Oct. 27th, 2007
Mixed blessing
Oct. 27th, 2007 01:13 pmThe client and coworker have gone to South India for the weekend, but the furniture is vinyl so I can't really have any good naked time.
Internet recipe
Oct. 27th, 2007 02:09 pmI want this girl and the guy who drinks the flaming shot to make me some delicious cinnamon toast.
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Check out the silent duck by the sink that I just noticed.
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| Girl Stupidly Decides to Eat a Tablespoon of Cinnamon |
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| OK, Christopher, your toast will be ready in a moment! |
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Check out the silent duck by the sink that I just noticed.
Taking the web for granted
Oct. 27th, 2007 02:39 pmIn the US, I rely on the fact that for nearly any business, there's an official web site. For those who don't have one, a lot of information can usually be found on Yelp, CitySearch, or the Stranger and Weekly web sites. Failing that, google will usually pull up something.
This is not the case here. I can find addresses and phone numbers for most stuff, but calling any number here is an exercise in frustration.
Today I'm going to hit the malls because there's really nothing else I want to do alone. I'll definitely need to get some souvenir shopping done, but am thinking I could do that with a coworker next weekend. Today I just want to find a movie, some food, and some alcohol, and wander around in a daze through a maze of commercialism with little desire to actually buy anything. The movie info I've found online is sketchy at best, though, so I'm just going to wander around and hope I stumble upon something at the right time.
Unrelated: I might buy some new sheets while I'm here. Textiles in India are amazing and a set or two of sheets would pack nicely. I'm bringing my backpack today so I don't have to carry any shopping bags around if I buy stuff.
Somewhat related: Nobody at work actually lives around here. They were pretty surprised when I told them I walk to work, and that our office and guest apartments in Seattle are pretty much in the most desirable place possible for visitors.
Not related at all: There's a Connect Four game in the entertainment center below the TV in the living room here. Pretty sneaky, sis.
Part of me wants to outsource the unpacking of my apartment to someone so that I can come home to a place that's all put away and organized. The only problem would be that I wouldn't know where to find anything. It might be worth the time it would take to find stuff later, though. Picturing my place right now makes my homesickness even more bitter. Oh yeah, and I still have to get the art hung.
10 minutes until the driver gets here. Cheap Trick is already stuck in my head.
This is not the case here. I can find addresses and phone numbers for most stuff, but calling any number here is an exercise in frustration.
Today I'm going to hit the malls because there's really nothing else I want to do alone. I'll definitely need to get some souvenir shopping done, but am thinking I could do that with a coworker next weekend. Today I just want to find a movie, some food, and some alcohol, and wander around in a daze through a maze of commercialism with little desire to actually buy anything. The movie info I've found online is sketchy at best, though, so I'm just going to wander around and hope I stumble upon something at the right time.
Unrelated: I might buy some new sheets while I'm here. Textiles in India are amazing and a set or two of sheets would pack nicely. I'm bringing my backpack today so I don't have to carry any shopping bags around if I buy stuff.
Somewhat related: Nobody at work actually lives around here. They were pretty surprised when I told them I walk to work, and that our office and guest apartments in Seattle are pretty much in the most desirable place possible for visitors.
Not related at all: There's a Connect Four game in the entertainment center below the TV in the living room here. Pretty sneaky, sis.
Part of me wants to outsource the unpacking of my apartment to someone so that I can come home to a place that's all put away and organized. The only problem would be that I wouldn't know where to find anything. It might be worth the time it would take to find stuff later, though. Picturing my place right now makes my homesickness even more bitter. Oh yeah, and I still have to get the art hung.
10 minutes until the driver gets here. Cheap Trick is already stuck in my head.
Delhi bank for and by kids
Oct. 27th, 2007 05:57 pmIt's nice to read that if I were to give money to one of the kids who bangs on the window of my car, they have the option to keep it in a sensible place.
Today in photos
Oct. 27th, 2007 06:02 pmI really wanted to get out of the apartment today but discovered that it's barely worth it. The driver picked me up at 3pm, and I was home in under three hours. During this time, I hit two malls and had dinner at Ruby Tuesday, which seems to be one of the main places that white people in India flock to. A quick hint for you, should you come here: if a place advertises simple American food, you can take it to mean that they think Americans are tired of anything with spice or any sort of flavor, and are coming there to have the blandest thing imaginable.
