Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Tagged!!

YES! I've been tagged! Thank you Rada :) I'm supposed to

Pick up the nearest book.
Open to page 123.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the next three sentences.
Tag five people, and acknowledge the person who tagged you.


So here goes. An excerpt from One Hundred Years of Solitude. As DK put it, it is beautiful in its quiet, unromantic way.


Arcadio saw that a radiant Wednesday was breaking out on the horizon. His nostalgia disappeared with the mist and left an immense curiosity in its place. Only when they ordered him to put his back to the wall did Arcadio see Rebeca.

Ok. I tag
el furibundo, DK, akshay, Gonecase and mujeeb

9 comments:

Akshay said...

I was wondering when this will happen to me..... thanks

Akshay said...

done!! @ http://crazypoem.blogspot.com/

Rada said...

Gypsy,
The tag asks you to pick up the nearest book, not your most favourite! :-)
Anyway, thanks for doing the tag. The book you refer to is one I dip into often for inspiration...

Emaan said...

abt the previous post...was he vet?
why the sudden concern? anyway funny post enjoyed it
:)

Gypsy said...

Akshay: my first tag too! :D

Gypsy said...

Rada: that was the only book i could use for the tag. the one right next to me was the Oxford English Dictionary!

Gypsy said...

Emaan: he's not a vet.. he just has a bleeding heart. witness his interest in me! thanks for dropping by :)

gypsy said...

seems like i hav andr recommendation...

CRD said...

tags always come to the rescue in times of "bloggers' block" :P

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join this new blogger community.

atleast have a look

Cheers
ChRiS