Hi, I thought I'd put something up today before I attempt to overdose on multivitamins :D.
Work sucks, although I got an email today informing me that my first salary is being sorted out so 'yay'.
I've been listening to alot of depressing stuff but only because I'm making a mixtape with 'em all.
I call it 'Sonic Simplicity' because thats what it is (as lame as it may sound, if anyones got a better idea,the comment button can be found at the end of this post).
Oh I've been on a Ryan Adams kick too, I've been listening to about 3 of his albums...
Heartbreaker
Cold Roses
Jacksonville City Nights
...on repeat.
I really love his style, its so simple and almost rustic in nature.
(P.S Richard if you're reading this, you NEED to give his version of Wonderwall a try).
Did I mention anything about work and suckage?.
Meanwhile I still don't know how I'm going to find a Wah or OD pedal for my bass, or if I really need/want one.
/crappola
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Long Distance Blogging : Ishyta
Well, so i can't use the internet ironically because my dad left for Srilanka yesterday, so i'm having Ishyta write this for me. *giggle*
"haha i dropped the chair"
ps - I cleaned my room today. whee.
"haha i dropped the chair"
ps - I cleaned my room today. whee.
Sunday, November 13, 2005
O'er the hills
Sherry is the quintessential, yet unusual companion of mine whose presence seems to trigger smiles at any time of day,not only is she excessively playful, her everyday antics are something I tend to bring up in alot of conversations :).
Ok see you later then Sherry. *wave*.
I had a wierd thought today,
If I died in a tragic car accident, this blog would probably be read alot more than it deserves to be.People would pick out little quotes that make coincidental freaky referances to my death or asserted legacy or whatever.
I hope God has an WiFi hotspot in Heaven with a laptop so I could keep blogging to my small, yet humble audience of readers back down on lil' ol' Earth.
Maybe I could talk about how I screwed Jesus over for a million in a rigged unicorn race bet,
mmmmmmm.
Ok see you later then Sherry. *wave*.
I had a wierd thought today,
If I died in a tragic car accident, this blog would probably be read alot more than it deserves to be.People would pick out little quotes that make coincidental freaky referances to my death or asserted legacy or whatever.
I hope God has an WiFi hotspot in Heaven with a laptop so I could keep blogging to my small, yet humble audience of readers back down on lil' ol' Earth.
Maybe I could talk about how I screwed Jesus over for a million in a rigged unicorn race bet,
mmmmmmm.
Monday, November 07, 2005
I hate Porsches and faggots who drive them
Some bellend parked his stupid Porsche behind my car in a lot yesterday, in a no parking zone, forming a third row.
I ended up calling the cops thinking they'd fix the situation and they told me they'd be at the lot in 5 minutes.
Feeling assured of revenge I sat down near a curb and a friendly cat came near me and I stroked it a bit.
Time passed by and no sign of a cop, me and Arnold even circled the area in his 'trep and the streets were devoid of any form of law enforcement.
"Wtf, there are usually about 2 cruisers circling this area"
"Fucked if I know"
It was around 1 O'Clock before I finally gave up and Arnold dropped me home,that faggot probably got away with it too.
If you drive a Porsche Carrera with the license plate number B41678, I WILL cut your tires you arse sniffing, cum bucket,
And don't even get me started on the Dubai Police.
/rant
P.S > Expect the entry about the little roadtrip I went on soon.
I ended up calling the cops thinking they'd fix the situation and they told me they'd be at the lot in 5 minutes.
Feeling assured of revenge I sat down near a curb and a friendly cat came near me and I stroked it a bit.
Time passed by and no sign of a cop, me and Arnold even circled the area in his 'trep and the streets were devoid of any form of law enforcement.
"Wtf, there are usually about 2 cruisers circling this area"
"Fucked if I know"
It was around 1 O'Clock before I finally gave up and Arnold dropped me home,that faggot probably got away with it too.
If you drive a Porsche Carrera with the license plate number B41678, I WILL cut your tires you arse sniffing, cum bucket,
And don't even get me started on the Dubai Police.
/rant
P.S > Expect the entry about the little roadtrip I went on soon.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Eid Mubarak
Happy Eid to all my readers *looks around*.
Just got back from Eid Prayers, I was late though and had to pray on the road (yes it freaking hurts), I'm afraid to look at my feet.
Arg I've got work today :(.
Cheers.
Just got back from Eid Prayers, I was late though and had to pray on the road (yes it freaking hurts), I'm afraid to look at my feet.
Arg I've got work today :(.
Cheers.
Ethereal
So I've been jamming with a new group now, and I think these guys are perfect as far as influences go, (we're doing Opethy stuff).
I got bored so I looked around in my pictures folder and found this really good background,had Shehara find the artist on dA, asked him for permission and then turned into a logo which ended up relating alot to the meaning behind the name Ethereal.
here it is :)
I got bored so I looked around in my pictures folder and found this really good background,had Shehara find the artist on dA, asked him for permission and then turned into a logo which ended up relating alot to the meaning behind the name Ethereal.
here it is :)
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Black
I've been putting off doing this song as a review for a long time, mainly because I never
thought I'd do it justice,
But I'll never know if I don't try so here goes.
*clears throat*
Pearl Jam - Black
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did
All five horizons revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn
Ooh, and all I taught her was everything
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything?
Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything...
I take a walk outside
I’m surrounded by some kids at play
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head
I’m spinning, oh, I’m spinning
How quick the sun can, drop away
And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything (note the lack of question mark)
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything...
All the love gone bad turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I’ll ever be...yeah...
Uh huh...uh huh...ooh...
I know someday you’ll have a beautiful life, I know you’ll be a sun
In somebody else’s sky, but why
Why, why can’t it be, why can’t it be mine
If both extremes of emotion were condensed into Verse-Bridge-Chorus-Outro,
Pearl Jam's Black would be the result.
There isn't enough I can say about this song that hasn't already been said before by my fellow-Black loving peers but I can say that its one of the most beautiful songs that I've ever had the pleasure of listening to,
I've always loved listening to songs using a pair of headphones rather than a speakers because I feel its alot more personal that way, its just you and the music sharing an experience,nobody but you,lost in your own thoughts.
This is the unofficial anthem to the aforementioned statement, the way the mood seems to change from the verse to the bridge is perfect and the song has one of the most moving outro verses I've ever come across, its definitely one of,if not the, highlight of the entire song and Vedder's choice of lyrics really denotes the intensity of emotion.By this I mean that the change of style in the lyrics from mildly abstract poetry, to a clear message ("I know someday.........why can't it be mine?").
From what I've read,the band never wanted the song to turn into those mainstream,overplayed tracks on the radio, it meant alot to them.
One story I heard was a group of people were sitting around a campfire singing the song and Eddie came out and asked them to stop.
The song is too fragile and beautiful in it's simplicity to be played on FM in my honest opinion.
Moving on, the song revolves around the loss of a person,the five horizons of a person,the untouched sheets,the pictures washed in black all symbolizing the aftermath of a person leaving,these phrases used ever so subtly,really put you in awe at times, it sorts of builds you up for the final climax at the end where Eddie sings with such passion, its enough to quiver the hardest of hearts and make emotions run freely again in a once hollow body.
There are three versions of the song that I know of, one of course was the recorded studio version, then theres the 'Unplugged' version and finally the version the band did live at the Benaroya Hall.
An interesting fact that a few people mustn't have noticed was that Eddie messes up the lyrics in the 'Unplugged' version, if you watch the video you can see him shaking his head at the end of the verse and right after he makes the mistake,I recommend watching their Unplugged performance of the song simply because he really belts it out in the end with the "We belong together" bit.
The last one is something I'd recommend for the very nice solo after the song,it seems to have the same effect on me as Eddie singing the ending in the original (the crowd sings the "I know someday....can't it be mine?" lyric and it can really give you goosebumps.
And that my dear readers, is my shameful review of Pearl Jam's Black
Comment at will.
thought I'd do it justice,
But I'll never know if I don't try so here goes.
*clears throat*
Pearl Jam - Black
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did
All five horizons revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn
Ooh, and all I taught her was everything
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything?
Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything...
I take a walk outside
I’m surrounded by some kids at play
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head
I’m spinning, oh, I’m spinning
How quick the sun can, drop away
And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything (note the lack of question mark)
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything...
All the love gone bad turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I’ll ever be...yeah...
Uh huh...uh huh...ooh...
I know someday you’ll have a beautiful life, I know you’ll be a sun
In somebody else’s sky, but why
Why, why can’t it be, why can’t it be mine
If both extremes of emotion were condensed into Verse-Bridge-Chorus-Outro,
Pearl Jam's Black would be the result.
There isn't enough I can say about this song that hasn't already been said before by my fellow-Black loving peers but I can say that its one of the most beautiful songs that I've ever had the pleasure of listening to,
I've always loved listening to songs using a pair of headphones rather than a speakers because I feel its alot more personal that way, its just you and the music sharing an experience,nobody but you,lost in your own thoughts.
This is the unofficial anthem to the aforementioned statement, the way the mood seems to change from the verse to the bridge is perfect and the song has one of the most moving outro verses I've ever come across, its definitely one of,if not the, highlight of the entire song and Vedder's choice of lyrics really denotes the intensity of emotion.By this I mean that the change of style in the lyrics from mildly abstract poetry, to a clear message ("I know someday.........why can't it be mine?").
From what I've read,the band never wanted the song to turn into those mainstream,overplayed tracks on the radio, it meant alot to them.
One story I heard was a group of people were sitting around a campfire singing the song and Eddie came out and asked them to stop.
The song is too fragile and beautiful in it's simplicity to be played on FM in my honest opinion.
Moving on, the song revolves around the loss of a person,the five horizons of a person,the untouched sheets,the pictures washed in black all symbolizing the aftermath of a person leaving,these phrases used ever so subtly,really put you in awe at times, it sorts of builds you up for the final climax at the end where Eddie sings with such passion, its enough to quiver the hardest of hearts and make emotions run freely again in a once hollow body.
There are three versions of the song that I know of, one of course was the recorded studio version, then theres the 'Unplugged' version and finally the version the band did live at the Benaroya Hall.
