Taney

My sister and I went to downtown Baltimore today for an outing. Well, we had a reason to go there - My sister had bought a Swatch that Was acting weird since the last so many days. Every morning it would stop at 8:45 AM! No idea why only 0845..

We got the watch replaced in no time. And just so you know, Swatch makes some amazing watches now - and by that I don't mean those trendy, colorful, kiddish watches that come to our minds when we think Swatch, but very nice, elegant, beautiful chronos. Most of them were $140.

Anyway, after our quick visit to the store, we started a tour of Pratt St., the most happening street in downtown Baltimore (I think). We could not stop ourselves from entering the USCGC Taney, a beautiful Coast Guard ship standing quietly at the harbor. By just looking at the ship you could tell that it is one of those deadly combat weapons that looks so calm and serene from the outside. The first glance would not tell you what it is capable of doing, you have to enter the ship and "read" and observe to understand how it survived so many years of combat and action.

Well, Taney is apparently the last survivor ship of the Pearl Harbor attack.

Once inside, My sister was totally overwhelmed by the design and "looks" of the ship. The passages were somewhat dingy, and very narrow, and the fact that there are actually so many people aboard a ship makes the passages all the more narrower. She also didn't like the bunk beds, because they were smaller than a twin size bed!

I thought that the most impressive thing on Taney was the automatic and semi automatic .5 caliber gun which could do (I think) 2600 rounds per minute. Of course, that is not really possible when there is human factor involved, but the gun looked pretty cool. It is an air cooled gun, which means that whoever is operating the gun has to make sure that they do not overheat the gun because air cooling can take time, and if the gun gets overheated during combat, chances of that person never getting to shoot again in their life are highly likely.

Taney was fun. Climbing up and down all the stairs on that ship was fun too. But really, you have to be inside such ships to understand what kind of a life naval soldiers lead. It can be interesting, it can be disgusting. Some of us may get excited and decide to join the navy, others may just run away and swear not to think of the Armed Forces as a career option ever.

Got a chance to watch R.E.M.'s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Dr. Sahab's 50 inch plasma TV. Pretty cool!!

Well, It's Over Now!

The New Age Super Mario Theme

I'm going down to South Park....

I recently told an interviewer that my favorite TV show is South Park. Can you believe that! Lol!

Thanksgiving Break

Ah! What a trip it was. I went to Minneapolis and Chicago in my thanksgiving break, not to see these places, but to meet a friend who is very dear to my heart. I went to Minneapolis on Wednesday 11/21, the day when 2.5 million people travelled in the US. Chicago airport was full of news channel people, trying to cover the weather (it was raining just a little bit), flight delays, the trauma and all that jazz. Luckily my flight was on time. I reached Minneapolis in 55 minutes (athough the flight duration was 1:30 hours), and boy, was I disappointed. Looking at Minneapolis made me feel like I was going from Bloomington, IL to Bloomington, IL. Downtown Minneapolis has some huge buildings, but that's it. Nothing exciting. The highest building probably would have no more than 50 floors. Anyway, I reached the airport, and took the "light rail" to Downtown. I reached Downtown at around 4:20. Roamed around a little and bumped into this beautiful Indian restaurant called "Bombay Bistro", but unfortunately it was closed, and was to reopen at 5. I waited for some time (I was damn hungry) and went in when it opened. I started with aloo tikki, and I really cannot tell you how orgasmic it was! I have not eaten such an amazing Indian dish in the US in the 2 years that I have been here. It tasted exactly like the tikki you would get from a roadside vendor in Delhi (except that they added a little sophistication to it - you know, ceramic plate instead of a pattal, sides of 3 chutneys and all that, and a spoon that had some beautiful design on it). After finishing my tikki, I had malai kofta and nan, and to tell you the truth, It was fantastic! So rich, so smooth (the gravy), so yummy! I felt like I was eating in a restaurant in Delhi!

