I love how all mothers feel that anyone who comes to their house never eat enough food :)
sigh! home made food! i'm back in the hostel with all the sucky mess food and my heart aches! I want the good food again...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
*GROWLS* part 1
Today, the 5th of December, 2009 was a day a lot happened. Pranav celebrated his birthday today and so did lil' Maria kutty. It was also the worst day of my life. I've not had a day like this in a long time.. so I guess I had this coming :|
So in an attempt to make myself feel better( and also to allow you, dear reader, to sympathize with me---sympathize.NOW!) I want to write down, in order, just how this day managed to go from passably ok to worse than that.
It started like all bad days do. I was supposed to go for a long walk(or wong lock, whichever you prefer) in the morning, in an attempt to rid myself of some of the guilt of not exercising lately. The plan was made, the alarm was set and I slept right through it. I woke up feeling even more guilty than before.
Then comes my work. I have crap loads of work to finish before my exams so I sit down and try to finish one of them...an illustration project with mucho! zeal and determination to get this done before the day is out! Turns out the one day I manage to get all my proportions wrong happened to be...TODAY! And then the electricity kept going and coming, and going. and coming...and going...and....coming. and then it goes for good! So I thought "aaah what the hoo!" I might as well go to sleep. I had put oil on my head and thought I'd wash it off before heading to my local guardian's place for her daughter's birthday party. The plan was made, the alarm was set.
ResQ gives me a call. There was trapped dog in Kalyani Nagar. (well, so much for the whole sleeping idea) Off I go, biscuits in hand, oil on my head, no money in my wallet and the drowsiest expression on my face! I pick up Sruti along the way and we reach the colony where the dog is 'trapped'. Here it turns out we didn't have to do anything. It was a dog that was randomly 'la-di-da'ing and walking around in that colony and ended up hiding underneath a car because it was too scared from all the attention it was getting from the anxious colony dwellers. Now, I know they mean well...but it's hard to justify their eagerness to bring goodness into world, by pulling out every cat in a tree or every dog they think is in need of help, right when I am in the middle of my bad day.
So in an attempt to make myself feel better( and also to allow you, dear reader, to sympathize with me---sympathize.NOW!) I want to write down, in order, just how this day managed to go from passably ok to worse than that.
It started like all bad days do. I was supposed to go for a long walk(or wong lock, whichever you prefer) in the morning, in an attempt to rid myself of some of the guilt of not exercising lately. The plan was made, the alarm was set and I slept right through it. I woke up feeling even more guilty than before.
Then comes my work. I have crap loads of work to finish before my exams so I sit down and try to finish one of them...an illustration project with mucho! zeal and determination to get this done before the day is out! Turns out the one day I manage to get all my proportions wrong happened to be...TODAY! And then the electricity kept going and coming, and going. and coming...and going...and....coming. and then it goes for good! So I thought "aaah what the hoo!" I might as well go to sleep. I had put oil on my head and thought I'd wash it off before heading to my local guardian's place for her daughter's birthday party. The plan was made, the alarm was set.
ResQ gives me a call. There was trapped dog in Kalyani Nagar. (well, so much for the whole sleeping idea) Off I go, biscuits in hand, oil on my head, no money in my wallet and the drowsiest expression on my face! I pick up Sruti along the way and we reach the colony where the dog is 'trapped'. Here it turns out we didn't have to do anything. It was a dog that was randomly 'la-di-da'ing and walking around in that colony and ended up hiding underneath a car because it was too scared from all the attention it was getting from the anxious colony dwellers. Now, I know they mean well...but it's hard to justify their eagerness to bring goodness into world, by pulling out every cat in a tree or every dog they think is in need of help, right when I am in the middle of my bad day.
*GROWLS* part 2
Sigh! we now head back and I have to get ready for the party. I put a good deal of effort into doing so and walk out all set with my best smile in place. Then, waiting there like a cloud of gloom ready to rain on my happy parade, is the formidable...AUTO RICKSHAW wala!!
