughter from inside the bus. Whaaat a day!!

Five Children and It

After a really looong time, I read a book. And, I am sooo glad that this post is not a movie review :) This young adult novel was a total joy to read. It reminded me of my Enid Blyton days. Enid Blyton could draw me into her world and I would always hate to go back to mine. Edith is equally good. I really wanted to know what happens with the children next. Do they meet Psammead again? When? I think thats wht good writing is all about. You keep the audience interested long after the book has been read. Thats a good tip for my blog posts and for later!

Anyway, I had never heard of this book or the author and that is suprising considering I am quite a bookworm. However, I recall that I steered clear of classics. So, probably I missed this as well. Anyway, I would have never read this book, if it weren't for my frend's blog. Thanks Nish!

This book is part of a trilogy and as is my practice, I must read the rest of the books. Yeaaahh!! I think I will finally read some books :D

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