An interesting fact that a few people mustn't have noticed was that Eddie messes up the lyrics in the 'Unplugged' version, if you watch the video you can see him shaking his head at the end of the verse and right after he makes the mistake,I recommend watching their Unplugged performance of the song simply because he really belts it out in the end with the "We belong together" bit.
The last one is something I'd recommend for the very nice solo after the song,it seems to have the same effect on me as Eddie singing the ending in the original (the crowd sings the "I know someday....can't it be mine?" lyric and it can really give you goosebumps.
And that my dear readers, is my shameful review of Pearl Jam's Black
Comment at will.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Champagne High
I've got an hour or so before my English class so I thought I'd do a quick review (its been a while hasn't it?),
I've been listening to alot of new bands since my last review ,I've even declared from time to time that my favourite song in the world is Pearl Jam's Black, I'm not planning on reviewing it anytime soon because I really believe I wouldn't be able to do it justice, the song is beyond beautiful (yes I know say that about alot of tracks but bear with me).
Moving on, today's review will be of Sister Hazel and their song 'Champagne High' which I came across by chance a few days ago, I was getting hold of 'All for you' , and I got 'Champagne High' as well just so I could see how it sounded.
And I did,
And I liked it alot :),its was all I listened to yesterday and I'm listening to it right now too.
Anyway here goes,
Sister Hazel - Champagne High
I wasn't looking for a lifetime with you
And I never thought it would hurt just to hear
"I do" and "I do"
And I do a number on myself
And all that I thought to be
And you'll be the one
That just left me undone
By my own, hesitation
Pre-chorus
and for the million hours that we were
well I'll smile and remember it all
then I'll turn and go
while your story's completed mine is a long way from done.
Chorus
Well I'm on a champagne high
Where will I be when I stop wondering why
On a champagne high
I'd toast to the future but that'd be a lie
On a champagne high, high
Spring turned to summer
But then winter turned to mean
The distance seemed right
At the time it was best - to leave
And to leave behind
What I once thought was fine And so real - to me
And while I'm still gone
On the quest for my song
I'm at your - celebration
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Your wagons been hitched to a star
Well now he'll be your thing that's new
Yeah what little I have you can borrow
'Cause I'm old and I'm blue...
Pre-chorus
Well I'm on a champagne high (so high)
Where will I be when I stop wondering why
On a champagne high (so high)
Toast to the future but that'd be a lie
On a champagne high
Where will I be when I stop wondering why
On a champagne high... high...
So high so high you left me undone
so high, so high you left me undone....
Well the lyrics weren't really impressive I must say, but it does the job right.
I've always liked alternative songs which incorporate cellos and violins since they really give that orchestral 'lift' to a piece and bring them alive on their own, the violins in the song do just that,especially towards the end,where its presence is increased and then dies down.
One thing I really did like about the song was the backing vox at the line "I'm old and blue" , I'm not sure who the female vocalist is but it sounds really good,she can be heard faintly all through the chorus as well.
I'm sure the meaning is pretty straightforward here, I thought it was sung by a person who was at a wedding of someone he really loved, and now hes on the sidelines watching her being 'hitched' while hes on a 'champagne high'.
Alot of you might not take to this song as I did, but I thought it was pretty nice since I haven't heard much from Sister Hazel ,and I enjoy covering acoustic stuff with Richard from time to time.
Apologies for the short review (lacking in substance too I think), I've got a headache and the fasting isn't making it better >.<.
Cheers.
I've been listening to alot of new bands since my last review ,I've even declared from time to time that my favourite song in the world is Pearl Jam's Black, I'm not planning on reviewing it anytime soon because I really believe I wouldn't be able to do it justice, the song is beyond beautiful (yes I know say that about alot of tracks but bear with me).
Moving on, today's review will be of Sister Hazel and their song 'Champagne High' which I came across by chance a few days ago, I was getting hold of 'All for you' , and I got 'Champagne High' as well just so I could see how it sounded.
And I did,
And I liked it alot :),its was all I listened to yesterday and I'm listening to it right now too.
Anyway here goes,
Sister Hazel - Champagne High
I wasn't looking for a lifetime with you
And I never thought it would hurt just to hear
"I do" and "I do"
And I do a number on myself
And all that I thought to be
And you'll be the one
That just left me undone
By my own, hesitation
Pre-chorus
and for the million hours that we were
well I'll smile and remember it all
then I'll turn and go
while your story's completed mine is a long way from done.
Chorus
Well I'm on a champagne high
Where will I be when I stop wondering why
On a champagne high
I'd toast to the future but that'd be a lie
On a champagne high, high
Spring turned to summer
But then winter turned to mean
The distance seemed right
At the time it was best - to leave
And to leave behind
What I once thought was fine And so real - to me
And while I'm still gone
On the quest for my song
I'm at your - celebration
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Your wagons been hitched to a star
Well now he'll be your thing that's new
Yeah what little I have you can borrow
'Cause I'm old and I'm blue...
Pre-chorus
Well I'm on a champagne high (so high)
Where will I be when I stop wondering why
On a champagne high (so high)
Toast to the future but that'd be a lie
On a champagne high
Where will I be when I stop wondering why
On a champagne high... high...
So high so high you left me undone
so high, so high you left me undone....
Well the lyrics weren't really impressive I must say, but it does the job right.
I've always liked alternative songs which incorporate cellos and violins since they really give that orchestral 'lift' to a piece and bring them alive on their own, the violins in the song do just that,especially towards the end,where its presence is increased and then dies down.
One thing I really did like about the song was the backing vox at the line "I'm old and blue" , I'm not sure who the female vocalist is but it sounds really good,she can be heard faintly all through the chorus as well.
I'm sure the meaning is pretty straightforward here, I thought it was sung by a person who was at a wedding of someone he really loved, and now hes on the sidelines watching her being 'hitched' while hes on a 'champagne high'.
Alot of you might not take to this song as I did, but I thought it was pretty nice since I haven't heard much from Sister Hazel ,and I enjoy covering acoustic stuff with Richard from time to time.
Apologies for the short review (lacking in substance too I think), I've got a headache and the fasting isn't making it better >.<.
Cheers.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
A Day in Sharjah
I know its late but I thought I'd blog about how our day went celebrating my birthday/taking in the 'sights' in Sharjah,
If you ask Hitesh or Richard they'd tell you that it made them appreciate Dubai's scenic value more,
I for one found it to be a really quaint place,I especially loved the walk to the Ferris wheel (which we've been talking about trying for ages) with the moat thing and the bridge walk,come to think of it , it reminded me alot of the AH area in FFXI in the Elvaan territory,(MMO geek blog quota fulfilled).
The Ferris ride was really cool though, we had alot of fun screaming obscenities into the microphone and Sarah recorded the whole time with her digicam.
We also tried out the rides at Sahara centre which was f**king A,regardless of what I had thought earlier, they look like kiddie coin pushers but don't let that fool you.
We rode the 'Asteroid twice' and rode the 'Tidal wave' 3 times while singing either Last Kiss or Black throughout ;).
Sarah's and her mom were nice enough to buy me two cakes to celebrate back at her place , here are a few pics they took.
P.S (excuse the 'stoner look' I seemed to sport the whole day on account of a full 2 days of partying)
Us tired after the whole thing was over
Stoner image of me and Richard
Before going out I cut the cake and...
Yeah
This too (I gave some to Shehara,Karan and Sarah too though I haven't got those pictures with me)
If you ask Hitesh or Richard they'd tell you that it made them appreciate Dubai's scenic value more,
I for one found it to be a really quaint place,I especially loved the walk to the Ferris wheel (which we've been talking about trying for ages) with the moat thing and the bridge walk,come to think of it , it reminded me alot of the AH area in FFXI in the Elvaan territory,(MMO geek blog quota fulfilled).
The Ferris ride was really cool though, we had alot of fun screaming obscenities into the microphone and Sarah recorded the whole time with her digicam.
We also tried out the rides at Sahara centre which was f**king A,regardless of what I had thought earlier, they look like kiddie coin pushers but don't let that fool you.
We rode the 'Asteroid twice' and rode the 'Tidal wave' 3 times while singing either Last Kiss or Black throughout ;).
Sarah's and her mom were nice enough to buy me two cakes to celebrate back at her place , here are a few pics they took.
P.S (excuse the 'stoner look' I seemed to sport the whole day on account of a full 2 days of partying)
Us tired after the whole thing was over
Stoner image of me and Richard
Before going out I cut the cake and...
Yeah
This too (I gave some to Shehara,Karan and Sarah too though I haven't got those pictures with me)
Friday, September 30, 2005
Sony PSP
Got one recently and I absolutely love it,
I've heard alot of people go on and on about how.....technologically omnipotent (lmao) it is, (namely Sam) ,
I only I could somehow stick a 4GB internal HD in it, >.<.
Moving on, these past 2 weekends have been all about teh partying (which I was in dire need of),and getting wasted (which I did),
Managed to have a helluva good time at Dandiya,which is saying something considering the fact that they play the same music over and over again while I'm standing there wondering why I'm the only one who actually notices.
Before I end this, I'd like to apologize for the amount of brackets,and grammatical errors if any,
I'm still a little buzzed from last night.
This post was for the sake of updating so I'm just ending it here abruptly,
So there.
P.S > I'm 19 today.
I've heard alot of people go on and on about how.....technologically omnipotent (lmao) it is, (namely Sam) ,
I only I could somehow stick a 4GB internal HD in it, >.<.
Moving on, these past 2 weekends have been all about teh partying (which I was in dire need of),and getting wasted (which I did),
Managed to have a helluva good time at Dandiya,which is saying something considering the fact that they play the same music over and over again while I'm standing there wondering why I'm the only one who actually notices.
Before I end this, I'd like to apologize for the amount of brackets,and grammatical errors if any,
I'm still a little buzzed from last night.
This post was for the sake of updating so I'm just ending it here abruptly,
So there.
P.S > I'm 19 today.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Heartbreaker
School,
I did nothing for a whole week,literally,
got asked to leave on account of my long hair
cut it a few days ago though,
yeah.
So anyway I got hold of Ryan Adam's first album (Heartbreaker), I needed a break from the usual monotony that is my current playlist (now approaching 3000 songs),
A large amount of emo Shehara sent me didn't appeal to me much,so I dug around my HD and found the album, blew the proverbial dust off it and listened absent mindedly...