Jemma : bhaiyya, Kalyani Nagar jaana hain.
Auto guy: madam 40 rupees.
Jemma (in head) : screw you!
I keep walking hoping to get an auto from ahead.Walking..and walking. Finally,
Jemma: bhaiyya, Kalyani Nagar jaana hain.
Auto guy : Madam 40 rupees.
Jemma: :| grrr.. accha theek hain.
* Sanju if you are reading this I ask you to skip this para*
I sit in the auto thinking abut how unfair all this is and while on Nagar road, dust and other particles zoom straight into my eye. Pretty normal but yeah, I was wearing contact lenses and for 5 mins was flailing about in the auto! Things finally settled down after a while...and we were nearing Adlabs.
Just outside Lifestyle, the auto guy stops.
Jemma: bhaiyya, aage jaake adlabs ke saamne rok dena.
auto guy: arey madam, itna door nahin hain adlabs, aap yahaan se chalke jaa sakte ho.
Jemma: WTF!
I get off anyway and head to Archies to get Maria a gift. I need it wrapped so I go the security guard/gift wrapper to do so. Now there was a price tag on the present, so I asked him to take it off. He tried but it wouldn't come off. I then asked him then to stick something else, like a card on top of it. He then proceeds to do the strangest thing. He takes some scotch tape, puts the sticky part on the tag and then tries to wax the thing off! I stood there and mentally went, "HUH?!" He finally wrapped the thing, did such a shabby job of it and when he was done asks, " yeh theek hain nah madam?"
Jemma: WTF! WTF! WTF!
I leave for my lg's place and reach there to find out that the cake has already been cut and everybody was almost done with dinner. Thus resigning myself to what is now clearly my ill-fate I just give Maria her present, chat with my lg and then go to get food.
The first thought in my head at the sight of it..." You have got to be effing kidding me!" See, everyone was observing the Advent fast and so the spread included Idli, chutney, puffs and small chicken sandwiches. But, I have to admit, the idli's were wonderfull! It's just that my spirit died a little when i saw it :( I was hoping for a more, fancy non-vegetarian dinner.
Well, the party got over soon enough. hee hee ! I even got a return present :) I also managed to get a lift back to the hostel...I am now reaching the end of my rant. I think I will go to sleep as all this bad day-ness has made me sufficiently tired.
Peace out!
Jemma : bhaiyya, Kalyani Nagar jaana hain.
Auto guy: madam 40 rupees.
Jemma (in head) : screw you!
I keep walking hoping to get an auto from ahead.Walking..and walking. Finally,
Jemma: bhaiyya, Kalyani Nagar jaana hain.
Auto guy : Madam 40 rupees.
Jemma: :| grrr.. accha theek hain.
* Sanju if you are reading this I ask you to skip this para*
I sit in the auto thinking abut how unfair all this is and while on Nagar road, dust and other particles zoom straight into my eye. Pretty normal but yeah, I was wearing contact lenses and for 5 mins was flailing about in the auto! Things finally settled down after a while...and we were nearing Adlabs.
Just outside Lifestyle, the auto guy stops.
Jemma: bhaiyya, aage jaake adlabs ke saamne rok dena.
auto guy: arey madam, itna door nahin hain adlabs, aap yahaan se chalke jaa sakte ho.
Jemma: WTF!
I get off anyway and head to Archies to get Maria a gift. I need it wrapped so I go the security guard/gift wrapper to do so. Now there was a price tag on the present, so I asked him to take it off. He tried but it wouldn't come off. I then asked him then to stick something else, like a card on top of it. He then proceeds to do the strangest thing. He takes some scotch tape, puts the sticky part on the tag and then tries to wax the thing off! I stood there and mentally went, "HUH?!" He finally wrapped the thing, did such a shabby job of it and when he was done asks, " yeh theek hain nah madam?"
Jemma: WTF! WTF! WTF!
I leave for my lg's place and reach there to find out that the cake has already been cut and everybody was almost done with dinner. Thus resigning myself to what is now clearly my ill-fate I just give Maria her present, chat with my lg and then go to get food.
