Some situations in life are unlike any other. The silent anticipation and hope that you live by seems to transcend every other emotion. So while you are sitting there listening to your favorite music or hanging out with good folks, the thought of what could be is very overpowering.
Anticipation, in this context, is not about laying a woman or whispering those words into your beloved's ear. I am above and beyond that. I am talking professional stuff. You will know what I mean if you revisit these pages. For now, as I said, it is all about that wait.
Song of the day: Get me Novocaine - Green Day. Green Day is one of my favorite bands and this song is one of my all time cool listens. Sheer magic of the guitar solo in the beginning and ofcourse, the mesmerizing Mr Billy Joe. That is such a great combination. Till later then, Cheers!!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Random day, random post
a) Kids are cute and when do something really sweet like singing "Hey Jude" with twice as much passion as the Beatles, you cant beat it. Here is a peek and if you dont find this charming, chances are you are either a serial killer or a just-out-on-parole psychopath.
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=82169&videoChannel=3
b) For some unknown reason, I want to eat Fondue. I am not too much of a globe trotter. In fact, that phrase has no meaning for me. But on the select occasions when I have stepped out and had something different to eat, some memories have stuck and some have fallen by the wayside.
Fondue is a great community dish and tastes great, especially if you like cheese and bread. Well, they are the two most common things that go into the dish and you can read up more, as usual on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondue
c) Morning greeted me with rain but somehow, that Ah! factor was missing. Good enough a reason for me to realize that I am somehow taking on life more seriously than I should. Whats life anyway without soaking in the joy of watching a mild shower, appreciating the flowers on the trees or listening to a calm ocean. Need that appreciation back and really soon!
Song of the day: Clarity by John Mayer.
John Mayer is one of the more casual and neighborhood kind of guys who has a voice to die for and is considered one of the better guitar players around today. No wonder, Ms Aniston has got a thing going with him lately. This song is a good example of his skills - vocal and guitar.
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=82169&videoChannel=3
b) For some unknown reason, I want to eat Fondue. I am not too much of a globe trotter. In fact, that phrase has no meaning for me. But on the select occasions when I have stepped out and had something different to eat, some memories have stuck and some have fallen by the wayside.
Fondue is a great community dish and tastes great, especially if you like cheese and bread. Well, they are the two most common things that go into the dish and you can read up more, as usual on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondue
c) Morning greeted me with rain but somehow, that Ah! factor was missing. Good enough a reason for me to realize that I am somehow taking on life more seriously than I should. Whats life anyway without soaking in the joy of watching a mild shower, appreciating the flowers on the trees or listening to a calm ocean. Need that appreciation back and really soon!
Song of the day: Clarity by John Mayer.
John Mayer is one of the more casual and neighborhood kind of guys who has a voice to die for and is considered one of the better guitar players around today. No wonder, Ms Aniston has got a thing going with him lately. This song is a good example of his skills - vocal and guitar.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Quote
All Human actions have one or more of these seven causes - Chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion and desire. - Aristotle
Song of the day: Timeless by Armin Van Buuren. I am not too much of a trance / club floor enthusiast but this track is one of the few ones that really takes me in.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Weekend again!
Sometimes I wonder if I should offer opinions and comments in the first person or just a narration as an outsider. Whichever way I choose to do it, I hope it makes sense and it stays readable. Ok here goes.
a) Yesterday, I took Sonny Boy I to one heck of a movie called Speed Racer. Nice visuals and graphics but overall, pretty disappointing movie that comes from the Disney stable.
b) Unrelated event but mentionable - Shania Twain has divorced Robert "Mutt" Lange. Hmmm.. the woman who sings out so regularly about love, understanding and relationships doesnt seem to have practiced her preaching.
c) Recommendation Time - VerveEarth is an interesting website you might want to look at. The site plots the content of the internet on an interactive map of the world.
d) Lastly and most interestingly, ahem, Drugs. A recent news report on one of the leading news channels talks about stuff called I Dose that administers sound using Binaural Technology - this uses sounds to synchronize your brainwaves and supposedly replicate the effects of everything from alcohol upwards and can also simulate states of dreaminess. Period. Not saying anymore.
Song of the Day: The only living boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel.
a) Yesterday, I took Sonny Boy I to one heck of a movie called Speed Racer. Nice visuals and graphics but overall, pretty disappointing movie that comes from the Disney stable.
b) Unrelated event but mentionable - Shania Twain has divorced Robert "Mutt" Lange. Hmmm.. the woman who sings out so regularly about love, understanding and relationships doesnt seem to have practiced her preaching.
c) Recommendation Time - VerveEarth is an interesting website you might want to look at. The site plots the content of the internet on an interactive map of the world.
d) Lastly and most interestingly, ahem, Drugs. A recent news report on one of the leading news channels talks about stuff called I Dose that administers sound using Binaural Technology - this uses sounds to synchronize your brainwaves and supposedly replicate the effects of everything from alcohol upwards and can also simulate states of dreaminess. Period. Not saying anymore.
