My finalists :)

Thanks everyone for helping out choosing.

I've edited these to the best of my abilities ! Results for the contest will be declared in October. Keep your fingers crossed!

"Do you realize that you will no longer have any TV, sir?!"

"You won't even have anything to watch sir !"

"Not even backup!"

Yup..it's the end of the world for me. No more cable or even *gasp* basic cable. What will I ever do..

Read a freaking book. Watch shows on Hulu.com. Maybe concentrate on getting my PhD done. Brush the cat. Just stumble or like the rep probably thought "My god!!! He has no life!"

Interesting times..

Finally I succumbed..

and joined a library. My first time ever. I guess the recession has come down to grass-root levels now. Just cannot afford to buy $27 (yes!!) hardcovers any more.

But I think that even the library is soon (give or take 5-10 years) will become an antiquity. With gizmos like Amazon's Kindle where you can view .pdfs and word documents just like paper (yup..you would think that there's just a sheet of paper underneath the screen), instant access to Wikipedia (ok..not the best of sources but useful enough), dictionaries, and even a crude web-browser, reading is going to be revolutionized. A short search on the torrent sites gives me almost any book that I would like to read. If you don't want to go the pirate way, then just buy an electronic version of the same book - they come in that format now as well. You can carry your electronic library with you everywhere.

Until I can save up enough (or a few GREAT friends buy it for me - *hint - get the Kindle DX* ) I'm going to be going to the library ! Yay for free public libraries !

Start uppers..

Being stuck in a NYC traffic jam and having a pre-existing road-rage condition, doesn't help the mood while driving. Even the music playing does not help much..but then comes along a song and you just get into it. You start singing loudly along, and then the next song and then you're just in a great mood...

These are few of the songs that really start me up down that path....

Today's big thing ...

I came across this on Stumble (sigh..where else?)

Most of them are pretty funny..thought I'd share some insomnia..

TODAY'S BIG THING

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Enjoy !

Nothing like watching Sachin..

Was just tooo good our last match (Mumbai Indians v/s Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2009).

He's just tooo much of a pleasure to watch when he's in form..

Woohooo !!

I just hope we continue like this...we've got to get 7 wins to be in the top four..

ALSO...

fakeiplplayer.blogspot.com ---> I'm not too sure if this is real..but it's definitely a lot of fun !

Now I remember !

A few things that I remembered how much I miss doing ..

1. Browsing through a bookstore...NOTHING like it. I love it..even for a few mins. I could spend hours in there.

2. Watching cricket. The past 2 months watching the NZ tour of India, the IPL and even the Pak v/s Australia. ZERO productivity in lab and MAXIMUM fun. I miss that atmosphere of people watching and screaming out on the roads though !

3. Pretending to paint..hehe. I have always liked "arty" types. Something that I cannot do myself. I've started a cheater-version of an oilpainting..with the image already drawn out. I just paint. It's fun..I missed it !

4. Having a team to cheer for ! Go Mumbai Indians...

5. Playing tennis...with my bad knees it's been hard not doing something active. Going to start playing tennis all over again. YAY for painkillers and analgesics !

6. Reading cheap, stupid novels. I just finished reading John Grisham's "The Broker". Wow..a horrible book; but just reading it made me feel good. BTW, I recommend "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the nighttime" - by Mark Haddon

OK...fron now on I'm going to start updating more often !