I am in a good mood these days because my Sims are in a good mood. I love that game(The only game I like other than NFSU(More on NFSU later)). Maybe still inside me is a little girl who likes to play with dolls in a doll house. And which little girl wouldn’t like dolls that are intelligent, smart, have a multi-faceted personality, get hungry, have a social life, like taking a bath, make their bed after they wake up, watch TV, check their e-mails, pay their bills, cook spaghetti and meat balls and <sniggers> take care of their bladder.The game play is amazingly life like (Except at a few points like when they pull a book out of nowhere when asked to read in the bed) and is challenging as hëll. It isn’t easy to keep your Sim happy and cheerful all the time and take care of their tough often contradicting aspirations.For example a beautiful Sim that I’ve named Arwen has an alarming ambition of going out with three guys at once <Tries and fails to keep a straight face>. They lead complex lives like we do (Although I have never met anybody who’d like to complicate life by going out with three people at one time) and that is exactly what makes the game so riveting.But there is something that the game has managed to teach me (Not referring to the lesson of not going out with three guys at a time)
I was playing with this character of a young girl.As it came about she started having(or rather I made her have)a romantic relationship with a guy in her neighborhood.They romanced each other,did all the things young couples do(Not all the way though ;)) and I was generally having a good time during their whirlwind courtship.Then the guy proposed to my character and since I was curious to see which level they take their relationship to I made my character accept.So the guy’s character also moved into my control now as in I now had to take care of his happiness too.All hëll broke lose.It was hard enough time taking care of that one character now I had to keep another character happy too.My characters grew miserable.I couldn’t take care of both their needs simultaneously.They cribbed all the time,fought with each other and finally I grew so tired that I quit playing the game.Then I realized maybe marriage is a bit like this…just the thing is that there is no restart or quit button when you can’t take the responsibility anymore.
‘Twas my B’Day and Life’s just on @the Pinnacle…
Posted by Prashanth | Filed under Birdwatching, Blogging, College, FIITJEE Pinnacle, General, It's My Life, Linux, Photography, Quizzing, School Life, Shutterbugs, Technology
Sorry to intercept your flow of feeds from several blogs around cyberspace with this distantly familiar web page with a forgotten author(s), but well, my blog did miss attention from people everywhere including me. And so did I. Loads of things happened since June, when I last made any kind of an update, (not referring to the blogroll) on the blog. Anyway, its nearly 2 months since then, with a few sharable events.
- Uma Leaves to NIFT B’lore
You people must have read this previously on the blog that Uma is not between us anymore. She left this place on the 24th of July. Anyway, things have been fun there as per what I hear from her these days. I am quite sure things must be very different in an all new place where someone has to get used to not having those family pampers in all it’s bounty amongst many other things. After all, it is kind of impossible to fit eighteen years worth of an eventful lifetime in three suitcases and one tiny little skull! (This line is by Uma herself!) And it isn’t everyday that your bestest friend in the whole world leaves to another place and sudden change in how often you speak or the detail in which you tell things just doesn’t feel right. There is immense nostalgia for so many things in her head for now. Just wish her good luck. She is finally studying what she wanted to, something very few people realize in time. You people MIGHT hear more from her once she gets her PC there.
- My Birthday
Yes, I turned seventeen last Thursday, the 28th of August. Not particularly eventful, except that I almost had my hips and my back broken. Had dinner at Chopstix, an amazing place near Siri Fort Auditorium. More on that later, but then nothing really worth too much mention. Coming to gifts, my parents decided not to buy me anything that could engage me, like for instance books, or new hardware for the PC, etc. I didn’t turn up at Matrix-Ecomm 2008, @ MSM as these days I am more serious about getting into IIT and doing well with my subjects than I ever was before.
- Got a new puppy!
Yes, I now am a proud owner of a month old Pomeranian puppy whose name is still in the beta testing stages. It’s biscuit brown in color and is really small, soft and cuddly. It feels like a lovely toy. When it first entered the house, I thought of naming it on people whom I really consider as dogs, but then eventually I fell in love with it so much that, now I don’t want it to remind me of dogs anymore! It learnt barking just a week ago. Anyway, a few pictures should be enough to have all of you green here…
Suggest me some cute and catchy names please… And, before I forget, its a GUY!
- Had another meet at Basant Lok
Had a really fun meet at Yo! China with Abhishek, Roshan, Ayush, and Uma before Uma left Delhi. The meet was ornamented with PJs and fun talks followed with window shopping at Om Book Shop.
- Upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS 64bit
I used Gutsy(7.10) previously, and upgrading wasn’t really hard and it isn’t as bad as some people claim it to be. Heck, I have even heard of Linux enthusiasts migrating to Windows Vista after using it! On the contrary, it is zippier and the experience really isn’t very different from what I used before. The bug fixes and performance tweaks and other minor changes make it a release with nothing much to be excited about, but then you wouldn’t regret an upgrade. With better hardware support, I finally got my ancient HP 1100 printer working with Ubuntu.
