looking glass

more than 100 things about me, listed in increasing order of their atrociousness...

i ...

...have had shoulder length hair

...have worn an earring to work

...carry a Zippo sometimes

...have jumped from a plane

...~~own~~ possess expensive accessories

...have clothes that i've never worn (even once)

...have scored a 0 once on a math test in my 12th grade

...can whistle (most) tough tunes

...have seen movie plots in my dreams with spectacular special effects

...like to think my sense of fashion is haute

...have collected coins, stamps, stickers, matchbox covers...clothing labels (from my clothes)

...haven't watched TV in years

...don't wear a wrist watch

...like to think i am a good writer

...sing horribly, but like to sing along anyway

...have eclectic tastes

...can swim a mile non-stop

...have a BMI of 18

...have cleaned stables (more than once)

...think keeping pets is a waste

...have been accused of being diplomatic

...think that ppl feel intimidated by me sometimes

...remember all useless things and none of the important ones

...need chow every few hours

...tend to drink a lot of fluids

...always carry a kerchief and a pen

...still surprise myself sometimes

...don't know if i ever fell in love

...think that human beings were never meant to mate for life

...think that life's futility is best forgotten

...have a feeling that you are not gonna see the end of this

i prefer ...

...peace and quiet

...literature

...basking in the Sun

...automobiles

...articles of snob value

...figures of speech

...music

...traveling

...well thought-out design innovations

...watching commercials

...play on words

...mythology

...simplistic user interface design

...watching movies

...trivia

...airplane take offs and landings

...learning languages

...The Matrix

...taking hot showers

...simplicity

...photography

...gadgets

...driving stick shift

...TextPad

...Apple hardware

...doing artsy things

...'mostly sunny' weather to 'sunny'

...swimming

...food without preservatives/artificial ingredients

...plain water to carbonated drinks

...ink pens to ball points

i dislike...

...orange juice concentrate

...grammatical errors

...math

...inefficiency

...pretentiousness

...ppl who rip off

...cold weather

...formal clothes

...it when ppl call models "actors"

...dirty nails

...competition

...obligations

...making compromises

...wearing jewellery (except earrings)

...giving up easily

...reality shows

...the attitude of ppl who litter

... Pune's rickshaw-wallas

...unreal horror movies

...politics

...ppl who don't reply to emails

...washing and ironing clothes

...seeing paper getting wasting

...anything mango flavoured

...the noise appliances with electric motors make

...clothes with horizontal stripes

...the fact that computers (server grade) freeze up on me all the time (and they all do)

...it when they immediately replay commercials or repeat their blurbs (e.g. phone numbers)

...remixes, unless i have heard them be4 i've heard the original

...the fact that i know lyrics to songs i hate

...software that do not support keyboard shortcuts

i am ...

...a Leo

...single

...an omnivore

...caffeine sensitive

...independent

...stubborn

...a minimalist

...a tree hugger

...analytical

...selfish

...generous

...logical

...inscrutable

...somewhat possessive

...sentimental, but you can't tell

...temperamental

...extremely fastidious

...an introvert

...fascinated by Nature - all its organisms and phenomena

...philosophical at times

...wannabe designer artist

...good at finding things

...not addicted to anything

...a vagabond

...(!)just another guy