Corporation
I saw the documentary ‘Corporation’ over the weekend and I thought that the documentary raises some serious concerns. At the outset I want to say that this article is not so much of a review of the...
View ArticleFinally!
Are you suffering from red eyes, incessant yawns and getting barely enough sleep? Are you too poor to afford DVR and wish you hadn’t squandered away all your money on food and rent? If you have...
View ArticleFwd:fwd:fwd:fwd:re Infinite loop
Crys is wondering how long it would take to max out two gmail accounts if they were set such that all the messages received in account A are forwarded to account B and all the messages received in...
View ArticleSita sings the blues
This may be old news for most of you folks but this stuff is worth pimping. So I will go ahead anyway. Unlike me and my MB retake, Nina Paley single handedly stuck with her vision of Ramanyan and...
View ArticleSuralichya vadyafucking waste of time
There are hundreds of food blogs online, touting saliva inducing photos of their great successes in the kitchen. That my friends is the Disney version of what could happen in your kitchen. Sure it...
View ArticleChapter 10: Divine secrets of the Yayati sisterhood
Vyasa (V): Here we areGanpati (G): Indeed, here we are!V: But the question is where were we?G blows…eh about…almost…2 years worth of dust from the last papyrus he had scribbled.V almost falls out of...
View ArticleEspelling kaantest
I don’t know if any of you caught the preliminary round of Scripps spelling bee 2009 today but it was totally bizarre.Here are some excerpts from the proceedings:Moderator: Tea-is-spoonNerd 1:...
View ArticleChapter 11: RT How Yayati got his mojo back
I am now on twitter and following some interesting characters. Drop by to see what they are tweeting about.http://twitter.com/crystalblur
View ArticleJane Wendell
Jane sat on the couch glancing out of the living room window. She felt much like the gloomy skies, dull and jaded. As always, things could be better and things could be worse.The top story on the news...
View ArticleJane Wendell - 2
Air France Flight 447 went missing in the Atlantic Ocean with 228 passengers and crew on board. Jane wondered what the passengers or the crew went through when that happened. Did they get to say their...
View ArticleReview: Pixar doesn't screw Up
I watched “Up” this weekend. The reviews are already in and it is, as they say, the must see movie of the year so far. I agree. It is worth going to the theater and shelling out $11.75 to watch it in...
View ArticleThe Tale of Mrs. Fuddle-Dud
There was a 20-something chap called Vettickanakudy,A dingy university apartment dweller and a bit moody.He ate oodles of noodles,Drew questionable doodles,For a cruddy crap major chose he.He drank...
View ArticleAlice in wonderland
I decided to take another plunge into the rabbit hole last week when I came across “The Annotated Alice”. This time around, I had a Gardner by my side, Martin was his name and he revealed that there...
View ArticleCrystal and the physics of kayaking
I went kayaking last weekend! Never thought I would kayak because a) the kayaks look like flimsy, non-reliable contraptions of doom and b) I have very miserable hand strength. I struggle with sealed...
View Article5 toes make a right...foot
Ding! Tired feet ready themselves to exit the subway at Penn Station NY. “This is Canal street”, proclaims the train announcement. One man is appalled. The tired feet march on. One pair of feet...
View ArticleOf shrooms and koopalings
Dear Princess Peach,Hi! In case you are wondering where I am and what's taking so long I thought I should write. I am stuck in the freaking desert for the last 3 days. Yes Luigi is with me but that...
View ArticleMust watch movies and more
Updated on: 5Jan10 Ola readors and readoritas! Enjoying Christmas break by doing all kinds of fun things I suppose. If you have access to snow you must try making some Calvin snowmen. Buck and I made...
View ArticleChapter 11: How Yayati got his mojo back
(Here is a consolidated version of the Twitter episode. It reads like a Twitter feed, so start reading from the bottom.)gbappa@vyasagrad Alright jeez. So you don't have a good ending to the story. C u...
View ArticleChapter 12: Sagar's seven (part 1 of 3)
Vyasa (V) is animatedly describing a dramatic drama script that he has been working on to Ganapati (G). G is soaking in every word excitedly because he is a sucker for action drama. V in his best voice...
View ArticleLe Goog's Les Paul
So Google did its part yesterday, for the innumerable masses trapped in cubicles doing mind numbingly boring (albeit well paying) jobs. In another stroke of genius, Google successfully decreased...
View ArticleChapter 13: Sagar's seven (part 2 of 3)
Previously on Sagar's seven hereBandit 1: “Booty squad? Alright I’m in.”Sagar: “We will hit the palace on the day after the Sweet Sixteen party for the princess. We are going in as the cleaning crew....
View ArticleChapter 13: Sagar's seven (Part 3 of 3)
Previously on Sagar’s seven hereVyasa: “The bandits have a small lead but they knew that it wouldn’t take too long for the guards to catch up.” Sagar: “Boys, it won’t take too long for the guards to...
View ArticleYavakridaaa
Grad student 1: “One of the visiting scholars has arrived Guruji.”Dr. Bharadwaj: “What already? I thought they were coming next week. Argh! My appointment papyrus is messed up. My son can show them...
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