2015: The Most Overused/Annoying Words That Need To Go In 2016

 

2015 was the year when people didn't know when to stop. And it was true the most with (some) words. These are the words that has been done to death and that everyone needs to stop using in 2016. Please?


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Things I Don't Bother Googling a.k.a Things I Don't Care About

I confess I am an obsessive compulsive googler. Like, I don't even trust my husband on some facts and I have resorted to google for the "right" answer. "Google before husband"..That should go on a T-shirt, right?! So, when I write about "Things I don't bother googling", it's HUGE, you guys! Hopefully, you'll listen to me and use that time to google about other important things like "Why does Santa live in the North Pole?"..I mean seriously, couldn't he have picked a warm place like Florida or something. Back to my list..Here goes..

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Social Media, Deepika Padukone and The Holidays

Tanvi joins me on this episode and we talk about our holiday traditions, the evolution of Deepika Padukone and wonder if social media has made us more cynical. 

Things we talk about:

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Thanksgiving/Christmas Hostess Gift Ideas

With the holiday season about to hit us in its full glory and calories(!), the next month or so is going to have you play either the role of a host or a guest. And with all the planning and the shopping that goes into the season, I have put together a curated list of hostess gifts that are not your run-of-the-mill-same-old-wine bottle, because admit it, you are better than that!

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The Yacker recommends: The Trip

I came across this movie one random afternoon while I was looking for something to watch on Netflix. So I got to watch this 2011 movie in 2013, but am I glad I found it!

The Trip is a British sitcom (which I later found out) and this movie is an edited version of the series.

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Hot Topics Kardashians, Adele, Gilmore Girls, DDLJ and open letters

This episode has me and Resh discussing hot topics with a lot of discussion revolving around movies and we take a trip down the memory lane with all these reboots of old shows happening lately. 

Things we talk about:

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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

                                                                         
It's officially the season of pumpkins. It's pumpkins everywhere. In coffees, on patios, in candles and even in beers, you get the drift, right? So, last weekend when a friend invited us over for pumpkin carving, I thought I'll make something pumpkin-y for the hostess, you know, to get into the spirit of it. I also loaded my Spotify with Fall/pumpkin playlists, but that story is for another day. Back to pumpkin flavors, I am not a huge fan, but guys, this had the right amount of pumpkin that this recipe is non-pumkin-person-approved. So, this could be your go-to fall recipe. This recipe is taken from www.thepioneerwoman.com, btw, LOVE her.

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Jennifer Lawrence's Essay - Why do we as women want to come across as likable.. always!

I am pretty sure we have all read and over-read or seen and over-seen articles on Jennifer Lawrence's essay on pay inequality in Hollywood. My initial reaction even before reading the essay was "Oh god..not another Hollywood celebrity writing about inequality and feminism with the help of a ghost writer" ( I am looking at you Emma Watson).

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Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling I Not a Review I

This podcast has me talking about Mindy Kaling's second book, Why Not Me. I talk about the six things that I really loved about the book and I sort of recommend if you should go ahead and read it or maybe wait a bit!

Things I talk About:

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French Style and Minimalist Wardrobe

A longtime blog-friend (Did I just create a new word?) of mine Tanvi from www.tanvii.com was sweet enough to join me on this podcast. We talk about all things style, especially our  my obsession with french style and try to break the french women's Je ne sais quoi code.

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Hot Topics - Oxford Dictionary New Words, Clock Bomb, Facebook Dislike Button, Jon Snow, Air India, Mindy Kaling, Why Not Me

This episode has Resh joining me in to discuss all things pop culture. It's been a month since I have uploaded any episode, simply because I could not come up with any interesting topic. It's been one of those months! And please do excuse the crackly, statistic-y noise that comes up once in a while. We realized there was this weird sound (in a couple of places) only after we had recorded the entire podcast. And as you know, all episodes are made without any script and decided against re-recording the entire podcast because we know we can never re-create the spontaneity :)

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Mrs Funnybones: A Review

I don't like calling anything a review because it sounds so formal and standoff-ish and plus there are tons of people on social media giving away 140-worded "reviews" for free anyway.  Let's call it me-telling-what-I-liked-or-not-liked-about-the-book.

