Pre New Year Post

This Pre 2008 post is an attempt to list down a few things learnt from in 2007. This is a very reductive activity but it might help me at the end of the next year when I'm still complaining what I rotter that year's been.



FROM APRIL

1. Post Graduation in English is a big cake
2. Kofee with Karan sucks. (Even though Johar may share his name with my very favourite tragic hero form Mahabharata).
3. Cricket has a habit of springing up on you when you've totally lost interest in it. Especailly if its endowed by handsome guys wearing glasses most of the time.
4. I'm a sucker for Time Travel.
5. I love almost tangible human superheroes. Its their biggest shortcoming and their biggest strength.

FROM MAY
1. American poets are easier to read than their British counterparts.
2. My attempt at Haikus is strained and then when I checked, wrong!

FROM JUNE
1. I love Harry Potter ICON MAKING.
2. I love Harry Potter FANFICTION.
3. I love HARRY POTTER. No contest.

FROM JULY
1. I predicted a few deaths from HP-7, being the pessimist I am.
2. Surprisingly, J.K. Rowling is a pessimist.

FROM AUGUST
1. I experiment more with icons.
2. Entourage is a life saver, post Harry Potter.

FROM SEPTEMBER
1. I decide I may want to become a writer, but being a bigger pessimist than an artist, I think I'll end up un-appreciated.
2. There are many pending books that one has to finish reading to become versatile. And the fact that I'm more lazier than Pessimist has everything to do with it!

FROM OCTOBER
1. Death follows Life. Questions of "why are we here" are very unavoidably raised , never to be resolved.
2. A whole month immersed in movies to escape the dreary life.
3. Kimmi Raikkonen is my hero.

FROM NOVEMBER
1. I find celebrities blogging very appealing. YEAH for Aamir Khan.
2. I'm irritable, suspicious, introvert, cautious and paranoid. HOGWASH for me.

FROM DECEMBER
1. This game or quiz is for everyone who wants to sharpen their abyssmal geography. I'm in.
2. I have to study Literary Critics this month to prepare for an upcoming tutorial. As much as I want to learn what I dont know, I'm afraid they might force me to think about those issues. That never does any good. (Thanks to Mr Foucault-you might want to spell your name the way you write it, Walter B, etc. )
3. Its freezing cold. I might not survive till the next year. My resolution should be to live till the first of Jan, 2008. Then I might make more resolutions that might be more creative. But thats next post then.

Personality Test!

Idea from the wonderful makani

Advanced Global Personality Test Results Extraversion 26% Stability 36% Orderliness 46% Accommodation 30% Interdependence 36% Intellectual 36% Mystical 56% Artistic 83% Religious 10% Hedonism 43% Materialism 76% Narcissism 63% Adventurousness 56% Work ethic 56% Self absorbed 56% Conflict seeking 56% Need to dominate 76% Romantic 50% Avoidant 83% Anti-authority 63% Wealth 56% Dependency 63% Change averse 56% Cautiousness 90% Individuality 83% Sexuality 56% Peter pan complex 50% Physical security 83% Physical Fitness 37% Histrionic 43% Paranoia 90% Vanity 63% Hypersensitivity 36% Indie 63%

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trait snapshot:
introverted, irritable, feels invisible, observer, depressed, does not enjoy leadership, reveals little about self, dislikes large parties, feels undesirable, does not like to stand out, submissive, suspicious, emotionally sensitive, not a thrill seeker, solitude loving, likes silence, fragile, second guesses self, negative, unadventurous, fearful, weird, focuses on people's hidden motives, paranoid, phobic, dependent, cautious, avoidant, semi intellectual

I agree with a few things in this. A lot of things in the Trial Snapshot, which are in italics. Maybe I'll be like those people in Horror movies who are so scared to go out that they are finally killed in their basements by the human vampires or unfriendly aliens.

Random but Important

- Listening to lyrics like these...

I got this icebox where my heart used to be (said I got this)

I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold

Omarion

- Icon with the opening quote from The Departed.

- Watched Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It was a long time pending. Peter Jackson has done a wonderful job along with the animators/special effects team. Loved Gollum and how he was done. Frodo's constant bickering with himself and Sam about the burden he carries is well managed. Have to read the book. But the size of the series weighs upon me....

- Aamir Khan has probably more blog entries than mine. That man...I tell you! He should dazzle us with more screen time too.

- Discovered that I loathe Ekta Kapoor more than I realized. This recent discovery based on the fact that she's got half of my family hook, line and sinker.

-Dreams by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

-and to finish it off... A quote that summarizes my feelings for the language that I have learnt and internalised.
The writer, making every effort to appear innocent and noble, takes his revenge with the pen; while the murderer, less hypocrtical, takes it with the sword.

The Dark Horse Always Wins

Icon from this place.