This is an air shaft that runs between our apartment and the one next door. It allows the bathroom that doesn't have the outside wall to still have a window.![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
misterdoug would say that it's haunted, and that those specks are ghosts. I say this building is probably less than six years old, and that the air is dusty.
I told the driver I won't need him tomorrow. The prices at the malls for booze (the one thing I really want there) are too high to justify putting on shoes to go there.
This is an air shaft that runs between our apartment and the one next door. It allows the bathroom that doesn't have the outside wall to still have a window.
misterdoug would say that it's haunted, and that those specks are ghosts. I say this building is probably less than six years old, and that the air is dusty. ( CLICKY FOR PICCY )
I told the driver I won't need him tomorrow. The prices at the malls for booze (the one thing I really want there) are too high to justify putting on shoes to go there.
BREAKING NEWS
Oct. 27th, 2007 08:09 pmSome elephants got pissed off and started attacking people and each other. Unfortunately, they keep blurring out the good parts. Even more unfortunately, it's on a station where they don't speak English, so I'm not really sure what's going on. But it says TOP STORY on the screen so it's important.
Wait.
Now they're showing elephants in other situations. I think this is just a show about elephants with a banner showing the TOP STORY at the bottom of the screen at all times.
Yeah, now they're showing some singing dudes and it still says TOP STORY at the bottom.
Still, be nice to elephants or they'll fuck you up.
I guess now's a good a time as any to list the animals I've seen in the street.
Cows - So many cows. And you see them in the weirdest places. Today there were about a dozen in front of the mall. Yesterday on the way to work, I saw one happily chomping away at produce on a table where a dude was selling stuff. My guess is that he actually did not want the cow to eat his stuff that he was trying to sell to people who work near my office, but if it happens, they probably don't do anything about it. Part of me wants to see how close I can get to a cow. The other part remembers the icky pictures that came out of Pamplona this year.
Dogs - I figured any dogs I saw here would be gross, but they're actually all really nice looking. And they're smarter than dogs in the US; they don't just run out into traffic.
Camels - We saw a lot of camels on the way to the Taj Mahal. They wore lots of necklaces and looked pretty nice.
Goats - I saw a group of four goats running down the road, each loaded up with saddlebags that looked like they were really full. I didn't see a human who seemed to know anything about them. I wonder if they were running toward or away from the person who loaded those saddlebags.
Boar - Singular, because I saw only one. On the way to the office the other day I saw a huge boar chomping away at some plants near another office.
Pigeons - Yup, they're here too, and I hate them just as much as I do when I'm home. Strangely enough, they fly in and out of the small door at the Taj Mahal, one at a time. It's almost like their job is to carry a spirit back and forth, and this spirit's job is to patrol the grounds and report to the king and queen. Or maybe the pigeon does the reporting.
I just saw the coolest commercial for a car. It was a bunch of horny girls on the way to the beach, and they were looking for a man to rub suntan lotion on them and, presumably, do the wheelbarrow with each of them while the others made out. (the commercial just came on again, and they said they were looking for a "sizzling hottie who'd like to get naughty") There was a guy standing on the side of the road and they asked him where they could find a man who would join them for a tan. He said they should try the beach cafe, and they all sang that he was dumb-dumb for not realizing that it was his chance to have a five-way with four hot chicks. Then they said that their car was also really awesome, and if you don't realize how awesome it is, you're dumb-dumb. I wouldn't mind writing commercials that would air in India, but it would have to be a telecommuting gig. The phone number in the ad ended in 575.
I just saw another commercial where a guy got into his girlfriend's car and she wrinkled her nose because he smelled bad. She turned on an "Odor Eater" which made him lose consciousness, and he slumped out of the passenger door. I guess that gave her the chance to drive away and find a new, non-smelly boyfriend.
More elephant attack footage. Ooooh, one just rammed a minivan. I guess it's sick that I could watch it for hours. We're exposed to images and stories of cruelty to animals almost constantly; I kinda like seeing when they fight back a bit.
Diet Coke here tastes way different than in the US. There's no NutraSweet logo on it, and I wonder what their no-cal sweetener is. The cans have almost no English (even the name is in Hindi) so I have no clue. I've tried to ask, but people don't quite get what I'm asking.
