Wednesday, September 26, 2012

L: Lists



Lists and me have a long  history. Very few people are list maniacs. Those who are, inevitably end up being compulsive list makers. I am one of them. I have made lists ever since I remember. Lists of everything under the sun. My favourite books. My favourite smells. My favourite words. The ideal guy. Things I need to buy. Things I want . Things I hate. My list of lists is endless. I even have a list of all the lists I have made.

In class 11, I met AK. Who happens to be another list maker. Imagine my joy when I found that out! Infact we made our ideal guy list together. We made quite a few lists together. 

Last year, I reconnected with S (also known as Amateur at this.) She too is a list maker. There are very few list makers in the world and when one finds the other, an eternal bond is forged. 

Whenever I am confused about the oh-too-many-things at hand, I make a list. And feel better. Suddenly the world seems more organised and less like a mass of confusing here and theres. 

We list makers have lists tucked in everywhere. I sometimes make a list of things I want to say to a person, lest I forget. 

I was over the moon when I found Confessions of a list maniac in the library. Even though it's written for young adults, I loved reading it. Just because it was about a compulsive list maker. The numerous lists the protagonist writes made it such a fun read. The author herself confesses that she absolutely adores making lists. 

I am not organised, otherwise. List making is more than being "organised". It's fun. It's comforting. And one of my favourite things to do. 


8 comments :

  1. I would have been lost without my lists! Making lists never fail to brighten my mood. Sometimes I make Compare Lists too... Have you ever done those??

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    1. Yes, ofcourse I have! I love your bucket list! Do you have a "places I need to visit" list. That's one of my favourite list and I keep on adding to it.

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  2. how do you organize all the lists you make?

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    1. I don't. They are here and there. On sheets of paper. On last pages of diaries and notebooks. In memos in my phone. As word documents on my laptop.

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    2. Dhut! Erom korle kikore cholbe? Make a list of lists!

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  3. If you like making lists, then it is highly likely you will like the website L-Lists. It is a website for making lists of links, and adding to other peoples’ lists. For example:

    List of Search Engines
    http://l-lists.com/en/lists/qukoen.html

    The lists don’t have to be of websites. It is possible to create a list which contains row titles and descriptions but not URLs. The important thing is that the list should be interesting or useful to others.

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    1. I went through the website. Bookmarking it! Thanks a ton :)

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  4. I am sort of a list maker too. I make check-lists though. But its a list anyway. But I guess I am not that compulsive as I have deciphered from this post of yours...

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