tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post8664648051840719553..comments2024-03-20T15:50:48.991+05:30Comments on Compulsive Confessions: Dear Diary,eMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-66588921027310529542007-04-27T06:48:00.000+05:302007-04-27T06:48:00.000+05:30i read your blog because in general i enjoy it. i ...i read your blog because in general i enjoy it. i simply cannot believe, though, that you'd not only do something as irresponsible as drink and drive, but also defend your actions. now it turns out you actually know people who've been victims of drunken drivers - i didn't know that, makes it truly unbelievably callous. and it's stupid to issue sarky PSAs when you don't follow your own advice: not only do you drink and drive, you boast about it on your blog. Shame on you. I'm appalled at your callousness, your lack of respect for others' lives, and inability to own up to your mistakes. So I repeat: please grow up, take some responsibility, and stop thinking that the world owes you any favours. You shock me. And hobo - thanks for backing me up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-47569861388166361562007-04-26T19:41:00.000+05:302007-04-26T19:41:00.000+05:30dear 'musings' with the olive branch,eM driving ar...dear 'musings' with the olive branch,<BR/><BR/>eM driving around drunk and being all callous and cool about it is something i will necessarily reprimand her for. she's a close personal friend of mine, between us we've known at least 4-6 people who've died in the past 7 years all due to a drunken driving accident either one caused by themselves or by someone else. the point is after having seen the devastation such callousness causes and after having vowed to mend our own habits, if this is carrying on then it is my duty as a freiend to remind her that a car is not just a vehicle. with a drunk driver behind the wheel it's a freaking weapon.<BR/><BR/>hoboAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-12620306965878168172007-04-26T14:25:00.000+05:302007-04-26T14:25:00.000+05:30why would you react to some comments by starting a...why would you react to some comments by starting an invitation only blog? its your blog. you dont have to react. there might be 10 people around you in physical space who might create issues but a blog is something read around the world. everyone is entitled to an opinion. people gave theirs. you gave yours. people are judgemental. big deal. its a blog and that too one of the better ones. forget people. be the way the politicians treat them. they have short term memory. :-) anyways, your life your choices. but ya just give me your license plate number so that i can stay far away from it. hahahaha. come on. take it easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-74781815785144693502007-04-26T12:49:00.000+05:302007-04-26T12:49:00.000+05:30get off eMs back everyone. Even if she was drunk. ...get off eMs back everyone. Even if she was drunk. a lady driver is as good or bad behind the wheel, drunk or sober!!! .... i'm on your side lil eM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-76957321275593836662007-04-26T12:15:00.000+05:302007-04-26T12:15:00.000+05:30we at the compulsive confessor want to issue this ...we at the compulsive confessor want to issue this public service message: drinking and driving is bad, kids. don't try it at home.<BR/><BR/>now will everyone kindly get off my back?<BR/><BR/>ps: i'm going to be turning this blog into a private one shortly, which means you need to be invited by email to join. its basically to be able to start blogging candidly once more, without fear of being censured or found out. i'll let you know exactly when, and if you still want to keep reading, send me your email address so i can invite you to the list!eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-86972631736419184072007-04-26T12:03:00.000+05:302007-04-26T12:03:00.000+05:30i dont think there is anyone amongst us who has no...i dont think there is anyone amongst us who has not done this. its very easy to moralize and to focus on others. i guess comments on this topic should be restricted to who have NEVER driven under the influence. maybe we should also restrict people who have been passengers but let their friend/family drive under the influence. in that case i am restricted. :-)Musings on Indiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602132786290539455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1634034198029846772007-04-26T09:59:00.000+05:302007-04-26T09:59:00.000+05:30did you just tell the anon who admonished you for ...did you just tell the anon who admonished you for driving drunk to fuck off!?! have you somehow forgotten the number of dead friends we have between us, unnecessarily dead because of some drunk driver's stupidity? what the fuck is the matter with you!? honestly i'd resisted commenting on this post because of the way you glorified driving around drunk. good for you bebe, honestly, what a star you are!