A coworker from the Seattle office was supposed to email me info on the gay scene in case I wanted to go out this weekend. He never did, I checked out who was on gay.com and was surprised to see that the site is less active for the entire country of India than it is for Albuquerque, NM. You'd think a country where guys are going to be pretty closeted would embrace the Internet more, but I guess they probably go for something even more anonymous.
I've changed channels and found Dumb and Dumber in Hindi. This connects nicely back to my Letters to Cleo post. I'd post the Deadeye Dick song from the DnD soundtrack, in honor of the time I saw them at Edgefest, but I can't get YouTube to load tonight.
I just saw a commercial for a bunch of American movies that this channel shows. One of the scenes was Tom Cruise dressed as Austin Powers. Where the hell did that come from?
I'm sitting on what I considered to be Jason's couch while he was here, because it is across from the TV. This is the first time I've sat here since he left. I really do settle into a routine quite well. I also totally miss having him around, he's a cool guy.
Oooh, I just found The Net on HBO. I wish someone was here to pop my abscess. It's even right toward the end, so I'm hearing the same swelling background music from the youtube videos.
Ok, I need another drink.
Wait.
Now they're showing elephants in other situations. I think this is just a show about elephants with a banner showing the TOP STORY at the bottom of the screen at all times.
Yeah, now they're showing some singing dudes and it still says TOP STORY at the bottom.
Still, be nice to elephants or they'll fuck you up.
I guess now's a good a time as any to list the animals I've seen in the street.
Cows - So many cows. And you see them in the weirdest places. Today there were about a dozen in front of the mall. Yesterday on the way to work, I saw one happily chomping away at produce on a table where a dude was selling stuff. My guess is that he actually did not want the cow to eat his stuff that he was trying to sell to people who work near my office, but if it happens, they probably don't do anything about it. Part of me wants to see how close I can get to a cow. The other part remembers the icky pictures that came out of Pamplona this year.
Dogs - I figured any dogs I saw here would be gross, but they're actually all really nice looking. And they're smarter than dogs in the US; they don't just run out into traffic.
Camels - We saw a lot of camels on the way to the Taj Mahal. They wore lots of necklaces and looked pretty nice.
Goats - I saw a group of four goats running down the road, each loaded up with saddlebags that looked like they were really full. I didn't see a human who seemed to know anything about them. I wonder if they were running toward or away from the person who loaded those saddlebags.
Boar - Singular, because I saw only one. On the way to the office the other day I saw a huge boar chomping away at some plants near another office.
Pigeons - Yup, they're here too, and I hate them just as much as I do when I'm home. Strangely enough, they fly in and out of the small door at the Taj Mahal, one at a time. It's almost like their job is to carry a spirit back and forth, and this spirit's job is to patrol the grounds and report to the king and queen. Or maybe the pigeon does the reporting.
I just saw the coolest commercial for a car. It was a bunch of horny girls on the way to the beach, and they were looking for a man to rub suntan lotion on them and, presumably, do the wheelbarrow with each of them while the others made out. (the commercial just came on again, and they said they were looking for a "sizzling hottie who'd like to get naughty") There was a guy standing on the side of the road and they asked him where they could find a man who would join them for a tan. He said they should try the beach cafe, and they all sang that he was dumb-dumb for not realizing that it was his chance to have a five-way with four hot chicks. Then they said that their car was also really awesome, and if you don't realize how awesome it is, you're dumb-dumb. I wouldn't mind writing commercials that would air in India, but it would have to be a telecommuting gig. The phone number in the ad ended in 575.
I just saw another commercial where a guy got into his girlfriend's car and she wrinkled her nose because he smelled bad. She turned on an "Odor Eater" which made him lose consciousness, and he slumped out of the passenger door. I guess that gave her the chance to drive away and find a new, non-smelly boyfriend.
More elephant attack footage. Ooooh, one just rammed a minivan. I guess it's sick that I could watch it for hours. We're exposed to images and stories of cruelty to animals almost constantly; I kinda like seeing when they fight back a bit.
Diet Coke here tastes way different than in the US. There's no NutraSweet logo on it, and I wonder what their no-cal sweetener is. The cans have almost no English (even the name is in Hindi) so I have no clue. I've tried to ask, but people don't quite get what I'm asking.
