“We took this on Pune station before leaving”, thus starts the story. Each photo carries with it a 5 minute long, crawling commentary. Not running commentary, mind you.
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In short, the tourists bore you by showing you their photos and souvenirs. The album looks like just one single photo repeated over and over again. With different description.
The photo showed some ten people. Any newspaper could have carried that photo with caption, “Drug runners caught in police action”. Or possibly, as a group photo of some local village politicians with Party’s district president.
This description from the aptly named, “मी आणि माझा शत्रुपक्ष” (Me and My Enemies) (collection: Hasavnuk) makes me think Pu La Deshpande would have empathised with Stephen Fry in here:
Normally, I can make do without a television (or cable connection) for that matter, since most of the shows I watch are available online (and I don’t mind watching them a day late).
Then again, sometimes that means something interesting does slip through the cracks. Presenting:
Whether you “like to move it, move it” and want to bask in the kingly glory King Julien, or want to train under the Skipper with the merry gang of Kowalski, Rico and Private, this is for you:
So, while commenting on Amrita's post on Drona, I was stuck on how Priyanka looked like a female version of Prince Dastan (no, Farah does not dress like that). Which of course put into mind a thought that a Princess of Persia game (or a movie) starring "Piggy Chops" hopping all over the place, dropping the monsters and guards, popping the Vizier... sorry, got a bit carried away there.
What I meant was, a Princess of Persia Priyanka Chopra (a whole lot of P's there) would be a real hit.
Which of course reminded me of this howlarious video of Lara Croft and Prince of Persia:
Warning: Unless you sit in a soundproof cabin or you have mastered the art of silent laughter, DO NOT OPEN IN OFFICE.
As I said, the Princess of Persia idea is now copyrighted.
P.S. There are some great "Related Videos" over there. Especially, the PoP outtakes one is...
UPDATE: Changed lables. Additions: None Looks like people have started giving us Christmas presents early this year.
Finally, J. K. Rowling announced the title for the seventh and (unfortunately) last Harry Potter book on her website (The Secret Door is open again, as you must have guessed). For all the interested people, it is: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". Let the speculations, theories, discussions begin... (Oops, they have already...)
Looks like some people were listening to me when I planned my post-mortal activities. Since Blogger allows posting by mail, I can even post my "final" post using this service, as well as other things in my list. A nice backup plan for the "envelope with my attorneys", I am sure.
As I said before, Studio 60 is shaping up to be a nice series. I don't know what it is about this part in the latest episode (where Matt tries to bring some Christmas cheer to the studio), but every time I watch the episode (and I have watched it at least thrice), I am helpless with laughter:
I am sure "Let's get rid of demented Santa" is not exactly in Christmas spirit, but even Santa laughs.
S.P. (a.k.a. Small Print): If you feel I am a bit weird in the last point, I am still a bit rubber-legged from my bicycle ride. But in Nov 2003, I came in third in intra-DC cycle race in Hyderabad after getting on cycle after around 1 year, so I am not exactly out of practise.
When we were in 12th std, we attended mathematics class at 8.30 pm. It was the last batch of the day, for one of the best teachers we have ever had. He taught us many things, not least of which was how to have fun while learning. That's why this video was a blast from the plast.
The only problem in this video is that there are no students in front of him to recant the formula in usual singsong, or to call "jatana bhetun ja" ("meet me before you leave", when somebody got any problem wrong), so his style is bit cramped. But, whatever happens, Namya rules, and so does E3 (that's our batch)!!!
I won't be surprised if my friends in Vegas (some lucky people are there for project) hear "Pehchan kaun?" when entering some club there, since I read this headline.
"One Ring To Rule Them All, One Ring To Find Them, One Ring To Bring Them All and In The Darkness Bind Them..."
My friend heard his wife and her friends say this yesterday. Later, she asked her since when they were interested in LoTR so much. She looked confused, and told him that they were discussing about wedding rings and husbands.
I have been thinking about that since morning. It started with why I haven't tried spoofs yet (which is not true, I have written a spoof story). Then, I thought I should do some spoofs, like LoTR or Harry Potter (Sherlock Holmes was discarded on count of being my role model). Then I thought of this joke. And more I think of it, less funny it gets.
Now I know how spoofs (and jokes) can tank. So, I am reserving my judgement on this:
It can be good, or it can be hilariously bad. Some parts of Scary Movie series were pretty good, though.
P.S. Remember Monica's worst Thanksgiving? I almost enacted that scene all by myself. All in all, not a good day for me, though my toe just missed beheading (denailing?) by an inch.
While I am not watching many movies lately, I mean, in theatres, there's a movie I am looking forward to watching next month (hope I can hitch a ride). The books are great (despite many claims to contrary), and if the movies are executed on the similar level to Harry Potter or Lord of The Rings trilogy (which the trailers lead me to believe it is), then this will be a treat to watch. The trailer is here:
Also, one more date I am looking forward to is 13th July, which is way away. We will get more trailers and (fingers crossed) title of the seventh book before that, but I sincerely hope that Harry Potter franchise gets back to its glory days of "Prisoner of Azkaban". I will hate to see another scene where Dumbledore looks so helpless (teaser trailer bodes pretty well though). Here's the teaser trailer for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix":
Hope I don't have to write a review for this series. On second thoughts, that's a thought...
