Has writing changed me?

Yup writing has definitely changed me. Since I've begun writing regularly I've started to notice the writers style a lot more while reading. No sentence is innocent because "everything is an argument" and I find rhetorical techniques being used constantly. Also all this exposure to writing has made me appreciate the work that goes into writing newspaper articles, novels, ads, scripts, and anything else that has more then two words much more. I know now how many drafts it takes to produce a single page of decent writing and find it hard to believe that some are skilled enough to produce quality writing everyday in the media.

Vikes game review

This puts the total to seven. That is seven games the Vikings lost that they should have won. But the fact that the Vikings even had a chance to win today is pretty surprising. At one point they were down by 21 points and at half time they were down 31-14. But after sitting Christian Ponder, who had clearly not fully recovered from his hip injury, the Vikes sprung to life on the legs of Joe Web. I don't know anymore. The losses aren't as disappointing. I mean at some point after being punched in the gut every weak, the gut goes numb. But I do hope they win one more game this season. That way they'll avoid being titled the worst team in franchise history and will still have the 3rd pick in the draft.... 10 DAYS TILL WINTER BREAK!

Here are some ways you know I am a second generation Indian American:

• I eat "ethnic" food at least 3 times a week.
• I understand Hindi well but i can't speak it.
• My parents don't know that I understand Hindi.
• I've gone to an Indian dinner party.
• Conversations with my relatives are always the same.
• I don't get Christmas presents.
• I get Diwali presents.
• I know what Diwali is.
• I don't know what confirmation is.
• I don't know the difference between a priest and a pastor.
• I know who Russell Peters is.
• I participate in Black Friday every year.
• I go to Costco at least twice a month.
• I have friends that refer to all Indian food as curry.
• I know what curry really is.
• I make fun of Indian people.
• I didn't have cable when I was younger.
• My parents still yell at the phone when making long distance calls.
• My parents say hi to every Indian person they see at the grocery store.
• I meet distant relatives constantly in public places.
• All of my parents friends are Uncles and Aunties.
• I don't say Uncle Avi, I say Avi Uncle.
• I have seen a Bollywood movie.
• I have regretted seeing a Bollywood movie.
• I eat dinner at 8:00.
• It takes my parents a half hour to say goodbye to friends.
• I know the rules of cricket.
• I've had an "American" birthday and an "Indian" birthday in the same year.
• I act like I can take spicy food.
• I've been asked the question: "If you were starving on an island with nothing but a cow, would you eat it?"