A coworker from the Seattle office was supposed to email me info on the gay scene in case I wanted to go out this weekend. He never did, I checked out who was on gay.com and was surprised to see that the site is less active for the entire country of India than it is for Albuquerque, NM. You'd think a country where guys are going to be pretty closeted would embrace the Internet more, but I guess they probably go for something even more anonymous.
I've changed channels and found Dumb and Dumber in Hindi. This connects nicely back to my Letters to Cleo post. I'd post the Deadeye Dick song from the DnD soundtrack, in honor of the time I saw them at Edgefest, but I can't get YouTube to load tonight.
I just saw a commercial for a bunch of American movies that this channel shows. One of the scenes was Tom Cruise dressed as Austin Powers. Where the hell did that come from?
I'm sitting on what I considered to be Jason's couch while he was here, because it is across from the TV. This is the first time I've sat here since he left. I really do settle into a routine quite well. I also totally miss having him around, he's a cool guy.
Oooh, I just found The Net on HBO. I wish someone was here to pop my abscess. It's even right toward the end, so I'm hearing the same swelling background music from the youtube videos.
Ok, I need another drink.
I just saw a commercial for Nivea For Men - Whitening. You know, to make a dude's face less dark. That's messed up.
It's nice to know that I can channel surf and end up on VH1, only to find "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal, one of my least favorite songs. It's also one of the best examples of a song being overplayed that I've ever seen. Perhaps number 2 after "Don't Speak" by No Doubt. It's actually on a show called Tag which explains how the videos they're showing are related, which is a neat idea, but the picture is blurry, the font is small, and I'm not wearing my glasses. So all I know is that Alanis is next, but I have no idea why.
I also hate the way Seal named more than one of his albums Seal. That's just stupid.
And I was wrong, they're playing U2 now, the song that was on the same soundtrack. I don't understand this show.
Part of me wants to put down the computer and watch one of the DVDs I brought with me. The other part realizes that I may die in India and I want to leave more of a legacy.
Speaking of dying in India, I wanted to let everyone know that I've discovered the slipperiest substance on the planet. It's dusty marble. And if there's anything that India has a lot of, it's dust and marble. I kinda wish I had a dusty marble fleshlight right about now. Ha.
It's nice to know that I can channel surf and end up on VH1, only to find "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal, one of my least favorite songs. It's also one of the best examples of a song being overplayed that I've ever seen. Perhaps number 2 after "Don't Speak" by No Doubt. It's actually on a show called Tag which explains how the videos they're showing are related, which is a neat idea, but the picture is blurry, the font is small, and I'm not wearing my glasses. So all I know is that Alanis is next, but I have no idea why.
I also hate the way Seal named more than one of his albums Seal. That's just stupid.
And I was wrong, they're playing U2 now, the song that was on the same soundtrack. I don't understand this show.
Part of me wants to put down the computer and watch one of the DVDs I brought with me. The other part realizes that I may die in India and I want to leave more of a legacy.
Speaking of dying in India, I wanted to let everyone know that I've discovered the slipperiest substance on the planet. It's dusty marble. And if there's anything that India has a lot of, it's dust and marble. I kinda wish I had a dusty marble fleshlight right about now. Ha.
Silent Duck
Oct. 27th, 2007 09:28 pm Does anyone else see a silent duck when you look at the pedal and, um, gear thing that I'd know the name of if I was all into bikes?
Anyway, read this post. It's actually quite interesting.
I'm glad I haven't ditched the laptop just yet. The power went out (AGAIN) and it's kinda nice to have the light of the laptop when the room goes pitch black. There's one emergency light but it's pretty dim. Also, the modem is hooked to a backup power source, so surfing isn't interrupted during outages.
I just saw an Oil of Olay Whitening commercial, so I guess they want the women here to be whiter, too. So weird.
They just played a snippet of Rhianna's "Umbrella" song on a commercial for a compilation just now. Oof, that brings back some memories.
Now there's an Eddie Vedder song playing on VH1. I always have to wonder why lead singers do solo projects. Someone's gonna have to play the music, right? It's some song from a movie and they just played a bit of dialogue over the music. It makes me wish I could get to YouTube to watch the NIN video for "Burn" from the Natural Born Killers soundtrack. It's so good.
