Well well, I'm back after a self-issued sabbatical. This blog will be a plethora of some stuff I've been meaning to write for a while. So sit back and enjoy...
To start with, I was lucky to see Mark Knopfler in concert at the beautiful Greek Theater in LA. I have practically grown up listening to Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. Of course, this was at a time when people my age were gripped by the likes of Boyzone and Ricky Martin. So, I would consider myself to be pretty impressive listening to rock as compared to wannabes! The fascination and respect for Mark Knopfler grew and so did my CD collection. I can now safely say that I have his complete work. Now, ten years hence, as I find fascination with other eighties legends, Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler are still on the most-listened list. There was a time for close to a year, where I'd listen to Sultans Of Swing every single day! What's more admirable is that the humility of the man has grown as his fame and fortune increased. No airs about him (very unlike an immensly talented rockstar), he is aptly called "Silent man of rock and roll".
Anyway, coming back to the concert, I witnessed magic being created and played with. Every magician has his wand, Mark has his array of guitars. Accompanied by friends, I enjoyed every second of the concert screaming and singing the songs along with him. This was to a point when the infection rubbed on to my friends as well. All in all, a wonderful wonderful evening. Ah, I wish I'd see him again soon!
Moving on, I really fail to comprehend the long weekend syndrome. In case you are not with me, Long weekend syndrome is a disease whose symptoms are necessary and compulsive travel during the long weekend. If the long weekend begins on a Friday, families are packing their bags hastily so that they do not even waste four and a half minutes on the actual day! Oh that would be torture. At a time when we are still burning on our asses with the increase in fuel prices, I fail to understand the travel! I would rather lie in bed doing nothing all day! Of course, it would be nice to have a hot chick lying beside me, but then I'd be doing something! But let's not tread that path for now...
A couple of days before the long weekend, all people are asking and talking about is where the other person is heading to. This happens at work, phone conversations and even at gas stations! Of course not to mention, the tourist spots making all the cash at our expense. All the airfares have increased too. They'd be looking at every traveller on the long weekend and thinking, "Ah! Gotcha fuckers!" Anyway, it's not my place to judge who should do what (I think I've judged already) but it's definitely my space to write about it. Oh by the way, you can judge me all you want! In the words of Eric Cartman, "Screw you guys. I'm goin' home".
I've also been getting extremely pissed off at all the girls increasing their privacy settings on Orkut. This prevents us from looking at their albums! Why the fuck did Orkut introduce this feature?? If my understanding is correct, a website's popularity is judged by the number of hits. After this feature, guys like us are the ones taking the hits and not the website! I'm speaking for all the single men...no all men, who would very willingly agree with me! What's even more annoying is that even some "guys" have locked their albums. Talk about insecurity!! To be honest, it's so irritating to look at a "prospective" headshot in the profile picture only to find the album locked! This is like foreplay failure...so even talk about sex can safely be dismissed. Girls, please, let us judge your appearance by inviting us to your albums! Don't torture us by locking them. You are depriving us of our favourite pastime even more than lazing around with a chilled beer! Why put all the photos in the first place when you're feeling so insecure about it?? Think about it, what makes you think that someone in your "friend's list" isn't lusting after you?? Atleast, this way you're doing some social service and that ain't a bad thing after all.
And lastly, it's fucking annoying to see girls and "non-girls" use words like "Ma photos/Mah car". How hard is it to say "My photos/My car??" Also, as compared to Mah, it's still one letter short! Another popular word that pissed me off was "fren/frenz". For the ignorant folks, this stands for Friend. Kill me man...kill me now!
Also, for all the guys who write, "I'm simply gazzing through your profile", "Can I make frandships with you?", "Can I wanna be frands?", please continue the torturous Englees. Thank you for an honest attempt to make the reader laugh his ass off! Life will not be the same without you!
To start with, I was lucky to see Mark Knopfler in concert at the beautiful Greek Theater in LA. I have practically grown up listening to Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. Of course, this was at a time when people my age were gripped by the likes of Boyzone and Ricky Martin. So, I would consider myself to be pretty impressive listening to rock as compared to wannabes! The fascination and respect for Mark Knopfler grew and so did my CD collection. I can now safely say that I have his complete work. Now, ten years hence, as I find fascination with other eighties legends, Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler are still on the most-listened list. There was a time for close to a year, where I'd listen to Sultans Of Swing every single day! What's more admirable is that the humility of the man has grown as his fame and fortune increased. No airs about him (very unlike an immensly talented rockstar), he is aptly called "Silent man of rock and roll".
Anyway, coming back to the concert, I witnessed magic being created and played with. Every magician has his wand, Mark has his array of guitars. Accompanied by friends, I enjoyed every second of the concert screaming and singing the songs along with him. This was to a point when the infection rubbed on to my friends as well. All in all, a wonderful wonderful evening. Ah, I wish I'd see him again soon!
Moving on, I really fail to comprehend the long weekend syndrome. In case you are not with me, Long weekend syndrome is a disease whose symptoms are necessary and compulsive travel during the long weekend. If the long weekend begins on a Friday, families are packing their bags hastily so that they do not even waste four and a half minutes on the actual day! Oh that would be torture. At a time when we are still burning on our asses with the increase in fuel prices, I fail to understand the travel! I would rather lie in bed doing nothing all day! Of course, it would be nice to have a hot chick lying beside me, but then I'd be doing something! But let's not tread that path for now...
A couple of days before the long weekend, all people are asking and talking about is where the other person is heading to. This happens at work, phone conversations and even at gas stations! Of course not to mention, the tourist spots making all the cash at our expense. All the airfares have increased too. They'd be looking at every traveller on the long weekend and thinking, "Ah! Gotcha fuckers!" Anyway, it's not my place to judge who should do what (I think I've judged already) but it's definitely my space to write about it. Oh by the way, you can judge me all you want! In the words of Eric Cartman, "Screw you guys. I'm goin' home".
I've also been getting extremely pissed off at all the girls increasing their privacy settings on Orkut. This prevents us from looking at their albums! Why the fuck did Orkut introduce this feature?? If my understanding is correct, a website's popularity is judged by the number of hits. After this feature, guys like us are the ones taking the hits and not the website! I'm speaking for all the single men...no all men, who would very willingly agree with me! What's even more annoying is that even some "guys" have locked their albums. Talk about insecurity!! To be honest, it's so irritating to look at a "prospective" headshot in the profile picture only to find the album locked! This is like foreplay failure...so even talk about sex can safely be dismissed. Girls, please, let us judge your appearance by inviting us to your albums! Don't torture us by locking them. You are depriving us of our favourite pastime even more than lazing around with a chilled beer! Why put all the photos in the first place when you're feeling so insecure about it?? Think about it, what makes you think that someone in your "friend's list" isn't lusting after you?? Atleast, this way you're doing some social service and that ain't a bad thing after all.
And lastly, it's fucking annoying to see girls and "non-girls" use words like "Ma photos/Mah car". How hard is it to say "My photos/My car??" Also, as compared to Mah, it's still one letter short! Another popular word that pissed me off was "fren/frenz". For the ignorant folks, this stands for Friend. Kill me man...kill me now!
Also, for all the guys who write, "I'm simply gazzing through your profile", "Can I make frandships with you?", "Can I wanna be frands?", please continue the torturous Englees. Thank you for an honest attempt to make the reader laugh his ass off! Life will not be the same without you!