Feeling Overjoyed. I always wanted Kimi to win. He deserved it very much. And he did it with style. A race that could have easily been won by the talented McLaren team, went to the hardworking Finnish guy. The Ice Man. Steve Slater said that the "spoilt child" finally got his eye on the prize and went for it.

Some would say that between the two great talents, Raikkonen just got lucky. That is somewhat true. Alonso with his attitude problem and Hamilton is just too young to get the Championship (I think). Kimi was just the right guy at the right moment. He worked hard enough and swept the competition off. No one was really expecting him to defeat the McLarens, but he did it and KUDOS to him. I have been worshipping for Kimi to win. The race somehow seems lifeless without him there. I hope he keeps up the performance. Ferrari is so lucky!

They'll be celebrating in Finland now.

A Waste Of A Month

Listening to : Random Songs

Its been a long month of waste, decay and decomposition. And I've covered the following in this time :

BOOKS

1. Boogers are my beat - Dave Barry (My favourite at humor)
2. Sphinx - Robin Cook (First attempt at Cook. He's casually interesting)
3. Body in the Library (Agatha Chrsitie is as always brilliant)

MOVIES (Those with hyperlink are must check outs)

1. RV
2. Shattered Glass
3. Die Hard 1
4. Glory Road
5. Naked gun - from the police files.
6. Ek Chalis Ki Last Local
7. A Nightmare on the Elm Street
8. Stay Alive
9. Die Hard 2 : Die Harder
10. 28 Days Later
11. Cursed
12. Blow Up
13. Jarhead
14. Chashme Baddoor
15. Wolf Creek
16. Flight of the Phoenix
17. The Break Up
18. Gothika
19. The Prestige
20. House no.44
21. The Butterfly Effect
22. Swordfish
23. Stranger than Fiction
24. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
25. Extreme Measures
26. Kill Bill (again)
27. Kill Bill 2 (again)
28. Its A Wonderful Life
29. The Uncanny
30. A History of Violence
31. Superman 3
32. Superman 4
33. John Tucker Must Die
34. A Sound of Thunder
35. Raising Cain
36. Superman Returns
37. Hangman
38. Borat

So...I've mostly wasted time and not covered my M.A. course which is growing despite my watching it. I should learn a lesson from this. I must.

Life But Mostly Death

Listening to : Soulful sound of silence

Feeling : Tired and Reflective

This blog has been delayed long time. I wanted to write a lot on death and how I feel about it. But then I think I certainly can't write about it, because I haven't experienced it as of yet. I believe in the experience of a lived event. One can live a whole life without experience. I think I'd define the act of experiencing as a travelling through circumstance. It may pain or it may feel delightful but in the end, there's always YOU, who knows what has happened. Experience makes you the witness of the event.

Do I feel like I'm living...Sometimes. But then there was this dream I had where someone just pushed me off a building. I woke up with a panic and touched myself to feel if I still was alive. Then I touched the books lying next to me and the iron railing of my bed. It felt cold and I knew that I was just dreaming. I felt relieved but then sad. Becasue surely being relieved of being back suggests a fear of death and when death just overpowers you in its mere concept, how far can you be away from the real deal?

I wanted to write this blog since a long while, as I said before. There was a wedding in my family, but alongside the possibility of making new relations existed the finality of loss. Someone just passed away. Passed Away. It feels like there's another place where someone has gone to live the life they had. Or it might be a place where there's just a silent blank. I could conjecture, but the experience is all that I will wait for.

A Huge Post..divided by Easy Lists.

Listening to : Jerry Seinfeld Stand Up Comedy

Watching : The Computer Screen

Took a test at Career Cruising and got the following :

Careers that suit your answers are listed below under Interest Rank.

1. Writer (A bit spot on, a possibility that has been growing on me...Get it off me!)

2. Print Journalist (Another strong possibility.)

3. Critic (Ya...I criticize everything eventually.)

4. Translator (Only if I knew more languages than two)

5. Activist (Thought a bit about this one...Seems Improbable.)

6. Communications Specialist (dunno)

7. Public Relations Specialist (dunno)

8. Market Research Analyst (dunno)

9. Anthropologist (Dont have the degree for it)

10. Special Effects Technician

11. Cartoonist/comic Illustrator (I wish)

12. Actor (I wish)

13. Costume Designer

14. Set Designer

15. Jeweler

16. Sign Maker

17. Fashion Designer

18. Craftsperson

19. Potter (Just been reading it)

20. Comedian

21. Website Designer (Wish I could)

22. Magician (Not thinking of being a Potter)

23. Desktop Publisher

24. Composer

25. Telephone Operator

26. Medical Illustrator

27. Stylist (Need one actually)

28. Casting Director

29. Graphics Designer

30. Artist (Aren't all of them Artists...?)

31. Computer Animator

32. Art Director

33. Picture Framer

34. Upholster

35. Furniture Finisher

36. Musician

37. Psychologist

38. Sport Psychology Consultant

39. Enlisted Member of the Armed Forces (Not a Gryyfindor)

40. Political Aide (HA!)

(I took another one to narrow down my results with interesting results like a Pet Groomer, Data Entry Clerk, Musician, Custodian, Special Effects Technician coming in top ten too...)

