I was wondering if I should be posting this, but after these posts, I could not resist. And I do not consider myself to be any authority on the same, but anyway, my 2p: Guys, you may be right, but I think you got it wrong. If you have read the Ode to the Nice Guys, you’ll get what I mean, I think. I am really not in a mood to explain, so sorry about that, but think about it. Maybe, in some other post…
2006, Jan 28
… Women…
… Women…
I was wondering if I should be posting this, but after these posts, I could not resist. And I do not consider myself to be any authority on the same, but anyway, my 2p: Guys, you may be right, but I think you got it wrong. If you have read the Ode to the Nice Guys, you’ll get what I mean, I think. I am really not in a mood to explain, so sorry about that, but think about it. Maybe, in some other post…
2006, Jan 26
The Internet Has Delivered
There are many proofs: The Times of India, Mumbai edition, 25th January, 2006 has an article on the front page about the big AB not being able to shoot episodes for KBC2 due to his prolonged recovery process. The last line in that article: KBC has becomes recognized all over the world. It now even has it’s own Wikipedia entry. Now, that’s something. A print media recognizing the internet. Wow. IRCTC, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation, which is incidentally, also responsible for selling tickets to passengers online, has brought about some welcome innovations. The best among them is the concept of e-ticketing: You can buy your ticket online, paying by credit card, and print it yourself. And this can be done as close as 4 hours before the departure of the train, that is, till the reservation charts are printed. (Of course, the real kick would be complete automation, even while the train chugs out of the station, but that’s still some time away.) My family plans intra-city travelling using the internet at times. The BEST Undertaking web-site has a great number of resources, including bus fares, routes, and timings. How’s that? Dad uses Google Earth to take prints of the route his tourists would be taking on their trip in India. Goes well with them, they love the additional effort, though it really isn’t that much. And it gives me a great learning of the geography. My college now accepts online registrations for the Sports and Cultural events. The IEEE student branch has a web-site of their own. Of course, how much of it will ever be updated continually, is another thing, but it’s a start. We use our class group to circulate announcements and the like… So how has the internet improved your life? Has it delivered?
The Internet Has Delivered
There are many proofs: The Times of India, Mumbai edition, 25th January, 2006 has an article on the front page about the big AB not being able to shoot episodes for KBC2 due to his prolonged recovery process. The last line in that article: KBC has becomes recognized all over the world. It now even has it’s own Wikipedia entry. Now, that’s something. A print media recognizing the internet. Wow. IRCTC, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation, which is incidentally, also responsible for selling tickets to passengers online, has brought about some welcome innovations. The best among them is the concept of e-ticketing: You can buy your ticket online, paying by credit card, and print it yourself. And this can be done as close as 4 hours before the departure of the train, that is, till the reservation charts are printed. (Of course, the real kick would be complete automation, even while the train chugs out of the station, but that’s still some time away.) My family plans intra-city travelling using the internet at times. The BEST Undertaking web-site has a great number of resources, including bus fares, routes, and timings. How’s that? Dad uses Google Earth to take prints of the route his tourists would be taking on their trip in India. Goes well with them, they love the additional effort, though it really isn’t that much. And it gives me a great learning of the geography. My college now accepts online registrations for the Sports and Cultural events. The IEEE student branch has a web-site of their own. Of course, how much of it will ever be updated continually, is another thing, but it’s a start. We use our class group to circulate announcements and the like… So how has the internet improved your life? Has it delivered?
2006, Jan 23
Randomness: The Word Way
Here’s an attempt: We start with a seed word, a random selection from the dictionary, and follow up with four more that first come up in the head, but with a twist… The new word must not be from the same general category. That is the chain of words that will follow in this post.
cover
sheet
music
electronica
engineering
duck
soup
tomato
pepper
pop-corn
skin-deep
diet
faint
stars
yellow
neuron
spark
fire
musket
mutiny
Now you give it a shot.
Randomness: The Word Way
Here’s an attempt: We start with a seed word, a random selection from the dictionary, and follow up with four more that first come up in the head, but with a twist… The new word must not be from the same general category. That is the chain of words that will follow in this post.
cover
sheet
music
electronica
engineering
duck
soup
tomato
pepper
pop-corn
skin-deep
diet
faint
stars
yellow
neuron
spark
fire
musket
mutiny
Now you give it a shot.
