An Idle Mind

Recent Anime favorite - "Just Bones" Brook

2012-01-26T01:55:00.005-05:00

For "SKULL JOOOOKE!"

And the song he sings.

And the perverted, weirdly funny skeleton he is.

2012-01-22T17:57:00.003-05:00

"...If you simplify your English, you are freed from the worst follies of orthodoxy. You cannot speak any of the necessary dialects, and when you make a stupid remark its stupidity will be obvious, even to yourself. Political language -- and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists -- is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. One cannot change this all in a moment, but one can at least change one's own habits, and from time to time one can even, if one jeers loudly enough, send some worn-out and useless phrase -- some jackboot, Achilles' heel, hotbed, melting pot, acid test, veritable inferno, or other lump of verbal refuse -- into the dustbin, where it belongs."

--"Politics and the English Language", George Orwell, 1946.

2012-01-09T04:26:00.000-05:00

Theme From The Conversation by David Shire on Grooveshark

Theme from "The Conversation".

I am lost.

2012-01-03T04:47:00.002-05:00

"Om namo narayanayah".
In India, we had this chanting device, which could chant 10 different things.
"Om namo narayanayah".
This was one of them. It kept chanting over and over again.
In between the whistles of a cooker.
"Om namo narayanayah".
When the TV is muted for a phone call.
"Om namo narayanayah".
The sound keeps lingering in the background, for you to tune in.When I close the bathroom door, the sound pervades through.
"Om namo narayanayah".

I close the door to the bathroom here and sit down, and that distant sound play in my ear.
"Om namo narayanayah".

And they're hiding

2011-12-30T03:45:00.001-05:00

The drinks flow
People forget
That big wheel spins, the hair thins
People forget
Forget they're hiding
The news slows
People forget
The shares crash, hopes are dashed
People forget
Forget they're hiding.

Around town on a sunday night

2011-12-12T03:43:00.001-05:00

What started out as a midnight quest to get coffee and sit by the fireplace, ended up being a ride to many of the 'open late' spots in town, only to see them all closed. Nice drive though, and I'm not complaining because the Udhayam coffee in hand is not a bad substitute. Not bad at all.

The departed

2011-12-11T19:32:00.001-05:00

One movie which blows me away every time I watch it.

Jack Nicholson. They say he was a charmer. I believe them.

I got this rat, this gnawing, cheese eating fuckin' rat and it brings up questions

Nothing more could have been said.

"Ok."

Couldn't deny Scorsese anymore, could they? What a combination.

Scorsese, you mad genius.

I leave you with this picture. Officially in love.

Oh my Lady Fantasy

2011-12-03T05:31:00.000-05:00

Lady Fantasy by Camel on Grooveshark

Man Eating Seals of Antiquity

2011-11-22T11:45:00.001-05:00

Found a link to this on slashdot today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_kernel_names

Because, hats.

2011-11-17T23:31:00.001-05:00

Found on reddit a long time back, done by a guy named Micael Renaud. Trippeh

Couplet

2011-11-17T23:16:00.001-05:00

White snow falls
because Winter came.

2011-11-16T20:40:00.001-05:00

I just spent two lectures in different subjects listening to the same lecture, an interesting lecture by a really nice professor. One was 1.5 hours long for a climate change class and the other was 3 hours long for an Energy systems class and the basis for both lectures was the same - nuclear energy. He used the same presentation, but it was interesting to see how he modified his speed and delivery and the points he focussed on both times depending on the class.

The best part was he gives out suckers to everyone at the end of the class to illustrate the power of nuclear energy, and I got one for both lectures.

2011-10-28T02:16:00.000-04:00

I applied for graduation today. Maybe, maybe, it is too soon.

I will definitely miss going to UofM. If only the fucking tuition weren't this high.

2011-10-23T02:28:00.004-04:00

Here's something I found on reddit. Gets to you.

http://www.nazeeabbassi.com/blog/2011/04/self-study/

and after that, this.

http://www.pagef30.com/2009/04/iran-in-1970s-before-islamic-revolution.html

2011-10-21T23:30:00.002-04:00

As of today, one square foot of land in Islay belongs to me. Such a nice feeling.

2011-10-21T02:23:00.000-04:00

There is too much rage and angst in people of my generation and the worst part is all of it is on display on internet forums. Whatever said, one CANABSOFUCKINGLUTELYNOT call the English cricket team "Fucking bastards" and ask them to "suck indian balls" just because they beat us 5-0 in England.

anyone lived in a pretty how town

2011-10-12T04:07:00.000-04:00

anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn't he danced his did

Women and men(both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain

children guessed(but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew
autumn winter spring summer)
that noone loved him more by more

when by now and tree by leaf
she laughed his joy she cried his grief
bird by snow and stir by still
anyone's any was all to her

someones married their everyones
laughed their cryings and did their dance
(sleep wake hope and then)they
said their nevers they slept their dream

stars rain sun moon
(and only the snow can begin to explain
how children are apt to forget to remember
with up so floating many bells down)

one day anyone died i guess
(and noone stooped to kiss his face)
busy folk buried them side by side
little by little and was by was

all by all and deep by deep
and more by more they dream their sleep
noone and anyone earth by april
wish by spirit and if by yes.

Women and men(both dong and ding)
summer autumn winter spring
reaped their sowing and went their came
sun moon stars rain

-E.E.Cummings

I always loved anarchy in poetry. New favorite, this.

Corporate fun

2011-10-11T10:51:00.001-04:00

It's the season of interviews, and I seem to have the pick of the lot, in a way.
i) Timezone mismatches postponed one
ii) One missed the signup deadline with the university.
iii) One gave wrong dates to the university and no one ended showing up.
iv) One cancelled and rescheduled a slot.

Can't wait for more!

Observations of society.

2011-10-06T03:27:00.000-04:00

We have the privilege of living in a time which will see many, if not all, of the pioneering software greats, the idea-men, die and the aftermath of it all. I am of course referring to the founders of Google, apple, Microsoft and the likes of them. Though there are others equally big, whose losses will mean as much as to the community, they are not as famous as to evoke the kind of response that these would, out of the world's people.

Today Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer. Millions all over the world mourned his death. Photos were shared and messages were posted. Old videos were re-watched and old speeches re-read. People whored news of his death for online karma using spin-off jokes. Others waited for the apple share price to crash (Guilty on this count. Forgive this poor soul.). The man had a brilliant vision and some luck as well, and even though he was given a launchpad by xerox, he did make it to where he is. He worked with Pixar and NextSTEP, though unknown to general population. His work with Next is one of the major reasons for where the macOS is today.

He seems to matter more now, than when he was alive. Years from now, there could be people saying 'If only Steve Jobs were alive..' whenever apple does something wrong. People moved from cussing him for the iPhone 4S release to mourning him like family. This will form the subject for an interesting study, strictly academically speaking. I would like to know how much of apple's policies, decisions and ideas were influenced by jobs in the recent past. If my guess that he had a part to play in everything, is indeed right, we will most probably see some changes in Apple's future. Will there be a slide again?

Today Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer. I was never fond of the mac OS. However, I am a fan of the iPod and the hardware that the Mac-books come with. Steve jobs was a smart man, and his death is a loss to the community. I won't "miss" him though, as much as I respect him for this -

"None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it's likely that no personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do."

Here's to you, in Helvetica.

2011-10-04T03:58:00.003-04:00

I cannot seem to title anything nowadays.

2011-10-04T03:57:00.000-04:00

4 am in the morning, and tiny pulses of electricity surge through my left foot. The tingling feeling slowly subsides as I adjust my position, having finished an assignment which could have been finished long ago.

I lay awake to the numerous unfelt tiny pulses of electricity from so many things which I could have done so long ago. How much ever I twist or roll, these don't go away.

2011-10-04T03:33:00.000-04:00

October will be an interesting month. Subway offers foot-long sandwiches at a dollar off, fall colors will be better than ever, the music/theater season will intensify, Michigan will attempt to surprise people by turning colder earlier and I will also have a niece at the end of it.

October will be incredibly fast. By the time I read this again, October will be over.

The horror

2011-09-28T00:14:00.001-04:00

"In 2000, mozambique was hit by the worst flood it had seen in 50 years. It was caused by 5 weeks of torrential rains. Thousands of people lost their houses and waited on trees for relief. Hundreds died. A woman have birth to a girl in a tree and she is famous throughout mozambique. Rescue helicopters spent hours carrying people out of trees and rooftops. What caused these deaths. now? Maximum destruction of course was caused by the unexpected flooding of water , but you'll never guess what claimed the second most number of victims. Go ahead, try."