After finishing my dinner, I decided to pee. I went to the bathroom where another Indian guy was already present to give me company. He looked at me, waited for like 15 seconds, and then said,"India?". I said,"haanji". Then he goes,"kahan se?", and I go, "Dilli". Well, that was just the start. Turned out that this guy was my neighbour in Shalimar Bagh. His brother still runs an apparel store there. He introduced himself as Teetu (He was in his 40s btw!). I told him my name, and we exited the bathroom smiling. In the restaurant Teetu loudly tells all the waiters, "arey ye to mere padosi nikle!". I kept smiling. Then a lady came wearing a chef''s dress. I told her that the food was simply amazing, and that I had never eaten such good food in the US before. She smiled and said thank you. I wished all of them good night, took a cab and reached Richfield.

Seeing Joshi after two and a half years was funny. At first, I felt that that he has gained a lot of weight. He was also wearing those big shoes with big heels. In short, he looked big. Or huge. Immediately after seeing him, I started making fun of him (like the good old days). And he could not stop laughing.

We were in Minneapolis for 2 days, and then we went to Chicago for another 2 days. I have always liked Chicago, and the city brings a smile to my face everytime I go there. Joshi liked it too. A lot. I hope.

We roamed on the streets during daytime, and drank in our motel in the nights. Talked a lot about all the people we know - when, how, what they are doing, who got married, who is about to and all that usual crap. Joshi is still confused about America and its culture. He thinks I have become very sophisticated, but I corrected him. I am still the same old...just a little polished ;).

End of the World

1987:

It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine).

2007:

I am gonna DJ at the end of the world.

Thanks R.E.M.

Kaapi - Update

I think I am slowly getting addicted to coffee. Getting a medium BK regular on my way to work is slowly becoming a routine now. I think I should buy a small coffee maker and keep it in my office.

Kaapi

Was reading "Critical Chain" today and got bored to death. More than that - felt sleepy, and did sleep in the library for half an hour (Yes, I did! Can you imagine?). Woke up and decided to smell the coffee - ya literally. Got myself a medium BK coffee and I was up and running in no time! This is probably the first time in so many years that coffee has actually worked for me, otherwise it always makes me drowsy :) !

Feast

My carpet had the time of its life yesterday. It got every good thing in life it could possibly ask for.

Cigarettes (the ashtray fell - thanks to me ),
Tea (the mug fell - Thanks Ban),
Chicken (Thanks Ban for dropping that tiny little piece of chicken wings),
and Beer (the bottle just slipped out of my hand (One too many you think? ;))).

Then we all laughed.

Gotta get a carpet cleaner real quick!..lol!!

A Small World, Or Is It?

I have to tell you this. Vinay's childhood buddy came home a few days ago. I was generally chatting with him when he asked me where I was from. I told him Delhi. So he goes - where in Delhi? And I go - Laxmi Nagar. He then told me that he used to go there a lot when he was a kid ( he is from Hyderabad, btw). Being a Delhite I told him that many people confuse Laxmi Bai Nagar with Laxmi Nagar. But he was pretty sure that it was Laxmi Nagar and he immediately called his Mom to confirm. He talked to her, hung up, turned to me, and said " Krishan Kunj" in Laxmi Nagar. And I go "wow"..that's just a few metres away from my home!

One Small World.

Broom Broom!!

My room is getting dirtier each day, and things are really going out of control. Gone are the days when my room used to be super clean - when I used to put efforts to make sure that everything was at the right place. But now, things are where they just land. I just sit on my chair and keep tossing things here and there, thinking that they would land at their usual place. If I don't toss 'em, I make new places for them ;).

One of the reasons why it's getting dirtier is because I have so many things in my small room. Also, I have kept my toys (yes, toys!!) and shot glasses where I can easily keep my books or other such things. The carpet has not been vacuumed in 4 months, and the trash bin is overflowing with, well, trash.

But something has to be done. I have to turn a new leaf (lol!)..maybe not. I will try to clean up my room again, and if I fail, then I actually don't care ;).