I have been reading Mrs Funnybones a.k.a. Twinkle Khanna's columns for a while and I find them refreshing. And she has her tweets to match up to her wit too.

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About The Yacker

Welcome to The Yacker. I am Flo, a Seinfeld-quoting, book-loving, self-proclaimed funny girl. I grew up in India and live somewhere in middle America now. 

Things to expect from The Yacker:

• Expect this blog to be an assorted mix of stuff ranging from randomness to awesomeness. And if that makes sense, I like you already!
• A go-to place to keep yourself updated on things that are not important but will make for some good dinner table conversations on books, movies etc
• Random thoughts like these, from my opinionated self.

Podcast:

• If reading is not your thing, I co-host a podcast on Bollywood movies here. We are available on all your favorite podcast apps as moviewalapodcast. Hopefully, that long drive to work will seem shorter and more fun :) 

Random Facts about me: 

• I believe I invented the word "Fishetarian"
• My pop culture knowledge surprises even me sometimes
• I have a serious sweet tooth
• Once, I actually clicked on "Click to remove virus" virus button and installed a virus on my laptop. Naive much?
• I have too many pet peeves. Some of them include people calling their laptops "lappy", PDA on Facebook etc. 
• I have a love-hate relationship with bangs
• I watch a lot of movies and try to balance it by reading books. Sadly, movies are winning this race right now! 
• If I like a TV show, I binge-watch it like a pro.
• I loved Bollywood movies even before it was a cool thing to do

Let's be BFFs!
You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

Thank you so much for reading!

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Hot Topics include Sundar Pichai, Cecil the Lion, Jumanji Remake and Donald Trump

This episode has Resh joining me in to discuss topics that includes Sundar Pichai, Cecil the Lion. We remember  Robin Williams and discuss if remakes of classics should even be tried.

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Don't be THAT NRI

                                                                             

When I moved to the US, the first thing I told my husby and friends was that I will never become THAT outdated NRI. You know who I am talking about. The one with no clue about things happening in India in terms of pop culture or fashion. Especially the fashion.

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The art of saying goodbye

Last week saw Jon Stewart saying goodbye to the Daily Show. I am not a huge fan of his but I sat down to watch his very last show, I am always curious/interested in seeing how people/tv shows say goodbye. I mean goodbyes can be awkward, too long, too short, too sappy etc. You rarely see a perfect goodbye.

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How to give an honest opinion without being too blunt!

I am back with a solo podcast and in this episode you can hear me talk about how to give an honest opinion without being brutally blunt. I give some real life examples ;) Let me know how you like it. Your feedback as always is much appreciated :)

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The Girl on the Train Book Review

  
Remember when I mentioned that  this was one of the hottest books of this summer and everyone and their neighbour is reading it? Well, I finally finished the book and here's my take.

For most people, five days of the week are spent on commute to and fro from work, with the most familiar/predictable route. We remember the houses we pass by and know the curves and bumps of the familiar road. This story is about Rachel, who sees this particular couple through the window of the train she takes on her commute to and fro to London.

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Star TV era of the 90's - The wonder years, Now and Then, X Files, Full House, Crystal Maze and more

My Sister-in-law joins me on this podcast and we talk about all our favourite Tv shows and movies that we watched growing up in the era of STAR TV Network!

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Hot Topics of the week Shahid Kapoor's Wedding, Batman Vs Superman and Instagram Curvy Ban

This episode of The Yacker's Chick Chat has me and a good friend of mine Resh tackling the hot topics of the week. And selfie sticks make an appearance too. Hope you enjoy the podcast as much as we enjoyed recording it :) Please do leave a feedback. It's always appreciated:)

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Let's just not know what it is!