The first thought in my head at the sight of it..." You have got to be effing kidding me!" See, everyone was observing the Advent fast and so the spread included Idli, chutney, puffs and small chicken sandwiches. But, I have to admit, the idli's were wonderfull! It's just that my spirit died a little when i saw it :( I was hoping for a more, fancy non-vegetarian dinner.
Well, the party got over soon enough. hee hee ! I even got a return present :) I also managed to get a lift back to the hostel...I am now reaching the end of my rant. I think I will go to sleep as all this bad day-ness has made me sufficiently tired.
Peace out!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
And the Cat designed the Rat :)
Notice the new header,colours and layout for my blog ? It's all done by my friend Maya Pillai (*note for future reference* she is a Graphic designer & Photographer)
It looks all cool!! Thank you Mayo!
<3
It looks all cool!! Thank you Mayo!
<3
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
LOTs to share with you
I've come across some wonderful links to artists whose websites are a must see for those seeking inspiration when low on supplies. All these links are given on the right in the 'Rat Recommends' section:
1. Marshall Vandruff, a freelance illustrator who has worked for Mad magazine, Dark Horse, WB and many others. He currently teaches animal anatomy at the Laguna College of Art & Design in California.
2. Lauren K Cannon, amazing artist who writes frequently for ImagineFX magazine. She dabbles in both digital and traditional art.
3. Joel Dos Reis Viegas, concept artist whose interests range from hip-hop to sci-fi to animation. His style is simply amazing!
4. Tom Nel, storyboard artist who has worked on projects spanning from low-budget animations to live-action blockbusters.
5. Darren Rawlings, a canadian-based illustrator who is now working on his own comic book/graphic novel called Agent Orange and the characters are really interesting. Check out his blog for more!
6. Jessica Gonacha, for all things wonderfully illustrated or animated in beautiful patterns, delicious colours in such simplicity that you WILL get hooked immediately.
Do check them out.
1. Marshall Vandruff, a freelance illustrator who has worked for Mad magazine, Dark Horse, WB and many others. He currently teaches animal anatomy at the Laguna College of Art & Design in California.
2. Lauren K Cannon, amazing artist who writes frequently for ImagineFX magazine. She dabbles in both digital and traditional art.
3. Joel Dos Reis Viegas, concept artist whose interests range from hip-hop to sci-fi to animation. His style is simply amazing!
4. Tom Nel, storyboard artist who has worked on projects spanning from low-budget animations to live-action blockbusters.
5. Darren Rawlings, a canadian-based illustrator who is now working on his own comic book/graphic novel called Agent Orange and the characters are really interesting. Check out his blog for more!
6. Jessica Gonacha, for all things wonderfully illustrated or animated in beautiful patterns, delicious colours in such simplicity that you WILL get hooked immediately.
Do check them out.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Cat Piano
So you've heard every musical instrument eh?
I was going through some videos on vimeo and this particular one caught my eye. It's called The Cat Piano, a really good piece of animation made by The People's Republic of Animation (PRA) a studio based in Australia. The story is good(and creepy!) the colours limited and the character design simple yet wonderful. Narrated by Nick Cave, it has won some very well deserved awards. All in all an intriguing film and let me tell you, watching it sent chills down my spine!
Also this movie brought to my attention a musical instrument so strange and vile! I couldn't believe something like this was even created and that too for medical purposes... read about it --> The Katzenklavier.
I was going through some videos on vimeo and this particular one caught my eye. It's called The Cat Piano, a really good piece of animation made by The People's Republic of Animation (PRA) a studio based in Australia. The story is good(and creepy!) the colours limited and the character design simple yet wonderful. Narrated by Nick Cave, it has won some very well deserved awards. All in all an intriguing film and let me tell you, watching it sent chills down my spine!
The Cat Piano from PRA on Vimeo.
Also this movie brought to my attention a musical instrument so strange and vile! I couldn't believe something like this was even created and that too for medical purposes... read about it --> The Katzenklavier.
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