My New Phone

Just decided to show off my new Palm Treo 755p:

Only in America

Watched Canadian Bacon last night after a long long time. Can't really believe that Michael Moore wrote, produced, and directed this funny movie about how the US of A always wants to pick up a fight with any nation for no reason at all. Well, the movie is very good, with a grand finale that made and would always make me smile. I am not talking about the final plot or the final scene or whatever, but the credit lines, simply because "Only in America" by R.E.M. is played in the background when credits move from top to bottom. This song kind of has always "encouraged" me to take things easy because anything and everything is possible in America :). Moreover, it's so easy to play this song on the guitar :).

Congratulations Saakshi and Prashant :)!

Big Ol' Larry's Truck Yard....WOOOOOOO-EEEEEE!!!!!

From Crackle: Truck Sale!

Cool Cool..

I wonder why air conditioning is more powerful in bathrooms than in rooms and lobbies of a building...

Electrolyte

"Your eyes are burning holes through me.
I'm gasoline.
I'm burnin' clean.
Twentieth Century go to sleep
You're plasticine.
That is obscene.
That is obscene.
You are the star tonight.
Your sun electric, outta sight.
Your light eclipsed the moon tonight.
Elecrolite. You're outa sight.
If I ever want to fly.
Mulholland Drive.
I am alive.
Hollywood is under me.
I'm Martin Sheen
I'm Steve McQueen
I'm Jimmy Dean
You are the star tonight.
Your sun electric, outta sight.
Your light eclipsed the moon tonight.
Elecrolite.
You're outta sight.
(Instrumental)
If you want to fly.
Mulholland Drive.
Up in the sky.
Stand on a cliff and look down there.
Don't be scared, you are alive.
You are alive.
You are the star tonight.
Your sun electric, outta sight.
Your light eclipsed the moon tonight.
Elecrolite.
You're outa sight.
Twentieth century go and sleep
Really deep
We won't blink
You're eyes are burnin' holes through me.
I'm not scared
I'm outa here.
I'm not scared.
I'm outa here."

The most orgasmic song ever.

Thanks Tweety!

Are You Talking To ME????

Dancing Queen!!

My friend Preeti, Dancing to "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"..

iPhone!!

This is the funniest review I have ever read about a product. This one is about the new Apple iPhone on http://www.cnet.com/:

"This phone does nothing special that we haven't seen so far except look pretty. I was watching landscape movies on a touchscreen phone 5 years ago (P800). If you have ever dated a pretty girl you probably found out they don't do as much, what they do-they don't do well, and they are high maintenance. Yes, all your friends go, wow, she's hot, but ultimately when you need her to pull you out of the shower because you slipped on her oil treatment residue and broke your leg, she can't, because she's too skinny and only ate a salad for lunch...and dinner--probably breakfast too.This phone probably has several problems but everyone is so starstruck they don't notice:

1. Battery life will be a problem-running edge and/or possibly wifi, with a large touch screen will devour the battery (probably why they kept it at 2.5G). My BlackJack comes with a spare out of the box-because Samsung KNOWS one battery won't last for the day-hopefully Apple does the same or begins using Alien technology we are unaware of.

2. It can't replace your current iPod unless you are content with the content of your nano. iTunes through Cingular will certainly cost something extra so keeping your library fresh will be burdensome and it will add to the long-term price of the purchase and you are still carrying around two devices.

3. Get the fingerprint cloth ready because you will be wiping this thing down constantly. Imagine what the screen will look like after playing a game. I could go on but these plus more will certainly be mentioned as we get more specs.Remember these are "previews" and not "reviews".

A phone you don't have in hand can't be a 10 or 9 or 8 or 7 or 5 or 4 or 3 or 2 or 1. It gets the benefit of the doubt for now with a 6. That is, unless all you care about is pretty - if that's how you roll, have fun at the clinic."

Calling Dr. Seuss

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. " - Dr. Seuss

Well, I have my own tolerance level, so wouldn't really want to say what I feel like. But yes, those who mind really do not matter, because seriously, assholes will always be assholes.

I Fell!

My haircut was discussed in class yesterday. Axel thought it was gross, he was like, "Where do you go for your haircut ??". Angela thought it was nice.

Angela tells Axel, " Hey! Venkat got a haircut". This guy goes - No, he fell. Lol!!