Do you know how good an album can sound when its devoid of professional mixing/effects/expensive recording equipment ?, if I were to describe the album in a sentence I'd say that it was "brilliant on account of it's simplicity", Genius!.
I've always said that Adams had that certain style when singing/writing lyrics and this was a perfect chance to check out said style when it was relatively young and vibrant.
Of course it does have that country element in it, but I gaurantee you'll grow to love it, (especially songs like 'Damn Sam'),
So far I've been smitten by
Come pick me up
Bartering lines
Oh my Sweet Carolina (alot of people say that this is the best song on the album but thats up to you to decide)
In My Time of Need
To Be Young (many of you might recognize this tune from the Old School OST)
If you're looking for some Damien Rice esque easy listening material, I'd really suggest it , although it does have a few typical rock'n'roll tunes in it,this record will definitely not fail to please your ears.
I did nothing for a whole week,literally,
got asked to leave on account of my long hair
cut it a few days ago though,
yeah.
So anyway I got hold of Ryan Adam's first album (Heartbreaker), I needed a break from the usual monotony that is my current playlist (now approaching 3000 songs),
A large amount of emo Shehara sent me didn't appeal to me much,so I dug around my HD and found the album, blew the proverbial dust off it and listened absent mindedly...
Do you know how good an album can sound when its devoid of professional mixing/effects/expensive recording equipment ?, if I were to describe the album in a sentence I'd say that it was "brilliant on account of it's simplicity", Genius!.
I've always said that Adams had that certain style when singing/writing lyrics and this was a perfect chance to check out said style when it was relatively young and vibrant.
Of course it does have that country element in it, but I gaurantee you'll grow to love it, (especially songs like 'Damn Sam'),
So far I've been smitten by
Come pick me up
Bartering lines
Oh my Sweet Carolina (alot of people say that this is the best song on the album but thats up to you to decide)
In My Time of Need
To Be Young (many of you might recognize this tune from the Old School OST)
If you're looking for some Damien Rice esque easy listening material, I'd really suggest it , although it does have a few typical rock'n'roll tunes in it,this record will definitely not fail to please your ears.
Friday, September 09, 2005
Meow
This chatblogging thing seems to be catching on, I suddenly feel like sharing my stupid chatlogs with people,
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Dayaan | evenflow says:
cats like to fuck on top of my car at night
Catbert says:
LMAO
Catbert says:
that's the most random thing
Catbert says:
ever
Dayaan | evenflow says:
no but really
Dayaan | evenflow says:
I see paw marks all over the sun view thing
Dayaan | evenflow says:
and my windshield
Catbert says:
lol...
Catbert says:
ok then
Dayaan | evenflow says:
this is blog worthy
Catbert says:
go right ahead
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If you haven't seen The Manchurian Candidate yet, I really recommend it.
I also got a chance to see The Seven Year Itch today, I didn't even realize that its the movie where Marilyn Monroe does that famous blowing vent>skirt>flyer>upper thingy o.O.
Oh school starts tomorrow >.<,lets see how that works out, not that you care but I'm going to get back and rant about it anyway.......[Chapelle]bitches[/Chapelle]
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Dayaan | evenflow says:
cats like to fuck on top of my car at night
Catbert says:
LMAO
Catbert says:
that's the most random thing
Catbert says:
ever
Dayaan | evenflow says:
no but really
Dayaan | evenflow says:
I see paw marks all over the sun view thing
Dayaan | evenflow says:
and my windshield
Catbert says:
lol...
Catbert says:
ok then
Dayaan | evenflow says:
this is blog worthy
Catbert says:
go right ahead
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If you haven't seen The Manchurian Candidate yet, I really recommend it.
I also got a chance to see The Seven Year Itch today, I didn't even realize that its the movie where Marilyn Monroe does that famous blowing vent>skirt>flyer>upper thingy o.O.
Oh school starts tomorrow >.<,lets see how that works out, not that you care but I'm going to get back and rant about it anyway.......[Chapelle]bitches[/Chapelle]
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Yeah
It has come to my attention that this blog exists as nothing more than a place for me to rant about trivial matters to a small audience,a place where I write about music that really touches me, and also a place where people like to drown their sorrows by taking a glance at my life.
I honestly don't know whether I should be flattered but anyway.
So heres a Sam Echelon V esque chatblogging post thats so randomn,
It defines The Long Winter ^_^
Sarah says:
hmmmm>
state of love and trust says:
mhm
state of love and trust says:
good idea
Sarah says:
what?
state of love and trust says:
we shall set Turkey ablaze by the 14th
Sarah says:
WHYAT?!
Sarah says:
WHY?!?!??!
Sarah says:
STAY AWAY FROM TURKEY
state of love and trust says:
it was your idea :|
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I haven't found the time , nor the inspiration to do a music analysis but I will do one soon, I'd grown so much respect for Pearl Jam's Black that I couldn't bring myself to do one, and even if I did, I wouldn't do justice to it.
I've also been interested in the whole anarchy subject,
An example of how it may work went something like,
A bus driver driving his passengers to their destinations gets tired of his job and walks off,
The passenger whose destination was closer to where the bus was, took over the wheel and drove until his destination, after which the next passenger followed suit, and so on.
The sad irony is that you'd need leadership and capitalism to bring about such a system.
Tis enough from me.
Good day.
I honestly don't know whether I should be flattered but anyway.
So heres a Sam Echelon V esque chatblogging post thats so randomn,
It defines The Long Winter ^_^
Sarah says:
hmmmm>
state of love and trust says:
mhm
state of love and trust says:
good idea
Sarah says:
what?
state of love and trust says:
we shall set Turkey ablaze by the 14th
Sarah says:
WHYAT?!
Sarah says:
WHY?!?!??!
Sarah says:
STAY AWAY FROM TURKEY
state of love and trust says:
it was your idea :|
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I haven't found the time , nor the inspiration to do a music analysis but I will do one soon, I'd grown so much respect for Pearl Jam's Black that I couldn't bring myself to do one, and even if I did, I wouldn't do justice to it.
I've also been interested in the whole anarchy subject,
An example of how it may work went something like,
A bus driver driving his passengers to their destinations gets tired of his job and walks off,
The passenger whose destination was closer to where the bus was, took over the wheel and drove until his destination, after which the next passenger followed suit, and so on.
The sad irony is that you'd need leadership and capitalism to bring about such a system.
Tis enough from me.
Good day.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Silent tribute
World apart deframed by two breaths
bleeds colors... blends fragments
of thought
Uninvited jewels shine
Through a window to the world
Where everything is as t seems
This foreign land consumed
by air -
Will we breathe
Or will we choke.
-From Sar to the only world she wants to know.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
*Sad face*
Rehan left at noon today :(,
Really going to miss the guy, but hes got his whole life ahead of him now in Montreal,
Best wishes to you pal, we'll meet up someday soon :)
Keep rockin \m/.
The surprise reuniting of Sarah and Sathvik went well too, poor Sath didn't even talk for a whole 30 minutes,
We also got a warning from the Cavalino staff and when we decided to head over to Hekayat (parkings never been so difficult until that day), we got the bill handed over to us ^_^.
Thats about it I guess,
*plugs in bass*.
Really going to miss the guy, but hes got his whole life ahead of him now in Montreal,
Best wishes to you pal, we'll meet up someday soon :)
Keep rockin \m/.
The surprise reuniting of Sarah and Sathvik went well too, poor Sath didn't even talk for a whole 30 minutes,
We also got a warning from the Cavalino staff and when we decided to head over to Hekayat (parkings never been so difficult until that day), we got the bill handed over to us ^_^.
Thats about it I guess,
*plugs in bass*.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Under the influence II
The 28th of July
I needed it,
I really did, and it was there for me,
I think I've said it before but its amazing what can wander through your thoughts while you're under the influence, sitting down in an empty room devoid of craft designed for comfort,staring shit faced into space and thinking,
Thinking about how this buzz will slowly wear off and then you're back to reality,
Then again you can always get yourself another bottle of......elation, as I did.
Woo! f**k Disneyworld
Hitesh's birthday was a night to remember, finding the stupid place was reason enough to get sloshed to begin with.
Whats funny is the fact that me , Rehan , Arnold and Richard were supposed to play around five or six tunes at the event but the alocohol beat us to it and took the main stage instead.
I did get to play a very drunken and messy version of Nothing Else Matters while everyone sang along but meh.
I'm not going to get into details but my buddy Rehan was the life of the party :D, or lack of it anyway, hes doing fine now but I'll spare everyone the details of what happened that night, I really don't want to taint the thoughts of those who enjoyed themselves (does that make me sound like a bad person?)
Managed to drive to Karama from the Marina and then back to Jumeirah while dealing with a mother of a hangover too, thats a helluva feat, I think the Nirvana Unplugged CD that Rehan left in my car made it easier on me.
Back to what I was talking about in the beginning , its amazing what alcohol can do to a person,
Some say that it expands the mind , I don't know how much of that is true but hell it sure helps when you need to get some lyrics or poetry done in about 5 minutes, the only drawback is that once you're sober anything you wrote sounds like shite, but on the same page sometimes whatever you write when you're elated sounds like its revelated from some spirit,
Kind of ironic when you think about the whole 'alcohol - brain cells' jive.
Oh well , scraps for thought.
heres a picture that Arnold took,
Just filling in my comedy quota for the day
Cheers.
I needed it,
I really did, and it was there for me,
I think I've said it before but its amazing what can wander through your thoughts while you're under the influence, sitting down in an empty room devoid of craft designed for comfort,staring shit faced into space and thinking,
Thinking about how this buzz will slowly wear off and then you're back to reality,
Then again you can always get yourself another bottle of......elation, as I did.
Woo! f**k Disneyworld
Hitesh's birthday was a night to remember, finding the stupid place was reason enough to get sloshed to begin with.
Whats funny is the fact that me , Rehan , Arnold and Richard were supposed to play around five or six tunes at the event but the alocohol beat us to it and took the main stage instead.
I did get to play a very drunken and messy version of Nothing Else Matters while everyone sang along but meh.
