QT desktops

ps - QT is the name of my 12" apple powerbook; the top picture is of
sri sri ravi shankar & the bottom one is of a telugu movie actress.

new music

when it comes to music, think one is looking for "my kind of sound" - some songs / albums come close to it, but guess its very hard to find that exact sound.

anyways here are two really cool sites to learn about new albums / artists / songs, which are similar or closely sounding to your current favorites:
>> MUSICMAP <<
>> PANDORA <<

post trip update

> its exactly a month now since i returned from india.

> my roomie's been away for more than two weeks now. he'll be back in another week or so. really like having the whole house to myself. pretty nice days - these... eventful in an uneventful way.

> put my netflix subscription on hold a few days back. hardly feel like watching movies now. didn't even watch the last 2-3 movies properly, they didn't really interest me. maybe i have exhausted all the good oriental movies at netflix, or maybe i'm just done with movies for the time being...

> thoroughly enjoying my ipod nano. bought it soon after i came back from the india trip. listen to songs while walking to and back from lab. gave me a reason to walk to the univ rather than take the bus (also weather-wise its not that cold now). also go to the library to listen to songs as a mid-afternoon break.

> movies seen: ramadasu (telugu), the motorcycle diaries (spanish), parineeta (hindi), alexander (english), love & sex (english), the virgin stripped bare by her bachelors (korean), joint security area (korean), so close (chinese), bhadra (telugu), light of my eyes (italian), 3-iron (korean), the isle (korean), chukkallo chandrudu (telugu).

> books read: narada bhakti sutras (the aphorisms of love) - commentaries by sri sri ravi shankar.

> new music heard: funeral - arcade fire, without you i'm nothing - palcebo, places you have come to fear the most - dashboard confessional, speak for yourself - imogen heap, turn on the bright lights - interpol, in the reins - iron & wine, around the sun - r.e.m., simple things - zero 7, details - frou frou.

> tv shows followed: grey's anatomy, pepper dennis.

> not much to do at the work front. had to repeat some experiments for my paper this week. the paper should be sent out by next week. had been looking at new stuff to work the past few weeks. but seems like every topic in the nano- area has been beaten to death. not exactly sure what i'm gonna work on from next week onwards.

> also been taking lunch from home, instead of spending money on tasteless junk available in the university, for the past few weeks. actually started doing that since my roomie left. which also means that i've been cooking stuff, rather than just eating noodles all the time.

> have stopped smoking after the trip. don't feel like it now. maybe it was something i picked up just for the winter months or maybe there was something more to it. also stopped eating non-veg, even eggs.

> had bought this assorted tea packet from india - comprising of darjeeling, assam and nilgiri teas. drank them alternately the first few weeks. i liked darjeeling the most, then assam and then nilgiri.

> for a brief period had this idea of buying a used car. asked around a bit, contacted some car dealers, the bank for loans etc. and found that its a tad bit expensive for me in the current financial situation. and i don't see the situation improving as long as i am pursuing my phd. moreover i don't even have money for downpayment - my savings are zook as of now (actually i still have to return 500 bucks i borrowed from a friend's friend for the trip). maybe later if and when i'm able to save some money - don't really see that happening though...