Disappointed

Ubisoft has disappointed me - big time. After finishing Splinter Cell Essentials in 3 days, I started wondering about the possible reasons why this game's length was so short. First of all, most of the levels in this game were taken from previous Splinter Cell episodes. So it was more like replaying "Splinter Cell: Stealth Action Redefined", "Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow" and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory". Since the story line of Essentials involves Sam being framed for killing Lambert, there were new levels too in order to justify Lambert's murder.

But as I said before, I am complaining about the length of the game. Maybe the game was indeed short, or I have mastered the art of manoeuvring Sam with ease. Well, I don't know.

Now Playing - Need For Speed: Carbon

Fisher's Keeping Me Busy

And so it finally arrived!

To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from my PSP, but when I got it and switched it on for the first time, I was spellbound! The graphics, the sound quality, the features - simply superb! Since the last few days, I check my email the moment I get up, but there's a slight difference. Instead of doing it on my laptop, I now do it on my PSP, and that too still lying in my bed! It is a MP3 player, picture viewer, video player, "Internet machine", and of course a portable viedo game console built into one. But you have to see it to believe what all it can do. I am amazed. Simply amazed!

:)

PS: Every word of Jimi's comment on my previous post is true. I made her go to the mall with me to get some games for my PSP. I did leave a few minutes (read 20) before I was scheduled to, and I was (and still am) definitely excited! Thanks for the company, Jpp :).

I succumbed to temptation.

I have always been an anti - Sony guy. I strongly feel that their products are super inferior, not really great, and overrated to the power of n. When it comes to audio equipment, I have always relied on Philips simply because of the amazing quality and crispness offered by its products. In case of video games, I never considered the PS2 as an option, and I bought the XBox instead. Portable gaming systems - same thing. I bought the GameBoy advance long time back. But..

The GBA is extinct now. I wanted to buy the NintendoDS, but the only thing that always stopped me was the variety of games offered by Nintendo. I have grown up now, and Mario and Zelda do not fascinate me anymore. I don't even look at games like Pokemon and Cars. Nintendo's catalogue is more suitable for children 10 and below. Of course, they have some good games like NFS and Splinter Cell, but unfortunately, the graphics are not that good (NFS Underground2 looks so silly on a GBA).

A secret - I have always been fascinated by the Sony PSP. I really like the super huge screen, and its ability to display amazing "console like" graphics takes my breath away. I recently got to know that you can access the Internet on it too. Plus its ability to play music and movies is a big big bonus. UMDs are expensive, but honestly, used ones are not. However, my policy of not buying anything Sony made me ignore it for so long.

I could not take it any longer, though. I kept on thinking about the PSP. I realized what a wonderful piece of machine it is, and how it can help me fulfill my dream of playing "realistic" viedo games 24 X 7. I finally said fuck it, and bought the PSP yesterday. Now I am desperately waiting for it to arrive.

Just so you know, I am still against other Sony equipment.

Prince of Persia

It's Over!

The spring semester is finally over! But not without causing a lot of pain. I feel that this was the toughest semester I have dealt with so far. All three courses I had taken were pretty damn tough, and I slogged day in day out to get rid of it. However, I knew that I had not done my finals too well, and was very very nervous.

The grades were due today at 1PM. I opened iCampus at around 12 and started refreshing the "my grades" section, thinking that they might have posted the grades much before the scheduled time. The thought of getting really bad grades kind of killed me. I was preparing myself to buy a one way ticket to India (lol!), only to finally find out at 1PM that I survived!!!

So many down, two more to go! Thank you God for helping me :).

French CanCan

I first saw the French CanCan when I was 8, and immediately fell in love with the tune to which all the women dance! If you remember, Doordarshan had a collaboration with Transtel (German TV) and every afternoon, they used to show a musical program, and in every episode, they used to show the French CanCan. After a few months, they stopped showing it, and I was disappointed because I used to enjoy it so much. I kept on thinking about the tune for years, and how much I used to enjoy it.

A few days ago I just thought of googling it, and guess what - I found an mp3 of that tune!

Fender...Guitar??