"Cholera?"

"Loss of top soil and hence cultivable lands?"

"Crocodiles?"

"Hah, Mozambique does not have crocodiles. And of course the first two are good guesses. but both are wrong. I'll tell you what did it. Landmines. Thousands of landmines left behind by the civil war were washed out and children found them.

If you know the terrain and the story of it, you can save more lives than you can do by mere relief efforts."

- A talk on the effect of climate change on human beings.

2000, Mar 8 - In Mozambique recent flooding began to wash old civil war land mines to the surface. An estimated 400,000 to 5 million mines were still present.

It's fall again!

2011-09-27T23:44:00.002-04:00

It's that time of the year again. Suits and pitches and queues and stupid ties.
Last year, this time, it rained.
This year, same time, it rained.
It rained.
It rained on my parade, literally and figuratively.
That's my new favorite line - Don't rain on my parade, and I will use it all the time till I find a new one.

I had a nice walk home today with a girl in a purdah. I never walk at the same pace side by side with strangers and neither do they, but this time, we did, silently, and shared a look of silent acknowledgement before parting ways.

Now I have to write a few assignments and follow up on online forms. It's fucking raining on my parade.

2011-09-06T01:45:00.000-04:00

Heh. People, and the things they do..

Quarter hunt

2011-08-29T18:48:00.007-04:00

~~Alabama~~
~~Alaska~~
~~Arizona~~
~~Arkansas~~
~~California~~
~~Colorado~~
~~Connecticut~~
~~Delaware~~
~~Florida~~
~~Georgia~~
~~Hawaii~~
~~Idaho~~
~~Illinois~~
~~Indiana~~
~~Iowa~~
~~Kansas~~
~~Kentucky~~
Louisiana
~~Maine~~
~~Maryland~~
~~Massachusetts~~
~~Michigan~~
~~Minnesota~~
~~Mississippi~~
~~Missouri~~
~~Montana~~
~~Nebraska~~
~~Nevada~~
~~New Hampshire~~
~~New Jersey~~
~~New Mexico~~
~~New York~~
~~North Carolina~~
~~North Dakota~~
~~Ohio~~
~~Oklahoma~~
~~Oregon~~
~~Pennsylvania~~
~~Rhode Island~~
~~South Carolina~~
~~South Dakota~~
~~Tennessee~~
~~Texas~~
~~Utah~~
~~Vermont~~
~~Virginia~~
Washington
~~West Virginia~~
~~Wisconsin~~
~~Wyoming~~

48 states done, 2 more to go. If any of you here, in Michigan, happen to read this, and have any of the 2 state quarters that I don't have, it would be awesome if you let me know!

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2011-08-28T04:30:00.000-04:00

The perfect sub

2011-08-25T14:10:00.000-04:00

Yes, there exists such a thing. I found the perfect sub in my universe.

Bread - Italian herb and cheese.
Cheese - Swiss.
Toasted with the jalapenos.
Topping - A little bit of lettuce, some green peppers, Onions, Banana peppers, black olives. Tomatoes (optional).
Sauce - Sweet onion.
Seasoning - Oregano.

Even if I were a girl, this would have been the best six inches ever.

Relief

2011-08-22T19:41:00.003-04:00

Helpful quote from "The king's speech".

Fuck. Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck and fuck! Fuck, fuck and bugger! Bugger, bugger, buggerty buggerty buggerty, fuck, fuck, arse! Balls, balls... fuckity, shit, shit, fuck and willy. Willy, shit and fuck and... tits.

Does wonders, this one.

Edit: In my case, it helped me solve an annoying itch-in-the-middle-of-my-back-where-i-cant-fucking-reach css problem.

Plan.

2011-08-17T04:15:00.000-04:00

Step 1 - ?
Step 2 - $$$$$
Step 3 - Travel.

One of these days, I will write something that I will read later and go, "Shit. He's got a point there". One of these days..

Chasing bugs.

2011-07-29T02:13:00.000-04:00

Developers code.
Developers create products.
Developers unwittingly create bugs.
Developers track bugs.
~~Developers create finished products.~~

This is to all the bugs I have unleashed and I still chase. Here's to all bugs that I didn't unleash but still chase. Here's to all heisenbugs, my favorite, albeit most annoying, of all.

I don't derive as much pleasure from creating something which has 'no bugs' as I do from eliminating them.

Red lace.

2011-07-05T04:49:00.000-04:00

Where cameras see more than people,

and guidebooks talk more.

Fake plastic trees and fake plastic faces.

Dogs in handbags and children on leashes.

Quests to fit in with 'society',

paid for with money and a rough morning after

No trash on the streets.
But so much inside, never recycled.

Amusement parks where people throng,

History forgotten because it didn't have a guided tour.

Insurance salesman sits in a corner of the train

Troubled eyes closed, face creased.

In the midst of metallic monstrosities

lies weather-beaten exposed brick.

Big Bvildings and awnings,

with elaborate faces.

When two get all the attention,

And the others still stand patient.

Where you can walk on the road,

and discover a walk through the woods.

Where you can hear a saxophone,

cry out words which the city spoke in its ear.

Where old italian man and son fish on a small boat,

surrounded by others with tanning women and drinking men.

Where the human posing as a statue,

is more real than the ones he entertains

Where songs are still sung,

and happy dances are danced.

Where music isn't all about her glorious booty,

or how he would tap it.

Where you could walk out your balcony or look out your window,

and touch the train as it passes by.

Where men sit in suits and smoke cigars

laugh and discuss on their lawns as a maid patiently stands by.

At the heart of a city in debt, lives

History rich with money and power,

It lies silent, not to be tainted,

By the future it never foresaw.

In the midst of madness a city lives,

and its people survive, to silently tell the tale.

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Just another person who got lost in the city.

2011-06-18T04:02:00.000-04:00

..and some drafts will remain unpublished.

Fictional names more awesome than mine.

2011-06-08T07:43:00.002-04:00

Nathaniel.
Clarice.
Hatake Kakashi.
Ulquiorra Schiffer.
Yossarian.
Lisbeth Salander.
April O' Neill.
Optimus Prime.

Neliel Tu Oderschvank, takes the cake though.

The other 'Lamb of God'

2011-06-05T13:56:00.000-04:00

Yesterday we were walking around Main Street (as the name indicates, the most important street in Ann Arbor) to get brunch. I was wearing my Lamb of God tee. There was a nun who was walking towards us. She was beautiful, no offence meant (I never thought I'd follow a "she was beautiful" with a "no offence meant"). As she got closer she nodded, smiled and said "Good morning" at me, just me, and then walked past.

The irony made me feel so bad. Either that, or she knew, and thought to herself, "There's no way back for you, son".

P.s: On the 25th of May, it rained in Ann Arbor as I was walking. I had not forgotten to take a towel.

2011-05-30T05:03:00.001-04:00

For relaxing times, make it suntory time.

Suspended.

2011-05-22T02:55:00.001-04:00

Sometimes I just wear my noise cancelling earbuds, close my eyes and listen to my thumping heart breathe..

Get up and get going.

2011-05-19T22:10:00.001-04:00

So I got a basketball a week back and it has rained 4 days out of 6. Played on the other two anyway, and realized how much stamina I've lost. I do not remember how long it's been since I've finished reading a book. It has obviously been too long. I have also decided to learn Spanish and Japanese. Apart from all this I need to put what I learnt to the test and handle web security at where I work.

I need to get a bike soon. Please help, seller-on-craigslist, because I have a summer to make memories.

Indian land

2011-05-01T21:33:00.000-04:00

Point to self (and others) : In America, as much as possible, look out for smaller roads, rather than the highways, for they take you through much prettier lands.

Maps and backpacks.

2011-04-29T05:10:00.000-04:00

Hopefully, 13/50 by May 8th.

Let's get this show on the road!

125 days of summer

2011-04-27T01:10:00.000-04:00

Beginning tomorrow.

The irony.

2011-04-19T18:29:00.001-04:00

I stayed back at the library so that I can type out my report. Two hours later here's the progress.

i) An empty paper plate which had a slice of pizza.
ii) An empty coffee cup.
iii) Amazon web pages with Kunai and Shuriken open. (Sudden urge to buy some. Hmm.)
iv) An ebook called "The illustrated secrets of lock picking" open.
v) A document open on another workspace with a 18 pt bold Header, centered and underlined.

I stayed back because I thought I wouldn't get shit done if I went home.

Yesterday.

2011-03-28T15:03:00.000-04:00

Yesterday, for the first time in my life so far, I witnessed a harp solo. I saw the harp being played in ways I could never have imagined. (Ok, yeah the only instance I've seen a harp before was in a church in Kochi or in Tom & Jerry before that, but still..)