I'm not going to get into details but my buddy Rehan was the life of the party :D, or lack of it anyway, hes doing fine now but I'll spare everyone the details of what happened that night, I really don't want to taint the thoughts of those who enjoyed themselves (does that make me sound like a bad person?)
Managed to drive to Karama from the Marina and then back to Jumeirah while dealing with a mother of a hangover too, thats a helluva feat, I think the Nirvana Unplugged CD that Rehan left in my car made it easier on me.
Back to what I was talking about in the beginning , its amazing what alcohol can do to a person,
Some say that it expands the mind , I don't know how much of that is true but hell it sure helps when you need to get some lyrics or poetry done in about 5 minutes, the only drawback is that once you're sober anything you wrote sounds like shite, but on the same page sometimes whatever you write when you're elated sounds like its revelated from some spirit,
Kind of ironic when you think about the whole 'alcohol - brain cells' jive.
Oh well , scraps for thought.
heres a picture that Arnold took,
Just filling in my comedy quota for the day
Cheers.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Filling in the gap
I thought that I'd be back to blogging once I got my life back on track , but since I haven't even come close to that, heres a filler.
For those of you who know whats been eating me lately, I'd appreciate it if you didn't let the finer details out in the comments.
For the most part, I've really been working on my voice, atleast now I've found a way to really strain it so that I can reach higher notes, the thing is I'm not really sure if I'm using my throat or gut more, from what I've been told , I should be using my gut alot more,
Anyway, I've been singing Pearl Jam's Black so much that its starting to hurt, I can't do the ending bit as yet but I'm getting there (I hope), a song that I'm working on with Karan and Shehara is also coming into shape nicely for those of you who've either heard the draft recording or care about it, Sheharas on guitar now so I can throw in a few solos at random while she strums the chords and Karan adds to the ambience.
I've also been giving alot of interest to Crowley's 'The Book of Law' , I haven't gotten to the bulk of it yet, nor have I even begun to understand it but reading about it on Wikipedia really got me going.
Kaiwan left the country a few days ago too, hope he has a great time in Montreal , I'm waiting to leave Dubai behind myself actually, I know I'll miss it but in a way it'll be good for me, I need a vacation from this place asap, and I'm not talking about a cruise or anything, I mean a solid blockout of Dubai and everything in it for a while.
*sigh*
I'm probably going to look at this post months from now and feel as distraught as I do now.
Cheers Dayaan of the future.
For those of you who know whats been eating me lately, I'd appreciate it if you didn't let the finer details out in the comments.
For the most part, I've really been working on my voice, atleast now I've found a way to really strain it so that I can reach higher notes, the thing is I'm not really sure if I'm using my throat or gut more, from what I've been told , I should be using my gut alot more,
Anyway, I've been singing Pearl Jam's Black so much that its starting to hurt, I can't do the ending bit as yet but I'm getting there (I hope), a song that I'm working on with Karan and Shehara is also coming into shape nicely for those of you who've either heard the draft recording or care about it, Sheharas on guitar now so I can throw in a few solos at random while she strums the chords and Karan adds to the ambience.
I've also been giving alot of interest to Crowley's 'The Book of Law' , I haven't gotten to the bulk of it yet, nor have I even begun to understand it but reading about it on Wikipedia really got me going.
Kaiwan left the country a few days ago too, hope he has a great time in Montreal , I'm waiting to leave Dubai behind myself actually, I know I'll miss it but in a way it'll be good for me, I need a vacation from this place asap, and I'm not talking about a cruise or anything, I mean a solid blockout of Dubai and everything in it for a while.
*sigh*
I'm probably going to look at this post months from now and feel as distraught as I do now.
Cheers Dayaan of the future.
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Pressing on
First of all , I'd like to thank everyone for their comments on my last review :), I really appreciated it guys :D, I just wish you'd comment on the site >.<..
Rehan and Arnie are over right now and are busy playing a little PS2
Sarah if you're reading this, please make sure you sweet talk/strike/slap Sathvik into giving me the Crowley material.
I might love you for that ^_^.
Ishita if you're reading this, COME BACK TO DUBAI! :(,
P.S > Expect a new review soon, I've already got a brilliant song in mind :).
Rehan and Arnie are over right now and are busy playing a little PS2
Sarah if you're reading this, please make sure you sweet talk/strike/slap Sathvik into giving me the Crowley material.
I might love you for that ^_^.
Ishita if you're reading this, COME BACK TO DUBAI! :(,
P.S > Expect a new review soon, I've already got a brilliant song in mind :).
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Collapse the light into earth
Porcupine Tree - Collapse the light into earth
I won't shiver in the cold
I won't let the shadows take their toll
I won't cover my head in the dark
And I won't forget you when we part
Collapse the Light Into Earth
I won't heal given time
I won't try to change your mind
I won't feel better in the cold light of day
But I wouldn't stop you if you wanted to stay
Collapse the Light Into Earth
Thought I'd run another song review on a track that I'd been neglecting for a while , it always seemed to stray in the shadow of Trains by Porcupine Tree, the song itself is pretty short and simple which is why I chose to put up the lyrics here.The other reason is because the song (like any other) is open to interpretations of it's meaning.
Feel free to comment on your own interpretations here.
As for my thoughts about the song, I always took note of the finer details in life,
the brushed aside
the silent performers
the subtle yet integral elements that mean so little to a body , and yet seem to be so important.
A great example would be a bassist in a band, (except for a select few that have managed to make their mark)
Collapse the light into earth atleast for me is the 'silent performer' behind Porcupine Tree , its written in a way that it can mean so much to almost anybody if given time to grow on you,
Simple and light with the flowy piano and blissful voices that echo in the foreground, as the song seems to take flight without the help of vocals, the violins kick in like wind on a kite and take the song right up to it's zenith.
The song itself would never be chosen as a title track to promote a band and there are alot of songs that fit that description but the fact that they're discarded and made to wait patiently on track 1x of an album makes it so rewarding upon discovery of such songs.
Coming to my own interpretation of the song's meaning.
Its still a little vague but on taking a look at the lyrics and the divinity that seems to be present in the music and lyrics to some extent,
I'd have to say that it was about God being alot more down to earth than religion makes Him out to be, and his letter is in the form of a song dedicated to mankind.
Comment at will.
Dayaan,
Monday, July 04, 2005
As promised
So , I've been jamming alot, with Zenith though , as a vocalist.
We managed to do pull off Orestes and Nutshell in a day which is something considering our history ;).
I had to do it all without a mic at Jiten's place though , I left mine in Mirdiff >.< , but I could be heard I guess.
In other news, Rehan and Rahul are in town :D, they slept over with Karan here last night and it was loads of fun, I really missed those long late night conversations me and Rehan used to have and tonight, we caught up on alot.He even got me a Nirvana DVD which I'm going to watch in a bit.
I also watched Amityville Horror last night.
Being a person who really gets into the bones of a story ,it did freak me out quite a bit but since I watched it with equally frightened friends it was fine, I had my mind on other things the whole time.
Forgive me if this post sounds too generic, I've been made to blog everyday by virtual gunpoint by a close friend :), its not too bad I guess, hell its not bad at all, it'll probably keep me from neglecting TLJ , and maybe , MAYBE I'll get some comments in the process ^_^.
I'd also like to congratulate a certain person whose name I won't mention (you who you are) , on finding that significant other,
Good on you mate ;), you deserved it :D ,
Its just too bad the "other" had to leave so soon :(.
Oh well they all come back sometime or another.
Live 8, Live 8 , Live8
Effin' A!
Floyd,REM,Velvet Revolver,Snow patrol,The Killers,Ricky Gervais and alot more.
(Thanks alot for that link Ritu ;) ).
Did I mention how much I've been listening to Pearl Jam lately? , Oh my God, Mr. Vedder you do me right (uhm).
I've been listening to this song he did with Chris Cornell on that side project of theirs, if you ever get the chance, I really recommend [b]Temple of the Dog - Hunger strike[/b].
Thats it for today, tune in tomorrow blah blah.............meh.
We managed to do pull off Orestes and Nutshell in a day which is something considering our history ;).
I had to do it all without a mic at Jiten's place though , I left mine in Mirdiff >.< , but I could be heard I guess.
In other news, Rehan and Rahul are in town :D, they slept over with Karan here last night and it was loads of fun, I really missed those long late night conversations me and Rehan used to have and tonight, we caught up on alot.He even got me a Nirvana DVD which I'm going to watch in a bit.
I also watched Amityville Horror last night.
Being a person who really gets into the bones of a story ,it did freak me out quite a bit but since I watched it with equally frightened friends it was fine, I had my mind on other things the whole time.
Forgive me if this post sounds too generic, I've been made to blog everyday by virtual gunpoint by a close friend :), its not too bad I guess, hell its not bad at all, it'll probably keep me from neglecting TLJ , and maybe , MAYBE I'll get some comments in the process ^_^.
I'd also like to congratulate a certain person whose name I won't mention (you who you are) , on finding that significant other,
Good on you mate ;), you deserved it :D ,
Its just too bad the "other" had to leave so soon :(.
Oh well they all come back sometime or another.
Live 8, Live 8 , Live8
Effin' A!
Floyd,REM,Velvet Revolver,Snow patrol,The Killers,Ricky Gervais and alot more.
(Thanks alot for that link Ritu ;) ).
Did I mention how much I've been listening to Pearl Jam lately? , Oh my God, Mr. Vedder you do me right (uhm).
I've been listening to this song he did with Chris Cornell on that side project of theirs, if you ever get the chance, I really recommend [b]Temple of the Dog - Hunger strike[/b].
Thats it for today, tune in tomorrow blah blah.............meh.
Monday, June 27, 2005
The Long Night
Hi there, well its been quite a long time and alots happened since I last blogged,
The band I joined welcomed a new guitarist (who is phenomenal), and we're seriously considering auditioning for 'Enter Metallica' ,after going for Absolution , playing on stage looked like alot of fun :).
Oh yes Absolution was by far the best gig I've ever had the pleasure of attending, my favourite acts being 'Avarice' and 'Death of Eighty', unfortunately we had to leave early for a party that I'm going to talk about in a bit.