I have been spending some money on music. Went to a music store in downtown Normal yesterday and bought two CDs - "Stunt" by Barenaked Ladies and "The Silver Lining" by Soul Asylum. Even in this digital age where people download songs and entire albums to save physical space in their rooms, I prefer to buy CDs and collect them. More so because I "bought" a song from Yahoo! Music once, and for some reason unknown to me, it plays only on my computer, not even on my damn cool Philips "Windows Media Ready" MP3 player.

Well that is what this post is NOT about. Today I decided to listen to the Soul Asylum album on my discman, and I also decided to replace the headset that I got with it with the one that I got with my electric guitar. I was a little apprehensive because the reviews that I had read online about the "Fender" headset were not really good. Of course, it is meant to be used with the guitar, but still it has the same pin that any standard headset would have. Anyway, I plugged it into the jack of my CD player and started listening - and boy, was I impressed! Man, the audio quality is so damn good, so amazingly crisp. The bass that it offers is very very impressive. Also, you can seriously listen to all the instruments used on the song. And considering the fact that it was a part of an electric guitar package which was $200 ( the guitar, a 15 watt amp, extra strings, 3 picks, an electric tuner, tremelo bar, and this fantastic headset), it is a steal! I wonder how much it would cost if you go to get just the headset.

If you have any plans of getting headgear for your audio player, try Fender. Some AAA shit this is.

Year Zero

Heard the Nine Inch Nails's new album recently. Too good. It will give you the "The Downward Spiral" feeling as soon as you start listening to it. Just like TDS, this one has a lot of electronica too, but I felt that the last few songs in this album are kind of soft (maybe like TDS, whose grand finale was a nice rendition of Johnny Cash's Hurt).

Listen to Year Zero here.

Dr. Robert Ballard

Got a chance to meet Dr. Robert Ballard a few days ago. In case you are wondering who he is - he is the guy who discovered RMS Titanic's wreck. He is an oceanographer, and has discovered more than a 100 wrecks in his lifetime. He said that the Titanic has been his most interesting discovery, but not his biggest one. During the question answer session he said that he would want 51% of the questions to be non titanic based.Funny.

Read more about him here. Audiocast.

Today's class got over at 7 instead of the usual 9, and like always, Axel was ready to give me a ride back home. I was surprised when he asked where the closest pub was the moment we sat in his car. We ended up going to Foul Shots, a typical frat bar where kids watch football and basketball games and drink till their souls are satisfied. Apparently, while chatting we discovered that we both share a common interest, something that is very very dear to us.

Gaming.

It was kind of funny when Axel was trying to explain a concept and could not recall the exact word for it. He said to me,"there is a word for it", and I go,"respawn", and he says," you really play games"..lol!!

Barenaked Ladies

Watched a few Barenaked ladies videos on youtube today while working - felt that the band is grossly underrated. Their music is different, and all their songs give you a unique feeling - a kind of "this song's making me happy" feeling. I have always liked "call and answer", and the video looks like a mix of R.E.M.'s Everybody hurts and The Truman Show. Wind It Up is an amazing song, kind of mid 80's popish rock and rollish.

Check out some of the bathroom sessions they have on youtube.

Now that I have heard a couple of their songs, I want to watch them live. Apparently, they are performing in Cleveland, OH on 06/17/2007.

Radioman

Got a little spare time after many days, so decided to really experiment with my new electric guitar - a Fender Squire Strat. Surprisingly, I tried many things that I never wanted to try on an accoustic and realized that it's not really difficult - I just need time, a lot of patience, and a whole lot of practice to do crazy stuff.

Thanks Geoff for lending me your pedal.

Monster Monster Monster Monster Pawn..Pawn..Pawn..

Paid a visit to Monster Pawn a couple of days back (the one in Normal, not Bloomington), and found out that it is a small store full of priceless items. Found a couple of CDs that I could never find when I was in India.

If your eyes are dying on you, and you cannot read the titles of the CDs that I bought, then read on (do you have a screen magnifier installed on your computer?):

Stone Temple Pilots - Core

Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music..Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop

R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth? Single

Presidents of the United States of America - Self titled album

Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe...Eddie!!