Yesterday, for the first time, I actually saw a violin being played THAT fast.

Yesterday, for the first time, we were four hoodie-clad boys in a theater full of well dressed men and women. (Actually no, not the first time :P)

Yesterday, for the first time, I saw a cello weep.

Yesterday, I witnessed Yanni live.

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The only sad part of the whole affair was that it had to end. Oh and that I felt sad for the cellist who wasn't given the spotlight and a solo when everyone else was. (She looked really nice as well).

Political correctness

2011-03-26T21:42:00.002-04:00

Disclaimer: I mean no harm/offence.

Political correctness is something people strive for, wherever they work. When privacy is almost extinct, one can only do that much - make sure they say whatever they want to say but say it in a way that can be considered 'right', thought it is just a hypocritical way of stating what one would have rather stated instead. I have had to think twice or thrice before talking here, sometimes, something which I needn't have to do before. Political correctness takes the fun out of everything. I mean, Baa baa african american sheep doesn't quite fit in a rhyme does it?

My children will live in a world where the pot calls the kettle African American.

P.s: The disclaimer says it all.

My body is a building..

2011-03-26T03:41:00.002-04:00

"Now in my dream I'm a little girl again. And l’m wearingmy little powder-blue jumper, the one I wore that day Only, I'm not on my way to any birthday party. l'm on a field trip with my class from school. We’re at the zoo. Riding the monorail and laughing.The sun is shining, balloons fill thesky and we have cotton candy for lunch. we go to the reptile house and the polar bear cage and the tigers are sunning themselves. Then we go to the monkey house. But there aren’t any monkeys. There are, climbing the jungle gym, picking salt from their hair, dozens and dozens of fat men in skirts. Huge fat men, with matching jewelry sets, swinging from limb to limb, laughing in no language. And everyone laughs and points.And then they turn around. All the monkeys. All the men, turn around at once. They turn around and look at me, right at me.And they all have the same face.And it’s Bishop's face. They all have my son’s face. "

- Fat men in Skirts by Nicky Silver, performed as a Senior year student's directing thesis. Freud and more. Funny, macabre play, brilliant setting, great props, great music and amazing amazing acting. A friday night well spent.

Chan ki saaans.

2011-03-05T02:35:00.002-05:00

After four days of crashing in my friend's couch, I finally got back home thursday evening, only to brush teeth and pack stuff for the trip later that evening. The spring-break trip which in movies, generally involves a road trip and some fun in the sun.

Ten of us set off to Frankenmuth, a small village town an hour outside Ann arbor, supposedly known as the Bavaria of Ann arbor. It was a beautiful town, with small roads, lit streets and queer buildings with shops that closed at 9 PM. There were fudge kitchens, taverns and places which boasted of 75 different types of cheese. We made a mental note to go back there when it was light.

We left early the next morning (an achievement in itself) and set course to Crystal Mountain, the ski resort where we were headed. I have never been on such a drive before. It was beautiful yes, but not the happy colorful spring green and yellow, squirrel on the bark beautiful. It was the stark white snow with red houses and dome-roofed barns beautiful. It was the occasional big country house in the middle of nowhere beautiful. It was the sound of a brook flowing through pebbles beautiful. It was perfect for some porcupine tree music. Then we reached the resort.

Push down slope. Wedge. Stop. Fall. Push down slope. Finish. Victory dance. Move to bigger slope. Trippy ski-lift to the top. Jaw-drop at view from the top. Push down slope. Fall. Getup. Push down. Fall. Push down. Finally finish. Wet sore ass but triumphant grin on the face.

What clinched it was when we went up the ski-lift to a bigger track. The skis weighed down my legs as I let them hang loose, travelling on that cable car, hundred feet over swift moving forms in the powdery white snow. The occasional shudder made it even more beautiful. After what seemed like a while, we suddenly started evening out and all I could see in front of us was the sky and the horizon expanding out. We were standing, or trying to stand, rather, on one of the small peaks of the crystal mountain, the expanses of Michigan spread out before us and two trails leading down in an incline which I couldn't comprehend at first. It was an amazing feeling, standing there, trembling in the wind, nervous, while small kids of 5 years whizzed past us on mini skis. Finally the five of us jumped down, one by one.

Fast chilly winds brought tears to the eyes and shook my feet as I gathered speed. I saw a couple of friends crash/wipeout in front. One had a cartoon-network moment. He was going smooth till he saw a tree and feel down before he hit it. Another ventured into the tougher tracks by mistake and crashed. Yet another found novel methods of crashing which made passersby pause and commend him. I crashed, and slid on my ass for a few feet before turning sideways and stopping. I got up and held onto a tree before putting the skis back on and crashing again. I got up and this time, however, I made it to the bottom, with a grin on my face. Crashing had never been so much fun.

We returned our shoes to a pretty girl at the counter, who wasn't there when we first got them. We returned our skis to an old man who asked if any of took videos. Most of us slept on the way back. It was a feeling akin to those field trips I had had at school, when everyone is tired and a little sad that it is getting over.

Ten sore asses and twenty tired legs returned to Ann arbor with a ton of un-uploadable photos.

"Mmm, party."

Ski-trip : check.

Epic ski-trip : Double check.

P.s : Yanni concert on the 27th in Detroit. March isn't so bad after all.

Gute Nacht

2011-03-03T01:38:00.001-05:00

There are times when you miss things you did before.

And then there are those times when you miss those things that never happened.

Hi, I'm Leah.

2011-02-13T02:57:00.001-05:00

It was 4 PM and we hadn't had our first meal of the day. We decided to go to "La Casita", the best mexican place we'd seen so far in Ann Arbor, where the chimichangas are to die for. So, we set off at 4:30 and Anunay knew the way to the place. Three-fourths of the way "there" we realized we weren't referring to the same place. He instead, was setting course for "La fuente", his best mexican place. We went along, we just wanted good food. There we met her, Leah , easily the best waitress I've seen so far.

I don't know if it was how she was happy, or the way she leaned closer to me as she took the order, or the way she got all of our soft drinks with the right amount of ice, or just the way how she started an impromptu dance on her way back to the kitchen as a new song started playing, but she made my day.

I'm definitely going back there on a saturday evening at 5 PM.

2011-02-05T18:02:00.000-05:00

The weather is beautifully sad. It is the kind of beauty which would stop you from taking pictures of it. It forces me to remain indoors and makes me appreciate the warmth and my cup of tea much more than I would normally. One can keep looking at the swerving sheets of snowflakes and not get bored, as books and research papers lay strewn, neglected, on the floor.

Last sip of tea. It gets darker. I have to study.

2011-01-25T11:21:00.000-05:00

Sometimes I feel EECS588 is reason enough to study in Michigan. I can easily say that every single research paper I read here was written by cool people, because not only do they have amazing insight but also great humor.

The course has no exams and no homeworks, just a project, a security attack demo and reading two papers every class. Some papers are as good as short stories.

When the professor welcomes you for the second class wearing a red star china hat and says "Thank you for coming back today. This is going to be the best class you'll ever take in UMich", you know you're good to go.

No MSG. No Preservatives. No regrets.

2011-01-18T11:20:00.002-05:00

Kettle cooked potato chips with sea salt and cracked pepper.

And the letters on the wrapper read "Dirty chips".

Best chips ever.

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P.s : Imagine all the advertisements one can shoot for "dirty chips"!

When the stars point and laugh.

2011-01-16T21:15:00.002-05:00

I know I'm a Pisces/Aries cusp. I know all the 12 signs of the zodiac. I know what comes when. I don't know what my birthstone, color etc are. I don't know who I get along with or what kind of people pisceans are. I've heard people tell me I have characters that are associated with Pisces. I say OK. It isn't bad if you're not like your sign and it isn't great if you are. To an extent, Zodiac signs control people like puppets. The best parts about the zodiac are the signs associated with them and the shapes they make in the sky.

If your zodiac changes, do you change? If you say yes, then IMHO you are the biggest pile of Taurean excreta I've ever heard of. I know many people who classify people based on zodiac signs and are happy to meet other people of the same sign.

Will you see yourself any differently now that your star has changed? And if stars do govern your character and the new system IS right, will your belief system fail? Would you still find something that feels like home with your new sign?

I see why churches used to ban science. It's a laugh riot in the heavens.

2011-01-15T05:16:00.002-05:00

I wish I was the last note of a piano piece which lingers for a few seconds before vanishing into the silence that surrounds it or the fingers of the pianist which stay in place for the same few seconds till it vanishes.

