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Drabble: Tangled

2011-06-16T10:31:17Z

For the 'Plait' challenge on tolkien_weekly

Tangled

“Fool hobbit!” Gandalf groused, viewing the tangled mass Pippin had made of the ropes while packing.

“Let me try,” Boromir suggested.

Within minutes he had the mess unraveled.

“That was swiftly done,” Aragorn commented, “I feared we would need to take a knife to it.”

“I oft had to untangle Faramir’s braids when we were young. Father would not agree to my cutting off the knots and reasonably so.”

“Oh?” Aragorn said in a polite though confused tone.

“Yes, if they were cut, then I couldn’t braid Faramir’s hair again. And if so, I would have to play the Haradrim.”

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Note: I am quite sure this is inspired by Kasiopea's comic strips :o

Happy birthday

2010-11-12T20:07:55Z

Happy birthday just_ann_now! Hope you have a lovely year ahead

*huggles*

Happy birthday!

2009-11-11T18:14:38Z

Happy birthday just_ann_now! Hope you have a lovely year full of nice books and flowers and yummies:)

Happy birthday!

2009-11-11T18:13:26Z

It's a tad delayed, but happy birthday roh_wyn Here's wishing you a terrific year!

Belated birthday wishes

2009-10-21T07:19:49Z

This is a few days late because I went on holiday and ended up surprisingly internet-less:o

A much delayed happy birthday to lady_branwyn I hope you had a lovely day and here’s wishing you a year full of lovely reading and other such nice stuff!

Pic

2009-05-22T18:58:43Z

No, I haven’t really fallen off the internets…

I pulled out my sketchbook to look for something but found this instead... I’m guessing it was intended to be an F/E. I’ve always find I’m not too keen on writing them... they come across far easier to draw. I really can’t remember when I started it, and it’s not really complete – I think Faramir needs some rework. But I can’t find an eraser or a sharpner. It’s still a draft, but I like the way Eowyn is coming out...

The library has been throwing up some interesting stuff...

2009-04-06T12:27:39Z

It’s still a lousy year, and I'm still not writing, but the foodiness has been decent and the reading, for a chnage, has been good. I particularly liked The Woman Who Thought She Was A Planet and other stories by Vandana Singh.

I thought the title was brilliant. It’s simplistic yet manages to scream ‘read me’. And read I did.

It’s a collection of short stories ~~and we all know how I feel about short stories getting short shrift:)~~, and I liked most of them.

The title story, the one with that fascinating name, was decent. It doesn’t quite live up to its name, but it has rather good characterisation. There’s also a vague-ish story about a mathematician in search of answers, which rambled a bit. But the rest of the stories were pretty good. Like all good short pieces, they are neat and succinct and leave very few loose ends. Plus they're mostly fairly uncomplicated.

Thank you just_ann_now

2009-03-31T09:37:53Z

For those pretty little pieces of Greece that you sent!:)

Birthday time!

2009-01-14T12:26:58Z

I'm a day late but happy birthday altariel! I hope you have an awesome year ahead!

Doing the ostrich act

2009-01-12T11:53:42Z

So it seems I only ever post here nowadays when I want to pull my head out of the sand. I was trying to keep this a writing journal of sorts, 'cept now it seems I don't write...

I’d like to write. I really would. There’s this little voice gnawing away inside my head to remind me I didn’t write a thing last year:o

I don't do resolutions. If I did, I'd resolve to write more this year.

I'm so glad I don't do resolutions, which brings me to the rant.

If January is any indication of how this year is going to be, I don’t think I want any part of it:(

I’m not saying there isn’t a mix of the happies (new shoes, nice little relay thingy that a bunch of us ran, a lot of long weekends ahead, a promise of company for two mountainous trips which may or may not happen, but at least the thought is there), and the sadnesses but somehow the negatives right now (workplace angsts that are surprisingly unrelated to the R-word, and therefore completely unempathised with by others, cancelled wildlife holidays, ailing family and the ilk) seem to outweigh the positives so much that it’s all really very, very non-happy.

But I really, really want to write, and I want the time to write, and the time to let plot bunnies nip. And I don't see that anywhere.

*sighs and whines needily and pathetically for hugs, even if you give 'em again at the other place:o*

windswept1 @ 2008-12-15T01:19:00

2008-12-14T19:52:10Z

Happy birthday lilan14! Have a great year:)

Spelunking - sort of

2008-12-08T10:19:14Z

I didn't really spelunk as such... I just walked through an already explored, well-lit with electricity, cave, but I love that word. It sounds just like ker-plonk:)

Now does this look like the inside of a dark tower or what?:)

The Mawsmai caves at Cherrapunji. It's more of a tunnel really - you enter through one opening and exit through the other. The yellowness is thanks to the lights they've put up inside.