Ok now seems right,
Drove there with Hitesh,Behlul and Kaiwan right after Absolution ,
Almost got hit by a rash driver as well as being annoyed by the same (yes Ryan , this means you).
Managed to have a good time (yes there was an open bar) despite the music and other issues which I'm not really going to get into.
Around 15-20 drinks later, the epilepsy inducing strobe light didn't make give me as much as a headache as it had before, in fact everything looked like an old movie.
It's amazing how many amazing thoughts one can have under the influence of alcohol, I felt so poetic yet sad , knowing that I wouldn't remember any of the fresh, original thoughts I had lined up by the time I got up the next morning.
The turnout was pretty massive but its not like I didn't know anyone there ,and the venue kicked ass (kudos to whoever organised it).
Anyway, around 2 AM, we kinda wrapped up, and Yash was left with 2 drunk guys who had no way to get home, he asked me to stay and I did (yes I was still a little under the influence).
Drunkguy #2 was fast asleep outside on a couch with fresh puke all over his shirt,a bottle of water was hence poured all over him and he was awoken.
Drunkguy #1 & Drunkguy #2 were loaded into the car they came in, Yash drove the car and followed me and Behlul in mine and I showed em where DG#1 lived.
A few panic-stricken moments later we finally woke up DG#2 and Behlul escorted the Drunk Duo upstairs while me and Yash parked the car somewhere.
After that we went upstairs and DG#2 was sprawled on the floor and DG#1 was fiddling with the keys to the apartment, upon failure on opening the door, I took the keys and saw that there was only ONE.
A few more panic-stricken moments later we left them on a floor higher and made our way home.
Now I'm not a bad person , it did strike me later that leaving them like that probably wasn't the best thing to do, but it was the ONLY thing.
I spoke to the duo the next morning and they were fine, I told them everything that happened the night before and found out that DG#1 was trying to open the door with DG#2's key while his own keys were in his pocket.
*intermission while hair is torn off head*
That was officially the longest night of my life and I have a bottle of tequila to thank for that.
In other news I got a spanking new 50 Watt Crate amp for my bass :D, heavy though , couldn't fit it in my trunk when I bought it >.<.
Thats about it for now, tune in next time blah blah.....
Btw , small song recommendation
Sarah Slean - Climbing up the walls (Radiohead cover)
The band I joined welcomed a new guitarist (who is phenomenal), and we're seriously considering auditioning for 'Enter Metallica' ,after going for Absolution , playing on stage looked like alot of fun :).
Oh yes Absolution was by far the best gig I've ever had the pleasure of attending, my favourite acts being 'Avarice' and 'Death of Eighty', unfortunately we had to leave early for a party that I'm going to talk about in a bit.
Ok now seems right,
Drove there with Hitesh,Behlul and Kaiwan right after Absolution ,
Almost got hit by a rash driver as well as being annoyed by the same (yes Ryan , this means you).
Managed to have a good time (yes there was an open bar) despite the music and other issues which I'm not really going to get into.
Around 15-20 drinks later, the epilepsy inducing strobe light didn't make give me as much as a headache as it had before, in fact everything looked like an old movie.
It's amazing how many amazing thoughts one can have under the influence of alcohol, I felt so poetic yet sad , knowing that I wouldn't remember any of the fresh, original thoughts I had lined up by the time I got up the next morning.
The turnout was pretty massive but its not like I didn't know anyone there ,and the venue kicked ass (kudos to whoever organised it).
Anyway, around 2 AM, we kinda wrapped up, and Yash was left with 2 drunk guys who had no way to get home, he asked me to stay and I did (yes I was still a little under the influence).
Drunkguy #2 was fast asleep outside on a couch with fresh puke all over his shirt,a bottle of water was hence poured all over him and he was awoken.
Drunkguy #1 & Drunkguy #2 were loaded into the car they came in, Yash drove the car and followed me and Behlul in mine and I showed em where DG#1 lived.
A few panic-stricken moments later we finally woke up DG#2 and Behlul escorted the Drunk Duo upstairs while me and Yash parked the car somewhere.
After that we went upstairs and DG#2 was sprawled on the floor and DG#1 was fiddling with the keys to the apartment, upon failure on opening the door, I took the keys and saw that there was only ONE.
A few more panic-stricken moments later we left them on a floor higher and made our way home.
Now I'm not a bad person , it did strike me later that leaving them like that probably wasn't the best thing to do, but it was the ONLY thing.
I spoke to the duo the next morning and they were fine, I told them everything that happened the night before and found out that DG#1 was trying to open the door with DG#2's key while his own keys were in his pocket.
*intermission while hair is torn off head*
That was officially the longest night of my life and I have a bottle of tequila to thank for that.
In other news I got a spanking new 50 Watt Crate amp for my bass :D, heavy though , couldn't fit it in my trunk when I bought it >.<.
Thats about it for now, tune in next time blah blah.....
Btw , small song recommendation
Sarah Slean - Climbing up the walls (Radiohead cover)
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Jamming again
Well , these past 3-4 days have been something :D
Met up with my new bandmates and had an awesome time with them, even though the setlist for the prom we played at wasn't really what I had planned :O.
Then again it was a prom,and I had fun :D
So heres me giving props out to Paolo,Norain and Jason , twas fun jamming with you guys ;).
Heres a couple of pics a friend took of us on Sunday.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/Narcot1c/IMG_0385.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/Narcot1c/IMG_0387.jpg
Right now I'm trying to find an affordable/powerful bass amp, I'll be needing it for jam sessions since I've been using Sathvik's Aria as of late.
More later
Go now, shoo!.
Met up with my new bandmates and had an awesome time with them, even though the setlist for the prom we played at wasn't really what I had planned :O.
Then again it was a prom,and I had fun :D
So heres me giving props out to Paolo,Norain and Jason , twas fun jamming with you guys ;).
Heres a couple of pics a friend took of us on Sunday.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/Narcot1c/IMG_0385.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/Narcot1c/IMG_0387.jpg
Right now I'm trying to find an affordable/powerful bass amp, I'll be needing it for jam sessions since I've been using Sathvik's Aria as of late.
More later
Go now, shoo!.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
The Shadowlands
Ryan Adams - The Shadowlands
Ritu sent me this song today and I listened to it,
For around 45 minutes.
Its safe to say that Ryan Adams has got style/finesse/whatever , in spades, I never gave him much interest before but then I heard 'So Alive' and it sounded so musically refreshing in this musical era full of bands that sound exactly the same,
If you liked his cover of 'Wonderwall' , you will really love this song, so go get it now :).
What my impression of what the song meant was that,
The Shadowlands is a place where people go after they suffer a great loss,
You lose something so dear to your heart that all thats left is the mere shadows that may have accented it before.
Alot of the lyrics in the song caught my eye , especially when Ryan says that you may never find true love, 'so sometimes you can just be a man'
Just a man,alone to mourn in the shadowlands.
I wouldn't go as far as to say stuff like "lyrical genius" but if anyone told me that Mr.Adams could never write, I'd show them this song.
The song in general is written like a prayer, the soft piano in the background takes up the first half of the song and sets the mood as Ryan sings ever so softly as to help you to grasp that particular emotion the song gives out.
Towards the end, a simple,light drum beat with an acoustic guitar playing the same chords along with the piano and some really beautiful electric guitar solo work which (atleast for me) could make you think about Knopfler's light and trebly guitar ditties.
I doubt I'll get over listening to this song for quite a long time...
...but I'll be damned if I ever regret listening to it in the first place.
Wow its late ,
'Night.
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Whoa is me
Woo! new 'song obsession' based post today :)
dredg - Whoa is me
I wish I'd alot more attention to this band when I first heard about them a few years back but I probably wasn't in that stage of more mature listening back then (yeah I as an......Adema.....fan......*rolleyes*)
I haven't given a more in depth look at the lyrics to decipher its embedded meaning yet but rest assured , I will :)
From what I've heard, the booklet talks about a man dreaming in a dried up lake , and the chorus of the song it goes when the water comes, I will overflow.
There I've planted the seed of understanding, go and listen to this amazing song now and try coming up with your own conclusions as to what its about :).
Done for now.
dredg - Whoa is me
I wish I'd alot more attention to this band when I first heard about them a few years back but I probably wasn't in that stage of more mature listening back then (yeah I as an......Adema.....fan......*rolleyes*)
I haven't given a more in depth look at the lyrics to decipher its embedded meaning yet but rest assured , I will :)
From what I've heard, the booklet talks about a man dreaming in a dried up lake , and the chorus of the song it goes when the water comes, I will overflow.
There I've planted the seed of understanding, go and listen to this amazing song now and try coming up with your own conclusions as to what its about :).
Done for now.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Around the bend
So this is my first blog post for the month of June.
woo!
So I got up to jamming and finally meeting Jiten after so long at Hitesh's new apartment (or what I like to call the 'Haven') tried doing Fade to black and Master of puppets but the solos were an issue >.<.
Ohyeah Jiten if you're reading this, thanks alot for getting your 'Shaista' on while the 3 of us were stuck in CBTL >.<
monk3h d00d3h...:P
So about that other band I answered to on phride, I get a PM and a call from the drummer and now I've got to figure out a way to get to Mirdif for jam sessions :S.Hopefully after exams I could get my dad to drop me there the first couple of times , I really don't know the roads that well yet.
On the other hand I was listening to Disturbed - Remember all day and I must say, the vocals and the riff are amazing :o, its been on repeat for quite a while too.
In other news , I got really far with a new song I'm working on for Faux , its called 'Around the bend' and I'll post the lyrics as soon as I finish them and coordinate with the guitaring.Whats amazing is I can already imagine what it'll sound like with the violin score and bass line, in fact, this would be the first time I actually sang a song of my own in my head while day dreaming, it was at the tip of my tongue all day when I was in the Magrudys area when Ishita called and asked me how to spell 'goatee'
I know ,
wtf,
Hah tried learning Fur Elise today on classical guitar ^_^, just got the beginning bit down so far, I'll probably go back to it if I'm interested.
Cheers.
woo!
So I got up to jamming and finally meeting Jiten after so long at Hitesh's new apartment (or what I like to call the 'Haven') tried doing Fade to black and Master of puppets but the solos were an issue >.<.
