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pennificent

pennificent
Location
New Delhi, India
Birthday
October 06
Bio
I'm a writer with mad wanderlust and a burning desire to learn Hindi without paying for lessons. So far it's working. I love laughing, especially at myself.

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Salon.com
February 10, 2009 03:33AM
“It's quite amazing, it's true, that Starbucks will follow almost wherever you go. Except India, though, because India specializes in bureaucracy as muc…”
About: Your brief midnight tour of the Dubai airport
February 09, 2009 04:55PM
“My computer's all screwy and won't let me rate the post! All I can say is "yes yes yes." Though I think a lot of change will inevitably come a…”
About: Act Locally, Impact Globally
January 28, 2009 01:23PM
“This book has been my bible for years now. (rated)”
About: Cunts
January 27, 2009 02:14PM
“Hey! The car share co-op is taking off in Victoria, too (much to my relief and satisfaction). Post rated for content, Canadian-ness, and green-focus. :)”
About: My 700 car family
January 27, 2009 05:13AM
“Gorgeous pics. I envy you and your bike. Did a trip from Delhi to Urchagaon (spelling?) this weekend. The Suzuki Swift was fun but not nearly as awesome…”
About: Kamshet Ride
January 12, 2009 09:17AM
“*lmao* This is awesome AND well-written. And I'm still stuck on the "peace bitches" line... THANK YOU!”
About: Fuck you, OS. I'm out.
January 11, 2009 01:00PM
“Came back to read this again and saw your comment after mine. Can we stand still? Oh goodness. Still needing this post as much this week as last. Still a…”
About: Surrender
January 08, 2009 10:42PM
“I needed this SO MUCH this morning! I'm going to keep a copy of it on my desktop so I can check in with it when I'm slipping into "holy crap"…”
About: Surrender
January 08, 2009 11:35AM
“Ann-Marie MacDonald: Fall on Your Knees (novel) Vincent Lam: Blood-letting and Other Miraculous Cures (short stories) Fred Wah: Diamond Grill (poetry/pro…”
About: Who's Your Favorite Canadian Author?
January 04, 2009 09:45PM
“Thanks for the navel-gazing. :) I always like hearing stories from people who have moved around as much as I have.”
About: 25 Places
January 04, 2009 11:10AM
“Hey thanks all! The new job secures at least another year or two in India, so there will be lots of postcards to come. :)”
About: New year, new mac, new job.
December 30, 2008 02:11AM
“bah! I love this song. In fact, I love the whole Like I Said album even though I'm pretty sure they're mostly remakes. Ah, old school Ani Difranco. She's…”
About: Again, it's Ani... :) I don't think for myself anymore
December 30, 2008 01:41AM
“artsfish: I was thinking that! I can't believe my good fortune, and I've never been so happy to be broke. Living on a little always felt like a chore,…”
About: New year, new mac, new job.
December 29, 2008 01:23PM
“Wealth and poverty--of the abstract and abject varieties--are so hard to fathom. I still haven't decided which is worse for the soul and I don't know i…”
About: Relative Wealth
December 29, 2008 01:14PM
“Count me in. I'm on the lookout for new poets. PS. Do you take requests (jeez I'm obnoxious!)? I'd be excited as all hell if you were to post some Lorna…”
About: Poem of the Week
December 28, 2008 11:37PM
“I think I may just have to write my own piece on your Cha Cha Rodriguez. How fabulous is that??? *lol* Kicking ass and taking names -- in heels.”
About: 25 things about me meme - scandalous, mundane, and bizarre.
December 17, 2008 09:57PM
“*lol* Smithbarney, I resisted giving a physical description with great difficulty. Let's just say Ramesh was an added incentive to make it to class. ;)…”
About: Early morning yoga class
December 17, 2008 08:56AM
“I had a friend come to me almost in tears after voting for the BJP in the last Delhi elections. She said she just couldn't stomach the Congress anymore…”
About: Passage from India
December 13, 2008 09:39PM
“No photos of the eighties shaved do??? Oh, I'm sad! Thanks for sharing, these are awesome. If I could style my hair after your '79 senior year photo I'd…”
About: high school hair - and all the rest too
December 10, 2008 09:14AM
“I always learn so much from your posts. My heart goes out to you and the children who have been left without parents. The tragedy only seems to get more…”
About: Mumbai 26/11, not 9/11
December 10, 2008 09:12AM
“caveat: Touche on the suicide pact. It's only too scary. And my friends and I have bantered about the idea that the Bombay underground had a hand in th…”
About: Challenge and hope in the Mumbai massacre
December 04, 2008 09:09AM
“While I agree that English, well-written, and accurate coverage of the Mumbai tragedy can be found in the Indian and Pakistani press, both countries we…”
About: Why the press got it wrong
December 01, 2008 10:24PM
“al loomis: touché. "you can't cash a paycheque in hell." I wish I'd written that line. jrdog: I've posted that link on my facebook page…”
About: Under Siege
November 06, 2008 12:13PM
“Loving the ironic fatherhood attempt, despite all apparent backfirings. I wouldn't recommend referring to Barbie's car as the "bitchin' camaro"…”
About: Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley dates Punk Rock Girl
November 03, 2008 06:42AM
“*lol* I think the world would be a whole lot happier if we all embraced our inner finger-painter.”
About: This is why you don't leave kids alone...
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