Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After a quick incursion into Shimla, your dashing, jetsetting, and hopelessly inconsistent blogger was called to Dubai at a moment’s notice. So here we are then, looking progress in the face.
In the six months since I last visited, the pace of progress seems to have slowed. The papers are full of news about changes that aren’t [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
If you catch this in the next five-ten minutes, mosey on down to www.iplt20.com to catch an unedited feed of what’s happening on the ground. Two minutes ago Arun Lal gave two vastly different takes of his ground impressions. Since he hasn’t given a third, they’re probably editing the second take to show on tv later [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Not that it matters much, but blogging will be nonexistant for the next week. Out for a break.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Bummer. Resident Evil 5 will only be out in 2009. If you haven’t played RE4, do so right now. I mean right now. Drop everything else.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2008 | No Comments »
There’s a pretty good profile of George Clooney up at the New Yorker website. Here’s one delightful passage:
…he has taken the trouble to think his way into the mind of the person inching up to his restaurant table for an autograph, or the friend of a friend who has become a little dizzy in his [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Hate it. Hate it. Hate it. Aargh.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
From the Rajya Sabha debate archives:
SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI: I support this Bill. I was always opposed to politicians being in sports unless they themselves are sports people. But I have to change my views by seeing the contribution of so many people here. I think, only the people’s representatives will take care and support whatever [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Later today I’ll put up a few thoughts on the ICL. How it could work, and why it could still fail.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, magic, norrell, strange on March 21, 2008 | No Comments »
…Mrs Redmond remarked to her husband, “Mr Strange is going to be a magician, my love.” She spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, because to her it was.
“A magician?” said Henry, quite astonished. “Why should you want to do that?”
Strange paused. He did not wish to tell his real [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 20, 2008 | 16 Comments »
Where you can fill a feedback form once, but can never leave.
Last night was one for the ages. After a very good salad at Ruby Tuesday, a waiter asked me to fill a feedback form. Nearly everything was ‘good’, a few things were ‘awesome’, two were ‘average’, and two ‘needed improvement’. This waiter takes the [...]
