The Distort Precinct

2009-05-11T13:02:00.003-04:00

Right, Righter, Rightest / Wrong, Wronger, Wrongest

2009-04-25T18:50:00.001-04:00

MIND NUMBING, SOUL CURSHING, LIFE DRAINING INERTIA.

HOW MUCH FUCKING LONGER?!!

2009-03-14T07:38:00.010-04:00

I Will Follow You Into The Dark
by Death cab for cutie

Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
'cause we'll hold each other soon
In the blackest of rooms

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the No's on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark

I think this is one of the greatest love songs ever written. Yeah I know - sounds so sad. It actually is quite uplifting when you listen to it. Especially if you have my belief system(or lack thereof).

2009-02-18T09:11:00.006-05:00

I finally got this blog up and running after ignoring it for the last couple of years. I have been upto some very boring (and contentment filled) stuff the last couple of years...the details of which are quite peripheral to the scheme of this post.

Quite naturally(or vainly) I started reading my older posts. I have been blogging for over 8 years now. Apart from some decent stuff here and there the body of posts is entirely made up of a crapshoot parabola of majestic proportions. And yet I am still at it.

So why do I blog? And is it of any importance?

It is nice to have people appreciate what you write and possibly think every once in a while, but more importantly it keeps the conversation with yourself going. As to whether it is important, I am beginning to think it might be....just a little bit. But then again I might change my mind tomorrow.

Anyways...I am back.

2009-02-09T18:29:00.002-05:00

"Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance."

- Plato (427-347 B.C.)

"Plato was a bore."

- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)"

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal."

-Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)

"I'm not going to get into the ring with Tolstoy."

- Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

"Hemingway was a jerk."

- Harold Robbins

This is a rant........

2008-07-25T08:45:00.005-04:00

This is a rant..........

For the last 10 years all I have heard of is India's economic resurgence. Economic growth, Economic Policies, Foriegn inflow, Money in and then more money coming in and then some more money coming in. New markets. New opportunities. New ideas. Economic this and economic that.

Who is talking about the severely crippled, highly inefficient and chronically corrupt justice system that is the legacy of the last 50 years? What has changed in the last 10 years?

I haven't head of any major changes. Just a couple of convictions of high profile relatively harmless media celebrities in order to convince the country that "Everyone is equal in the eyes of the law". WHAT ABSOLUTE BULLCRAP!. Nobody is equal in the eyes of anybody. We worship power and fame.

No economic growth and prosperity can survive long without a basic sense of safety and at least a little belief that as an Indian you will be treated justly regardless of your stature and connections. So do you? I don't. I never have. I most probably never will. Not in this lifetime anyway.

We should really start looking at the disease instead of the symptoms. The corruption is a symptom. The disease runs far deeper. It's simple. If you believe you can get away with something you will do it. The more people who believe this the easier it gets to commit a crime.

What is more we admire such people just because they show signs of being human every once in a while.

2008-06-04T16:32:00.001-04:00

Well, life ain't fair and it is the same for everyone. What you gonna do. C'est la vie.

2008-03-27T10:46:00.002-04:00

If you are a thinking man, there has to come a time when the absurdity of life absolutely overshadows any other intelligent thought processes.
I think all intelligence is in spite of our existence as much as it is because of it.

Double Omlette & Vada Pav

2008-03-27T10:45:00.001-04:00

Double Omlette & Vada Pav

I have been busy. People who are close to me shall interpret 'busy' as "staring at the cieling trying not to hold any thoughts in the head" (you should try it if you think it is easy). I however have high hopes of convincing all otherwise. So what have I been upto this last year odd.
1. Some work
2. I moved in with my girl-friend
3. I proposed to her and got engaged (A mistake she will realise 7 years down the line.)
4. Lots of Staring at the cieling
5. Etc
Ever since I got engaged I have had well meaning friends reaching out to me on life after marriage. Strong medicine especially for someone who believes nothing is going to change.

I wrote the above on Nov 10 of 2006. Never posted it or finished it or got to the part about Double Omlette and Vada Pav. Yep this blog is totally neglected.

I have gotten married since (to the same girl). Been 7 months since I got married. We also got a dog. Not so much has changed. Whatever has changed has changed for the better me thinks. Improvements have been incremental however since I am greedy when it comes to life I expect them to be exponential. Let's see.

Stuff

2008-02-06T12:29:00.001-05:00

'STUFF'

My life is owned by stuff I don't need.

I spend more on vehicle insurance than on health insurance.

Do we absolutely need a Montero, a TL, a BMW and a friggin 600cc Gixxer when there are only 2 ppl who actually drive

Do I absolutely friggin need 4 different gaming consoles and 20 video games to keep me occupied.

Do I absolutely absolutely fucking need an array of colognes, shaving gadgets, soaps and shampoos. Do I absolutely need those 4 packets of gourmet coffee that sit in my kitchen.

What the fuck do I need $100 jacket for when I have 6 others.

What the fucking hell do I need an ultraslim ultraportable 3 pound superpowerful ultrafast mind-popping graphics laptop for when there are 3 perfectly good computers sitting at home which are more than adequate for anything I need to do. What the fuck do I need 2 ipods for?

50 inch LCD TV, 3 DVD players with different features, 1 huge ass home theater system, 12 Magazine subscriptions, 2 very expensive Tennis raquets which have not even seen 10 hrs of play, 3 Printers for 3 different purposes, 3 TVs, Routers, 4 External Hard Drives, Fancy Lamps, Fancier Bedsheets, Even fancier furniture, Fiber Optic Internet, Ultra fancy ultra convenient cellphones....WHERE THE FUCK DOES THIS STOP.

