Fiction Fantasy

Somewhat inspired post about the top 10 literary characters who I will totally make out with if they were real!

1. Amit Chaterjee (A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth): I did this post so I can profess my love for Amit Chaterjee!A witty, sarcastic,intellectual, cynical poet. (If you haven’t read the book please don’t read ahead…) I had to resist severe urges to smack Lata when she rejected him. I would have married him just for the proposal. Surprisingly everybody I know who’s read the book thought she should marry Kabir!

2. Mr.Beaumaris (Arabella - Georgette Heyer) : My favorite from all of Georgette Heyer’s lovable heroes. I adore him for his indulgent, nonchalant , witty attitude!

3. Luke Brandon (Shopaholic Series - Sophie Kinshella) : There’s something about him that sends tingly feelings to my finger tips when I read the books! Again a very indulgent hero often willing to laugh at Becky’s escapades!

4. Sirius Black (Cmon! Must I say!) : Again the self assurance, wit and easy going nature! After Dumbledore, Sirius is the character I love the most!

5. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mocking Bird- Harper Lee): The sensitive intellectual with the spectacles to boot!

6. Scott Bradley (Honour Among Thieves - Jeffrey Archer)- The dashing, erudite, valiant hero!

7. Gilbert Blythe ( Anne Series - L M Montgomery) - Smart, sensitive, funny. For old time’s sake since I had the biggest schoolgirl crush on him when I was growing up!

8. “Daddy” from (Daddy Long Legs- Jean Webster) - The mysterious, benevolent lover!

9. Mr.Aladdin (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - Kate Wiggin) - Wickedly funny, kind and absolutely adorable! There seems to be a trend here with Children fiction heroes! Hmmm! But thats the genre I have read and re-read most voraciously!

10. The Narrator in the Series of Unfortunate events who I think is Lemony Snicket himself! Weird fantasy this one!

Some popular ones I don’t necessarily love and why :

1.Holden Caufield - I love the book but the guy’s a little over the top crazy for my tastes

2. Rhett Butler - My favorite male characters in the book were Gerald O Hara and Will Benteen. I loved Scarlett more then Rhett!

3.Mr.Darcy - He was a big sulky wimp!

4. Howard Roark - I hate Ayn Rand!

Now that I started, I can’t stop. So going to make this a Tag of sorts!

Top ten Fictional Characters :

1. Scarlett O Hara - Gone With the Wind

2. Albus Dumbledore - Harry Potter

3. Anne Shirley - Anne of Green Gables

4. Florentyna Abel - Kane and Abel

5. Amit Chatterjee - A Suitable Boy

6. Yossarian - Catch 22

7. Scout - To Kill a Mocking Bird

8. Jeeves - From P.G.Wodehouse

9. Jennifer Cavilleri - Love Story

10.Ulysses - Homer

And now Some of my favorite novelists (I am not listing them as top ten as I might regret missing out someone) :

Jeffrey Archer

Vikram Seth

Mark Haddon

Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni

Khaled Hosseini

J K Rowling

Lemony Snicket

Saki

L M Montgomery

Francis Hodgens Burnett

Georgette Heyer

F. Scott Fitzgerald

I had a lot of fun writing this post! I tag Mahathi and anyone else who wishes to take this up

Resurrection Tag :D

CPR from Mahathi

1. Last movie you saw in a theater?
Leatherheads…ah Clooney !

2. What book are you reading?
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - Haruki Murakami (been reading this for too long now), When the Two Ivans Quarreled - Nikolai Gogol and re-reading Acts of Faith- Eric Segal.

3. Favorite board game?
Pictionary, Battleship, Scotland Yard, Taboo

4. Favorite magazine?
Sportstar, Readers Digest

5. Favorite smells?
I associate everything with smell Fav ones are : Halloween, Warm vanilla sugar, Lavender, Polo blue , Appa smell - mixture of Brut aftershave, vibhuthi and cigarettes, Vethakuzhambu cooking, solvents…

6. Favorite sounds?
The done sound of the microwave, the violin, laughter in the company of the “family”, and music!

7. Worst feeling in the world?
When someone doesn’t like me or is mad at me , Being unable to tell people when they did me wrong..I need confrontation but am too chicken for it!