<BR/><BR/><BR/>i can't even believe peices let you drive off like that and by both of your admissions you know you were both completely sozzled. thank whatever looked after you for letting you reach home safely. and for not endangering anyone else. but i guess you prolly took a leaf out of alistair pereira's book. running over one life only costs you one month in jail. fuck a party's worth that kind of sacrifice no!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-81279585196365684152007-04-26T08:42:00.000+05:302007-04-26T08:42:00.000+05:30c) salman khanI do think you are salman in disguis...c) salman khan<BR/>I do think you are salman in disguiseChrisannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042246117211331999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-27203904210599035912007-04-26T02:23:00.000+05:302007-04-26T02:23:00.000+05:30lets see, so far i'ma) immatureb) a murdererc) sal...lets see, so far i'm<BR/>a) immature<BR/>b) a murderer<BR/>c) salman khan<BR/><BR/>why do you even bother to read my blog? why do i let anonymous commenters comment?eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-4158239755676219742007-04-25T22:10:00.000+05:302007-04-25T22:10:00.000+05:30anon: seriously? fuck off.typically mature and tho...anon: seriously? fuck off.<BR/><BR/>typically mature and thoughtful response. but what do i exzpect from someone who drives drunk and doesn't give a fuck about it. <BR/><BR/>if, god forbid, you ever do cause someone to lose a life because of your cussed irresponsibility, i hope they use this blog as evidence against you. but i hope it never gets to that point. <BR/><BR/>maybe you should befriend Salman Khan, you seem to share his ethical standards ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-40288124201450448422007-04-25T16:12:00.000+05:302007-04-25T16:12:00.000+05:30indian urban youth. hmmmm. that explains it. :-)do...indian urban youth. hmmmm. that explains it. :-)<BR/><BR/>does the "urban indian youth" think its ok to drink and drive? sorry to say but i dont think irresponsibility and "urban indian youth" mean the same thing. i know the response to this - musing...fuck off. ok then. :-)Musings on Indiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602132786290539455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-74309584783276176252007-04-25T15:20:00.000+05:302007-04-25T15:20:00.000+05:30i'm really in a comment replying mood these last f...i'm really in a comment replying mood these last few days :)<BR/><BR/>shantanu: thanks, thanks. i guess minutae aren't exactly pointless after all, seeing how many comments this post has got!<BR/><BR/>me: ya, i realise a lot of my favourite posts involve phoebe. like last night? i was watching the one where she picks up that dude who's all enthusiastic about life (cameo by alec baldwin) for monica and ross's parents anniversary party. i giggled my way through it. oh, and thanks for linking me!<BR/><BR/>chrisann: ha, ha, well, i certainly hope so. have nothing more to contribute to your americanisation vs globalisation argument, except this, being an indian, born and brought up in india, i don't think of myself as american in any way. sure, my focus and my thoughts to a certain extent have been influenced by the western media, but i'm still a specimen of that strange thing--the urban indian youth.<BR/><BR/>wild horses: zee cafe, 2-4 pm? :) and yeah, join the line, baby.<BR/><BR/>anon: seriously? fuck off.<BR/><BR/>perspective: thanks :) and i do try, whenever i'm "inspired".<BR/><BR/>musings: see response to chrisann above.<BR/><BR/>A THE A: um... no?eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-78471804011089235532007-04-25T14:11:00.000+05:302007-04-25T14:11:00.000+05:30Are you part of...The Thanksgiving Club???Are you part of...<BR/><BR/>The Thanksgiving Club<BR/><BR/>?<BR/>?<BR/>?Andrew The Assholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581647720793311247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-76121810080953504752007-04-25T12:23:00.000+05:302007-04-25T12:23:00.000+05:30to add to the previous comment...i think a choice ...to add to the previous comment...<BR/><BR/>i think a choice is a choice when it is made consciously. my point is that globalization does not mean americanization. i think that if i dont know what being an indian means then this thin line that separates americanization and globalization would definitely become invisible.Musings on Indiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602132786290539455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-2885760433060246902007-04-25T12:16:00.000+05:302007-04-25T12:16:00.000+05:30I agree its globalization. Embrace it? Yes. For su...I agree its globalization. Embrace it? Yes. For sure. What to embrace and what not to embrace? I think its a matter of personal choice.Musings on Indiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602132786290539455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-81218301940340640842007-04-24T22:53:00.000+05:302007-04-24T22:53:00.000+05:30Pointless post? Not really.. such fun to read!!Lov...Pointless post? Not really.. such fun to read!!Love them.. I just wish you'd write more and often! