they’re all toes… all five of them
hindustan times was a fairly decent paper until recently. and i’m only judging by the standards of its rival, the times of india. one thing that pisses me off is that they’ve started selling the front page to advertisers. not ad spots on the front page, the entire front page.
that’s crap enough on its own, and then they create mutants, like the guy who met with an accident and lost his “toe and fingers” of his left foot.
the digits on your foot are called toes, retards. yes… all five of them. unless you’re sithandra, in which case they’re all fingers. yes… all five of them.
i’m a published author
well… not really. i just had a post to share, which didn’t deserve to get lost in the middle of all the rubbish i normally write. so i guest-blogged at hackwordpress. i got a few hits from there, which is a big deal for me… yes it is. and i was a wee-bit embarassed about my site looking crappy on account of my using the default theme. so i had to put my ass to work on finishing this theme, serenity now. i like to name things, i do. there’re a few things left for me to finish, but my blog looks repectable now, at least.
serenity now!!!
-frank costanza
tagged
Last movie seen in a theatre:
this really bad 3-d thing at noida. something to do with dinosaurs. lasted only half an hour.
What book are you reading?
just finished esmond in india. disliked.
Favourite board game:
qwyjibo
Favourite magazine:
rsj before the ricky martin issue was pretty good. when it was still printed on cheap paper. and when they didn’t just use the internet to get articles.
Favourite smells:
coffee and cigarettes. preferably together. especially coffee made by basit.
Favourite sound:
anything by don martin.
Worst feeling in the world:
the thought of a 9 to 5 job
What is the first thing you think of when you wake up?
cigarette. cigarette. cigarette.
Favourite fast food place:
mc dhyani. no branches anywhere.
Future child’s name:
as in a child from the future? i imagine it’d be on the lines of “moon unit” or “pilot inspektor”
Finish this statement, “If I had a lot of money I’d…”
retire
Do you drive fast?
drive?
Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
wtf?
Storms – Cool or Scary?
neither. just depressing.
Do you eat the stems on broccoli?
and why not?
If you could dye your hair any colour, what would be your choice?
hmm… could i just wish for more hair on my head instead?
Name all the different cities/towns you have lived in:
delhi, cochin, ooty, and a little village named koottickal.
Favourite sports to watch:
anything that doesn’t last over half an hour.
One nice thing about the person who sent this to you:
gary really knows how to spell.
What’s under your bed?
if i had a bed, i’d know.
Would you like to be born as yourself again?
not particularly. i wouldn’t really like to be born again. cruel, cruel world.
Morning person or night owl?
night, wouldn’t it be?
Over easy or sunny side up?
i call it a bull’s eye. if they can’t get me that, i’d like an “ishcrambul”
Favourite place to relax:
where ever i be.
Favourite pie:
this is getting painful now.
Favourite ice cream flavour:
extremely arduous. but try the flavours at gourmet ices, in rajinder nagar.
You pass this tag to –
pg, asif, surdy,
Of all the people you tagged this to, who’s most likely to respond first?
pg. he likes the bloggery.
pin codes getting longer? but why?
i don’t know of too many people or companies that still use the postal system. the only time i see the postman is at diwali, when he comes for his dues. and now, to make that postman’s life easier, they’re upgrading postal codes to a pin+2 system, where the last two digits tell the postman which exact colony the recipient lives in. are pin codes that important anymore? we have house numbers. pocket numbers. sectors. phases. and so on… will the new system ensure that the postman/courier guy actually delivers my bills, or will he just throw them under the nearest staircase?
the united nations is even more ambitious: giving each address/person a url under .post using which the postman will find us. good luck with that dream. at domaintools, there was a better idea: just use your own domains. and let the postman do a whois, and deliver accordingly. not that that would ever happen, either.
semi-related anecdote: when i first shifted to delhi, i sent my dad a letter with just my last name and the pin code. it reached. kerala is convenient that way, unless you’re a generic nair or menon. anyone wants to try if it works in delhi? send me something with pottenkulam/110025 on it. if it reaches, the man’s getting his diwali bonus.
