Archive for January, 2007
Another bright Idea
After the recent hangings of Saddam and his half-brother shocked the world, not so much for the fact that they were put to death, so much as the manner in which they went, thoughts started running in my head about how this entire exercise could be made more entertaining and more lucrative for the general public. This idea is one stone for killing [...]
An Insomniac’s Lame t
Standing by the window, eyes upon the moonHoping that the memories will leave my spirit soonI shut the doors and lightsand lay my body on the bedImages and words are running deepI have too much pride to pull the sheets above my headso quietly I lie and wait for sleep. - Adapted from Dream Theatre's "wait for sleep"by converting the lyrics to first [...]
Purple Haze
Sometimes one has the feeling that the bigger picture seems to be falling apart, when all hope is lost, and despondency looms large like the rain-bearing thunder clouds and along come these little blobs of time when one gets a chance to let oneself go completely, when all that matters is the present moment, not what has happened, nor what is to [...]
A Scanner Darkly
Based on a book about the drug experiences of Philip K Dick, this movie is another one that I watched over the weekend. It uses the technique of rotoscoping, where the movie was shot with live characters, after which the frames were taken and drawn over, to create animation, with the drawings looking very much like the characters in real life. [...]
Matrubhoomi
Matrubhoomi (A Nation without Women) is the latest movie I saw over the weekend spent at Mysore.The movie begins with a gruesome scene of a female child being drowned in a bucket of milk as a ritual sacrifice by the father of the child, who says 'a male child next year'.It is regrettable to say that so much of a premium is placed on the male [...]
A change of Season
Jan 9th 2006 was a somewhat important day for me, because I pretty much officially joined this new band named 'Altered Scales', that I will be playing bass for. Having played rhythm guitars for this Mysore-based band named 'Heaven's Dust' since second year of engineering college, this marks a new beginning in my life. Playing along with [...]
Too Much Technology
I just saw Saddam Hussein's execution video, taken from a shady camera phone. The entire video lasted for 2 min 47 seconds and showed how the noose was placed around his neck and how everyone was chanting a whole lot of prayers when he breathed his last. Nobody knows for sure who took the video, but it wasn't as gruesome as some of the other [...]
The muThu
Every trip to a hithero unknown destination needs the blessings of a 'Godfather' like figure, whose benevolent aura can shield us from all bad things and obliterate all obstacles. Vik, Patrick and I were fortunate enough to have found one such person, Muthu. As mentioned in the previous post, we were able to make arrangements for accommodation at [...]