The Finger Nails
Ever so often, I get tired of using the, always-lost-never-in-the-place-though-we-have-two-of-them nailcutter. And biting them off. So, I grow them.
The first time I did it was to experience how gals do it, and I’m glad we don’t grow them long. Stuff gets into them, you need to clean them and while they are generally great for pinching the shit out of someone, try scratching yourself.
Anyway, so quickly coming back to the topic, we now present the finger nails:
The Thumb: The largest of them all, and probably the most ugly one of the five. And no nail cutter in this world is designed to do it’s job on the whole nail. It never fits. Plus, I always try to get the whole nail, and it inevitably cracks in between. Dunno, if I am doing it wrong, but that’s the way it is. Some people like to grow just this nail, as if it is a prized possession or something. But long thumb nails while writing can be a pain.
The Index: This is a real cutie. The most shapely nail of the entire finger nail domain. Also, the worst offender when it comes to excessive cutting. It is connected to the skin / muscle underneath the nail at a closer spot than most other finger nails, leading to undue complications when the nail cutter ventures a little too deep. It is also the most painful of the lot. But when shaped, it is the prince charming. Also one of the most flexible nails, especially when wet.
The Middle: Now, this is the most widely used finger, for the salute, that is, and therefore the nail must deserve some respect. It is the second largest amongst the five, and never grows uniformly over the entire width. Also one of the most difficult ones to shape, if you ever try, that is.
The Ring: This is one of the hardest nails, it won’t bend in any direction you choose. Prolly something to do with the structure of the ring finger. But, it is also the most useless nails of all times. Not much you can do with it, nor can you show it off, as a finger nail. However, when the ring comes into play, it is a separate story altogether. Also one of those uneven growth spots.
The Little: This is my personal favourite. It never grows very long. It has extremely sharp edges, and has the pride of being the only nail that can reach out to all other fingers properly. Also, the smallest of the lot, and therefore the most difficult to cut.
Now, because you are entitled to your opinion, and my half-baked ones are just that, half-baked, comment away.
2006, Jan 17
Darn, I Think I’ve Become Cynical
I don’t know what happened, or how it came to this. But is sure has happened. I am suffering from deep seated ennui. I can’t figure any point at all. I seem to have lost direction. I have no clue why I am doing all the stuff I am. Or not doing the stuff I am not. I continue to plod along, but there’s definitely no purpose in sight. It’s so pathetic and sad, I can’t get over it. This week has been the real nadir, have absolutely done nothing productive. Or enjoyed it, for that matter. It was never this way. Something got lost somewhere along the journey. I think it’s what we call, in hindsight, the soul . I guess I’m just frustrated at the things that are the way they are, and though I am capable and want to, I can’t or won’t do a thing to set things right. It’s stupid. And I’m just tired of this exact feeling as well. I just don’t know anymore.
Alphabetical Nonsense
The Alphabet Soup, anyone?
A for Astronaut
B for Bionic-man
C for Cauliflower
D for Domino
E for Elephunk
F for Fossil
G for Goosebumps
H for Hrishikesh
I for Indigo
J for Jalapeño
K for Kramer
L for Little Lulu
M for Monkey Business
N for
O for Oboe
P for Pictures of Pandas Painting Proud Penguins Parading Past
Q for QED
R for Rosetta Stone
S for Sex
T for Tortilla
U for Utah Saints
V for Ventriloquism
W for Waltz
X for X-co-ordinate
Y for Yak
Z for Zero
2006, Jan 15
Index in the NewsPapers
Two days back, I was talking to a friend over the ubiquitous messenger, while simultaneously reading the Times of India, talk about multi-tasking. And I was ranting about how there is no index for the newspaper. I mean, think about it, wouldn’t it be great to have a table of contents or index of some sorts on the very front page of the newspaper? You could glance across it and decide what you are going to read over the course of time. Like plan what pages to go through when you are enjoying the morning visit to the loo, and what to read when you don’t have the time (or the inclination) but must still glance at. Then, as if there was a hidden microphone or something, they took my idea. The very next day they published an index in the Times of India, right on the front page, and have been doing it since then. It’s not exactly the way I wanted it, but then again, it’s a start. But seriously, what the hell?