Song of the Day: The only living boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
FusionMan
If whacky be the way to live, this man is probably living it the best way one can.
FusionMan (Yves Rossy) who is a former fighter pilot soared over the Swiss Alps at 160mph using, get this, a home made jet propelled hang glider. Read the rest of the story here.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1165671.ece
Song of the day: Writing to reach you - Travis. Travis is a Glasgow based band whose musical terrains and sounds will be familiar to anyone who has heard bands like Keane and Coldplay. While all their songs are not superlative, the song above perhaps is best representative of what their characteristic sound is like. More than generous use of the guitar and a soulful voice but average lyrics. You will also find this song mish mashed with two other classics - Wonderwall by Oasis and Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day in the song that is now come to be known as Boulevard of Broken Songs.
FusionMan (Yves Rossy) who is a former fighter pilot soared over the Swiss Alps at 160mph using, get this, a home made jet propelled hang glider. Read the rest of the story here.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1165671.ece
Song of the day: Writing to reach you - Travis. Travis is a Glasgow based band whose musical terrains and sounds will be familiar to anyone who has heard bands like Keane and Coldplay. While all their songs are not superlative, the song above perhaps is best representative of what their characteristic sound is like. More than generous use of the guitar and a soulful voice but average lyrics. You will also find this song mish mashed with two other classics - Wonderwall by Oasis and Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day in the song that is now come to be known as Boulevard of Broken Songs.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Interviews and more interviews
Appearing for job interviews after gaining 10+ years of work experience is a bit like travelling on state owned buses after getting used to the luxury of your family car. (I would have liked to say SUV, but just being honest here).
There is this short lived romance about doing what you used to do but that romance and charm quickly turns into spite and venom. And when that interviewing is subject to the fancies of the recruiting company, the anger is twice its usual amount. So, I walked into this company (name withheld for private reasons) recently that has the culture of getting your prospective reportees to interview you. I played game the first time but when that happened the second time too, I almost lost my cool. But somehow, restored decorum to the conversation.
Song of the day: "Hey there Delilah" by Plain White T's. Sounds great with minimal instruments and makes you want to have a girlfriend called Delilah you could sing this song to. Lyrics are a little dreamy and outlandish but thats what love is.
There is this short lived romance about doing what you used to do but that romance and charm quickly turns into spite and venom. And when that interviewing is subject to the fancies of the recruiting company, the anger is twice its usual amount. So, I walked into this company (name withheld for private reasons) recently that has the culture of getting your prospective reportees to interview you. I played game the first time but when that happened the second time too, I almost lost my cool. But somehow, restored decorum to the conversation.
Song of the day: "Hey there Delilah" by Plain White T's. Sounds great with minimal instruments and makes you want to have a girlfriend called Delilah you could sing this song to. Lyrics are a little dreamy and outlandish but thats what love is.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Weekend
Everyone knows what an idle mind does. And when that idle mind is accompanied by the workings of an overactive 3 year old, even more devilish things result. So, my son twisted my arm into delivering on the commitment of showing him a movie.
9/10th of movie going population of this wonderful city descends on two centers of activity - PVR and Imax. There was only a chance in hell that I was going to make it. I did eventually manage to find a ticket but that was for the first row in both of these multiplexes. Not a great idea.
The alternative was to check out one of the neighborhood theaters - one without frills and one which STILL sells tickets for INR35. How cool is that??!
So, ok, getting back to the Devil. One such forms in which devil has unleashed himself/herself (chances are devil is female, but we will get to that later) in recent times is a Bollywood movie. The only thing remotely stylish about the movie is its name - Jimmy. Everything else is what could perhaps be billed as the India's answer to the the German Gas Chambers. This movie has everything lousy about its contents - Extremely mediocre looking actors, absolutely no acting display by anyone, NIL special effects, forgettable music. Seems to me like Mithun had some axe to grind with his son, ahem, Mimoh and he did the worst thing he could. Launch him in what cant even be called a C grade flick. Even those come with some aha moments - some skin, gore, comedy overkill etc. This movie got one star out of five on TOI. Seems like TOI did this for a favor. One star?! Thats being very very generous.
Will check back later for more news.
Song for the day: Everything by Lifehouse. One of the most soulful love songs you will hear and simple, meaningful words.
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