R.E.M. was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame on March 12 this year. As Stipe's grandma says - R.E.M. is about remembering every moment, and this is what I have been doing, and would continue to do. I have been listening to R.E.M. since I was 14. I have always been motivated by these guys, and don't exactly know how or why. But they deserved it, and they got it.

R.E.M. performed during the induction ceremony on March 12, and guess who joined them...Eddie Vedder!! Yes - and he was the one who inducted them, thanks to the "strange" power invested in him for a few minutes. Watching two of my childhood (and adulthood) heroes perform live was a dream come true. I only wish I could see them perform right in front of me. Life is a bitch, however, youtube would not let you die!

Bill Berry also joined Buck/Mills/Stipe to perform four songs.

iWish iBought aBot

Have been planning to buy the Lego MindstormsNXT for quite some time now. You can make so many things out of the basic building blocks, and with little more intellect and money, you can actually make a pretty useful robot. But the only thing that stops me from buying it, the ONLY thing, is the amount of money involved.

"Why is it that everything today has to do with things either going in or coming out of my ass? "

Take this quiz guys...it's fucking insane!!

Sigh!

I wish I could do something about finance. When I read the chapters of my textbook everything seems like a fairy tale - so easy and beautiful. But when I start doing the problems my right arm movement doesn't coordinate with my brain because the "thought process" is absolutely zero! Nil. Void. Static. Painful. Arggghhhhh!!

Watch this!

Damn stupid and funny..lol!!!!

Shit! Shit! Shit!

I am drunk, and you know what last.fm radio did just now?? It played R.E.M.'s orange crush. And boy, is this song orgasmic! And the icing on the cake...it was one of their performances. I suddenly feel the urge to listen to all the R.E.M. albums again...give up everything in life..listen to R.E.M....locked in a room..all by myself...

Had Your Way?

It's interesting. Warren Buffet, the second richest man in the world, says that diversification is for wimps. According to him, people diversify because they are risk averse and are uncertain about how their stocks would perform in the future. He says that people diversify when they don't know their stocks inside out and that they should first learn what their stocks have to offer. If that is done, uncertainty would go away and their would be no risk involved. That's what he does too, it seems. But then he is a board member of all his companies, and might be using insider information to 'predict' how the stocks would behave in the future.

But wait a second. What about Berkshire Hathaway? What about it's subsdiary companies? If you take a look, you will notice that he has invested in just about any kind of company, be it candies or furniture or insurance or newspaper. Is that not diversification? Is that not being risk averse? Or is it that he has too much cash and doesn't know what to do with it, thus, ends up buying random companies.

This is just a thought ( and a discussion during our finance class tonight). Who am I to comment on his investing philosophies? I am just a mere mortal who is trying his level best to learn the 101s of finance :).

Stewie Does The Robot!

"Hello, mother. I come bearing a gift. I'll give you a hint. It's in my diaper and it's not a toaster."

Man...I have been watching the 5th season of Family Guy these days and I'll tell you what - It's fucking hilarious! This series gets better and better with each season! I got hooked on to South Park a few months back but I have to admit that Family guy wins hands down. South Park is not really funny, it's just cheap, and that's what makes it fun to watch. Otherwise, nothin really special ( not that I don't like South Park anymore - Cartman is a hero!!!!). And yes, that little kid with a British accent - he's a fucking riot in the fifth season.

"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"

- Stewie (to one of the prostitutes at Cleveland's house)

I-Fair

It was a rough day today, with all the running around I did with Abhilasha to get a few things for the I-Fair. The weather was as usual bad, and to make it more fun, you know, the icing on the cake, it snowed. And of course, the #1 rule of my life had to come to existence, thanks to the 'stands' that we could find nowhere ( so where all did we go Abhi?? Wal-mart, Meijer, Bed Bath & Beyond, Menards) to eventually find out that we already had them and there was really no need to buy 'em. All's well that ends well :).

I-Fair was good fun as usual. I didn't want to go against the statistics and trends - so I again volunteered to prepare mango lassi. The stall this time around is very very small. There can be not more than four people behind the counter.

The 'all charged up', always ready to go guys from ISA performed too - they sang a song and played the mandolin.