8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up?
Will she already be in her office?

9. Favorite fast food place?
Gangotree.

10. Future child’s name?
Mmmmm…

11. Finish this statement. “If I had lot of money I’d….?”
quit my PhD and go back home

12. Do you drive fast?
I probably will

13. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
NO…never owned one actually. I played with cars as a kid..

14. Storms - cool or scary?
Cool if I’m tucked in bed

15. What was your first car?
Maruti Van

16. Favorite drink?
Apple juice, iced green tea and neer moru.

17. Finish this statement, “If I had the time I would….”
figure out new ways to waste it.

18. Do you eat the stems on broccoli?
Yeah..y not?

19. If you could dye your hair any color, what would be your choice?
Black..But for the fear of looking Gothic, I don’t!

20. Name all the different cities/towns you’ve lived in?
Madras-Columbus..I have strong rooting instincts.

21. Favorite sports to watch?
Tennis, Cricket, Football (both varieties) and Basketball.

22. One nice thing about the person who sent this to you?
She is an entertainer!

23. What’s under your bed?
The floor.

24. Would you like to be born as yourself again?
I love me!

25. Morning person, or night owl?
Grad school has turned me into a night owl. I used to be quite a morning person

26. Over easy, or sunny side up?
Sunny side up!

27. Favorite place to relax?
The sadly dilipated bean bag at home in Madras.

28. Favorite pie?
Blueberry

29. Favorite ice cream flavor?
Amul vanilla

30. Of all the people you tagged this to, who’s most likely to respond first?
I am tagging anyone who sees this n takes it up..So it’s probably gonna be you

Shuffle

This is a Tag that I saw in this nice blog I read. It looked very interesting and since I had said player, an infrequently updated blog and a grad student’s “spare” time at hand I decide to tag myself.(No one tags me. So I am shameless like that!)

Rules:

1. Put your MP3 player on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write the name of the song no matter what. No cheating!

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY?” YOU SAY?
Inni Naanum Naan Illai– Hey nee romba azhaga irukka

In an obscure way I think it makes sense..illa?

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
azhage azhagu - Rajapaarvai

Perfectly fit the bill!!!!

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?

Kajra re - Bunty aur babli

Huh???

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?

Socho ki Jheelon ka sheher - Mission Kashmir

Very apt I must say!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Ek lo ek muft - Guru

LOL

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Sri saraswathi - Maharajapuram Santhanam

Again, Huh???

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Thoongadha vizhigal - Agni Nakshatram

WTF!
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Madurai Veeran - Dhool

ROTFL..and what the hell is that doing in my Ipod!

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Edhaya Gathi yenakku - Chalanattai - Bombay Jayashri

Spookily Perfect!

WHAT IS 2+2?
Paartha mudhal naale – Vettaiyadu Vilayadu

Nonsense!!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Mangalyam - Alaipayuthe

Very very spooky! We used to sing this song together all the time on our way to Chemistry class!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Theepidikka - Arinthum Ariyamalum
hmmmm

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
September Maadham - Alaipayuthe

Now that I think about it mmmm…….
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Muruganin Maru peyar azhagu - Bombay Jayashri

Murugan devotee??
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Kuchi kuchi rakkama - Bombay

Okay!

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Hari bhajan bina sukha shanti nahi - Sundaram Bhajan group

I am an enlightened soul!

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?

Kannamoochi yenada - Kandukonden-2-Yesudas version

I have to dance at my wedding?

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Pirava Varam tharai - Latangi - Madirakshi

mmmm…Poignant!

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Selai Kattum pennukoru vasam - Kodi Parakkuthu

Tying Sarees?? Smelling things?

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Minsara Poove - Padayappa

Really?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Rang de Basanti - Rang de Basanti

Yes! They bring colour in to my life!

WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Dastan-e-Om shanti Om - OSO

Dastan-e-Nandita Fits!

I landed with either spookily right answers or gibberish! But this tag was a blast!

 Edited to add : I Tag Mahathi!