Trivia
13 – new horror movie
Devil works, a bunch of amateurs from ISM who made spectre, are back with 13. Nice job. Click here to go to their webpage to download the movie.
Back to running
After a brief haitus, during which I mostly ate delicious, unhealthy food, worked late and forgot running, I’m back. Last Sunday, I went hiking with the MIT Club of Northern California, which was fun. I met a bunch of people, from teens to septugenarians, as one member puts it. The hike was to the Castle [...]
iPhone blah blah..
I have been asked about the merits of buying an iPhone. Lets look at what’s bad with the iPhone: 1. Unlike blackberry, it has no physical keyboard. A friend thinks he might get RSI if he used the touchpad. 2. No bluetooth. Yes, you could use wireless(EDGE/3G/WiFi) to send stuff, or even plug the phone [...]
Pikes Ascent
hmmm, I ^^really^^ don’t know what I was thinking.. In a moment of madness, I signed up for the Pikes Ascent. Frankly, I don’t recall doing anything as daunting since I took the JEE way back in ’99. But then something I find exciting yet superhard really gets me excited. I hope I am not [...]
Running Diary – 4 : a crazy marathon
So yesterday, I ran the Golden Gate half marathon in 2 hours 50 minutes. This run took about 46 minutes more than the Boston half marathon. Compared to the Boston run, yesterday’s run was brutal. You gain an elevation of about 1500 feet in the first 2 miles, the trail keeps going up non-stop. The [...]
Running Diary – 4
Yesterday I ran on the Stanford campus. I had actually intended to run on the dish area, but I made the BIG mistake of taking central expressway. I arrived well after the dish area had closed, so I just decided to run on the campus. It has anyways been quite a while since I used [...]
Running Diary – 3
So yesterday I went running to the Marin headlands itself, the site of the actual half marathon 2 weeks from now. Now I didn’t have a map, and as usual I don’t like to carry anything on a run, including my iphone(which had the map). So I headed off just with my car keys. It [...]
The running diary – 2
I have finally been able to figure out a way to not have to stop to catch breath when you reach the top of a steep incline. This must obviously be an old trick that I’ve rediscovered. So when I run an incline now, I do 2 things: – I decrease the frequency of footsteps [...]
The running diary – 1
The Golden Gate marathon is round the corner. I won’t say I am scared, but I need some confidence boosting sessions on the hill. So far I have limited myself to one loop of the Stanford hill. The Golden Gate is a hard marathon as Scott Dunlap says, from experience. Actually I didn’t quite know [...]
A snowy weekend
Last weekend I went on a trip to Lake Tahoe. South Lake Tahoe for the split-hair specific-minded Jhajee. A week later, I have a very vague idea of what the lake looks like. Like, come on, having gone on a trip to “lake Tahoe” one is supposed to at least visit the lake, right? Not [...]
Obama in the midst of Machiavellian wo(men)
I have always considered myself very indifferent to politics. In my 5 years of college, only once did I go to vote, because some friends needed every vote badly for their candidate to win. I mostly ignored the action and was happy with my life. And that, when I seem to have an opinion on [...]
Kuch is tarah
Someone suggested I listen to this song, and I’m totally hooked now. Its a somewhat difficult song to translate, but amazing lyrics and well sung with good music. Here’s a try: Kuch Is Tarah – Atif Aslam Kuch is tarah teri palkein Meri palkon se mila de Aason tere saare Meri palkon pe saja de [...]
intrigue
your breath has taken my breath away. your hot ass is visible even through a looking glass your smile is breathtaking for a little while your tattoo on hips why’s it shaped like little lips? you “intrigue” me!
Sleep Sleep!! ;)
Finally, I have been able to get some really nice sleep. I slept for 2 days, non-stop. I went to sleep after the new year celebrations and kept going back to dreamland after every break for food. It feels so *good* now After a year and a half of no real vacation, I took a [...]
Lessons on startups
Yesterday, I was among a privileged group of people attending a talk by Alex Rigopulos, the Cofounder and CEO of Harmonix, an acclaimed developer of music video games. Rigopulos had to struggle for quite a few years before his first big success, Guitar Hero. After graduating from the Media Lab in 1994, he started Harmonix [...]
