Facebook Abstinence (Part 2) - Status: Aborted

This is my newest illustration and I totally love it because it's so me and displays my mind in its true form - splashes and splashes of colour all over the place! That's the state of mind I've been in since Sunday...when I went to town with Bouncie and we probably walked for most part of it! It was tons of fun, we went to Colaba Causeway, ate at Cafe Mondegar (yummy Alfredo and Carbonara Pasta), bought trinkets and I picked up a lovely UV purple dress for 200 bucks!! AWESOME! We walked till the end of Nariman Point (walked and walked and walked) and then I didn't want the day to end so I called up Costa! And I met him too! We went to Oberoi Mall and yakked and yakked non-stop. It was so much of fun and plus, I hadn't seen Costa since the last time at Kenzo. We talked about this and that and much more than we usually do so it was a lot of fun and I met up with him today also after a yummy time at Mocha Mojo (yummy Maggi noodles, Berry Blast and Chocolate Avalanche -- Mmmm). Anyway so we talked rubbish (as usual) at Gloria Jean's...was fun! Then we had to pee badly so we had to flee the premises and head to Globus (mission: successful). March Madness took over and indeed, it has been a very and truly long month. Ok, we found out Federerer's real name but now he knows we've been checking him out because of the Blah Baby :P DAMN! But he really is super-cute and I stole a few pics from his facebook profile (snicker) and hahaha sent them to Maya too! He really is so cute and his arms are so nice and muscly. Also in a pic he had on facebook, his calves are amazing! I totally think a guy's calves are super sexy. It looks so hot! :) If he is indeed, a coolio, it would be so cool if anything happened. I'm developing a huge crush here! Crap.

Facebook Abstain-ence : Week One

Day 1 & 2 :

I was so good at my abstaining programme that I failed to languish hours on the net as well!

Day 3 : July 1, 2009

Well, I've been two days off facebook and I can safely say that I am still in the pink of health. :) It's not so bad plus like I mentioned before, I've been reading The Hungry Tide and honestly, I cannot keep my eyes off it at all. I am completely and totally mesmerized by it, it's a very interesting story and the flow of the book is so beautiful. It's a very picturesque book. It's proving to be a great read and it's been really long since I enjoyed a good book. The last few ones that I bought myself turned out to be thoroughly dissatisfying : Remember me? by Sophie Kinsella (lacked the good-show humor that was present in Can you keep a secret?) and A Girl like me (Never judge a book by its cover no matter how colorful or cool it looks....what a deceiver!)


Moving on, the characters in the book, Piyali Roy and Kanai Dutt have their own separate lives told mostly in alternate chapters and it is sheer coolness how their lives are inter-woven with the other characters that they come across through the book and how they are some how linked to each other makes it all the more enthralling. In fact, I've even drawn a sort of family-tree thingy so I don't get confused with the different relations among the characters. The fisherman, Fokir, who helps Piyali on her quest of rare river dolphins, is quite an enigmatic yet cool character by himself on the waters. I'm almost midway through the book and much as I enjoyed reading Beneath a Marble Sky, I'm moving through The Hungry Tide with an even fiercer hunger than the tide itself!

Oh, among other things, I haven't seen my articles up yet on www.bindass.com , can't wait for that! Hope Hiral puts it up soon. I bought Val some cool things for her b'day which is day after tomorrow, hope she loves it, I'm quite excited to give it to her. I was supposed to get her The Amityville Horror or Shutter or another coolio scary movie but it would've blown a hole outta my pocket so had to opt out. We can both rent it later anyway and get spooked anyway. Also, also, very exciting discovery at Hyper City: They sell Wai-Wai Noodles...Yumm! - Earlier it was known only to be found at my other fave grocery store Patel's-Bandra, which technically deserves to be a mini-dept store in its own right but anyway, also HC had this cool Vanilla Bath and Body Sugar...Awesome and Mmmm...have to save up for it and for Unaccustomed Earth too by Jhumpa Lahiri. Till I see you tomorrow, have a good life.

Day 4 : July 2, 2009

Nothing significant...went for a UTV meeting, came back...heard about Val's accident,was upset...emotional upheaval..nothing out of the ordinary.

Day 5 : July 3, 2009

Same old, same old nothing.

