‘Twas with a heavy heart that I decided to bid goodbye to MacBeth, my erstwhile laptop. Meanwhile, Stephen has joined the family, my new MacBook Pro. It’s a 13.3-inch model, with 4 GB of RAM, 320 GB storage and an Intel i5 processor. To look at it’s more or less identical to MacBeth, only shinier. […]
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What’s on TV?
Just when I thought TV was dead and all the stories that could have been told have been put to bed, a flurry of new serials landed on my lap. Yes, discovering new TV series is certainly fun. Here’s a quick run-down of those that are interesting me these days: Raising Hope: Jimmy Chance is […]
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Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is […]
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750 words at a time…
Is it possible to bribe yourself to write? Maybe. But it’s also rather easy to cheat. Lately, I’ve been desperate lately to get off my lazy butt and do some serious writing — I have at least three projects in progress at present — yet was finding it hard to motivate myself. The excuses kept […]
The truth about Danes
Having spent eight days in Denmark, I — of course — know everything about Denmark and Danes. Of course. The thing is, it’s really easy to arrive at a conclusion: they’re both incredibly lovely. Denmark is a beautiful country, home to the world’s happiest people according to a poll by Gallup and some of the […]
The best worst thing
What’s the best worst thing that has happened to you? What an odd question… but wait, let me explain with an example. The best worst thing that happened to me was getting stood up in Britain in 2008. Not once, but twice—once in England and once in Scotland. Being “stood up” sounds harsh, but the […]
Switched at birth
Been watching a new American TV series, Switched at Birth. As the name implies, it’s a case of two babies ending up with the wrong parents. The mistake comes to light 16 years later, and Bay Kennish and Daphne Vasquez get a glimpse into what their lives might have been like. While Switched at Birth […]
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Laid low!
Writeside.net was laid low by a hacker attack today. It must have happened some time between last evening and this morning. As you can see, we’re back on our feet, so looks like all’s well that ends well. There were thousands of files that had been added to the site, which I managed to get […]
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Catching up
Oddly enough, ever since Saturday Night Freeware got going on Writer’s Log, I’ve been otherwise neglecting the blog on the whole. The main reason being, things have generally been busy. For one, it was time for my thrice-yearly exodus to Delhi; moreover, the indications are that this time it is likely to be a long-term […]
Rosy could be my relative
The thought of being bequeathed a Rosy (à la Gerald Durrell’s Rosy is My Relative) would give anyone sleepless nights, but don’t kill off your dream of having a pet elephant just yet. In fact, while you’re about it, ever considered a more unusual pet — a killer whale anyone or a giant panda or […]