There comes a point of time in everyone’s life – everything comes to a point of crisis, and all your long-held beliefs shatter, all the foundations and structures break down, and everything you know about your life ceases to exist. It is at precisely this point in your life, that you realize that all you [...]
Archive for the ‘All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age’ Category
The Hero(ine)’s Journey: Coincidences Much?
Posted: November 20, 2011 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Books, Books I have read, Existence, I am an Escapist, I am an Idealist, I love the Internet, My Life, As I See ItLong Time No Write…
Posted: July 30, 2011 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Books, Dealing With It, Existence, Leisure, Life, Life goes on, My Life, As I See It, Technology is Great, Why I have this BlogIt has been a very long time that I haven’t posted about the goings on in my life. I suppose, those of you who have me on your FaceBook might know, or maybe not. More than anything else, this blog is a place for me to rant once in a while, and sometimes I think it is a [...]
Zombie Movie Dream Re-Runs
Posted: February 14, 2011 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Books I have read, English Movie, Escapism, Life, Weird IncidentHave you ever had a weird dream? I guess we all have had them, right? But then did you have a re-run of that same dream? You know, a frame-by-frame re-run – the same scenes and what not. And then the day after, did you see a trailer of that dream-movie in your dream? Well, [...]
AVATAR
Posted: December 20, 2009 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Computers, English Movie, Existential Angst, Movie Review, Technology is GreatSo last friday, mom calls me from office and says “Wanna go see Avatar?” “Sure”, I say, “if we can get a ticket!” So, we got the ticket and off we went. 3 hours and 30 minutes later, we emerged from the movie theater. Post the smiles on peoples’ faces, post the applause that the [...]
Message or Messenger: What is Important?
Posted: November 22, 2009 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Blog, Democracy, Equality of the Sexes, Existence, Existential Angst, Existing, I am an Idealist, Life, Religion, SpiritualityThese days, watching the news seems to be more of a crime.. everywhere one watches, there are crimes committed in the name of religion. Thousands of innocent people being bombed, massacred and killed – and the reason – Religion. I have always shied away from making any kind of ‘bold’ statements on this blog for [...]
Am I A Geek Now?
Posted: August 22, 2009 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Blog, Computers, I love the Internet, Internet, Life, Open Source, Pics, Technology is Great, The Mac EffectTags: Desktop Customization, GeekTool, GTD, iCalBuddy, QuickSilver
And no, this hasn’t gotten anything to do with the fact that the app is named ‘GeekTool’! LOL Brace yourself, this is a long story! But it’s got some nice pics and links, promise! The story begins with me discovering, or should I say, re-discovering GTD by David Allen. I was first introduced to this [...]
New Newsletter and Some News
Posted: June 29, 2009 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Blog, Dealing With It, Escapism, Existence, Existential Angst, Existing, I love the Internet, Life, Life goes on, RelationshipsHello and welcome to this edition of my newsletter. I expect, most of you must be wondering why it has been quite a while that my newsletter went out. Let me explain… Prior to this edition, my newsletter went out via the Nourish site. But, of late, this site was down – as there were [...]
एक कविता
Posted: June 26, 2009 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Arty Stuff, Blog, I am an Idealist, PoemAn old poem re-surfaced in my mind… Something I wrote way back in college… for the first time ever, I am putting it up – revealing it for the world to see… Please be gentle with your critique and comments! If any of you are reading this on Facebook or via a News Reader or [...]
Why Does It Have To Make Sense?
Posted: June 24, 2009 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Blog, Existence, Friendship, Life, Life goes on, Men, On My Terms, RelationshipsJust finished watching an old re-run of a Sex and the City episode that was titled ‘ex and the city’. You know, for whatever reason I could never identify with any of the four girls in the series – and even more so with Carrie. Many a times I have been told that I say [...]
Updated! Ready to Go!
Posted: June 1, 2009 in All about Being a Writer in this Day and Age, Existence, Existential Angst, Friendship, Internet, Life, Life goes on, Real Life is Tough, USAWell… many of you have written to me wondering why I haven’t updated and sent out my latest newsletter yet! To be honest with you folks, it has been a rough ride for me. And I know that this must be sounding like one hell of a long, and repetitive complaint – but trust me, [...]