This was one of the very few excellent, passionate and real speeches I have seen in the parliament. Omar Abdullah’s speech about Kashmir and all the unnecessary constraints being placed on kashmir in the guise of the Amarnath yatra.

This is one of the best speeches I have seen in the Indian Parliament. For those who think that the parliament is full of dispassionate morons … You are right … just not always

Academy Award anyone?

Hehe.

Interesting stuff to start the day. Here’s the link. Don’t cheat My score was 41 …

I have realized over the past few months that the one thing I really need to do on this blog is give it a new look!

I have really gotten bored with the present look and am getting tired of trying out themes. Help me out people!!

What the theme should be:

1. Clean
2. Easy on the eyes
3. Very few images
4. Should be for wordpress :=)

Let me know what your favorite themes are and what I should use out here …

Saw the video for “House of Cards” from Radiohead’s latest album today and its really cool!!

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The video is made without any cameras - only lasers and data. There was a post on the google blog on that and its pretty darn interesting, if you are into that sort of thing. Check it out.

1. I am un-interesting.
2. Everything that I want to blog about, I forget.
3. I am losing my memory
4. I am being choosy about what I write.
5. I am losing my memory … did I already write that?

Reality is the essence of horror.

What scares you more: the concept of a strange, glob-like monster that might eat you up or the fact that there is a human someone who can destroy everyone and everything you love and not even blink an eye?

What is it that makes the thought of such normal activity that scares us more than the unknown? What is it about these random acts of violence (often planned and well executed) that send shivers down the spine when things like the ghost of an elder nether world creature hell bent to eat humanity just becomes another 1970s japanese horror flick?

I think it is the possibility of what you can become as a human that makes us scared of these “abnormal” people and deeds. I think it is the reality that you and I could have been the one doing these things that scares us more  …

What do you think?

So I got tagged by Bharat a few days ago.

This event was brought to my notice today thanks to the new wordpress dashboard (which rocks, btw!). This set a chain of events in motion which included me wondering what the hell a tag is and how one responds to a tag, since my only understanding of a tag stems from my days as an avid wrestling fan when I was in school (for those who don’t know - getting tagged in wrestling is a way for one big, ugly muscled man to get his partner ugly, huge guy into the ring to beat on the poor unfortunate soul who tends to be their opponent. This was a source of constant delight to me - I know. I am weird). Therefore, after a few minutes of recollecting such greats as the  Road Warriors, the Steiner Brothers, the Minnesota Wrecking crew, etc.  and a few minutes of disbelief at the amount of time I used to spend on that, I decided to find out how to respond to the same.

SO … here goes the result (for potential employers/ management school board members, this is not a comprehensive depiction of my personality - the actual meaning not the Indian one ):

Last movie seen in a Cinema hall?

Ironman - Doesn’t live up to the hype. The robotics and effects are out of the world though!

What book are you reading?

Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake and Tsun Szu was a Sissy by Stanley Bing.

Favourite board game(s)?

Battleship! and Monopoly

Favourite magazine?

Not sure if I have one.

Favourite smells?

The smell of home brewed coffee and the smell of fuel.

Favourite sound?

Bass Guitar solo in E minor

Worst feeling in the world?

The feeling you get when your mind suddenly reboots and you can’t think or hear anymore.

What Is The First Thing You Think Of When You Wake?

Sleep.

Favorite fast food place?

Not a big fast food person but Nude in Dublin was amazing (even though it is not fast food :D).

Future child’s name?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!

Finish this statement. “If I Had A Lot Of Money I’d…”

Travel to all the places on my list, buy a lot more books, make a lot more money, hmmm … that reminds me …

Do you drive fast?

You mean there is another way?

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?

…

Storms - cool or scary?

Cool, although I have heard that the temperature actually rises when there is one.

Do you eat the stems on Broccoli?

Oh yeah!

If you could dye your hair any color, what would be your choice?

No hair questions please!

Name all the different cities/towns you’ve lived in?

New Delhi, Bangalore, Allahabad, Mhow/ Indore, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Palakkad, Cochin, Trivandrum, Darjeeling, Dublin, Galway.

Favourite sports to watch?

Football, F-1, Cricket, MMA!, Tennis

One nice thing about the person who sent this to you -

Bharath: Damn cool guy. Has probably done more things that I have thought of.

What’s under your bed?

Nothing. My bed touches the floor.

Would you like to be born as yourself again?

Of course! and if u could sign my petition …

Morning person or night owl?

Night Owl (work makes me get up early)

Over easy or sunny side up?

Scrambled!

Favourite place to relax?

Between my bed and the window preferably with a nice breeze coming in.

Favourite pie?

Apple!

Favourite ice-cream flavour?

Hmmm … Chocolate and Strawberry mixed.

You pass this tag to -

Chaitanya, Anubhav and Priya.

Of all the people you tagged this too, who’ll respond first?

Whoever reads the blog first, I guess.

We are who we are because of what we do
We do what we do because of who we are

How do you judge people?

Theo Jansen is an artist and kinetic sculptor from the Netherlands. He builds large works which resemble skeletons of animals which are able to walk using the wind on the beaches of the Netherlands. His animated works are a fusion of art and engineering.

Jansen is dedicated to creating artificial life through the use of genetic algorithms. These programs simulate evolution inside their code. More here and here.