P.S. 50th post here too... Many more to go before I "sleep"...
An almost incompetent boss who can easily hurt just about anybody unknowingly? A hot receptionist? A fun guy, who has (not so) secret crush on the receptionist? A guy who likes power, though he has none? A stuck up person or a dull person?
If you answered any of these questions with "Yes", read ahead...
I have found one more contender for Amye awards over the last few days. The Office is a mocumentary, where the camera follows people in a paper company. The series currently aired in US (the US version) is based on a 12 part series originally aired on BBC by the same name.
Now, I know I am in minority, but I believe US series (call it watered down or anything, but) has more moments of fun and drama than original UK series, which is much more serious. See for yourself the UK version:
and the US version:
Of course, it also helps that Pam Beesley is much cuter (not to mention hotter) than Dawn Tinsley (the actress is currently working in "Studio 60").
What is the difference between a comedian and a great comedian? Picture a comedian doing a drunken scene (any person in hindi movies will do for this) and all the gestures, drunken laughs he does. Now picture all that coming in one line which is delivered in a single breath without pulling any faces or voices, "Ironically, I'm the one who's high as a paper kite right now. But legitimately. I had back surgery on Tuesday. L-5/S-1, if that means anything to you. Stop talking now? You bet." Great comedians can deliver lines which can floor you, with dead face...
If I had not had the traumatic experience of an exam today, I would be laughing and singing. God is not exactly in heaven, not all is well with the world, but some things are definitely going fine here...
If Matthew Perry's first line in any show is "I am on some medication right now, which I guess makes me not know where the chairs are" which comes after he falls down trying to sit on a chair, and if you have watched even one episode of Friends ever, you are sure to continue watching...
Connection between these three paragraphs? Got my hands on first 7 episodes of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" the day before yesterday, and have watched them at least twice after that. A great show, Perry is great as usual, though he is Matt here, not Chandler. Of course, the show is "drama" not "comedy", but then that guy can pull jokes from thin air, and make them stand. Apparently the show was going to be cancelled due to fall in viewership, but yesterday I heard it is going to continue (which is the reason for second para). Hope it gets the viewership it deserves and goes on beyond promised (till now) first season.
And from what I have seen till now, this is one strong contender for "Amye Awards". One more thing to watch for every week from now on.
P.S. My idea for the reality show in last post comes from hearing about reality shows in Studio 60 just before going to sleep...
Haven't commented on any blogs for last 2 days, finished replying to comments on my blogs after 2 days today. Have a tag pending (on pain of getting frozen). But then, let's just say that last 2 days have not been the best days in my life, and leave it at that. Something like what happened to this fellow, though not the same reason or occasion:
I swear on my iPod and vaio (taking a leaf out of Silverine's book) I will finish the tag and comment on all blogs over the weekend (which hopefully starts Friday).
Till then, some of the things I learnt at my bio lab today
Killing 100 honeybees, and cutting them in 3 parts (head, thorax and abdomen) on a table of 4 (you do that math per person) is somehow soothing, and makes for a lot of fun when nobody is stung.
Either I am very good with scalpel or I am a genocidal maniac. I did more than my share of cutting.
Crushing 100 bee thoraxes in a mortar is gross. And while we are at it, my friends who are ayurveda doctors are going to kill me when they hear what I used their patented mortar and pestle for...
That said, last but not the least, I can have a bottle of potassium cyanide sitting on my table, and avoid the urge to use it to create some scene á la some Agatha Christie novel.
Trawling through YouTube has its own rewards... Like this video here(Sorry, as you can see, embedding is disabled by the owner)
Now I wonder what is missing there? Hmm, maybe Colbert commenting on the interview would make it a bit more interesting (as if it needs that).
Also, if you are a brave soul (and don't mind smut) , check out the video called "Mr. Bean Roll call" there, which actually has nothing to do with the series, but is a part of stand-up comedy show by Rowan Atkinson. I guess this is the school where "Fatal Beating" took place...
And now that I have induced you to view that smut, I am sure I am going to get "A warm welcome" to Hell, and I maybe missing "The Amazing..." if Christians are to be believed (which may not be the case if The Devil is right, which he is known not to be). But I guess I can check with Bill how he feels now that the manager of his theatre was correct (he is bound to be in hell given the number of schoolboys and girls he has tormented for last 400 years)
One more post in our constant effort to educate the masses on fine techniques in dating and relationships... Here's a sound advise from Stephen Colbert, and this time it is not just for guys. (The first two minutes are not about the subject we are looking for, so fast forward to 1:30 if you want)
In my endless search for perfect dating techniques (not to mention a date), I came across this great video. I loved it, because to paraphrase Joey, "what's not to like in that? Subject, good... Narration (aka tips)... Good... Rowan Atkinson... GOOD..."
Oh and by the way, any other tips are always welcome. [Of course, they don't mention anything about coffee, but that would be I guess in next lecture ;)]