The rest of the picspam from that holiday is here btw:)

It's over...

2008-11-29T04:37:16Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7756068.stm

windswept1 @ 2008-11-27T11:15:00

2008-11-27T06:06:39Z

There's been a teror attack on Mumbai all night long, and continuing well into today.:(

We caught it on the news last night and it was saddening, sitting in Bangalore and calling up people in Mumbai and checking if the're fine because most of them work in South Bombay. Over the space of a few hours last night, it seemed things just kept happening, because you'd keep hearing of a new site where there was firing or a hostage situation.

And then to wake up in the morning and find that the same situation is till there, and that so many people had died was just awful. It's crazy and scary and just plain insane, because they've taregtted an area where so many people go to work.

I think everyone I know in Mumbai, including applegnat is safe. Some of them are back at work today, very upset but needng to do something or the other.

Lately it seems this kind of madness happens with way too much frequency.:(

It's pink... it's purple...

2008-11-24T12:45:30Z

*Pulls head out of sand* Err... heloo there and all.

I've been meaning to post as a sign of alive-ness. I also keep reslving to write drabbles for the tolkien_weekly challenges and then RL happens. I also meant to post RL-ish stuff earler - pics of a tram ride in Kolkata, rivers pics from Assam, and some nice pics of a marathon trail

But I’m too lazy for the accompanying ‘prose’, so here goes instead...

Every November or thereabouts Bangalore turns a nice pinkish purplish shade for a few weeks, because of the Tabebuia avellanedae. One of the best places to catch that is the centrally located Cubbon Park, where I try to run regularly (which of course, is a subjective term). I hopped over, a little after the morning joggers get done and just before the Sunday morning traffic time and managed to get a few pics…

Happy birthday!

2008-11-12T16:31:13Z

I'm a few hours late I guess... but...

Hapy birthday just_ann_now!!! Have a lovely year with lots of books and awesome flowers and plenty of chocolate!:)

Happy birthday!

2008-11-10T09:55:36Z

I'm a day late but happy birthday roh_wyn here's to a year full of writing, books, nice red flowers and yummy eats!:)

Very delayed birthday wishes

2008-10-22T18:47:26Z

This is some days late now, but happy birthday lady_branwyn sorry for the delay but RL tok me away from the online world:o May you have a year full of loads of happy and fun things!

windswept1 @ 2008-05-05T18:40:00

2008-05-05T13:14:03Z

It's flowering season for the flamboyant trees here... yippiness:)

Birthday time!!!

2008-04-14T06:43:23Z

Happy birthday rivrea!!! I hope you have a lovely year! *sends over virtual flowers and cake*

The scheduled RL rant...

2008-03-10T05:08:25Z

I know I owe a bunch of sentence fics, and a few replies to some of you all.

but... and there seem to be a lot of buts nowadays:( RL had just been crazy in the very niggling, little things that get you or others around you down.

2008 has not been the best of years so far. *mope*

There are holidays on the anvil, though, so one hopes...

Spreading the lurv:)

2008-02-27T06:10:23Z

The sentence or two meme is still due, I know, but RL hates me right now, so... umm... another one!:)

From just_ann_now

Reply to this post, and I will list three things I love about you. Maybe/Probably more than three. Then repost to your own journal and spread the love.

windswept1 @ 2008-02-23T16:03:00

2008-02-23T10:37:31Z

Borrowed from all over the f-list:)

Give me a pairing and I will write you a sentence or two (possibly ficcish, possibly discussion-ish) about the characters' love for each other. Whatever I write will be all about the happy stuff--no breakups, no angst, no irony. It doesn't need to be a romantic/sexual pairing, either.

I can do LotR and I'l attempt HP:)

windswept1 @ 2008-02-01T14:35:00

2008-02-01T09:09:56Z

Happy birthday cressida0201 Hope you have a wonderful year!!

Getting to know my flist...

2008-01-30T06:42:16Z

From all over the f-list, because it seemed fun to do:)

You're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine... You're on my list, so I want to know you better!

Be honest! Copy from here and fill it out directly to me in a comment, then repost the empty questions at your own blog.

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A.
6) What was the last book you read?
A.
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A.
8) Any tattoos and/or piercings? Explain where.
A.
9) Worst habit?
A.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A.
12) Do you have a negative or optimistic attitude?
A.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A.
16) Do you have any pets?
A.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A.
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
A.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A.
23) Ever been arrested?
A.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A.
35) Do you believe in God?
A.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.