All Things Considered

This is an attempt to answer that question that people seem to be asking too much lately. “Not writing on the blog ? Whatz up lately ?”

- Was at IFFI Goa - 3-4 days of movies back to back. Life seemed too perfect. It was, too.
- Idlyllic Karwar and that unforgettable sunset with green(yes, green), magenta, orange, pinkn, yellow and blue hues.
- Revisited FoodStreet after about 5 years ! Twaz a light dinner. Need to go back again for a stuff-myself-full session.
- Nandi Hills, albeit on a no-fog day; Drove down the OMR.
- Valley School trip
- A few photoshoots
- Planned a two week trip to go Northward
- Canceled the planned trip
- The freelancing work
- Processed some pictures from 2008 trips
- Wrote a few write-ups from the North East and Ladakh travel diaries. Sent them for hibernation to hard disk
- More Movies: Persepolis, Blue, White, Man with a movie camera, Mon oncle, Frame within a frame, 8 1/2, Samsara.. many more.
- Compiled a list of movies I have. Something I didn’t expect myself to do. The same needs to be done for books too
- Realizing Creme & Fudge isnt worth all that hype. I remain, yours truly, a fan of CornerHouse
- But that said, discovering Irish Coffee at Gelatissmo has been a pleasure. Just the right amount of caffiene and sugar
- Cycling on a borrrowed Thunder MTB
- Planned & postponed visits to BOTS
- Got a film camera fixed, loaded Provia 100. Yet to complete the roll
- Lived a few days exclusively for melodrama. And a few days when I actually tried to let go of things, and even had some success at it.  The reading has come down significantly. Needs attention.
- Spent time wondering if 2009 will be as wonderful and action-packed as 2008 turned out to be
- Wondering why I haven’t been able to apply myself to write something on the blog
- Made a list of all the places I have travelled to outside India (Not the stop and run cities, but places where I actually spent time). The idea is to convert my paper-based diaries into digital format. Eventually, that is.
So, eventually, if I still am too chilled out to be bothered about a blog post, I might end up posting this list as well. The movie list, the book list. And now this. Too many lists, you say ?
- Admitting to self that one still has to pay up for the bread and the butter, and the dough for the occasional cheese needs to be earnt too.
- For those who believe in this NewYear buzz, I’ll start the NewYear with a small getaway. With the hope is that more travel will follow through the year.

For those who don’t, I’m just heading outta town for a coupla days. So, hang in there. Catch you all on the other side of the new year !

Wishing you all a fun-filled 2009 !!