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A Little Light-hearted Nonsense From the Oatmeal

I don’t have too many book reviews coming up because things have been beyond hectic this month. My reading has also slowed down considerably. I am still reading The Brothers Karamazov and finding it an extremely absorbing read, but it does take time to complete. So, in the meantime to keep things happening on my…

Fun Color Quiz

Couch Papaya’s post prompted me to also try out this fun quiz… And the result is: Red is your color You boast incredible willpower and are capable of overcoming obstacles that would normally leave others shaking in their boots. You have a penchant for colorful environments and often impress others with your energetic bursts of…

A Sea of Poppies

Lovely New Wallpapers

Recently happened to stumble upon an art site that had some wonderful imagery that folks can use on blogs or as wallpapers (if you are not into blogging). I could not use some of the imagery I liked because of WordPress security restrictions (no Javascript-based widgets), but you blogger users who like to jazz up…

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Showing Some Cover Love…

Since I don’t seem to have anything momentous to post this week, I thought I’d share some wonderful book covers I saw on Creative Review this weekend. These covers are a collaboration between Penguin and Project [RED] – an AIDS awareness fund. I liked some covers more than the others (Dracula was one of my…

Books Blogger Holiday Swap

Christmas Wishes and Presents!

This Sunday, after I got back from my vacation, I was so excited to receive my Christmas gift from Josephine (as part of the book blogger online holiday swap). Thank you Josephine for the really beautiful card, bookmark, and the copy of I, Coriander by Sally Gardner. From what I read on the back of…

What Color is Your Blog?

Another fun new quiz from Blogthings. I saw this on Shilpa’s blog and just had to try it 🙂 Your Blog Should Be Purple You’re an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything. You tend to set blogging trends, and you’re the most likely to write your own meme or survey.…

What Book Am I?

You’re The Hobbit! by J.R.R. Tolkien All you wanted was a nice cup of tea when some haggard crazy old man came into your life and told you it was time to do something with yourself. Now you’re all conflicted about whether to stick with your stay-at-home lifestyle or follow this crazy person into the…

What Kind of Book are you?

Another Blogthings quiz… You Are Action Adventure You are lively and spirited. You like to be in the middle of the action, and you have a ton of energy. You are very driven, and not just with your career. You like to play hard as well! You are bold and brave. You’re always looking for…

Are You Philosophically Eastern or Western?

Blogthings seems like a fun link that has tons of quizzes. I took up the Eastern vs Western Philosphy quiz, and here are the results: You Are Eastern You see yourself as a very small part of the universe – and you’re still trying to figure out what your role is. Discovering who you are…

Does this Reflect Me?

And yet another quiz that’s supposed to give some insight into my personality… Nishita’s Dewey Decimal Section: 001 Knowledge Class: 000 Computer Science, Information & General Works Contains: Encyclopedias, magazines, journals and books with quotations. What it says about you: You are very informative and up to date. You’re working on living in the here…