Kudos to you...

Had some free time because of some classes getting cancelled and all that. So took to reading everyone's blogs and ended up reading ALL the posts on each one's blogs. While reading, I was absolutely amazed at some of the stuff I read and many posts reminded me of stuff that I'd want to write about someday. So, this is to all those blogs and the people behind them... You guys are some of the best amateur writers I've come across!! What follows is a sort of acknowledgement/congratulation/am at a loss of words to describe it, to you guys and your blogs...

@ Tara/ Solacingrambles: I'm constantly amazed at the candid way you write. Loved the fact that after reading some of your posts, I felt normal once again and realised that many of my mood swings or weird quirks and insecurities etc were not mine alone! :) And some of your later posts where you come out in the open and talk on love, loss and life as it were, made me want to at least attempt to be more open myself via my posts! :)

@Parvathi/ Whatmeworries: I must admit that I've been secretly reading your blog for a while now and each time I'm completely blown apart by the poignancy and complexity hidden beneath the seeming simplicity of your writing. Hope you keep writing and I keep reading! :) Oh and I absolutelvLOVE the attitude and the way you went about your introduction! Also, your's is one of the most "technologically updated" blogs I'm yet to come across... I guess that's the Google effect eh? ;P

@ Krithika/Wittwit: This was the first time I read your blog and I couldn't stop myself from reading it all at one go and no, it took me more than 80 seconds! Loved your blog because it was so you! It was almost like I could hear you saying what you wrote on your posts! My favourite was "Welcome to Chennai where the cows eat hay and drive autorickshawa yevery deiiiiii !!!!!!"... I just loved the idea! Oh that's another thing, I love your titles and where did that vocabulary come from? Jesus woman, you seem to be on a roll with this stuff!!

@ Divs/ Placid Safari/ Rhapsody: You're definitely on my "regularly read blog" lists! I am just dying to plagiarise the way you make normal, ordinary incidents seem monumental and make them such an interesting read! Even if these incidents have nothing to do with me or anyone else who reads it, it just feels nice (I have run out of words to explain why I find this so nice!)... And I love your "Yours -----ly Signing Off". This remains my eternal favourite among what I thought were brilliant ideas you used in your blog! Oh and once I write this post and send a mail to you guys, you'll know where the inspiration to that "You find mention on my blog" mail is from! Divs, I have no idea how you do it, but you do a swell job of being regular with your blogging and replying to comments! Hats off to you for that! :)

@Tanvi/ Crisis Central: I enjoyed reading your blog because it kept reminding me of me! :) Finally, there's another person who's been irregular with their blogging!! Thank you for that and making me feel okay and normal about having urges to write mostly when I'm depressed or irritated. :)

@Arati/Namesake blog (:P): I'm quite intrigued by the way you roll in your "Dear Diary"-like posts with your short stories into one blog! And it all seems so natural. When I was reading the first few ( or should I say the last few given that those were written more recently), I could so imagine you chuckling in that characteristic way of yours. Am constantly surprised at how you always have this knack of finding subtle traces of humor in things most ordinary and daily life-like. I'm still sore about the fact that you managed to find a nice template while all I managed was some shady "Night Talks" like thing which kept making me feel like I was indulging in phone sex or something! *grimace*
@Priyanka/Iamsaul/ Content Warning: That idea of yours of putting a 'Content Warning' message is so brilliant and so typically and terribly you in so many ways that I can't even begin to describe! Woman... Stop trying to lose your "writing affinities"... Start writing!!! Even if it's only about Ms. Bernie and her labour of love- you! *cheeky grin*