This and that September 4, 2007

I was browsing through a few random Orkut profiles (I think I do this too much for my own good) and now feel like I want to be 18 again, want to go to college, want to have some whacky friends, want to feel hopelessly bored and sleepy in class, want to sit up and do assignments… arghh! You get the drift.

To make up for it, I am thinking of taking up a photoshop class in Hyderabad. Maybe a weekend one. I could really use it to enhance the pics I take. Also considering upgrading my camera. But that has to wait till my bonus is here, can’t afford it now.

I have started a new event in my cooking blog so if you are even slightly inclined, please do take part. Its fun!!

I am tired and want to go home and watch friends reruns and other stuff on TV. Just that and nothing else. Arghhh!!

Mistakes I normally make while typing and what makes me a fan of proof-reading August 30, 2007

What I type: In case you are interested in donating some boobs to the local school..
What I want to say: In case you are interested in donating some books to the local school..

What I type: Wow! That close-up shit looks awesome!
What I want to say: Wow! That close-up shot looks awesome! (imagine me putting up the typo as a comment in a food blog about someone’s proud food pic! I could redefine disaster that way!)

What I type: The jerks that come along with the job seem pretty interesting
What I want to say: The perks that ….

And I could have potentially made these mistakes in one single day.. proof-read!! That’s the way to go

Here it is! August 29, 2007

You know what? It really doesn’t work if you think “hmmm, I haven’t updated my personal blog in some time, let me put something in there before people think I have another one of those blogs which are never really updated (shudder!)”. Actually, its okay to think this but what doesn’t work is opening up the draft box and trying to say something nice and humorous in here. Go on, try it. You may stare, you may go to some of your regular blogs and look for inspiration, but you will just find yourself typing, backspacing, typing, deleting that… and this could go on forever.

Unless of course you are smart like me and talk about the problem itself. Okay, I think I just might have confused most you beyond reason by now.

Anyway, nothing exciting happening in my life right now. No love letters, no trips abroad, not even local trips for work and definitely no vacations any time now. Sigh. That’s right. I am in this city where it doesn’t even feel safe to go out during weekends.

But I do feel great about two things.

1. Suhel’s email that read “I have become so addicted to your blog that I get irritated when I open it and don’t find a new post.”

2. Sobila passing on this award to me.

I am still worried that I have lost something on the way.. I mean, I read back to some of my older posts and I wonder if I can ever write like that again! Its scary..

August 21, 2007

Read in someone’s ‘about me’ section in Orkut : ‘I never complain about something that I have a choice of not subjecting myself to”.

Found it quite.. hmm.. nice. And appropriate to some of the things I am subjecting myself to right now and not doing anything about, except complain.

Work has been busy last couple of days, so I am blogging in my head right now. I type atleast 5-6 posts every day in my head but when it comes to actually typing it in here, I find excuses. Actually, I really don’t have enough time lately. Yesterday, I logged in from home but was soooo sleepy by 10:30 that I had to log off and hit the bed.

Really want to see transformers. Has anyone seen it? How is it? I hear its a total theatre movie and you just cannot enjoy it on small screen. So all those people who have the VCD or theatre print DVDs, think twice before watching it

Gotta go now. (Maybe I should just publish one of those posts which have been lying dormant in here)

August 21, 2007

Read in someone’s ‘about me’ section in Orkut : ‘I never complain about something that I have a choice of not subjecting myself to”.

Found it quite.. hmm.. nice. And appropriate to some of the things I am subjecting myself to right now and not doing anything about, except complain.

Work has been busy last couple of days, so I am blogging in my head right now. I type atleast 5-6 posts every day in my head but when it comes to actually typing it in here, I find excuses. Actually, I really don’t have enough time lately. Yesterday, I logged in from home but was soooo sleepy by 10:30 that I had to log off and hit the bed.

Really want to see transformers. Has anyone seen it? How is it? I hear its a total theatre movie and you just cannot enjoy it on small screen. So all those people who have the VCD or theatre print DVDs, think twice before watching it

Gotta go now. (Maybe I should just publish one of those posts which have been lying dormant in here)

For The Cook In Me April 23, 2007

I don’t know how many of you noticed the new link on the top left corner. So here is the big announcement. How many of you knew I have a huge interest in cooking? Ah not many, I know Anyway, following that passion of mine, I have started a food blog!! (Drum rolls in the background)

Please do check it out here.

I am concentrating on simple and easy recipes, something like bachelor cooking. The only problem is, I only cook during weekends so updation will be a problem. And if there is anything I hate, its an inactive blog.

There are some really awesome food blogs out there and I feel humbled by them all. Maybe one day (read: when I cook atleast one meal everyday) I will have as much variety and activity as they do on their blogs.

I am really excited about this. Wish me luck! And yes, please do leave comments on the photos, even if you don’t really try out my recipes.

The New Blogger Feature! April 11, 2007

Blogger has added two new page elements that we can play around with. First one is boring – adding news clips to your blog from Google News and its updated real time or something. Blaaah. But my friends, the second one is cooool. Adding video clips to your blog and if a reader clicks on one of them, it plays within your blog. I love it!

I have added some ‘Friends’ clippings and its really neat! You just need to click on one thumbnail and it starts playing within my blog!!

Try it out in yours. You can use any keyword according to your interest.

Sigh. I love Google. And of course Blogger

Visual DNA Widget – Random Things February 12, 2007

Saw this in Lemonade’s blog and immediately wanted one. Liked the idea Here we go!

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

The Switch To Blogger Beta February 2, 2007

Finally I decided to make the shift. Have to admit that this makes things so much simpler. The drag and drop facility is simply amazing but I am glad I started off with the traditional one ‘cuz that taught me to do atleast a bit of HTML coding. I just couldn’t manage to fix the notify list, there is some error showing, so had to take it off.

Guess I can’t escape writing about the trip to Mountain View, the Googleplex in California. A 100 of us are going for a one-week sales conference. I have heard so many wonderful stories from the bunch that went last year and from people who are originally from there. Am I excited? Of course I am! Am I? I don’t know.

I still remember last year when the names were announced. There was pulsating excitement all over and as I hugged and congratulated people, I felt almost as if I was going. When someone’s visa was rejected, I felt upset as if mine was. This time, now that I am going.. aaaaaarggghhh! I don’t know.

Tomorrow I am going to make aloo parathas. Thanks to Shaheen for the recipe. Love that blog! First recipe I am going to try out though.

Uggh! I think this is the most boring post ever. If you want some interesting funny stuff to read, I suggest you go here. Enjoy!

OK I love this! January 17, 2007

I love the way my blog looks now. Have taken off the cbox and other boring stuff that was taking up too much space. Have a comment? Use the comments link, please

Have been busy at work the past few days. Was working on something I enjoy tremendously. I built a website using Google Pages, for our team. Its something like blogging, but I had to really hunt down the data unlike random scribblings I put in here

Gotta run now, until laters..