I found out why a bell is referred to as a ding-dong today. Earlier, church bells used to the only ones in high towers and they always swayed. When they rang, when the bell swung closer to you, you hear a ding. And when it moved away from you, due to the wonder that is the doppler effect, you hear the ding, as a dong.

How I love physics.

Super apple.

2011-01-09T23:07:00.001-05:00

"You are really good. I mean, you're like, a hundred thousand times better than like any apple I've ever had. I'm not Superman, I'm Supertramp and you're super apple. You're so tasty, you're so organic, so natural. You are the apple of my eye, ha!"

This is probably the best conversation with an inanimate object after, of course, Tom Hanks and Wilson.

Quelqu'un ma dit, que..

2011-01-04T03:54:00.000-05:00

2010-12-29T05:39:00.000-05:00

Cold fingertips and toetips,
Soft chords on the ear,

Mild filtered yellow light,
Through the folds of thick paper,

A drop here, and a drop there,
On the window, behind the blinds,

Naught, but a pillow and a blanket,
to keep you warm.

The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.

2010-12-19T04:55:00.001-05:00

She was my first crush.

I liked her nose-ring.

I liked her principles.

She stood out in a sea of faces.

I still remember that she wore red.

We had one date.

She was a happy girl.

She liked colors.

She liked slow walks.

She wrote a poem for me.

I wrote a song for her.

I owe her a date.

She knows about all the others.

She knows about me.

She feels like home.

2010-12-17T18:55:00.001-05:00

Yesterday after a long day's exam I sat on one of them high stools near the coffee shop. My feet were dangling, and couldn't reach the ground. It felt SO nice. I couldn't remember being that happy in the recent past.

There's a reason some things don't have a reason. :)

Tease.

2010-11-30T14:04:00.000-05:00

Around a month back, one fine morning, the grass had a layer of frost on it. It was white. The following week was warm.

Around a week back, the first snowflakes fell. Tiny ones. The ones that disappear when they hit the ground. And there were sheets of ice on the roads.

Two days back, half the lake had frozen and ice was floating, as the ducks floated around them.

Not far away, now.

We'll start a jazz band.

2010-11-28T14:36:00.000-05:00

Instant love.#1

Instant love #2

For relaxing times, make it 'suntory' time. xD

Worth every minute of the sleep I lost watching this in the early hours of sunday.

Things I learnt today.

2010-11-16T16:16:00.001-05:00

- The Pierpont commons lounge is an amazing place to study. I sit there, as I type, IDEs open, waiting for some random Chinese dude to start playing the piano.

- Cheat sheets ruin the fun of cheating. More or less they are useless.

- My subconscious alarm FTW. It woke me up 15 minutes before my exam started.

- The Venti Java chip has no equal.

- Overture 1812, Tchaikovsky. Play it when you're about to finish something and you want to feel awesome about it. EVEN if it's just a blog post.

2010-11-07T18:55:00.000-05:00

The one time i really felt like writing and got to doing that was on a plane. I didn't have a laptop but I typed it out as notes on my cell phone. 10000 characters in and when I got home I realised I didn't have the USB cable for the phone AND that I couldn't transfer it by bluetooth. I ordered a USB cable from amazon around 5 weeks back which still hasn't shipped. Whattefun.

Naduraathri philosophy

2010-10-05T03:51:00.002-04:00

All the things you tell others are borne out of all the things you tell yourself.

Fooled by a dot

2010-09-13T18:00:00.000-04:00

One fine day, I have an hour left before I have to be somewhere, so I just decide to walk around. I walk past this bookstore and then do a double take.

"Choke by Chuck Palahniuk, Autographed"

I go in and after the perfunctory exchanges..

Me : How much for the autographed version of Choke by Palahniuk?

Girl at the counter : Letme check. (Goes, checks and comes back). One-ninety five.

Me : (*Falsetto mind voice* Jaaackpot!) Wow, how is it that cheap?!

Girl at the counter : Erm, I mean, it costs a hundred and ninety five dollars. (awkward smile)

Me : Oooohhhhh. (Awkward smile). Okaaay, Have a nice day!

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More stories from Ann arbor will be up in the days to come. Or so I hope.

Yellow truck.

2010-08-08T15:09:00.001-04:00

The street on which I live has been dug up to lay some pipes for the drainage system, which one would have thought they'd have done properly before laying the road. The entire stretch is dug up and a few water pipes also stand broken, pouring water into the holes that have been dug; an altogether mucky sight. The pipes have been fixed now but the road is still dug up.

This once, I was walking back home late evening. It was dusty, thanks to the wind which decided to play around with the sand that'd been dumped on the roadside to cover up the holes later. At a distance I see this little kid with a yellow construction track in his hand, standing near one such dug-up-mud-mound, looking at the bigger yellow excavator working a few hundred metres away, the dust swirling around him. I wished I had a camera.

STICKY KEYS

2010-07-20T02:43:00.001-04:00

I held down the shift key to type something in CAPITAL LETTERS. I released it, but then saw that the letters were still in CAPS. The key wasn't stuck or anything but the internal signal seemed to be.

Every link I clicked opened in a new tab.

If I pressed any of the arrow keys in text areas, the text got highlighted :@

I had to use caps lock to remedy the unwanted capital letters and take it off to use caps.

Old-school-hitting-the-device-if-it-doesn't-work worked. MY shift keyboard is back to normal.

330

2010-07-18T10:34:00.000-04:00

idle mind is four years old; a well-oiled/rusty devil's workshop?

thanks for all the fish, so far.

A tale of two women

2010-07-10T12:36:00.000-04:00

As the title suggests, this is a tale of two women who I saw/met. Both of them are equally least likely to hit the internet, and even if they do so, the chances of them reading this are very low. And even if they do, they wouldn't know who wrote about them, that is, if they realize it is about them.

The first one is a spinster who lives down my street. She has a small store, which she's probably named after her brother's daughter, whose name I never seemed to care about, which I refer to as maami kadai. On account of my absolute joblessness, everyday, it is my duty to buy milk for the household from that store. I go there and ask for 2 litres of milk. She gives me the packets, and I pay the cash. Then I ask her, "Cover irukka?". She looks at me like I'm a bug she wants to stamp, and then fidgets around to find any used covers, and if she doesn't find any, she takes out the smallest possible cover and squeezes the packets into it leaving no room for me to lift them by the handle. I have to hold the cold milk-stench covered bag in both hands and by the time I reach home, my hands stink and are numb with cold. The very purpose of giving a bag is defeated.

To avoid any further hassles, I've started taking my own bag.

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I came across the second woman today in an "Art and craft" stall in some exhibition my mom asked me take her to. I saw this awesome wooden key chain in the shape of a native american with all the tribal face paints and all.

I am a sucker for key chains.

There were only two remaining and I picked one up. I looked up to see the lady who saw over the stall come up to me. I told her "I'll take this". And she nodded and gave me a smile, put it in a cover and gave it back to me. Before we could pay, my mother saw this wooden pen stand. the front of it had a wolf's head resting on a big chief carved into it. It was beautiful. I told her we'd take that too, and she smiled again, like someone appreciating the choice I made. She was 27/28, pretty, and had this genuine smile on her face.

I'm a sucker for a pretty girl's smile.

She didn't bother us with her details and marketing speeches. She smiled. AND she gave us two covers and even suggested that I put the smaller one into the bigger one. I waited for my mom to pay her and turn around and begin to leave, took the cover and looked at her. She smiled and nodded, I grinned, and I left.

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The thing is, I have to buy milk daily, and not wooden key chains.

Chopsuey

2010-06-21T14:08:00.003-04:00

There are 10 kinds of people in this world - People who think I've made a mistake here, and pompous pricks chuckling to themselves that is this a binary joke only they understand.

The list.

