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Or however it’s spelt. Marking this and the other related-religious-event that is the “Gayathri Japam” (or however that’s spelt too), I got a bunch of calls from people regarding “implementation details”. By which I mean, they called me up and gave me instructions on how I should go about doing things, now that I am… Continue reading Avani Avittam
Except that they’re comedy shows and an album instead. But first. It took me a really long time (50+ hours) and I only finished about 84% of the content (the game actually keeps an internal log of what fraction of the game world you’ve truly explored), but I finally finished Metroid Prime. It was awesome… Continue reading Four weddings and a funeral
I’m finally home. I’m leaving again in 3-4 days to Austin, but at least I’m home for these few days. And it feels so good. I spent half my day lounging in my bath tub and the other half in my bed — the operative words there being the two ‘my’s. The journey home was… Continue reading Four of five or so, done
… after the Oasis gig. Clearly, the concert was one of the more intense experiences of my life. Like I said, I’d surprisingly easily made my way to Manchester. The concert was at this huge stadium (where football games and such usually take place), and leaving the station, I had absolutely no difficulty finding it—just… Continue reading Spending the night at a station
As you might expect, an elaborately worded, picture filled, profound exposé evoking much emotion and starring great acumen is in the works. This is not that post. Make room for another run-of-the-mill statement-of-fact post you’ve gotten to know and love. I got back yesterday from Cambridge, MA. It was awesome, as usual. The talk went… Continue reading Two of five or so, done
You probably want to read part 1 of this monologue. » What is the appropriate course of action when you accidently walk in on a “patron of the pornographic arts” really into what they’re watching? This is probably a trick question. I mean, is there even a possibility that an appropriate course of action exists?… Continue reading Questions we all have – 2
I’ve been a student longer than most people I know. Definitely longer than any of my friends from school/undergrad. For the most part, I think I’ve been really good about it. Perpetually enthralled by challenging work, held in rapture by obscure courses in obscure departments, actively participating in the most inane events dreamed up by… Continue reading Personal Interventions
I quite enjoy tweaking my medium of delivery. It is surprising how subtle changes can result in thinking about life in a different light. Points of view ever so slightly skewed from normal, and consequently potentially humourous… or plain ludicrous. You decide. You know what people, I’m single. Oh yeah, I know you’re looking at… Continue reading Changing Formats: Singlearities
I, apart from being a certified sociophobe, am also what you may call a phonophobe. As in, I don’t really make or receive telephone calls, and more amusingly (to you), I am extremely terrified by the prospect. Therefore, for the most part, my phone is just a $300 clock, and not a very good one… Continue reading Not just an expensive clock
A few months ago, my computer sort-of-hung as it was booting into the windows partition. I watched the hard drive LED stay on continuously for some 10 minutes, after which it continued to boot seemingly normally. Once I logged in though, things weren’t so normal any more. It had “reset” its state back to a… Continue reading Deja vu
I don’t really talk too much about it here, but I’ve been watching a ton of movies recently. And by recently, I mean for about two months now. Here’s what I got to see over last week, and my succinct thoughts. Chicago — Moderately entertaining, but extremely overrated. Doesn’t deserve the ton of Oscars I… Continue reading Many Movies
With all that talk about Indian things, I went home that evening having this weirdly undecided urge — on the one hand, I wanted to connect with something back home, and on the other, I wanted to get away as far as possible. Usually, in moments like these, I pick the obvious middle path —… Continue reading Two in one
When you’re Indian, and in grad school (or anywhere else in a foreign country for that matter), people can come up to you and ask you the most annoyingly-cluelessly-hilarious things. Case in point, last afternoon I was lunching with a bunch of guys (yes, new territory there), few I knew quite well, and few others… Continue reading Caste systems and arranged marriages
There was some confusion earlier as to what I was trying to say in those plots, so here’s an explanation. This acts as an answer to comments and e-mails, and is part of a series of posts where I delve into aspects of my life in grad school. Plot 1, for the ideal drone, is… Continue reading The task and the drone – II
I don’t usually get bored out of my skull when I’m at places where intellectual discussions are going on, but this has been a bit much. On the plus side, I’ve gotten to see a lot of interesting things around town. For instance, I saw a statue of General Hooker, a guy who specialised in… Continue reading Boredom induced sight seeing