Day 6 : July 4, 2009

Came home from Maya's early morning, I was so sure I heard the mice under the bed squeaking and I didn't want to wake up with the experience of having encountered any so I hurried off and away or lest having it chew at my feet, like Microbe said she had experienced! Brrr. Left home around noon to meet my mom and sis and we went for New York. It wasn't a bad movie but the ending could've been better and there should've been a bit more attention to detail. Just a tiny hint of it cuz rest all the details and attention were well-covered. Acting was also sorta commendable but not deserving of oscars and such.

Katrina Kaif seems to be improving slowly but surely with her acting skills and hindi-diction. Of course, it also helps that she's totally gorgeous. Neil Nitin Mukesh was quite adorable in the movie, but he too could've done better. John looks great these days, but his acting still fails to deliver. May be this is also far too analytical, but when someone who has lived in NY since he was four years old and does not have a proper accent makes me just obsessively irritated. John could've totally worked on that. All in all, like I said before, it wasn't too bad, it had a great story, it structured pretty well through the movie. I'd give it a three star-rating. Also, of course, the main songtrack, Hai Junoon is quite pleasing to listen to. There are some other alternative-rock-sounding tracks, whose names I don't know and I liked them. :) Irrfan Khan too is just cool as himself. His acting is effortless and his brilliance to deliver sets him apart.

Day 7 : July 5, 2009

Have been working on Bindass Buddies all day and I finished two samples so far. Not sure whether the execution was totally correct and I do know I lacked a bit of finesse. Awaiting a verdict, which I'm pretty sure is not going to be good. Sophia's is totally annoying as well as other damn art colleges, because it's not my fault that I didn't know about the Intermediate Drawing Grade plus there's no way for me to do it now and well, if I was good at it, there's no way I'd apply for a course like that. The Foundation Course in Sophia's was so apt for me, it would teach me all the basics of drawings to fully launch in to Graphic Art and Design. But no, they are government-based or the course is, rather so yeah, no consideration for me. Sucks. I'm confused, I don't know what to do. I'll have to start job-hunting again and do side-by-side drawing classes if there are any or just work for a while, and look up short art courses abroad. France totally appeals, not sure how expensive their art programs would be but I really wish I had the money to go! Or may be London. Let's see.

Also, I'm very shocked and surprised at Bouncie*'s decision to live out. I hope things work out soon for B. B is the most sweetest, selfless and thoughtful person whom I know of and is a great friend, too. I hope it works out well, after he/she re-thinks things before taking up a final decision because it will still be very hard for B. I hope I get to meet B today. It will be good for him/her. Please, Universe, look after Bouncie.

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When I first came across Noitseuq, I was like what in the world is that?And the irony of it is that it was that itself. Confused? Yup,I was too. Its 'question' spelt backwards. Don't we all read more into things than we are supposed to? Or maybe its just me cuz I have the quirkiest habit to over-think and ruminate things through and through. I guess you can be cautious for a while but it's good to go ahead and shave off all your hair sometimes! Get my drift?

Oh,by the way, I realized how very,very and densely random the above para was, Noitseuq is an agency with which I have an interview lined up for tommorow... I didn't randomly decide to ponder on the psyche of its spelling.Haha.

Have you ever gone for a Karaoke Night? Its nearly the most awesome thing in the world....To have the mike in your hands makes you feel like the whole world is at your disposal...I am so gonna buy a mike for myself !

I wish Edward Cullen were real.He's the coolest and most romantic vampire I've heard of..even more than Angel from Buffy.Damn these fictional men! :(

Sometimes I think I'm too boy-crazy...I need to stop this baseless belief in love. But because I've never experienced it, I just want to have it once. You know. Just once. It doesn't even have to be forever...

The verse of Beautiful Girl by INXS plays in my head as I type this...Have you ever tried Chamomile Tea?I want to try it.I've had green tea,like you know,if you've been reading before, and yeah it tastes bleh.

Isn't this line awesome...After the flood,all the colors came out....It's from Beautiful Day by U2. Their music has such an amazing 'charging-up' appeal to it.

The new Facebook is sooo stupid, who the hell wants to know every fricking thing about your friends? Even your best friend or boyfriend? I thought Facebook was created for the sole purpose of keeping in touch with your friends, not keeping tabs on them...

And this is far by the most random I've been while writing on a public forum, except it wouldn't be so public as much as it is secret because nobody knows when I write these things or checks them out or...so...but writing in such a manner gives one creative freedom and that really makes the flow of words almost unconscious,the only kind of unconscious I really love...Freely writing.