Ohyeah Jiten if you're reading this, thanks alot for getting your 'Shaista' on while the 3 of us were stuck in CBTL >.<
monk3h d00d3h...:P
So about that other band I answered to on phride, I get a PM and a call from the drummer and now I've got to figure out a way to get to Mirdif for jam sessions :S.Hopefully after exams I could get my dad to drop me there the first couple of times , I really don't know the roads that well yet.
On the other hand I was listening to Disturbed - Remember all day and I must say, the vocals and the riff are amazing :o, its been on repeat for quite a while too.
In other news , I got really far with a new song I'm working on for Faux , its called 'Around the bend' and I'll post the lyrics as soon as I finish them and coordinate with the guitaring.Whats amazing is I can already imagine what it'll sound like with the violin score and bass line, in fact, this would be the first time I actually sang a song of my own in my head while day dreaming, it was at the tip of my tongue all day when I was in the Magrudys area when Ishita called and asked me how to spell 'goatee'
I know ,
wtf,
Hah tried learning Fur Elise today on classical guitar ^_^, just got the beginning bit down so far, I'll probably go back to it if I'm interested.
Cheers.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Disconnected
Just got back home from meeting Ritu,Behlul and Nauseen at Ghurair, and I got ready at about 9ish just to do so.Grabbed some coffee and ate about 1/4 of a Mushroom and chicken muffin pie thing at Starbucks.
Yeah I don't do that often.
Oh and I got to see The Mexx Guy who Nauseens all crazy about too :P.
I'm currently writing this on Notepad because something went wrong with my router yesterday and its broken.
I still feel kinda disconnected without the internet, I wonder if thats a bad thing at times, but then I just think about watching a movie to pass the time.
---
Hi again
Just got back from jamming with a few guys from what was known as Coronica at Hitesh's new apartment.
Now I'm tired, but my internets back (yayz :D).
Think I'll watch City of Angels today.
Later.
Yeah I don't do that often.
Oh and I got to see The Mexx Guy who Nauseens all crazy about too :P.
I'm currently writing this on Notepad because something went wrong with my router yesterday and its broken.
I still feel kinda disconnected without the internet, I wonder if thats a bad thing at times, but then I just think about watching a movie to pass the time.
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Hi again
Just got back from jamming with a few guys from what was known as Coronica at Hitesh's new apartment.
Now I'm tired, but my internets back (yayz :D).
Think I'll watch City of Angels today.
Later.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Bass is teh pwn
I love bass guitars, they're funky and stuff :)
Anyway , so I'm in the middle of my AS level exams, so far so good but I usually never know until I get my grades.I've stopped playing Guild Wars for a while because of the exams and Etisalat's accursed lag issue >.<.
Karan's 18th is coming up pretty soon :), Friday to be exact , and I'm going to give him FFX since hes had his eye on it (Karan , if you're reading this, shoo).
I'm also contemplating on using the money I'm going to get from selling my PS2 to buy a better bass than the one I'm using now , instead of going for the PSP,
I even answered to a thread on a music project that needed members on phride so if that works out, I'd need a new bass (this JumpStart would be kinda...embarassing :$) , then again I'm not amazing and it'd probably be best if I wait a while and get better, patience however, was never one of my strong points so...
NEW BASS FTW! :D
Its nice to know that my right hand speeds gotten better, I can finally manage that bit after the main riff in the beginning of Master of Puppets
A---------2--------3----------4----------3---------2---
E---0--1----0--1------0--1-------0--1-------0--1------
Or something like that, anyway you get the idea.
Incidentally Tool - Reflection is a killer song to get high to :O, simple yet awesome bassline to it too :).
Anyway , so I'm in the middle of my AS level exams, so far so good but I usually never know until I get my grades.I've stopped playing Guild Wars for a while because of the exams and Etisalat's accursed lag issue >.<.
Karan's 18th is coming up pretty soon :), Friday to be exact , and I'm going to give him FFX since hes had his eye on it (Karan , if you're reading this, shoo).
I'm also contemplating on using the money I'm going to get from selling my PS2 to buy a better bass than the one I'm using now , instead of going for the PSP,
I even answered to a thread on a music project that needed members on phride so if that works out, I'd need a new bass (this JumpStart would be kinda...embarassing :$) , then again I'm not amazing and it'd probably be best if I wait a while and get better, patience however, was never one of my strong points so...
NEW BASS FTW! :D
Its nice to know that my right hand speeds gotten better, I can finally manage that bit after the main riff in the beginning of Master of Puppets
A---------2--------3----------4----------3---------2---
E---0--1----0--1------0--1-------0--1-------0--1------
Or something like that, anyway you get the idea.
Incidentally Tool - Reflection is a killer song to get high to :O, simple yet awesome bassline to it too :).
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
The age-old , boring console war
Right,
So the Guild Wars server was a bit laggy , I'd thought it'd be a perfect time to write something here :).
Hmm consoles, consoles , consoles.
How about them eh? , you've got the PS3,Xbox 360 and some other plastic horror in the making by Nintendo.
I don't know if any of you saw The Colony mini show dedicated to showing us screen junkies the power and features of the XboX 360, pretty interesting stuff, I was on Penny Arcade when I saw the link there (http://www.ourcolony.net/ , if you want to check it out).
I always seem to fall prey to advertising campaigns, no matter how silly the product is, someone in a spiffy suit, all smiles will always be able to convince me that explosive robot worms are a good idea for fishing.
Coming to the Xbox, the design didn't really grab me at first,I was looking forward to seeing something that looked "old school" to say the least, I miss how those chunky plastic consoles looked like, the N64,PSX etc. really proclaimed fun factor in almost any game associated with it.
Now you have futuristic looking mini space ships, satin silver,polished etc. which really doesn't do anything for me.
One bit in the video changed all that for me, I think the guy was talking about how the design is concave to represent "inhaling" or something, the browser looked pretty nice too as well as the fact that you could connect it to a computer.Another small detail that tipped the odds in Microsoft's favour was the big button on the controller.
Hell it almost made me feel like I....wanted one.
Damn it.
In other news, I picked up bass again today :), I forgot how much I loved the instrument , it can seriouslly kill your finger tips though :O , mine are blistering already , and this is after playing guitar for a year.
This is going nowhere so I'm going to end it.
Oh yes, listen to Tool's cover of No Quarter (Originally done by Led Zep).
So the Guild Wars server was a bit laggy , I'd thought it'd be a perfect time to write something here :).
Hmm consoles, consoles , consoles.
How about them eh? , you've got the PS3,Xbox 360 and some other plastic horror in the making by Nintendo.
I don't know if any of you saw The Colony mini show dedicated to showing us screen junkies the power and features of the XboX 360, pretty interesting stuff, I was on Penny Arcade when I saw the link there (http://www.ourcolony.net/ , if you want to check it out).
I always seem to fall prey to advertising campaigns, no matter how silly the product is, someone in a spiffy suit, all smiles will always be able to convince me that explosive robot worms are a good idea for fishing.
Coming to the Xbox, the design didn't really grab me at first,I was looking forward to seeing something that looked "old school" to say the least, I miss how those chunky plastic consoles looked like, the N64,PSX etc. really proclaimed fun factor in almost any game associated with it.
Now you have futuristic looking mini space ships, satin silver,polished etc. which really doesn't do anything for me.
One bit in the video changed all that for me, I think the guy was talking about how the design is concave to represent "inhaling" or something, the browser looked pretty nice too as well as the fact that you could connect it to a computer.Another small detail that tipped the odds in Microsoft's favour was the big button on the controller.
Hell it almost made me feel like I....wanted one.
Damn it.
In other news, I picked up bass again today :), I forgot how much I loved the instrument , it can seriouslly kill your finger tips though :O , mine are blistering already , and this is after playing guitar for a year.
This is going nowhere so I'm going to end it.
Oh yes, listen to Tool's cover of No Quarter (Originally done by Led Zep).
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Its Been a while...
...since I last blogged, I've been either studying or playing Guild Wars alot, yeah I cancelled the Qpad order in the end, the thing wouldn't fit on my table anyway.
Apart from that I think I have enough tracks done for an EP :D, I'll get cracking on that this coming summer if I find the time (and I better).
Interesting thought, yesterday my dad asked me to drive with him to the Alfa showroom because of a serious oil leak in his car, just so he could get a lift back home as well.Now I drove the Alfa earlier that day to pick up Shehara and I thought my car would feel a little underpowered.
Strangely enough it didn't o.O I honestly think its got a helluva good pull on it, was alotta fun whizzing around the 4th interchange area chasing after my dad :P, he made it hard enough though with his infernal lane changes and such >.<.
Moving on,
I had the strangest dream last night,and I'm going to tell you about it if you like it or not, so hah!
I had the same one before too, I know this becaus I remember telling my sister about it, anyway here we go,
It was a world where humans had evolved, everyone had inherited some kind of power, mine was the ability to climb walls I think, I dreamt of an area straight out of a Tool video and then it faded out and I found myself in my room, and I started...climbing up walls, and I turn around and theres Thom Yorke (vox for Radiohead for those who don't know), and this big bouncer guy was helping him to climb a wall,because by the looks of it he was having trouble doing it, and I move closer to him and find that,
hes singing Muse's Sing for absolution o.O
[/dream]
In other news, I got a cool lamp :D
Apart from that I think I have enough tracks done for an EP :D, I'll get cracking on that this coming summer if I find the time (and I better).
Interesting thought, yesterday my dad asked me to drive with him to the Alfa showroom because of a serious oil leak in his car, just so he could get a lift back home as well.Now I drove the Alfa earlier that day to pick up Shehara and I thought my car would feel a little underpowered.
Strangely enough it didn't o.O I honestly think its got a helluva good pull on it, was alotta fun whizzing around the 4th interchange area chasing after my dad :P, he made it hard enough though with his infernal lane changes and such >.<.
Moving on,
I had the strangest dream last night,and I'm going to tell you about it if you like it or not, so hah!