2010-06-17T13:07:00.000-04:00

1.	~~9.1~~	~~The Shawshank Redemption~~ ~~(1994)~~	~~495,689~~
2.	9.1	The Godfather (1972)	396,168
3.	9.0	The Godfather: Part II (1974)	235,024
4.	~~8.9~~	~~The Good, the Bad and the Ugly~~ ~~(1966)~~	~~151,643~~
5.	~~8.9~~	~~Pulp Fiction~~ ~~(1994)~~	~~401,775~~
6.	~~8.9~~	~~Schindler's List~~ ~~(1993)~~	~~265,767~~
7.	~~8.8~~	~~12 Angry Men~~ ~~(1957)~~	~~112,039~~
8.	~~8.8~~	~~One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest~~ ~~(1975)~~	~~205,480~~
9.	~~8.8~~	~~Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back(1980)~~	~~268,462~~
~~10.~~	~~8.8~~	~~The Dark Knight~~ ~~(2008)~~	~~442,823~~
~~11.~~	~~8.8~~	~~The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)~~	~~351,228~~
~~12.~~	~~8.8~~	~~Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope~~ ~~(1977)~~	~~312,494~~
13.	8.7	Seven Samurai (1954)	93,361
~~14.~~	~~8.7~~	~~Casablanca~~ ~~(1942)~~	~~162,952~~
~~15.~~	~~8.7~~	~~Goodfellas~~ ~~(1990)~~	~~220,605~~
~~16.~~	~~8.7~~	~~Fight Club~~ ~~(1999)~~	~~366,760~~
~~17.~~	~~8.7~~	~~City of God~~ ~~(2002)~~	~~158,938~~
~~18.~~	~~8.7~~	~~The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)~~	~~375,428~~
19.	8.7	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)	235,717
~~20.~~	~~8.7~~	~~Rear Window~~ ~~(1954)~~	~~114,717~~
~~21.~~	~~8.7~~	~~Psycho~~ ~~(1960)~~	~~138,191~~
~~22.~~	~~8.7~~	~~The Usual Suspects~~ ~~(1995)~~	~~258,269~~
23.	8.7	Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)	70,803
~~24.~~	~~8.6~~	~~The Silence of the Lambs~~ ~~(1991)~~	~~235,921~~
~~25.~~	~~8.6~~	~~The Matrix~~ ~~(1999)~~	~~366,986~~
~~26.~~	~~8.6~~	~~Se7en~~ ~~(1995)~~	~~267,317~~
~~27.~~	~~8.6~~	~~Memento~~ ~~(2000)~~	~~260,311~~
28.	8.6	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)	98,608
~~29.~~	~~8.6~~	~~The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers~~ ~~(2002)~~	~~316,199~~
~~30.~~	~~8.6~~	~~Sunset Blvd.~~ ~~(1950)~~	~~52,581~~
~~31.~~	~~8.6~~	~~Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb~~ ~~(1964)~~	~~151,833~~
~~32.~~	~~8.6~~	~~North by Northwest~~ ~~(1959)~~	~~90,268~~
~~33.~~	~~8.6~~	~~Citizen Kane~~ ~~(1941)~~	~~134,703~~
34.	8.6	The Professional (1994)	191,842
35.	8.6	Apocalypse Now (1979)	168,132
~~36.~~	~~8.6~~	~~Forrest Gump~~ ~~(1994)~~	~~288,046~~
~~37.~~	~~8.5~~	~~American Beauty~~ ~~(1999)~~	~~283,496~~
~~38.~~	~~8.5~~	~~American History X~~ ~~(1998)~~	~~215,710~~
~~39.~~	~~8.5~~	~~Taxi Driver~~ ~~(1976)~~	~~149,823~~
~~40.~~	~~8.5~~	~~Vertigo~~ ~~(1958)~~	~~88,546~~
~~41.~~	~~8.5~~	~~Terminator 2: Judgment Day~~ ~~(1991)~~	~~228,626~~
42.	8.5	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)	77,160
~~43.~~	~~8.5~~	~~Alien~~ ~~(1979)~~	~~174,422~~
~~44.~~	~~8.5~~	~~Amélie~~ ~~(2001)~~	~~173,995~~
~~45.~~	~~8.5~~	~~Saving Private Ryan~~ ~~(1998)~~	~~262,141~~
~~46.~~	~~8.5~~	~~WALL·E~~ ~~(2008)~~	~~171,824~~
~~47.~~	~~8.5~~	~~A Clockwork Orange~~ ~~(1971)~~	~~187,172~~
~~48.~~	~~8.5~~	~~The Shining~~ ~~(1980)~~	~~171,024~~
~~49.~~	~~8.4~~	~~Paths of Glory~~ ~~(1957)~~	~~43,106~~
~~50.~~	~~8.4~~	~~The Departed~~ ~~(2006)~~	~~252,627~~
~~51.~~	~~8.4~~	~~The Pianist~~ ~~(2002)~~	~~128,626~~
~~52.~~	~~8.4~~	~~To Kill a Mockingbird~~ ~~(1962)~~	~~80,101~~
~~53.~~	~~8.4~~	~~Aliens~~ ~~(1986)~~	~~165,114~~
~~54.~~	~~8.4~~	M ~~(1931)~~	~~38,474~~
~~55.~~	~~8.4~~	~~Spirited Away~~ ~~(2001)~~	~~96,308~~
~~56.~~	~~8.4~~	~~The Lives of Others~~ ~~(2006)~~	~~71,348~~
57.	8.4	Double Indemnity (1944)	35,670
~~58.~~	~~8.4~~	~~Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind~~ ~~(2004)~~	~~211,936~~
~~59.~~	~~8.4~~	~~Chinatown~~ ~~(1974)~~	~~76,334~~
~~60.~~	~~8.4~~	~~Requiem for a Dream~~ ~~(2000)~~	~~178,407~~
~~61.~~	~~8.4~~	~~L.A. Confidential~~ ~~(1997)~~	~~160,723~~
~~62.~~	~~8.4~~	~~Reservoir Dogs~~ ~~(1992)~~	~~205,805~~
63.	8.4	The Third Man (1949)	49,477
64.	8.4	Das Boot (1981)	68,341
65.	8.4	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)	32,057
~~66.~~	~~8.4~~	~~Monty Python and the Holy Grail~~ ~~(1975)~~	~~150,973~~
67.	8.4	City Lights (1931)	26,189
68.	8.4	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)	146,661
69.	8.4	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)	57,001
~~70.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Raging Bull~~ ~~(1980)~~	~~87,011~~
~~71.~~	~~8.3~~	~~The Prestige~~ ~~(2006)~~	~~194,330~~
~~72.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Inglourious Basterds~~ ~~(2009)~~	~~162,379~~
73.	8.3	Back to the Future (1985)	193,596
~~74.~~	~~8.3~~	~~2001: A Space Odyssey~~ ~~(1968)~~	~~155,558~~
~~75.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Life Is Beautiful~~ ~~(1997)~~	~~104,087~~
76.	8.3	Singin' in the Rain (1952)	53,673
77.	8.3	Modern Times (1936)	34,283
78.	8.3	Some Like It Hot (1959)	65,120
79.	8.3	Downfall (2004)	79,339
80.	8.3	Amadeus (1984)	93,824
~~81.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Full Metal Jacket~~ ~~(1987)~~	~~146,401~~
82.	8.3	Up (2009)	98,656
~~83.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Braveheart~~ ~~(1995)~~	~~232,957~~
~~84.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Cinema Paradiso~~ ~~(1988)~~	~~43,710~~
~~85.~~	~~8.3~~	~~The Maltese Falcon~~ ~~(1941)~~	~~50,034~~
86.	8.3	Once Upon a Time in America (1984)	69,619
87.	8.3	Rashômon (1950)	37,702
88.	8.3	All About Eve (1950)	34,041
89.	8.3	Metropolis (1927)	38,074
~~90.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Gran Torino~~ ~~(2008)~~	~~119,958~~
~~91.~~	~~8.3~~	~~The Green Mile~~ ~~(1999)~~	~~190,655~~
92.	8.3	The Elephant Man (1980)	56,059
93.	8.3	The Great Dictator (1940)	35,609
~~94.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Sin City~~ ~~(2005)~~	~~247,333~~
95.	8.3	Rebecca (1940)	34,340
96.	8.3	The Apartment (1960)	35,148
~~97.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Gladiator~~ ~~(2000)~~	~~269,436~~
~~98.~~	~~8.3~~	~~The Sting~~ ~~(1973)~~	~~63,749~~
~~99.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Avatar~~ ~~(2009)~~	~~240,628~~
~~100.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Slumdog Millionaire~~ ~~(2008)~~	~~167,327~~
~~101.~~	~~8.3~~	~~The Great Escape~~ ~~(1963)~~	~~59,974~~
102.	8.3	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)	166,457
~~103.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi~~ ~~(1983)~~	~~204,635~~
104.	8.3	Unforgiven (1992)	94,850
1~~05.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Bicycle Thieves~~ ~~(1948)~~	~~26,413~~
~~106.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Jaws~~ ~~(1975)~~	~~133,136~~
~~107.~~	~~8.3~~	~~Batman Begins~~ ~~(2005)~~	~~259,930~~
~~108.~~	~~8.2~~	~~Die Hard~~ ~~(1988)~~	~~175,179~~
109.	8.2	Blade Runner (1982)	180,492
~~110.~~	~~8.2~~	~~On the Waterfront~~ ~~(1954)~~	~~39,836~~
111.	8.2	Hotel Rwanda (2004)	88,590
112.	8.2	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)	32,289
113.	8.2	Oldboy (2003)	92,956
~~114.~~	~~8.2~~	~~No Country for Old Men~~ ~~(2007)~~	~~190,567~~
115.	8.2	Touch of Evil (1958)	31,681
~~116.~~	~~8.2~~	~~The Seventh Seal~~ ~~(1957)~~	~~35,439~~
