right, right. i sometimes revert to the pronunciations used in the stories i heard as a child (must be a Telugu thing to call Hidimba's sister Hidimbi, rather than Hidimbaa, to differentiate her from her brother).

bhima's definitely one of pandavas whom i love the most, after all, when it comes down to it, he's often the only one who leaps to Draupadi's defense, right or not. yuddhisthir just plain gets on my nerves. i'm sorry, i know he's the epitome of righteousness and all that, but more often than not, i feel like just shaking him by the shoulders and yelling, "grow some balls and defend your wife!!!!". oy.