I had the same one before too, I know this becaus I remember telling my sister about it, anyway here we go,
It was a world where humans had evolved, everyone had inherited some kind of power, mine was the ability to climb walls I think, I dreamt of an area straight out of a Tool video and then it faded out and I found myself in my room, and I started...climbing up walls, and I turn around and theres Thom Yorke (vox for Radiohead for those who don't know), and this big bouncer guy was helping him to climb a wall,because by the looks of it he was having trouble doing it, and I move closer to him and find that,
hes singing Muse's Sing for absolution o.O
[/dream]
In other news, I got a cool lamp :D
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Justin King's "Something about angels"
I thought I'd turn TLW into a more music discussion/evaluation blog as well as a place for my personal rants so you'll be seeing posts like these put up at random, not that you really care anyway.
Right , so moving on,
This man has singlehandedly made me alot more interested in acoustic guitar than electric as well as really inspired me to make my own music (which I am incidentally and its coming along great :D).
I never gave this song much attention, after listening to 'Ashes' and 'August train' I was lost for words and didn't give much scope to 'Something about angels'.
I did however, while driving back home from lunch and its a really beautiful song, very easy going and Justin's voice definitely goes up there on my list , right next to Maynard James Keenan.
For those of you who haven't heard of Justin King, I feel sorry for you.
Just kidding, but do listen to his music, he isn't commercial so his material isn't really available on the market, although you can still order a CD or two from his website.
This guy is the best acoustic guitarist I've EVER come across (yes I AM taking into consideration the likes of Eric Clapton and that jazz guitarist whose name I've forgotten..again), if you still aren't convinced, I'd suggest you check out his Larrivee video on his website.
I don't know what else to say about this brilliant man, definitely a helluva role model as far as my musical interests go.
P.S > Thank you Reuben for telling me about him ;).
P.P.S > due to a recent failed attempt at cancelling my Qpad order, I'm now due to receive a Gate 01 XXL Qpad
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/Narcot1c/qpad_gate1_small.jpg
Right , so moving on,
This man has singlehandedly made me alot more interested in acoustic guitar than electric as well as really inspired me to make my own music (which I am incidentally and its coming along great :D).
I never gave this song much attention, after listening to 'Ashes' and 'August train' I was lost for words and didn't give much scope to 'Something about angels'.
I did however, while driving back home from lunch and its a really beautiful song, very easy going and Justin's voice definitely goes up there on my list , right next to Maynard James Keenan.
For those of you who haven't heard of Justin King, I feel sorry for you.
Just kidding, but do listen to his music, he isn't commercial so his material isn't really available on the market, although you can still order a CD or two from his website.
This guy is the best acoustic guitarist I've EVER come across (yes I AM taking into consideration the likes of Eric Clapton and that jazz guitarist whose name I've forgotten..again), if you still aren't convinced, I'd suggest you check out his Larrivee video on his website.
I don't know what else to say about this brilliant man, definitely a helluva role model as far as my musical interests go.
P.S > Thank you Reuben for telling me about him ;).
P.P.S > due to a recent failed attempt at cancelling my Qpad order, I'm now due to receive a Gate 01 XXL Qpad
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/Narcot1c/qpad_gate1_small.jpg
Monday, May 09, 2005
Bzzt.
A bit put off today , after typing a long post DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Association) decided I had enough of their services and promptly cut my power.Disgruntled as I was I phoned them and they said we hadn't paid our bill in 3 months , well if they'd actually GIVEN us a bill we would have known earlier >.<, great there goes my post...hmmm.
So Jiten gives me a surprise call today and I thought it was someone else :P, turns out hes here for 3 months :D woo! LAN parties and Jam sessions :D.Sam and Chris, you foos better be on your way too.
I think I got the song I was working on down to pat, first two verses for the lyrics are done too, the rest will flow out of me later on. Now I just need the other two (Shehara and Karan) to get their parts down.
Whee probably going to go for shisha today :D.
This post ends here.
So Jiten gives me a surprise call today and I thought it was someone else :P, turns out hes here for 3 months :D woo! LAN parties and Jam sessions :D.Sam and Chris, you foos better be on your way too.
I think I got the song I was working on down to pat, first two verses for the lyrics are done too, the rest will flow out of me later on. Now I just need the other two (Shehara and Karan) to get their parts down.
Whee probably going to go for shisha today :D.
This post ends here.
Saturday, May 07, 2005
I know
I blog a little too much in a day,
I also know that I think I'm in love.
With this song by Sarah Slean , its called 'I Know' and I'll be man enough to say that it almost brought a tear to my eye (that would be an understatement but I'm not looking to destroy my reputation, if any)
Loud mouth, suits and ties
Liars, with money and girls
The kind you fit in your pocket
I can't save them from this darkness
My sisters, I love them all
My faeries pinned against the wall
I know what you want
And I know what you want
And I know
Doll, made of paint and china
Your worth lies only in these
But you're real to me
Little bones, will you break these legs like twigs now?
There's pain here you'll never have to feel
Never have to feel
I know what you want
And I know what you want
And I know
And I would fight a thousand men
I'd fight fire and wind and rain
I'd cry a river of tears for them
The bodies floating there
Christ-like and bare
Tell me, is that fair?
There are some things I can't forgive
Some things I just can't forgive
Some things
Jesus, I thought we had an understanding
The fact that you can buy a woman
Makes me want to die
Where were you last night?
Jesus, Jesus
Where were you?
And I know what you want
I know it all too well
And I know
I know
After the song started playing on my Winamp , I ceased whatever I was doing and listened a bit more,
This was followed by me acquiring the lyrics, and then immersing myself into a quiet state of rapture , much like I do for the few other songs that really caught my attention.
Ah bliss...
I also know that I think I'm in love.
With this song by Sarah Slean , its called 'I Know' and I'll be man enough to say that it almost brought a tear to my eye (that would be an understatement but I'm not looking to destroy my reputation, if any)
Loud mouth, suits and ties
Liars, with money and girls
The kind you fit in your pocket
I can't save them from this darkness
My sisters, I love them all
My faeries pinned against the wall
I know what you want
And I know what you want
And I know
Doll, made of paint and china
Your worth lies only in these
But you're real to me
Little bones, will you break these legs like twigs now?
There's pain here you'll never have to feel
Never have to feel
I know what you want
And I know what you want
And I know
And I would fight a thousand men
I'd fight fire and wind and rain
I'd cry a river of tears for them
The bodies floating there
Christ-like and bare
Tell me, is that fair?
There are some things I can't forgive
Some things I just can't forgive
Some things
Jesus, I thought we had an understanding
The fact that you can buy a woman
Makes me want to die
Where were you last night?
Jesus, Jesus
Where were you?
And I know what you want
I know it all too well
And I know
I know
After the song started playing on my Winamp , I ceased whatever I was doing and listened a bit more,
This was followed by me acquiring the lyrics, and then immersing myself into a quiet state of rapture , much like I do for the few other songs that really caught my attention.
Ah bliss...
Boring Friday evenings
So what does one do at times like these? , as of late me, Shehara and a close friend have been playing isketch (www.isketch.net) which is the online equivalent of Pictionary.
Its alot of fun, until my fellow sketchers got bored of the game at hand and......
also,
oh and my personal favourite,
Fun though :)
Its alot of fun, until my fellow sketchers got bored of the game at hand and......
also,
oh and my personal favourite,
Fun though :)
Friday, May 06, 2005
Guilty as charged
Yes I still play CS , but for money :D , 60 bucks a week isn't bad considering theres no way in hell you can lose to those junkies who roam the nicotine soaked walls of Qclub.
However its all going to end soon , with everyone going their separate ways and me getting pissed off at them for a number of reasons.
I do ONE mistake in-game and I get hell for it , it put me off so much I even asked Anas to cancel my Qpad order, to be honest I'd feel better playing Guild Wars than enhancing the smoothness of my mouse sweeps on a vulcanized rubber mat thats large enough to fold around my arm atleast three times.
Then you tend to stop and think, followed by laughter.
Performance mouse pads?
Purpose built mice?
Sponsorships for playing video games?
Christ...
Its bad enough the town folk in this part of the world are deprived of any intellect, now big shots like Angel Munoz decide to put small dreams in their minds of going to Dallas to compete in gaming events and even (I shudder to say it) become.....pro.
The game was alot of fun in the beginning , then they mixed it up with all this 'pro' mumbo jumbo and its even used to settle real grudges.
"Walla come 1v1 bloodstrike I'll rape your mom"
Believe me this is no exaggeration, there are about 5-6 LAN parlours that I know of that play a stage to these little happenings.
At the end of it all I can truthfully say that Counter Strike messed up my life.
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In other news , I wrote a new song :D, I just need to sort out the lyrics and hopefully Karan and Shehara won't be arses and depend on me to sort out the violin and bass bits in the track.
By the way,
Neutral Milk Hotel - Oh Comely, an 8 minute song that really grabs you with its simplicity and uniqueness.The song reminded me alot of The Mars Volta - Televators actually but anyway, give it a listen if you're interested , you won't be sorry.
Its amazing how many people I know who have blogs o.O, I started building up my link list earlier today and I checked out Chris' list and saw 3-4 people who I had no idea they blogged :|.
Ok so thats my rant for today,
I'll just see myself out...
However its all going to end soon , with everyone going their separate ways and me getting pissed off at them for a number of reasons.
I do ONE mistake in-game and I get hell for it , it put me off so much I even asked Anas to cancel my Qpad order, to be honest I'd feel better playing Guild Wars than enhancing the smoothness of my mouse sweeps on a vulcanized rubber mat thats large enough to fold around my arm atleast three times.
Then you tend to stop and think, followed by laughter.
Performance mouse pads?
Purpose built mice?
Sponsorships for playing video games?
Christ...
Its bad enough the town folk in this part of the world are deprived of any intellect, now big shots like Angel Munoz decide to put small dreams in their minds of going to Dallas to compete in gaming events and even (I shudder to say it) become.....pro.
The game was alot of fun in the beginning , then they mixed it up with all this 'pro' mumbo jumbo and its even used to settle real grudges.
"Walla come 1v1 bloodstrike I'll rape your mom"
Believe me this is no exaggeration, there are about 5-6 LAN parlours that I know of that play a stage to these little happenings.
At the end of it all I can truthfully say that Counter Strike messed up my life.
---
In other news , I wrote a new song :D, I just need to sort out the lyrics and hopefully Karan and Shehara won't be arses and depend on me to sort out the violin and bass bits in the track.