~~117.~~	~~8.2~~	~~Fargo~~ ~~(1996)~~	~~160,578~~
~~118.~~	~~8.2~~	~~Princess Mononoke~~ ~~(1997)~~	~~63,178~~
~~119.~~	~~8.2~~	~~For a Few Dollars More~~ ~~(1965)~~	~~41,580~~
120.	8.2	The Wizard of Oz (1939)	99,617
121.	8.2	District 9 (2009)	139,791
122.	8.2	Heat (1995)	139,775
~~123.~~	~~8.2~~	~~Strangers on a Train~~ ~~(1951)~~	~~33,028~~
~~124.~~	~~8.2~~	~~Cool Hand Luke~~ ~~(1967)~~	~~43,853~~
~~125.~~	~~8.2~~	~~Donnie Darko~~ ~~(2001)~~	~~203,646~~
126.	8.2	High Noon (1952)	33,110
~~127.~~	~~8.2~~	~~The Sixth Sense~~ ~~(1999)~~	~~230,759~~
128.	8.2	Notorious (1946)	30,406
129.	8.2	The Deer Hunter (1978)	85,367
130.	8.2	There Will Be Blood (2007)	125,772
~~131.~~	~~8.2~~	~~Annie Hall~~ ~~(1977)~~	~~63,302~~
~~132.~~	~~8.2~~	~~Snatch.~~ ~~(2000)~~	~~166,896~~
~~133.~~	~~8.2~~	~~Kill Bill: Vol. 1~~ ~~(2003)~~	~~223,353~~
134.	8.2	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)	33,799
135.	8.2	The General (1926)	19,201
~~136.~~	~~8.2~~	~~The Big Lebowski~~ ~~(1998)~~	~~171,483~~
137.	8.2	Platoon (1986)	105,094
138.	8.1	Yojimbo (1961)	28,261
~~139.~~	~~8.1~~	~~The Wrestler~~ ~~(2008)~~	~~87,762~~
140.	8.1	Ran (1985)	33,508
~~141.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Into the Wild~~ ~~(2007)~~	~~93,624~~
142.	8.1	Ben-Hur (1959)	56,594
143.	8.1	Million Dollar Baby (2004)	135,312
144.	8.1	The Big Sleep (1946)	28,085
~~145.~~	~~8.1~~	~~The Lion King~~ ~~(1994)~~	~~129,613~~
~~146.~~	~~8.1~~	~~It Happened One Night~~ ~~(1934)~~	~~24,211~~
147.	8.1	Witness for the Prosecution (1957)	17,316
148.	8.1	Life of Brian (1979)	90,932
~~149.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid~~ ~~(1969)~~	~~55,680~~
~~150.~~	~~8.1~~	~~The Bourne Ultimatum~~ ~~(2007)~~	~~139,594~~
151.	8.1	Wild Strawberries (1957)	20,480
~~152.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Finding Nemo~~ ~~(2003)~~	~~157,765~~
~~153.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Kick-Ass~~ ~~(2010)~~	~~55,829~~
~~154.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Trainspotting~~ ~~(1996)~~	~~145,647~~
155.	8.1	Toy Story (1995)	140,334
156.	8.1	Gone with the Wind (1939)	76,406
~~157.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Stand by Me~~ ~~(1986)~~	~~87,021~~
~~158.~~	~~8.1~~	~~The Terminator~~ ~~(1984)~~	~~173,242~~
~~159.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Scarface~~ ~~(1983)~~	~~146,411~~
~~160.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Groundhog Day~~ ~~(1993)~~	~~130,108~~
~~161.~~	~~8.1~~	~~The Graduate~~ ~~(1967)~~	~~75,458~~
162.	8.1	The Thing (1982)	75,442
163.	8.1	Star Trek (2009)	126,434
~~164.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Amores Perros~~ ~~(2000)~~	~~59,014~~
165.	8.1	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)	57,342
166.	8.1	Ratatouille (2007)	125,818
167.	8.1	Gandhi (1982)	48,956
~~168.~~	~~8.1~~	~~V for Vendetta~~ ~~(2005)~~	~~215,434~~
~~169.~~	~~8.1~~	~~How to Train Your Dragon~~ ~~(2010)~~	~~22,222~~
~~170.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels~~ ~~(1998)~~	~~121,117~~
171.	8.1	The Wages of Fear (1953)	13,643
172.	8.1	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)	22,585
173.	8.1	Twelve Monkeys (1995)	164,174
174.	8.1	8½ (1963)	28,563
175.	8.1	Casino (1995)	104,591
176.	8.1	The Gold Rush (1925)	20,105
177.	8.1	Diabolique (1955)	13,993
~~178.~~	~~8.1~~	~~Grave of the Fireflies~~ ~~(1988)~~	~~33,039~~
179.	8.1	The Night of the Hunter (1955)	24,805
180.	8.1	The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)	12,625
181.	8.0	The Princess Bride (1987)	120,899
~~182.~~	~~8.0~~	~~The Incredibles~~ ~~(2004)~~	~~152,628~~
183.	8.0	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)	13,594
~~184.~~	~~8.0~~	~~The Killing~~ ~~(1956)~~	~~23,871~~
185.	8.0	The Wild Bunch (1969)	30,104
186.	8.0	Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)	12,604
187.	8.0	Children of Men (2006)	151,590
~~188.~~	~~8.0~~	~~The Exorcist~~ ~~(1973)~~	~~99,204~~
~~189.~~	~~8.0~~	~~In Bruges~~ ~~(2008)~~	~~92,155~~
190.	8.0	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)	16,821
191.	8.0	Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)	10,898
192.	8.0	The Kid (1921)	13,338
193.	8.0	Nights of Cabiria (1957)	10,556
~~194.~~	~~8.0~~	~~The Hustler~~ ~~(1961)~~	~~24,568~~
~~195.~~	~~8.0~~	~~Dial M for Murder~~ ~~(1954)~~	~~28,624~~
~~196.~~	~~8.0~~	~~Good Will Hunting~~ ~~(1997)~~	~~144,396~~
197.	8.0	Rosemary's Baby (1968)	48,641
198.	8.0	Ed Wood (1994)	71,853
199.	8.0	Harvey (1950)	22,528
200.	8.0	Big Fish (2003)	136,091
~~201.~~	~~8.0~~	~~King Kong~~ ~~(1933)~~	~~37,505~~
202.	8.0	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)	32,624
~~203.~~	~~8.0~~	~~The Diving Bell and the Butterfly~~ ~~(2007)~~	~~29,366~~
~~204.~~	~~8.0~~	~~Let the Right One In~~ ~~(2008)~~	~~51,648~~
205.	8.0	Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)	54,290
~~206.~~	~~8.0~~	~~Kill Bill: Vol. 2~~ ~~(2004)~~	~~175,897~~
207.	8.0	Magnolia (1999)	118,466
2~~08.~~	~~8.0~~	~~Sleuth~~ ~~(1972)~~	~~16,716~~
209.	8.0	Rocky (1976)	92,085
210.	8.0	Shadow of a Doubt (1943)	20,630
211.	8.0	Mystic River (2003)	114,798
212.	8.0	Stalag 17 (1953)	20,159
~~213.~~	~~8.0~~	~~Network~~ ~~(1976)~~	~~32,322~~
214.	8.0	Brief Encounter (1945)	12,952
215.	8.0	The African Queen (1951)	33,018
216.	8.0	Rope (1948)	30,181
~~217.~~	~~8.0~~	~~Crash~~ ~~(2004/I)~~	~~165,529~~
~~218.~~	~~8.0~~	~~Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl~~ ~~(2003)~~	~~224,669~~
219.	8.0	Bonnie and Clyde (1967)	39,922
220.	8.0	The Battle of Algiers (1966)	13,271
221.	8.0	Duck Soup (1933)	25,666
222.	8.0	Manhattan (1979)	37,363
223.	8.0	Planet of the Apes (1968)	55,667
224.	8.0	La strada (1954)	17,133
225.	8.0	Patton (1970)	38,331
226.	8.0	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)	105,847
227.	8.0	The Conversation (1974)	31,818
228.	8.0	The 400 Blows (1959)	22,933
~~229.~~	~~8.0~~	~~The Curious Case of Benjamin Button~~ ~~(2008)~~	~~130,100~~
230.	8.0	Changeling (2008)	61,082
231.	8.0	Little Miss Sunshine (2006)	145,265
232.	8.0	Barry Lyndon (1975)	38,496
233.	7.9	The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)	75,677
234.	7.9	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)	20,630
235.	7.9	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)	18,871
~~236.~~	~~7.9~~	~~Mulholland Dr.~~ ~~(2001)~~	~~98,395~~
237.	7.9	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)	16,055
238.	7.9	The Truman Show (1998)	148,862
239.	7.9	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)	22,778
240.	7.9	Spartacus (1960)	49,025
241.	7.9	Shutter Island (2010)	78,765
242.	7.9	Shaun of the Dead (2004)	127,280
~~243.~~	~~7.9~~	~~Monsters, Inc.~~ ~~(2001)~~	~~108,682~~
244.	7.9	Glory (1989)	55,559
245.	7.9	The Philadelphia Story (1940)	27,119
246.	7.9	Toy Story 2 (1999)	109,440
~~247.~~	~~7.9~~	~~Rain Man~~ ~~(1988)~~	~~100,557~~
248.	7.9	Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)	29,018
249.	7.9	The Lady Vanishes (1938)	17,566
250.	7.9	Edward Scissorhands (1990)	99,7