I'm actually getting quite used to this laptop and wish it was mine. My computer at home is showing its age. My internet experience isn't much improved here because the connection speeds are slower, but I think if I had this computer hooked to my cable modem at home, I'd be able to breeze through pockyway with no hangups.
Anyway, read this post. It's actually quite interesting.
I'm glad I haven't ditched the laptop just yet. The power went out (AGAIN) and it's kinda nice to have the light of the laptop when the room goes pitch black. There's one emergency light but it's pretty dim. Also, the modem is hooked to a backup power source, so surfing isn't interrupted during outages.
I just saw an Oil of Olay Whitening commercial, so I guess they want the women here to be whiter, too. So weird.
They just played a snippet of Rhianna's "Umbrella" song on a commercial for a compilation just now. Oof, that brings back some memories.
Now there's an Eddie Vedder song playing on VH1. I always have to wonder why lead singers do solo projects. Someone's gonna have to play the music, right? It's some song from a movie and they just played a bit of dialogue over the music. It makes me wish I could get to YouTube to watch the NIN video for "Burn" from the Natural Born Killers soundtrack. It's so good.
I'm actually getting quite used to this laptop and wish it was mine. My computer at home is showing its age. My internet experience isn't much improved here because the connection speeds are slower, but I think if I had this computer hooked to my cable modem at home, I'd be able to breeze through pockyway with no hangups.
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Oct. 27th, 2007 09:53 pmMaybe I'm stupid when it comes to music videos. I really love certain ones and never forget them, and I'm overly critical of mediocre ones. I get ideas for videos in my head and when I see the actual one I'm pissed that someone was paid more for a week than I make in a year to turn it out. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
misterdoug gave me Spacehog's album way back in the day, and I always pictured a nice video I could direct in my mind. The Hot Topic reject steaming turd that actually aired disgusted me.
That makes it hard to admit that I came across this video recently and was absolutely fascinated. Say what you will about excessive collaboration in pop music (I know I hate it) but if you've got two women who are built similarly, you may as well run with it.
I caught it right around time marker 2:12 (make sure to click the timer if it's showing time remaining instead of time that's passed) and thought I'd come across some new artist. I kept thinking, wow, she looks like Shakira! Wow, she looks like Beyonce! Wow, she sounds like both of them! Yeah, turns out it's because it's both of them. Doy.
I'm ambivalent toward the song, but the video from 2:12 onward fascinates me. When I thought it was one woman, it looked like the most amazing special effects. I kept looking for the line between them where the lighting would be off, or a little blurry area, or anything to reveal the wizardry behind this. Turns out, it's just hair and choreography.
The only thing that would make it better would be if they grabbed each other and started 69ing, each grabbing the other's huge hairdo in a frenzied rage of passion.
Ok, so here's the video. Skip to 2:12 into it if you need to. Also: mute it if you need to.
PS - I'm so glad I can get on YouTube again.
EDIT TO ADD: There's some serious relevance; it looks like the video was made in India, big time.
misterdoug gave me Spacehog's album way back in the day, and I always pictured a nice video I could direct in my mind. The Hot Topic reject steaming turd that actually aired disgusted me.That makes it hard to admit that I came across this video recently and was absolutely fascinated. Say what you will about excessive collaboration in pop music (I know I hate it) but if you've got two women who are built similarly, you may as well run with it.
I caught it right around time marker 2:12 (make sure to click the timer if it's showing time remaining instead of time that's passed) and thought I'd come across some new artist. I kept thinking, wow, she looks like Shakira! Wow, she looks like Beyonce! Wow, she sounds like both of them! Yeah, turns out it's because it's both of them. Doy.
I'm ambivalent toward the song, but the video from 2:12 onward fascinates me. When I thought it was one woman, it looked like the most amazing special effects. I kept looking for the line between them where the lighting would be off, or a little blurry area, or anything to reveal the wizardry behind this. Turns out, it's just hair and choreography.
The only thing that would make it better would be if they grabbed each other and started 69ing, each grabbing the other's huge hairdo in a frenzied rage of passion.
Ok, so here's the video. Skip to 2:12 into it if you need to. Also: mute it if you need to.
PS - I'm so glad I can get on YouTube again.
EDIT TO ADD: There's some serious relevance; it looks like the video was made in India, big time.