Intro Three months in a row. Am I awesome of what? December 2025 Reading Roundup I planned to read all Indian authors from my shelf. Of course, that would be too much, so I picked the pile from the back of the shelf. A nice mix, isn’t it? 1. The Most Eligible Bachelor — Satyapal…
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Wednesday Whimsies | My 2025 with ChatGPT
What fun things we can do with AI, no? Today, when I logged in, ChatGPT suggested that I check out “My year with ChatGPT”. I did and was impressed. Go ahead, check out your year with ChatGPT here: https://www.chatgpt.com/?q=YourYearWithChatGPT Regards, Shabana
Tuesday Tantrums | The Candy Crush Fiasco
I’ve had a very long relationship with candy crush. If I remember correctly, I started playing the game in 2013 sometime, back when life was simpler, my thumbs were innocent, and match-three games hadn’t yet wrapped themselves around my soul like a clingy situationship. From the beginning, ours was a classic love-hate relationship: I loved…
Wordle 1655 | DECOR
Today’s wordle word is: DECOR. I used all attempts but got it right. I’m so out of touch of playing this, that I end up using the alphabets I KNOW aren’t in the word. Silly me! You can play wordle here:
Wordle 1654 | FRUIT
Today’s wordle word is: FRUIT. I used all attempts because I was half-asleep I guess? Made many mistakes before getting it right. You can play wordle here:
Sunday Screed | JioHotstar Subscription Fiasco
The day was 14-December-2025. We were nearing the 5 matches T20 series between India and South Africa. Whenever any such series begin, my heart races, I get anxious and restless. Not because I’m an avid cricket fan. Because my father acts like a one-year-old. For the ODI series between India and South Africa, I had…
Wordle 1652 | BATCH
Today’s wordle word is: BATCH. I used all attempts but got it at last. You can play wordle here:
Thursday Thrills | Merry Xmas
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way. Oh! what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Hey! It is Christmas. The celebration for me is not Christmas but the fact that I got a day off, a day I can use to cross a few items off my never-ending list…
Wordle 1651 | SPEED
Today’s wordle word is: SPEED. You can play wordle here:
Sunday Screed | When ChatGPT Turned Defensive
So, after last Sunday’s Personality Description. I asked ChatGPT: Some people talk about AI being a sycophant. Comments? And this is what it came up with: People aren’t wrong — but they’re often imprecise about what they mean by “sycophant.” Why people say AI is a sycophant A sycophant agrees with you to be liked,…