Tag Archives: Asides

Links from Sunday

Well, my connection has been iffy for a while, thanks to Sify. Here’s what I read on Sunday:
This comic from Badmash. Inspirational, really.
The Humour Formula, from the Dilbert Blog
Reading resources (all bookmarked): Complete works of Oscar Wilde and George Orwell. Haruki Murakami’s writing(not complete). Classic Horror Short Stories (quite a few there).
Fifa World Cup groups, […]

What’s in a name?

One consequence of a blogging related dicussion that I’ve recently been involved in, off the blog, is that I’m going to make a conscious effort to not make this space into just another echo chamber. Not that I wasn’t doing that earlier, but this has “reinforced my belief and strengthened my resolve”. Heh.Anyway-
We’ve all heard […]

Day Two of posting links.

Wow! This is, like, getting regular, dude! Two days in a row and all. Kewl! Next thing you know, I’ll be buying a domain and stuff. Heh.
As they say during kickoff, here we go:

“Our roots are getting high and listening to Pink Floyd.” - Indie Music. The Shins. Hey Rhymebawd, we’re asking nicely - should […]

Stating the obvious

Waqar Younis after Pakistan’s victory over England: “I really don’t have the words to describe this victory.”
We know, Waqar. We know.
(Note: Waqar gives competition to Srikanth and Siva for the worst Cricketer-Turned-Commentator award. Atul Wassan also in the running. Arun Lal too. Kapil Dev…Damn. There are so many of them, it’s not fair)

Underpasses vs Overpasses

Jinxed days are perfect for useless discussions: you’re not sure of whether you should do anything at all, since nothing seems to be going right, and you’re sure that even if there’s going to be a sign from above, it’s probably going to be bird-shit. I’d had two jinxed days, apart from the fact that […]

Sideshow Bubba

There’s more to a rock concert than just vocals, guitarwork, singing, head-banging and black tee’s. Years after the concert, one might not remember who sang which song or when the concert was held; what one doesn’t forget are the quirky people who did something completely out of place. This is a post about a few […]