JFK, Heathrow and Indira Gandhi International

I never thought I would be one of those people who went home in the middle of the semester. But here I am, sitting in Terminal 7 in JFK, waiting to get onto my flight to Heathrow (and eventually Indira Gandhi International).

I can't help it. My cousin is getting married, and I can't imagine not being there for the wedding. I can't imagine not going home for a bunch of different reasons: not only will my entire family be present at this (at least for us) momentous occasion, but I also can't believe that this moment has come upon us so soon. I always imagined this happening maybe 2 or 3 years down the line from now, and I can't pretend that it's not going to be really strange next Sunday during the wedding.

But as it stands, it's real and the wedding is happening. So I'm here in in JFK, even though I know I'm missing an assload of work for college (God knows I'm emailing 3 papers in next week) and even though my family is paying a lot of money for me to be in Delhi next Sunday. But honestly, I can't imagine it any other way.

I guess the next time I update, however small the entry may be, it's going to be from my house in India, probably with some sentimental crap about how weird it was to see Hersi get married. But until then, I guess this will have to suffice, because um. They just announced the final boarding call, and I have to run!

Haha

I really liked this one because it's actually kind of intelligent. Haha!
One of my favourite moments is when the South Asian major adds his 2 cents, the end when he talks about being paintingand also when the flag is upside down. Enjoy!

Gangbad is Just Grumpy. And He Couldn't Give Less of a Shit About Tags

Well...
I am.

Gangbad should tag all his entries

It's 3:50am, my hands smell of photo fix, and my photographs look really crap.

I know I shouldn't leave things to the last minute, but old habits die hard (and this assignment was not a particularly easy one). Meh. I hate shitty lighting situations, and also camera lenses that refuse to focus in the short range. I also really hate it when all the fucking #3 filters are missing, most especially when I need them the most. Also, where the fuck was I when the split filter demo was happening? Meh, meh.

For some reason, art has really sucked for me over the last year. Maybe I've overdosed, or maybe it's because I've stopped to think in images and have begun to think in words. It's a really long and complicated thing to explain, but after talking to Danielle today, I realized that I no longer think in pictures, really. Is that a scary proposition for an art major? I don't know.

Anyway. I need to get back to photographs, filters, enlargers and the gaze. In any case, I think I'm not going to sleep until I get onto that flight to New York tonight.

Just look at my family

I'm convinced that Gangbad is just bored with life, and he is just jealous.
In short. Gangbad can go suck it.

I also would like to leave you with a little gem of a facebook message/conversation. Perhaps it will only appear funny to those that belong in the larger Dugal/Chopra/Saund family circle. And I understand that this might be for family eyes only, but if that be the case, well, I can just delete this post.

Fateh
Today at 4:38am
you bored sons of bitches..you all need a very VERY strong drink to help you think about how stupid you all look...i..on the other hand..drink a large number of strong drinks so im always in my senses..happy holi btw..haha

Angad
Today at 4:47am
I think sobriety would help perspective better.
Which is why I have none.
Hah.

Fateh
Today at 5:10am
angad my lil friend..you know these big words are of little importance to me..smaller..more efficient words are requested

Niamat
Today at 5:59am
my baby brother, ladies and gentlemen

Jaiveer
Today at 7:08am
watta family...tooo good

Hell yeah. Watta family! Tooooooooooooo good.

Normally...

Normally, I'm against most forms of dampening enthusiasm but again, I have to point out the sheer silliness of someone giving Ximian money to essentially go home and have a look around her backyard.

Just wanted to point that out again.

Channeling Ruby

So what I basically wanted, I got. Because today I found out that I got the grant.

And I am so excited about it! Yayay! I can't wait till the summer, and I can't wait to travel! Look out South! Here I come.

PS: Gangbad, Ximian is ready to put Microsoft to shame! Whooop.

o_O

Right. I'm walking back to my room a few nights ago and just as I pass Covel, there's this guy talking on his cell, fairly loudly and I just *happened* to hear this gem of a soundbite:

"So, I was having sex last night, and I really missed you."

I slammed on my best straight face, speed-walked to Delta and cracked the FUCK up.

The Woeful Ways of Microsoft

I risk prosecution by posting this but it's too good to pass up.
I recently replaced the hard drive in my laptop and had to reinstall Vista, all my old programs, yada yada.

Now I have a *legal* copy of Microsoft Office 2007 that came with my laptop. For some reason, this refuses to install on my machine. Neither does a (legally) downloaded installer work with my (legal) product key.

Finally, after wasting the greater part of a day mucking about, I download an *illegal* (here's the part where the lawyers get excited) copy of MS Office and lo! The damn thing installs right in!

So in the end, I had spent $149 on a copy of Office that refused to work for me and a cracked install did the job in less than 5 minutes.

I have since re-registered my 'cracked' Office with my legal product key.

Evidently the software pirates are better at coding installers than the programmers at a multi-billion dollar company.

Go figure.

(PS: Ximian lives in India and she wants a grant to go home and roam around her motherland. That puts Microsoft to shame.)

New Hero

WHO IS THIS GUY? And why the hell did it take me so long to see this!