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-43491042198732083332007-04-24T20:56:00.000+05:302007-04-24T20:56:00.000+05:30Kinda shocked that you drive drunk with such .. in...Kinda shocked that you drive drunk with such .. insouciance. It's really irresponsible. One of these days you'll kill someone, or yourself, and it won't be pretty. And this is true however carefully you drive when drunk, so that's not an excuse. <BR/><BR/>Seriously? Grow up!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-37321440881293922992007-04-24T16:32:00.000+05:302007-04-24T16:32:00.000+05:30this is creepy .. i was watching the same episodes...this is creepy .. i was watching the same episodes..<BR/>or maybe not.. so were countless other indians on sunday afternoon.. and i do believe the nooh yawkers were sleeping still <BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>also, can i be that beer bottle puhleeez?wild horseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598364948824392275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-42806737673164197182007-04-24T09:07:00.000+05:302007-04-24T09:07:00.000+05:30musings: In response to your question on "Indianes...musings: In response to your question on "Indianess"<BR/>I think our Indianess is directly related to our personal deffinitions of what is "Indian" to us... as is when we're defining "americanized"<BR/>We've been hearing about <BR/>"diversity" since we were in <BR/>pre-school...here's a blog by an Indian with a difference <BR/>don't worry about it being "good" or "bad"<BR/>read and enjoy....Chrisannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042246117211331999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-38779877815759576092007-04-24T08:57:00.000+05:302007-04-24T08:57:00.000+05:30ooops about the secret identity:)but yours is stil...ooops about the secret identity<BR/>:)<BR/>but yours is still secret right?Chrisannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042246117211331999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-34721287651465128922007-04-23T22:35:00.000+05:302007-04-23T22:35:00.000+05:30And oh! Did I tell you? The Compulsive Confessor i...And oh! Did I tell you? The Compulsive Confessor is on my blogroll :) If I've told you, plz ignore this comment :P Blame it on too much blogging!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279878087585603554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-18470565895430949102007-04-23T22:33:00.000+05:302007-04-23T22:33:00.000+05:30The only point I connected with in the post was Fr...The only point I connected with in the post was Friends... My favourite was the one where Phoebe sings Smelly Cats at Central Perk!! Love Phoebe's inanity!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279878087585603554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-91790593489221888442007-04-23T19:48:00.000+05:302007-04-23T19:48:00.000+05:30Re: Pointless posts. As you can see, a wide varie...Re: Pointless posts. As you can see, a wide variety of people read your posts. You have a flair for writing, and for me personally, reading blogs such as yours, is a great stress-buster too! :)<BR/><BR/>Heh, that comment on globalization is spot on!Shantanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775725512802702601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-2594176043450742672007-04-23T17:22:00.000+05:302007-04-23T17:22:00.000+05:30amit: see, pieces and i were discussing our ever s...amit: see, pieces and i were discussing our ever so 'umble BA degrees and we came to the conclusion that education is overrated and we never, ever want to go back to college. and your comment (and mayas) just fortified my belief. exams. ugh.<BR/><BR/>maya: shameful child! no, but have number etc, CALL me from your landline and we can fix up the deets.<BR/><BR/>shek: um. would you lose all respect for me if i told you i didn't know what a HD TV is? ooooh wait, high definition? my tv is tiny but i love it still.<BR/><BR/>chrisann: so much for being all secret identity type and calling you X! :) of course the party got a mention, i had a lovely time.<BR/><BR/>zee: aww.. thank you.<BR/><BR/>musings: it's globalisation, baby. embrace it with open arms.<BR/><BR/>n: the question is, is it a good difference or a bad difference? this makes all the (heh) difference.eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-45770678909854985802007-04-23T17:10:00.000+05:302007-04-23T17:10:00.000+05:30maybe this wasnt such a bad post if it made me com...maybe this wasnt such a bad post if it made me comment. there is a difference to ur writing since u moved to mumbai. donno what exactly but there is!amnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065092085963619873noreply@blogger.com