                                                       

 
I love watching movies and reading books, but I love them even more when I have a bad case of writer's block. You never know when you will come across an interesting line or a scene that just might inspire you to write. It might not be the greatest movie that was ever made, but they sometimes throw certain lines that just stand out and make you think.

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First Lipstick, First Movie And Other Firsts

The firsts in our lives hold such a special place in our hearts and in this podcast, we revisit them. Join us on this little trip of ours, and see if you can spot your own firsts in some of our experiences! Would love to know your firsts, do leave us a comment :)

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Indian Audience

                                                              

While watching Dil Chahta Hai in a theater in Delhi with friends, I remember very clearly the entire audience in the theater. The reason I remember them is because they laughed at the right jokes, went silent at the right emotional scenes, snickered at the right moment. These reactions add to the experience of a movie. Dil Chahta Hai stood out from the other typical Hindi movies because the humour and emotions were subtle and relatable. It wasn't the over-the-top reactions that bollywood movies were known for. So, when I saw that the audience were reacting and responding to it in the right way, I knew that we as Indians, were ready for this kinda cinema.

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The most underrated and overrated actors of Bollywood

Nits is back on this podcast and we talk about Bollywood, obviously! We discuss the most underrated and overrated actors of Bollywood. Let us know who you think should be on this list :)

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What I learnt from Amy Poehler's Book Yes Please!

 

 I read Amy Poehler's book Yes Please a couple of months back. I love her humour and was only too excited to read it. While I expected her book to be funny, I never thought it'll leave me with a life lesson.

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The Life Cycle of Bangs

As my hair appointment gets closer, I was reminded of this old post that I wrote on my other blog! 

Bangs set us up to fail. The sooner you come to terms with this, the better. 

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Maggi Maggi Maggi!

Me and my friend Dimple were having one of those long phone calls and we got to talking about Maggi and Dimple suggested that I go ahead and talk about the Maggi Controversy. So here I am talking about how we just love our Maggi Noodles and can't get enough of it!

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Three's a Charm - Things that make me happy

Things that make me go ...mmm....like this!

                                       

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The List Maker

I go solo on this podcast and discuss my obsession with making lists! Hope you like it!

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Cannes and Dinner Party Celebrity Guest List

We talk about Cannes Festival and involves Mallika Sherawat too, remember her? Plus we discuss our celebrity guest list for our dinner party! Do take a listen and see if it includes your favourites too :)

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Tuesday Trends - Culottes

Let's talk about Culottes today. It might sound like a fancy french pastry, but it's the "in" pants of spring/summer. I think it was around last year too, but I just hopes it would just go away. It's one of those things that I am scared to even look at, because unless you are a 6'2" model or french, you know you can't pull this trend off.

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Three's A Charm

There's this saying that goes "Find a job that pays the bills and pursue your passions elsewhere". We have to be really lucky or really rich to find a job that is also our passion. And when we do see people who are truly passionate about their jobs, it just reflects. It oozes through the camera and television and you just feel it and you know they they would still do this job even if it didn't pay them millions. Or that's what I would like to believe about them ;)

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Tuesday Trends - Podcasts

I am back with another new trend with Tuesday Trends. The era of podcasts. Well, this is not really a new trend because it's been around since the iPod days, but they have sorta made a comeback just like how the flared jeans have made a comeback in Fashion. The only difference between them being the fact that I actually love the comeback of Podcasts.

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Did you really have breakfast if you did not upload a photo of it on Instagram?

I go solo on this podcast and I talk about social media and our need to put it out there to validate our life moments! I am so guilty of doing that. Hope you enjoy the chick chat.

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Three's a Charm ( My Afternoon-movies list)

This is the second series I'm planning to do every Thursday on my blog. I wanted to name it Three's a charm Thursday, but 1) It would be too long a name and 2) Too obvious, no? This is the last series, I promise. Indulge me, will you? 

I'm going to talk about my top three go-to afternoon movies. Afternoon movies are the movies that you watch on those lazy summer afternoons when you are home alone. The movies that you know won't distract you from your chores and yet keeps you occupied, like a good friend.

