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Two Movies!

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(This is an old post, didn't have time or internet connection to post it.Enjoy.) I watched two movies this weekend. But it wasn't a voluntary decision. My friend (who is dying of body ache right now) just happend to download those movies through her magic sources right at the time I was going to meet her. So these are the two movies we watched: 1.What to expect when you are expecting And  2.Easy A  What to expect when you are expecting can be summed up through my friends epiphanies during the movie....which are listed below- 1 . Towards the beginning "all the women in this movie are pregnant?" 2. A little after the beginning "all the women in this movie are pregnant!" 3. during the climax of the movie   "so they get pregnant in the beginning and they deliver the baby in the end. Thats the story?"  (all except two actually. That was their big twist,i suspect.)   4. While the cast is in the delivery room yelling push and...

It's good to be me

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The title for this post is a line from a book that I recently read and loved. Its called The Flying Man.  He doesn't fly. Not in the aeronautical sense of the word atleast. He is a practical dreamer. One who hates and refuses to be chained. And what are these chains? At first it was just the family in Pakistan. then it becomes his first wife Carine. She devotes herself to him and he can't stand it. He can't stand her. One day he just leaves her without any explanation and shifts to another country. I am a person who loves funny and nonsensical things.This isn't a funny novel but I still think its top notch. It isn't serious either. It is not an adventure novel either but you want to know what happens next. What is he up to? Where is he going now? How will he react to this?There are so many layers to this story. I doubt I can do justice to each one.This is a quick read that keeps you thinking about the story long after you are done with it. The Flying M...