Am I happy? No fucking way.

Is my life any more peaceful than it was? No fucking way. I still worry about everything I used to worry about.

Am I doing stuff I am passionate about? NO FUCKING WAY.

So does any of this stuff do anything for me? Yes of course. I have traded my daily run for high-def sitcoms and movies that dont deserve to go anywhere near my mind. I have traded my evenings and weekends for mindless video game violence. I have traded enjoying people and going places for SHOPPING.

I have traded doing anything for doing nothing in comfort.

I don't wake up in the morning coz I have things I want to do. I wake up in the morning coz I have to.

So am I rich enough not to worry about money. No fucking way.

I just have stuff and lots and lots and lots and lots of it.

This is my life. I am owned by my stuff.

This changes today. FUCK STUFF.

2007-11-02T11:49:00.000-04:00

Love this babe. Very very cool : Hip Hop Violin

Gujrat 2002

2007-10-26T10:26:00.000-04:00

Please read this: Tehelka's Investigation of the Gujrat Massacre

Life should be big

2007-07-16T06:09:00.000-04:00

Life should be big. I feel my life is not big enough at the moment.

ICC World Cup 2007 Schedule

2007-05-16T15:46:00.000-04:00

ICC World Cup 2011 Schedule

ICC has decided to shorten the duration of the World Cup for 2011 which is welcome news considering that the 2007 World Cup seemed to go on forever. As per the new set of rules the schedule shall be limited to the following events:
1) Opening Ceremony
2) Photo Session
3) Several exhibition matches towards charity for cricket.
4) Presentation of the World Cup to Australia.

Other News: It is rumored that the ICC is planning to rename itself as "Charity for Cricket" shortening it to "CC" from "ICC". Further evidence is pending on this. Betting however has commenced and the odds are currently in favor of the renaming.
To make your bets contact your local BCCI selector today!!
FREE Unicorn rides for bets over 1 lakh rupees!

Disclaimer : Most events and entities in the post are fictional...especially Unicorns and BCCI selectors.

2007-04-17T20:05:00.000-04:00

Seriously, women need to learn to hate one man at a time.

2006-11-03T14:07:00.000-05:00

This moved me today : The Conscience of a Hacker

I wish I could write like this. This was written by Loyd Blankenship on January 8, 1986. The man had an amazing ability to express.....a skill that is drowning in the big words and complicated sentences of a billion web pages.

I live because I don't know any better.

2006-10-12T14:25:00.001-04:00

I choose to live because I don't know any better.

Growing up...

2006-09-18T15:01:00.000-04:00

Growing up pretty much sucks. From a kid's point of view, the biggest benefit was that you didn't need permission to eat chocolates, ice-creams and whatever you wanted.

Now I realise that you gotta take permission from yourself(and your bulging 'prosperity') for that kind of thing and that just is way much harder than throwing a fit. Sigh!

2005-11-15T12:54:00.000-05:00

Since the drought for ideas/inclination is still on in my head....here is something I received as a forward. Please outline what you would do. People who have received this forward please refrain.

The Bathtub Test

It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and
this should help get you started. During a visit to the mental asylum, a
visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or
not a patient should be institutionalized.

"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty
the bathtub."

So which one would you use to empty the tub?

Crash

2005-09-23T08:53:00.000-04:00

Crash

This is the most important american movie made this year. The understanding, sensitivity and the way issues are handled in this movie is just phenomenal. There are no sides taken. No hype, no melodrama and definitely no "moral of the story". Incredible movie and one hell of a way to depict how the mind works. Please do not miss it.

2005-09-14T00:56:00.000-04:00

Watch Layer Cake. Very stylish. Good plot. Very cool.

2005-08-25T10:12:00.000-04:00

India unveils 'world's safest nuclear reactor'

Me very very very very proud.

http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/25nuke.htm

2005-08-17T02:19:00.000-04:00

hiiiiiigh hopes...he's got hiiiiiiiigh hopes....dadada dadda da da dadda daaaa

Next time you're found, with your chin on the ground
There a lot to be learned, so look around

Just what makes that little old ant
Think he’ll move that rubber tree plant
Anyone knows an ant, can’t
Move a rubber tree plant

But he’s got high hopes, he’s got high hopes
He’s got high apple pie, in the sky hopes

So any time your gettin’ low
’stead of lettin’ go
Just remember that ant
Oops there goes another rubber tree plant

When troubles call, and your back’s to the wall
There a lot to be learned, that wall could fall

Once there was a silly old ram
Thought he’d punch a hole in a dam
No one could make that ram, scram
He kept buttin’ that dam

’cause he had high hopes, he had high hopes
He had high apple pie, in the sky hopes

So any time your feelin’ bad
’stead of feelin’ sad
Just remember that ram
Oops there goes a billion kilowatt dam

All problems just a toy balloon
They’ll be bursted soon
They’re just bound to go pop
Oops there goes another problem kerplop

- Lyrics by Cahn/Van Heusen. Performed by Sinatra and countless others.

2005-08-11T16:07:00.000-04:00

You gotta realise, that even if a God does exist, we are all just a statistic in his book.

2005-08-01T21:54:00.000-04:00

New Planet!! New Planet!! New Planet!!! HOT STORY.

On National Geographic
On Yahoo News
On Google News

Now the astrologers (not astronomers) can kill everyone with their "I told you so"s.