Coming soon to the pocket near you
New Item for my EDC
The Keysmart 2.0
H.I. #20: Reverse Finger Trap
My favorite podcast there is! Hear Hear!
Grey & Brady on the season finale talk about greycations, training your dog, alternative medicine, monkey copyright, monkey art, the great monkey renaissance of the 1960s, autos revisited, the ice bucket challenge, Scottish Independence, Black Mirror and Charlie Brooker. Spoiler warnings: for Black Mirror: The National Anthem, Black Mirror: Fifteen Million Merits Hello Internet T-Shirts Now Available Brought to You By: Audible.com: Get a free audiobook by signing up at www.audible.com/hellointernet Squarespace: Use code HELLOINTERNET for 10% off your website. Show Notes: Discuss this episode Betty’s York’s Viking Museum Chihuahua Bubbles – Some Cute Slow Motion Audrey the Chihuahua Puppy Animal-made art Monkeys and apes in space The Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan Autos Ice bucket challenge ALS ice bucket challenge Chinese finger trap Derek: Facebook Fraud Derek: The Problem with Facebook Scottish Independence Black Mirror David Wong: 5 Reasons The Future Will Be Ruled By B.S. Cracked Podcast The X-factor Newswipe with Charlie Brooker Listen: Subscribe via iTunes, Subscribe via RSS, Download mp3
https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/135118918/stream?client_id=N2eHz8D7GtXSl6fTtcGHdSJiS74xqOUI?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio
A Chennai recontextualized version of The Doors’ Riders on the Storm, with lyrics by Gurunarayana Ravi (https://twitter.com/raghuthaatha). This song is about the Auto drivers on the Chennai storm, wreaking havoc on the roads but they too have their side of the story to tell, a story of poverty and exploitative usury.
It also features a Carnatic violin lead in the Raga Karaharapriya (Dorian mode) and the quintessential sound of a Chennai auto recorded by @mdeii
Guitar – Fender Stratocaster recorded through a Boss ME-25 with a vibrato effect
Violin – Electric violin through Boss Me-25 with a delay
Percussion, bass and Wurlitzer organ – programmed on Logic Pro X
Lyrics (with translation)
Autokaran naan (I am an auto driver)
Chennai Autokaran naan (A Chennai autodriver I am)
MGR peran naan (I’m MGR’s grandson)
Baasha machaan naan (I’m the Badshah’s brother-in-law)
Auto tune thaan (the pitch perfect sound of the autotune)
Enga engine sattham thaan (is the sound of our engine)
I’m a terror on the road
Vaanga come aboard (Please come aboard)
Anna Salayil (On Anna road in Chennai)
Seerum morattu kaalai naan (I’m the rampaging wild bull)
Police paathaakka (If the police happen to see me)
padhugum paambu naan (I’m the slithering snake that evades them)
Rendu pullakutteenga (I have 2 young children)
Saettu vaddi thollainga (the local pawn broker bleeds me with high interest loans)
Petrol velai thaan (The price of petrol)
eri pochunga (has risen skyward)
Meter pottaakka (if you insist on metered fare)
Vootla patnithaanunga (my family will starve)
Manja colouril (Of yellow hue…)
senja thanga therunga (is my golden chariot)
Ulagam pooraga (all over the world)
namma vandi odumga (my auto will run)
Ella oorilum (in every town)
namakku nalla perunga (I have a good reputation)
Nambi erunga (believe me and let’s go for a ride)
As summer comes to an end…
Who Is A Good Boy? on Flickr.
Larxene, she is called !
Review: Uniball JetStream Premier
I think it would be an understatement to say that I have a soft spot for nice stationary. The jewel in any stationary is the writing instrument, in my opinion. It comes as no surprise when the Pen has attained the status on par with the timepiece. A Timeless Artefact – An Heirloom.
The pen, on today’s shopping list however is not one such heirloom, but a functional everyday carry that would not leave me broke or emotionally wounded, when I happen to lose one. The pen has to be stylish, give me the confidence to bring it out to sign a contract agreement (when that comes along). Readily available at a local store would be a nice comfort to have.
A quick search on the all knowing inter webs lead me to some fantastic reviewing by the thorough folk over at The Wirecutter. The review managed to convince me that the pen I had to have was the Uniball Jetstream.
The day finally arrived when I could get my hands on the new Jetstream Premier My first impression was rather disappointing as the pen lacked the build quality I was expecting. Probably it was rather unfair in expecting a metal body for under fiver. Secondly the pen feels rather fat in the hands (Sorry, I am rather shallow that way).
Getting over the physical appearances I decided to peer into her soul. Oh wait, reviewing a pen here! – The pen glided smoothly over paper, the ink dried rapidly and did everything that the review said it would.
So can this new comer, the champion of Wirecutter replace my trusty old Cello Technotip which has served me loyally through 8 years? No, not yet!
The fault lies not in the instrument but in the wielder!
Buy: Amazon
Reminds me old times ..Urvasi Urvasi, take it easy policy…!
It is a funny thing about life – if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.
FACTORIAL ONE! 