By the end of the day I got tired. Came back home and crashed out. I am up like an owl now.

Btw, last night's drinking session was fun too. I am hoping that we would drink again tonight :).

The Snow

The Desk

The Chief

Finally..Something for me that's not typically 90s

Have been listening to the following songs since morning..I kind of don't get impressed very easily, but I instantly liked these songs when I heard them for the first time..

Pilot Light by Colours Run (Album: Cynical Wonderful)

How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths

The guy from Colours Run sounds like Thom Yorke/Chris Martin.

Also try listening to Perpetual Motion by Colours Run..kind of gives you a "Fake Plastic Trees" feeling with a hint of "Just" in the middle somewhere...

Well, well, on an ending note, Colours Run sang "Beautiful Waste Of Time"..I am pretty sure you've heard this song...try these songs on last.fm or launchcast.

Can't believe it

Shucks... just realized that I have already done the assignment due on the 12th. This has never happened to me! I am a procrastinator - habitually lazy and careless, and I have a tendency of finishing my assignments minutes before they are due. I wonder if 2007 is trying to bring some shocking changes in my life. Although the feeling of having completed the assignment early is delightful, it is still shocking. It's hard to believe. It's magic.

:) .

These assignments are killing me. I have doing them since thursday night. Finished this morning at 4.

Go Bears!

"No Comments"

Do I write sentimental posts to make people post comments on my blog? No sir, i don't...

"Commercial" Songs

Off late I have realized that I have a tendency of downloading the songs that I really really like. generally, these songs are on commercials. The very first song that I downloaded was Mad World (Gary Jules version) which featured on the Gears of War commercial. The second song was Something to talk about by Badly drawn Boy. Both these songs were downloaded within an hour of me seeing the commercials.

R.E.M. is now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here.

Have been watching a lot of South Park lately. I don't find it funny, but the idea of four kids abusing the entire world in a very obscene and gross way really fascinates me :).

Beer

Bon, I agree with what you have to say about beer - that while drinking beer you reach a saturation point, and once you are there, you keep on pissing, you don't even get high, you just piss. Last night at Geoff's was good fun, and I had to drink beer to give him company ( I don't hate beer, but I don't like it either). After having some (8?), I started pissing, and I kept on pissing. Boy, was I mad. It's so irritating - you are standing and talking and suddenly you just pull the zipper down, yank out your ding dong mcdork and start pissing (you are standing outside Geoff's apartment, right? So you can piss wherever you want). Once or twice is alright, but every 15 minutes? Oh God, kill me now.

Whenever I see Geoff play the guitar, I kind of remind myself that even I have to buy an electric guitar soon. But I don't know how soon is soon going to be. I am tired of paying big bucks to my credit card company every month.

Ring of Fire

I am reallllllyyy getting carried away now...

If I Were A Carpenter

Here's another "I am really bored" video..

Man, I am so bored!!!!! I got nothing to do..'ve been reading a book, but still... Well, got so bored today that I decided to make a video of myself!!!!...lol!!!



Damn! this control doesn't work.. Click here to see the video.

Amarela Manga

Just watched Amarela Manga..apparently won the best movie award in some film festival in South America..but I didn't find anything extraordinary. It was just another South American movie..showing people performing their daily activities, horny evil men trying to bang young women, animals being slaughtered, adultery, and the movie ends.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333074/

Walk Walk Walk!!!

The last week of December involved a lot of walking around, so much that my legs are still hurting. But I realized that seeing places all by yourself ( no one with you) is really fun. You don't really answer questions like " where are we going?", "why are we going there?", "it's too far, can we go somewhere else?". You don't really have to take rest unnecesarily ( just because somebody else is tired and is resting their legs), and the best part - you are not in any of the pictures you click! That's fun!

No confusion over where to eat, which train to catch to go back home..

The one below is an exception, because Miss J joined me on the 31st. Roaming around with her was good fun too. Well, in the evening she realized how much I walked everyday ( she almost had tears in her eyes after having walked so much...nah, kidding), but I hope she enjoyed it! Did you, JD?