125, give or take. This is what I am doing right now, more or less, eating away at the list. Many minutes of brilliance.

The leak in the dike

2010-06-10T15:34:00.000-04:00

Ask me if I am a tree.

Mixed fruit jam, Pudhina and Lime.

England, all the way.

I will learn to play Bass, if it's the last thing I do.

Yippi-ki-yay motherf**ker!

With a heart-attack and heartbreak, a broken wrestler stands at the top of the third rope waiting to land his finishing move which will probably kill him too, with tears down his face and no one to love.

And I thought I had problems.

Pray for solace. Pray for resolve.

Pray for the saviour. Pray for deliverance.

MindFry.

A little hole forms in the dike and water starts to flow. Where is the little boy who'll put his finger in the hole before everything drowns?

Walk with me in hell

2010-05-16T05:38:00.000-04:00

May 15th 2010 officially is one of the wildest nights of my life. I moshed, fell down along with others in a pile in the huge pit during redneck, saw 2D being knocked down in the mosh twice and getting back in nevertheless and screamed like I'd never done before.

AND had one hand on Adler's drumstick before three others mauled it away. (They fought for it for another 10 minutes) :'(

Our (Me, Shiva, 2D, Vidyuth, Sticky, Tariq) first mosh. ET's first time in a metal gig. They could have played longer.

With a sore neck and a torn throat, still wearing the 'Train of thought' tee,

Me. \m/

Jawaani

2010-04-30T14:54:00.000-04:00

He could only try to explain that insane rush he felt when they stood on top of the mottamaadi singing at the top of his voice, his friend playing the guitar beside him, under a moon amidst violent streaks of lightning and a few shy drops of rain.

He could try as much as he want, but he'd fail, every single time.

Symbol love

2010-04-28T04:38:00.000-04:00

i'm just so in love with the ~ symbol. everytime i look at it, i see a lady waving goodbye with her little white handkerchief. A lady named tilde.

Long long ago

2010-04-23T11:11:00.001-04:00

10:23 PM me: do you play mafia wars?

Madhavan: ?? edhula? pc ?

me: facebook

Madhavan: i signed up. i dont play

me: ok i ll add you. i need to grow my mafia :P

10:24 PM Madhavan: but i ll get killed unnecessarily :P

10:25 PM me: its ok :P accept

P.s: Madhavan is my dear brother.

Boys

2010-04-22T14:33:00.001-04:00

and silly potty humour.

Ah. :)

Screenshot for a lifetime

2010-04-21T14:37:00.000-04:00

There and Back again.

2010-04-20T12:09:00.000-04:00

(Those of you who spotted the lame pun in the title, good for you! :D)

For the first time in 21 years of my life, I've been given general anesthesia and operated on. Yes, I find it cool that I was knocked out by a man wearing a green mask, who put a gas mask to my face, spontaneously talking about my life as thought it interested him :)

The above stated operation required me to take rest for 2 weeks, which means, 2 weeks of no office, guilt-free fun, which otherwise would have been fun filled with guilt at the office. I'm hunting down the ones on the IMDB list, with 6 in two days now (Paths of glory, Monty Python and the holy Grail, Strangers on a train, Sleuth, Network and The Maltese Falcon) with the odd southpark episode thrown in the mix.

Life's alright. I have one less thing to experience now.

Art

2010-04-07T06:40:00.000-04:00

I got a random FB friend request, which I
accepted just because of the display picture.

Pure genius.

Anime Videogame Paiyya

2010-04-03T14:34:00.002-04:00

Whatever follows is bullshit. I've warned you.

Take the typical tamil film. The hero is more often than not, surrounded by 20 or so hitmen and one Boss. The hitmen come one by one only, mano-e-mano. They get knocked out by the hero, one by one, and after the last one is down, the first one wakes up again and comes back, you know, because he has a 1up and all. So do the rest, and after one more round, the hero finally gets to meet the boss.

Now when we look at this carefully, we see inefficiency. Let's assume the hero has 1500 hit points (and of course he has 2 lives, one of which he loses against the boss after the initial beating). Let's assume each of the hitmen have 100 xp. That makes 2000 in total. They shout, flail their arms and run from a distance of 15 metres while attacking which reduces their energy and so their HP by say, 25. So a wastage of 500 presents, and further more they don't attack together. So as a result, the hero is just weakened.

Now the boss steps up. As always the boss is huge and has special powers and resilience. So he beats the hero once. Then the hero uses his 1up, (which is a look of desperation fixed on the face of the heroine, held captive by the magically revived hitmen) and goes to challenge the boss, having figured out his tactics, and having gotten a boost. The rest is history. He finally jumps off from the tall building and grabs the flag to fireworks. All's well :)

No, I wasn't jobless. Code's compiling!

Because it's fun

2010-03-31T15:24:00.001-04:00

That's what she told me when I argued with her, what the difference was between watching the first IPL match live or any IPL match live. And she was right.

Yelling C..S..K. C...S...K, with Raina facing Vinay and CSK needing 10 off 7, (now you bear in mind, CSK had the talent to lose when they needed 1 to win from 2 balls) and watching Raina hit that six over cover, was...magical.

Dancing lame-ass steps to kuthu songs in the pavilion terrace, and loving it, was awesome too.

Manpreet butterfingers Gony cracks me up. :D

I've always wanted to see the stumps being castled by a fast bowler. Pity it was Albie. Pity it wasn't Steyn who bowled.

I've always been a fan of KP, but now, I'm officially one.

And, oh, my first mexican wave was fun too!

As I say, O**a whistla podra! We're back! (for now :P)

Manufacturing defect.

2010-03-30T12:53:00.000-04:00

me: hmm, like how you can never be completely angry at a oretty girl.

*pretty

Hari: heh :) that is so true isn't it. u can never be totally angry at em.

Kavidhai

2010-03-30T12:37:00.000-04:00

Nights seem like days,
Days seem like nights.
When I lie down,
I see lights.

Food bores me,
Like it's never done before.
A day goes by, in a haze,
and then, one more.

She makes me sweat,
She makes my lips go dry.
Am I in love?
No. I'm in frickin Chennai.

Hey, you.

2010-03-29T15:19:00.001-04:00

We've come a long way, haven't we?

Cheque please!

2010-03-27T15:54:00.002-04:00

So we look for a new place to eat because when 'the mess down the street' becomes 'the same old', that's what you do, normally. We scout a few streets and after skipping two really good places because they serve only veg (My friend WON'T go to pure vegetarian restaurants. Even if he eats veggies at a Multi-cuisiner, I guess it helps him to know there's meat around.) We settle for 'Cascade', a multi-cuisine restaurant on the 4th floor of a building in Besant Nagar near the beach. We ran into a couple of Americans as we exited the lift, and they exited the restaurant. Ominous sign, that was. But we decided not to go back, because,well, we looked through the door and all, and a waiter saw us.

The place was brilliant. Good music, nice ambience, IPL match running on mute if you're one of those who don't have time for the ODIs and tests, good food and good service too. Great place to ask a friend for a treat. The first thing the waiter asked me was if we wanted mountain water which cost Rs.60 per bottle, and was on display on the table. I wanted to laugh at the waiter, but instead settled for a "No we're ok with ordinary water." Ordinary meant Mineral water over there. We looked at each other before opening the menu. Our guesses were right. there was not a single thing to eat at under 100 bucks. Heck, I even saw a soup worth 500 bucks, which you can cook yourself, on your own table. Now why would I do that?