By the way,
Neutral Milk Hotel - Oh Comely, an 8 minute song that really grabs you with its simplicity and uniqueness.The song reminded me alot of The Mars Volta - Televators actually but anyway, give it a listen if you're interested , you won't be sorry.
Its amazing how many people I know who have blogs o.O, I started building up my link list earlier today and I checked out Chris' list and saw 3-4 people who I had no idea they blogged :|.
Ok so thats my rant for today,
I'll just see myself out...
Keep the chicken away from me.
What I meant to say was "Keep the vodka away from me" but I was a little sloshed last night, and I blurted it out when I knew I was getting a buzz.
So alot of things happened last night , most of it has eluded my memory but hell , a bottle of vodka,rum, two guitars,smokes,friends can really be the signs of clearer skies when you're feeling down.
I do remember me and Richard playing guitar and singing with all the guys, we did Outside,Iris and Nothing Else Matters , I think I did Goodnight by myself at one point.
I think I sent a rude sms to a random person on my phone while someone rambled on about personal problems (always happens when under the influence of a little King Roberts ;) ),one thing I was worried about was me getting really high and smashing my guitar on the ground like those wannabe rockers who seem to find enjoyment in that sort of thing,
Hell
If you appreciate good music, why destroy a source?.
It would've been alot more fun however if me and Sathvik weren't the ONLY people who were wasted because if theres one thing I dislike , its people watching out for me.
Started listening to The Crystal Method again , especially 'Weapons of mass distortion' which is (simply put) the perfect driving music, that could be said for almost every song by them anyway.
I spent most of this morning hoping I'd make it back home safely without getting into an accident (yeah I was still a bit giddy after crashing at Hitesh's last night).
I'll probably talk alot more about last night once I start to recall each and every embarassing and/or memorable event that occured at the time.
Good times.
Oh did I mention how much I hate rain?
I pay a guy near Lamcy plaza to wash my car for 10 bucks , he does a good job, it starts drizzling the next day and my car looks like its got the measles, I wash it again yesterday by myself, and it starts to pour 2 hours after...oh speaking of the rain , while on Sathvik's rooftop I saw a Lumina SS doing this cool skid thing on the wet ground on the road near Bur Juman, made alot of noise though.
Right, the rambling ends here.
So alot of things happened last night , most of it has eluded my memory but hell , a bottle of vodka,rum, two guitars,smokes,friends can really be the signs of clearer skies when you're feeling down.
I do remember me and Richard playing guitar and singing with all the guys, we did Outside,Iris and Nothing Else Matters , I think I did Goodnight by myself at one point.
I think I sent a rude sms to a random person on my phone while someone rambled on about personal problems (always happens when under the influence of a little King Roberts ;) ),one thing I was worried about was me getting really high and smashing my guitar on the ground like those wannabe rockers who seem to find enjoyment in that sort of thing,
Hell
If you appreciate good music, why destroy a source?.
It would've been alot more fun however if me and Sathvik weren't the ONLY people who were wasted because if theres one thing I dislike , its people watching out for me.
Started listening to The Crystal Method again , especially 'Weapons of mass distortion' which is (simply put) the perfect driving music, that could be said for almost every song by them anyway.
I spent most of this morning hoping I'd make it back home safely without getting into an accident (yeah I was still a bit giddy after crashing at Hitesh's last night).
I'll probably talk alot more about last night once I start to recall each and every embarassing and/or memorable event that occured at the time.
Good times.
Oh did I mention how much I hate rain?
I pay a guy near Lamcy plaza to wash my car for 10 bucks , he does a good job, it starts drizzling the next day and my car looks like its got the measles, I wash it again yesterday by myself, and it starts to pour 2 hours after...oh speaking of the rain , while on Sathvik's rooftop I saw a Lumina SS doing this cool skid thing on the wet ground on the road near Bur Juman, made alot of noise though.
Right, the rambling ends here.
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Oh What a Night...
...to quote the chorus of a song by the Doobie Brothers.
Graduation went well actually , much to my surprise I even pulled off the song nicely :) except that my fingers kept twitching and I kinda messed up a little towards the end of the song.
"Close to flawless" according to someone who watched it.
I got a cool purple thingy that went on my hat too (only thing we got to keep) as well as a class picture and a certificate thing saying that I have successfully completed my AS level examinations when in truth I haven't even started them yet.....crazy Cambridge folk.
Got my car washed for 10 bucks while I was doing shisha with friends near Lamcy, seemed a bit dull until I gave Sonam and Karan a ride home.
We started talking about how dangerous the city was these days, along with different incidents , some of them pretty.................disturbing.
Oh did I mention that I've never been photographed as much as I was after the ceremony?, those hellspawned purple dots clouded my vision for around 30 minutes >.< , it only amplified the effect I was going through after being in close proximity with one of those spotlights aimed point blank at me for the entire time I had to stay put at my seat praying that they'd get my accursed last name right when I was called to shake hands with Mr.Ritson and receive my certificate.
Going to go get "sloshed" tomorrow at Sathvik's rooftop , hopefully I'll get a nice buzz on ,or else I'd probably just be bored.
Cheers.
Graduation went well actually , much to my surprise I even pulled off the song nicely :) except that my fingers kept twitching and I kinda messed up a little towards the end of the song.
"Close to flawless" according to someone who watched it.
I got a cool purple thingy that went on my hat too (only thing we got to keep) as well as a class picture and a certificate thing saying that I have successfully completed my AS level examinations when in truth I haven't even started them yet.....crazy Cambridge folk.
Got my car washed for 10 bucks while I was doing shisha with friends near Lamcy, seemed a bit dull until I gave Sonam and Karan a ride home.
We started talking about how dangerous the city was these days, along with different incidents , some of them pretty.................disturbing.
Oh did I mention that I've never been photographed as much as I was after the ceremony?, those hellspawned purple dots clouded my vision for around 30 minutes >.< , it only amplified the effect I was going through after being in close proximity with one of those spotlights aimed point blank at me for the entire time I had to stay put at my seat praying that they'd get my accursed last name right when I was called to shake hands with Mr.Ritson and receive my certificate.
Going to go get "sloshed" tomorrow at Sathvik's rooftop , hopefully I'll get a nice buzz on ,or else I'd probably just be bored.
Cheers.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Graduation Day
6:54 AM , thought I'd grab some breakfast for the first time in a while. Practiced the Nothing Else Matters solo on my black acoustic last night (my electric is in school), so lets see if we get to the bit where the solo starts or just end it before like we planned, either way I hope I don't mess this up.
On a lighter note , I got my car back yesterday with a new battery and a full check-up, seems to be running fine , I'll be giving it it's test run to school in a few minutes.
inseperables.com really makes me laugh these days, a recent post on a debate over the PSP and the Ngage read out something like "I hav the n-gage n it rokz becuz it fits in mah poket" or something to that effect, needless to say I gave that individual what was coming to him.
Leaving later
On a lighter note , I got my car back yesterday with a new battery and a full check-up, seems to be running fine , I'll be giving it it's test run to school in a few minutes.
inseperables.com really makes me laugh these days, a recent post on a debate over the PSP and the Ngage read out something like "I hav the n-gage n it rokz becuz it fits in mah poket" or something to that effect, needless to say I gave that individual what was coming to him.
Leaving later
Back home
Got back home feeling exhausted, closed my door and took a 5 minute nap (no I wasn't counting) then I thought I'd write about what happened.
Got into school at around 7:30 AM as usual , and left at 9:45 to Karan's place , followed by a trip to the new Spinneys for a quick bite with the bunch , and thats when it happened.
My beloved red 'Lude failed on me , it wouldn't start, it didn't even make a sound when I turned the key.Mariam said it was a battery issue, and with the help of Karan's Mom's Mechanic's Brother (phew) we settled on it being a dead battery.
Apparently I had been screwed over again, the battery that was in the car wasn't powerful enough for a Prelude... car dealing dickwads.
Played alotta foosball while I waited for a ride and I think I've developed a small bruise because of my *cough* signature playing style.
Incidentally , A Clockwork Orange , is an amazing movie , Stanley Kubrick is a genius , and I am a content individual.
oh and Ishyta is a girl who likes to giggle alot in public though shes great regardless.
Frou Frou - Let Go :D
Got into school at around 7:30 AM as usual , and left at 9:45 to Karan's place , followed by a trip to the new Spinneys for a quick bite with the bunch , and thats when it happened.
My beloved red 'Lude failed on me , it wouldn't start, it didn't even make a sound when I turned the key.Mariam said it was a battery issue, and with the help of Karan's Mom's Mechanic's Brother (phew) we settled on it being a dead battery.
Apparently I had been screwed over again, the battery that was in the car wasn't powerful enough for a Prelude... car dealing dickwads.
Played alotta foosball while I waited for a ride and I think I've developed a small bruise because of my *cough* signature playing style.
Incidentally , A Clockwork Orange , is an amazing movie , Stanley Kubrick is a genius , and I am a content individual.
oh and Ishyta is a girl who likes to giggle alot in public though shes great regardless.
Frou Frou - Let Go :D
Monday, May 02, 2005
Morning
I feel like shite this morning, for a number of reasons which would induce nausea in me before I'd write it down. Gonna go to school but theres no Graduation practice (apparently we can't walk right) , plus I'm doing an instrumental version of Nothing Else Matters with Hitesh on drums and Arnold on keyboards which should be good , planning on playing For Whom The Bell Tolls right after (without the teacher's consent of course ;) ) so lets see if that actually happens though I doubt it , I guess it depends on how elated we feel at the time.Feck my cars almost out of gas already , had a bad feeling about that gas station I went to.
Later.
Later.
So...
......this is what blogspot is like.
Nothing much to report on my first post, its 11:09 PM and I just got back home from a small family party , my hairs all fuzzy and I have school tomorrow :|
Was mean to Antara today , but this time in person , its alot more fun when you can add expressions to put-downs.
Out for now.
Nothing much to report on my first post, its 11:09 PM and I just got back home from a small family party , my hairs all fuzzy and I have school tomorrow :|
Was mean to Antara today , but this time in person , its alot more fun when you can add expressions to put-downs.
Out for now.
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