Friday, March 20, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Where Hari spouts absolute Nonsense
The recent expose by Fox News( or The Sun Or Zoom... whichever is the most inane source of useless news where you live) that my Blog title section has been hijacked should come as no surprise to regular readers(Ahem..... Well, hey, at least their number is certainly more than the number of people who sat through "The Reader") of my blog! For those of you who were wondering about the dramatic reduction in the number of articles(Yeah, I know....) after mid February..... I'm glad you noticed. I've had loads of work to do... <<>> ... und,so.... Anyway, what have I been doing apart from letting the flower of my Youth grow pale, spectre thin and die in front of the Monitor?
- I'm a big Fan of Anime these days. After careful research, I found out that Akira, Princess Mononoke, Spirted away and Samurai X were supposed to be the classics. So, I torrented them. The gore was putting off at first, but, the depth of the Narrative, the aesthetic in every frame, the well drawn characters and the fabulous plots totally puts Dreamworks and (dare I say it?) Pixar to shame. The next big movie that I'm planning to watch is Ghost in the Shell(I'm planning to stay away from the more popular Cowboy Bebop, Naruto and Pokemon)
- On the books front, things haven't been very encouraging. The motivation to tackle a complex(?) narrative like 2666 after a grinding day at office is simply not there. So, I've been cheating. I read all three books that form The First Law trilogy, last week. The books were pretty well written and fascinating. The only problem is that by the time you come to the third part you pretty much know what to expect. But then, no one really looks for originality in Fantasy. So, you make do with what you've got.
I also managed to lay my filthy little hands on Joe Delaney's "Wardstone Chronicles". This should be the series you read after you read HP and the Deathly Hallows. The series is targeted more at a YA audience( Say 15 and up) than the teen audience that at least the early HP books seem to cater to.
I hear that the new R. Scott Bakker is out. That is going to be a definite buy! While I loved the first two parts of the Thousandfold thought, the Third one was so-so at best!
For those of you who were wondering, yes, Fantasy is my guilty pleasure! My version of M&B or Danielle Steele if you will! While emotionally fulfilling, I suppose you cannot have just pastries for Lunch(Yes, I'm looking at you Dhivya!) So, after Bolano, the next foray in to serious stuff is going to be either Victor Pelevin or David Markson
- As for movies, well..... I've not been watching too many... Did I mention sometime that I finally saw "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Big Sleep"? While I definitely enjoyed the latter, the former is a true classic. I'm officially on the "I heart Bogie" Bandwagon! I can't bring myself to watch 'Dev D'. I just want to watch frothy, funny movies that doesn't tax my patience in anyway.
-Music? The Band that I've started listening to(Which basically means that I've torrented the complete Discography) is the Decemberists. I love the Mariner's Revenge Song(Supposed to be Picaresque), which to me at least seems to be a pastiche of the tavern songs that I reckon were popular before mass media ruined it for us.
- I've diligently set about cooking..... well, at least thrice a week. Thanks to my relative lack of expertise, I've had to stick to easy to cook, simple (read Natural, so called healthy and not much fun) stuff. Thanks to the fact that my Roomie is a Health freak, I eat healthy most days. The dinner is normally either Dal or a simple curry with little or no Oil. We normally take it with Chapattis that we make (without oil again). We have the same food on the next day for Lunch as well!. So this is probably the healthiest I've eaten since I left home in 2003- Half a Decade ago!
- I might go back to India on April 1st. But, as usual, I wont know until a week before I have to leave. I suppose it is good in a way. But,well, whatever..... Despite my recent claims, I am a little tired of switching places every other month. Maybe, its time I settled down in one place (As in rent a house on my place, buy a car and stay there for a couple of years. For Heaven's sake, why has settling down become synonymous with Marriage?)
- I'm a big Fan of Anime these days. After careful research, I found out that Akira, Princess Mononoke, Spirted away and Samurai X were supposed to be the classics. So, I torrented them. The gore was putting off at first, but, the depth of the Narrative, the aesthetic in every frame, the well drawn characters and the fabulous plots totally puts Dreamworks and (dare I say it?) Pixar to shame. The next big movie that I'm planning to watch is Ghost in the Shell(I'm planning to stay away from the more popular Cowboy Bebop, Naruto and Pokemon)
- On the books front, things haven't been very encouraging. The motivation to tackle a complex(?) narrative like 2666 after a grinding day at office is simply not there. So, I've been cheating. I read all three books that form The First Law trilogy, last week. The books were pretty well written and fascinating. The only problem is that by the time you come to the third part you pretty much know what to expect. But then, no one really looks for originality in Fantasy. So, you make do with what you've got.
I also managed to lay my filthy little hands on Joe Delaney's "Wardstone Chronicles". This should be the series you read after you read HP and the Deathly Hallows. The series is targeted more at a YA audience( Say 15 and up) than the teen audience that at least the early HP books seem to cater to.
I hear that the new R. Scott Bakker is out. That is going to be a definite buy! While I loved the first two parts of the Thousandfold thought, the Third one was so-so at best!
For those of you who were wondering, yes, Fantasy is my guilty pleasure! My version of M&B or Danielle Steele if you will! While emotionally fulfilling, I suppose you cannot have just pastries for Lunch(Yes, I'm looking at you Dhivya!) So, after Bolano, the next foray in to serious stuff is going to be either Victor Pelevin or David Markson
- As for movies, well..... I've not been watching too many... Did I mention sometime that I finally saw "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Big Sleep"? While I definitely enjoyed the latter, the former is a true classic. I'm officially on the "I heart Bogie" Bandwagon! I can't bring myself to watch 'Dev D'. I just want to watch frothy, funny movies that doesn't tax my patience in anyway.
-Music? The Band that I've started listening to(Which basically means that I've torrented the complete Discography) is the Decemberists. I love the Mariner's Revenge Song(Supposed to be Picaresque), which to me at least seems to be a pastiche of the tavern songs that I reckon were popular before mass media ruined it for us.
- I've diligently set about cooking..... well, at least thrice a week. Thanks to my relative lack of expertise, I've had to stick to easy to cook, simple (read Natural, so called healthy and not much fun) stuff. Thanks to the fact that my Roomie is a Health freak, I eat healthy most days. The dinner is normally either Dal or a simple curry with little or no Oil. We normally take it with Chapattis that we make (without oil again). We have the same food on the next day for Lunch as well!. So this is probably the healthiest I've eaten since I left home in 2003- Half a Decade ago!
- I might go back to India on April 1st. But, as usual, I wont know until a week before I have to leave. I suppose it is good in a way. But,well, whatever..... Despite my recent claims, I am a little tired of switching places every other month. Maybe, its time I settled down in one place (As in rent a house on my place, buy a car and stay there for a couple of years. For Heaven's sake, why has settling down become synonymous with Marriage?)
Monday, March 9, 2009
Where hari is back with another useless Post
This is a visual rendering of the words that I use. most of the common English words were not taken in to consideration. The results are not surprising, are they? Remember, never, just and Now being the most frrequently used words... mmmm....
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