We made peace with the menu, and decided to dine like kings, even if it meant the same-old for the next few days. We made helluva lot of peace unfortunately and ended up ordering desserts as well. You know how sometimes, you look at a menu, and it feels as though something has been named so just for you? That's how I felt when I found "Old pal" on the menu. Curious, I looked at the description. Old pal, indeed. It was 'three scoops of ice-cream with banana slices and chocolate sauce and nuts.'. I last had one of that description when I was 10, in madurai, when my dad used to order that every time I asked for it, and I used to have a hard time finishing it every time he ordered it. 11 years later, I ignored the fried ice cream and the brownie and called for my old pal.

So what if it ended up costing 750 bucks for two? I was happy. Food makes me happy. :) And I got to meet an old pal as well.

Quick fact: I always ask for a finger bowl :P. Nothing beats having the scent of lemon on your hands after having a full course.

Tiger's a Cheetah!

2010-03-26T12:44:00.002-04:00

As much as I admire his skill, I couldn't pass these up!

John Daly used a 20-year-old wedge at the Sony Open. --- It's nice to hear Tiger Woods isn't the only one using 20-year-olds.

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Elin Woods was shocked to learn that she was pregnant. In a rage she called Tiger at the golf course. "You b*stard! You b*stard!" Elin screamed. "You got me pregnant." Tiger replied, "Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Who is this?"

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There's a new Tiger Woods Computer on the market. It has a six inch hard drive and no memory.

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According to reports, Tiger Woods has hired former President Bush's advisor Ari Fleischer to help him repair his image. Said Fleischer, “Compared to my last job, this will be easy. Tiger only f**ked a few waitresses, not the entire country.”

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What's the difference between a Cadillac Escalade and a computer hard drive?-------- Tiger woods can back up a computer hard drive.

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What does Tiger Woods have in common with baby seals?--- They both got clubbed by Scandinavians.

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In a recent survey 1000 women were asked: "Would you sleep with Tiger Woods if you had a chance?" ------------------ Seventy Five percent said, "Never again."

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Ping just offered Elin Woods an endorsement contract pushing her own set of drivers. They are said to be named Elin Woods…”clubs you can beat Tiger with.”

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Gatorade has said that their decision to stop production of a Tiger Woods brand of Gatorade is unconnected to Tiger’s recent behavior. Although, it probably didn’t help that the slogan was: Is it in you?

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What's the difference btween santa and tiger? Santa stops after 3 ho's.

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The teacher asks “Who is the President of the United States?” Right before the boy answers another girl jumps up & yells “Barrack Obama.” “Very good, you may go out to recess.” The same thing happens 3 more times. The boy is aggravated & says to himself “Stupid b*tches couldn't keep their mouths shut! ” The teacher quickly turns around and asks “Who said that?” Another boy looks around jumps up & says “Tiger woods."

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New Nike “TW” hat- $25..... New Nike Golf Shoes- $125..... New Cadillac Escalade- $60,000 .....New Nike Iron, wrapped around your head by jealous wife- PRICELESS ! !

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(Courtesy a group on FB called "Introducing the "Tiger Woods Diet"- Cheat all you want and lose everything!")Btw, I'm not exactly mortified by his overuse of his club. He IS human; one with poor control, however.

My bad.

2010-03-19T02:19:00.003-04:00

People Who Have To Nail The Culprit : If only we could prove it...Let's set a death sentence on him.
Headley: Ok, my bad.
PWHTNTC: Hey thanks, for pleading guilty! You saved our face. In return., we're not gonna kill you. OR send you to a country where they'd want to kill you.
Headley: w00t!

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David Headley pleads guilty to terror charges, escapes death rap.

Headley, 49, who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's joint terrorism task force on October 3 last year, told US district judge Harry Leinenweber that he wanted to change his plea to guilty, in an apparent bid to get a lighter sentence than the maximum death penalty.

Some movies can/should NOT be remade.

2010-03-15T10:16:00.000-04:00

is now

is now

I'll be honest. I downloaded the uncut version of Malena for Monica Bellucci. I'm glad I did, because it was one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen.

Namitha plays Monia Bellucci's role, in "Azhagana ponnuthaan".

I have a sinking feeling about this.

Die, MF, die.

2010-03-13T23:27:00.000-05:00

Navjot singh sidhu seems to talk a lot, but everytime he opens his mouth, all I can hear is a sinister voice which says "Die, MF, Die. Die listening to me."

Rebound

2010-03-08T03:05:00.000-05:00

Last thursday, on the day my cousin got married, I had too many cups, tumblers rather, of coffee and I was sick of it. I actually thought that would be my last coffee in a long time to come. Friday, saturday and sunday went and still I hadn't had a cup of hot coffee. What's better was, I didn't feel like it even.

Today, I walked up to the red Fresh & Honest machine which stood at the corner flanked by its many paper cups, waited for the decoction and milk to mix and foam to the right amount, added the usual one and a half sugars, stirred it and took a sip.

I must have been crazy, last thursday, to have thought that.

2010-03-01T01:28:00.001-05:00

The bus stops at a random petrol bunk at 1 AM in the morning and the boy yells "Idhaan last stop, toilet pordhu tea kudikkardhu ellaam mudichikonga"

Hungry and tired, as I open my box of cut fruits, I realize how awesome and thoughtful my mom and dad are/have always been.

Note to self

2010-02-26T01:45:00.002-05:00

1. Never fall asleep when you're not ready to.
2. Take off glasses, even if you're just lying down.

- A very bummed and quarter-blind me, who fell asleep unintentionally with spectacles on, and woke up to find the frame broken and bent.

Yesterday..

2010-02-25T01:36:00.000-05:00

Earning more in 6 hours in a quiz than by coding for 30 days, isn't something I'll do everyday.

Sachin replacing Anwar at the top, COULD happen everyday but it happened yesterday.

Us getting on the wrong bus going the wrong way, then getting down mid-way, getting a text from Nutty which read "Sachin 198* :)", hurrying to the nearest tea kadai, only to find that they don't get DD there(?!), running to kuppanan tea kadai nearby, swearing at dhoni who hogged the strike, and then, finally, witnessing that skyward look; that doesn't happen everyday either.

Turkish!

2010-02-22T14:27:00.001-05:00

My dear brother uploads his recent trek photos and asks me to take a look. As usual pose kuduthaan, and on one such decent picture I commented, "Adede!" like how saakshaath iyers/iyengars go, on TV "Adede! Srinivasan anna, vaangoo!".

Google translate tools were apparently listening in. I come back to reply to his comment and I saw that "units" was written below "adede".

I find, to my surprise, and pleasure, that "adede" actually means "units" in turkish.

Heh, what are the odds?!

New York, I love you.

2010-02-18T07:44:00.003-05:00

Bar customer to table next to him: I need to visit New York, everyone that visits is always happy. Everyone that lives here in New York is always miserable.

(courtesy Overheardinnewyork)

(Loved the movie too)

Stranger

2010-02-14T05:24:00.002-05:00

I don't know your name, where you're from, heck, anything about you. Let's do away with all that. Let's not make any plans. Just..walk with me, will you?

#300

2010-02-11T04:29:00.004-05:00

When at wit's end, I see this.

One thing that will always be on my to-do list.

\m/ usage

2010-02-08T23:34:00.006-05:00

Lamb of God in hyderabad, Hell yeah!! \m/ -- Right

I love my dog's pink collar \m/ -- Wrong

Pliss to note that \m/ denotes the devil's horns. You cannot use it for anything you like.

P.s : Vidyuth, this is for the ones who do it wrong, I'm not captain obvious :)

P.p.s : ~~300 Woohoo!! \m/~~, 299. (There was a draft K)

My ten pence

2010-02-08T05:09:00.004-05:00

There are only 1411 of my favorite animal left.

Only 1411 pairs of liquid black eyes.

So..

2010-02-06T12:48:00.002-05:00

It was a really jolly good day at the office, wusn't it? I'm so happy that I don't mind using british slang.

Love how things worked out, everything falling into place and all. Minor glitches here and there, which hopefully will be corrected in the future. Anyway I guess we've set something of a standard.

Lots of tagworthy statements and events. :P Which will come out starting tomorrow, I guess.

Brilliant show people, I'm not gonna mention everyone Arun mentioned again. Not at this hour anyway. You know I'm talking about you anyway. :)

My last Open with ASQ. Sigh.