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Tuesday Trends

 

 My head is filled with information on pop culture and other information that I don't even want to know about like bulletproof coffee or how bone broth is the next big thing after Kale. That's my super power. Fear not, I will do all the research and googling on any subject that is on trend and will put it up here. So, you don't have to live in the fear of fomo. See, you wouldn't have known what FOMO is, but now you do ;) 

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Good ol' Doordarshan Days

In this podcast, me and nits take a nostalgic tour of the good ol' days of Doordarshan, when our entire nation was united by the shows that we saw. We take a look at the best and the worst shows doordarshan had. Do take a listen and take the nostalgic tour with us :)

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Serial Shopper

If there was a "Are you a serial shopper?" cosmo quiz, I would probably get a 10/10. I shop or should I say I used to shop very single month. I would at least buy one new piece of clothing every month, it doesn't matter if I absolutely needed it or not. And then last Thanksgiving, on black friday, the day when even the non-shoppers shop, I shopped too, A LOT. And the guilt hit me the day after, and I vowed not to shop for at least a month. Guys, that's huge for someone like me. I went into shopping withdrawal, literally ;) It was brutal.

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Bollywood Stereotypes

The best conversations happen on phone calls or over coffee with friends. The Yacker attempts to bottle them up and turn them into a podcast. You can expect a lot of chat on shopping, movies, bollywood and more as I tackle these topics with my assorted group of friends..long distance or in real life!

Introducing, The Yacker. 

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Apps I Love

 

 My iphone is filled with apps, so much so that I really think I need a phone that has unlimited storage. I need to spring clean my phone though because out of all those apps, there are only a handful that I use on a regular basis. And these 5 apps are my absolute favorites that I will bring to a stranded island (with a free wifi ofcourse;))

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Awkward Silences

Any kind of silence is painful, but the kind that happens in a social situation gets awkwardly painful. I mean, I am totally ok with silence induced by anger or because a situation demands it like in a church or a funeral or while watching a movie. What I am uncomfortable with is the kind of silence that happens at a party.

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Groundhog Day

                                                                     What is Groundhog Day

The first time I heard about Groundhog Day was when I watched the movie, The Groundhog Day. If you haven't already seen this movie, I would definitely recommend it. It has all the right things that early 90's Hollywood movies had. The movie is about this bitter/jaded reporter who is sent to cover the Groundhog Day festivities in a small town. He's stuck in a loop where he re-lives Feb 2nd over and over again , kinda like Edge of Tomorrow , minus the guns and of course, Tom Cruise.

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Goin' Back To New Orleans

While travelling, everyone wants to believe they are not doing just touristy things. I am one of them. So I always google and do my research on the place I am going to well in advance. And I try to balance touristy things with road-less-traveled things to do. We went to New Orleans in December and it's definitely one of those places I really wouldn't mind going again to. Now, I know how travel blog posts can be really boring (sometimes I find them boring too), so I wouldn't judge you if you don't want to go any further! I am writing this post for those googlers like me who might stumble upon this while doing their research on NOLA and might find it helpful ;)

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My Pet Peeves!

There are few things in life that annoy me much more than wet socks and shoes and frizzy hair. Sure, there are much bigger things in the world that should make me mad but don't you hate it when the guy in front of you can't decide what he wants to order?

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Must watch Web Series

Lately, I feel TV has absolutely nothing good to offer if you don't count the re-runs of some good ol' shows. What gives? So, while I am waiting for the new season of Game of Thrones to start, I stumbled upon this awesome little thing called web series. I am sure I am one of the last few to write about it, but hey, it's better late than never right?

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New Year 2015

Happy New Year! Time for some resolutions but considering it's almost a week into the New Year, it should be ideally time for losing-focus on the resolutions! I was never into making resolutions but I thought I will make a few and see how that goes this year. I wouldn't call them life-changing ones, but it's a start.

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