- Movies I saw this Summer
- The Dark Knight - Awesome! A review is scheduled soon. Take my word, it isn’t your normal superhero flick.
- 21 - “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!” An amazing watch again. really brilliant camera work and direction. The girl was good too. MIT is reason enough for many to watch it.
- The Man from the Earth - An unconventional movie which is nothing more than a gripping discussion between university professors. Simply brilliant. I wish I could write this movie a review.
- Sicko - Micheal Moore. Period.
- Disney’s Mulan - If you liked Pocahontas, you should find this one okay.
- Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dam - Had seen it long time ago, but saw it once more and I still find it just as good.
- Pulp Fiction - I guess I would be the only person on the planet to hate it. Before you hurl curses and other vegetables on my taste in movies, just know that I really love South Park, Friends and even Simpsons. I just hated this movie. Even with the subtitles!
- Goodbye Lenin - Another recommendation by Uma, just like many others in this list. Was fun.
- Stranger than Fiction - Fabulous. Really witty and engaging. Suttle yet a powerful comic storyline. Amazing direction! This was Roshan’s recommendation.
- Following - Christopher Nolan zindabad!
- Sarkar Raj - Copied storyline or not, the movie is a refreshing watch. Brilliant camera work. Wonderful dialogues!
- Khuda Ke Liye - Angering plot. Makes you wonder - just how many problems could you put on one family? It might frustrate you a lot. But nice music scores, especially those in the background. Good camera work and filled with appealing/pleasing colors.
Would love to go on in this list, but there are other events to cover.
- Photography Expedition at JNU
Or perhaps a get-together that Uma, Roshan and I had planned in JNU with our cameras. Had a fun time laughing, throwing lame PJs, bickering, birdwatching, trailing in the woods, getting caught in the rain, eating canteen food, and even watching a movie in the end. Will dedicate a post on this. ‘Twas a memorable time spent there.
- Columban Open Quiz 2008
Went with an all new team consisting of two ex-DPS Damanjodi students and Sourabh from the previous team. Reached the semis, and were tanked out after that. Wasn’t really good as I heard that many questions were rip offs from other quizzing events. Too bad I couldn’t take advantage of the situation. Was kind of boring this time. I don’t think I would dedicate a post on it now.
- @the Pinnacle
Our JEE syllabus is almost complete now. really gearing up for 2-2.5 months of review sessions. Solving the entire 25 year IIT-JEE archive end to end making sure that everything is crystal clear. CBSE based exams are bugging in the middle of all this and to my surprise (read: shock!) it isn’t seeming as easy as swatting a fly this time. Nonetheless, the situation seems to be in control, but then I do need to take a long term Sanyaas or a penance to the sins committed against IIT-JEE prep last year. This year, I plan to waste very little of my time in the least no. of competitive events. Delhi students need not start celebrating yet, as I might surprise you! 
Tons of changes at school. Will write a lot about it too. Also, upgraded to Wordpress 2.6…
For now, please don’t unsubscribe to the feeds or don’t get rid of my blog’s link yet. I would keep it active for a very long time for now.
Uma’s Brainwaves Revisited #2
Posted by Uma Damle | Filed under Blogging, General, Headshot, I think therefore I watch, It's My Life, School Life
Prolouge:Written in the days I cared about things like class Xth Board marks..
Mona Lisa Smile
To try and not think about the result of my exams I have gone on a movie-watching spree.Some one line reviews.
Harry Potter GOF: Slightly less unbearable than the previous movies.
Robots:A delightful, very well made, light hearted movie with serious undertones (which I’d like to explain some day)
Spirited Away:Mediocre plot but amazing graphics
Erin Brokovich:A strong story about a strong woman.Amazing acting by Julia Roberts.
Rang De Basanti:Stunning choreography,awesome music,great acting,realistic touching plot sans any melodrama,this movie deserves a separate post.
I have taken to going on long lonely walks in the JNU campus to take my mind off distressing stuff.It’s beautiful especially when it rains and everything in sight is green,yellow and orange and the peacocks come out and dance.The view from Parthsarthy point,the highest altitude point in JNU campus inspires me to poetry.The students are a lucky lot to study in a campus so gorgeous
OK I think I will finish this post now and go back to chewing my nails and thinking about the results.
Bluegenemaid
PS: I think you all must have realized by now that this post had nothing to do with Mona Lisa or her smile.I figured some title was better than no title.
LuminaR strikes again
Posted by Uma Damle | Filed under Blogging, General, Technology
July 2007:
May 2008:
…although Prashanth went several steps above me (four to be precise). This link is above Chetan Bhagat’s official web site link in the Google search engine. Way to go LuminaR…
Bluegenemaid
<flotsam> Life…is an ice cream.And mine is plain vanilla.</flotsam>