What movies I've seen this past month :

1. RGV ki Aag (At least he made a movie...)

2. Heyy Babyy (Emotional and Sappy and with Babies...~slept for few minutes~)

3. Chak de India (Good Effort. Worth a Watch)

4. Transformers (Good Effects. Cliched Robots!...that was new.)

5. The Simpsons Movie (Obviously Funny)

6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Heaven!)

7. Freedomland (on tv. Juliane Moore cant act Crazy Mom, being crazy herself.)

8. Fantastic Four and the Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fine...except with Surfer being very cool!)

9. Adaptation (Brilliant.)

10. Memento (was very .... I forgot.... Get it???)

Books I wanna read..... (pending...)

1. Lord of the Rings (should I read Hobbit before...confused!)

2. Artemis Fowl (Worthy successor to Potter....?..will find out)

3. Shalimar (Based on the movie; have actually started reading this...pleasant)

4. Disgrace (heard its good...)

5. Chronicles of Narnia (Bought it a few months ago. Still lying, looking at me.)

6. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Read one. Loved it. Need to read the rest.)

...

More to come.

Thoughts on Turning Older :

Can't say I'm surprised. It had to happen. Eventuality, I think or fatality. Older and Younger are the same words, looked from across roads. And so is 22. Next stop 33.

An Entourage Post

Listening to : R. Kelly, I'm a Flirt

This is what I hate about Indian Television. They keep showing serials that lack any humor or storyline as for that matter.

And finally I've found a good tv programme. I mean I love LOST and HEROES ain't that bad too.

Another new show that I've started liking is Entourage. I'm on Season 2, cause i'm not downloading but sticking to what they show on TV.

And I totally loved Ari Gold. The rest are cool too..Vince and Eric are so well portrayed, never stray from being themselves.

But I just love Ari..He's very much like me. Angry and Sarcastic.

Here are a few quotes he blabbed out :

(courtsey Wiki)

"Let's hug it out, bitch."
"There's no 'us' in 'me.'"

"Fuck the phones Lloyd! Unless Carmen Electra calls for an emergency titty fuck, don't answer!"

"This is the emergency line, this is the bat-line."
"Got milf?"

IMDB Movie list

Listening to : Pottercast 113

The ones that I've seen are all in bold.

1. The Godfather (1972)

2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)

4. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)

5. Pulp Fiction (1994)

6. Schindler's List (1993)

7. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

8. Casablanca (1942)

9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

10. Shichinin no samurai (1954)

11. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

12. Star Wars (1977)

13. Rear Window (1954)

14. 12 Angry Men (1957)

15. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

16. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

17. Goodfellas (1990)

18. Cidade de Deus (2002)

19. The Usual Suspects (1995)

20. C'era una volta il West (1968)

21. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

22. Psycho (1960)

23. Citizen Kane (1941)

24. North by Northwest (1959)

25. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

26. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

27. Memento (2000)

28. Fight Club (1999)

29. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

30. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

31. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

32. The Matrix (1999)

33. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)

34. American Beauty (1999)

35. Vertigo (1958)

36. Taxi Driver (1976)

37. Apocalypse Now (1979)

38. Se7en (1995)

39. The Departed (2006)

40. Léon (1994)

41. American History X (1998)

42. Paths of Glory (1957)

43. Laberinto del fauno, El (2006)

44. Chinatown (1974)

45. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

46. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

47. M (1931)

48. The Third Man (1949)

49. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

50. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

51. Alien (1979)

52. The Pianist (2002)

53. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

54. Untergang, Der (2004)

55. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

56. L.A. Confidential (1997)

57. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

58. The Shining (1980)

59. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

60. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

61. Boot, Das (1981)

62. Double Indemnity (1944)

63. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

64. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

65. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

66. Metropolis (1927)

67. Aliens (1986)

68. Raging Bull (1980)

69. Hotel Rwanda (2004)

70. Ratatouille (2007)

71. Rashômon (1950)

72. Forrest Gump (1994)

73. Sin City (2005)

74. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

75. Rebecca (1940)

76. Modern Times (1936)

77. Leben der Anderen, Das (2006)

78. The Great Escape (1963)

79. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

80. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

81. Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)

82. All About Eve (1950)

83. Some Like It Hot (1959)

84. Amadeus (1984)

85. Touch of Evil (1958)

86. On the Waterfront (1954)

87. The Prestige (2006)

88. Jaws (1975)

89. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

90. Vita è bella, La (1997)

91. Strangers on a Train (1951)

92. The Elephant Man (1980)

93. The Sting (1973)

94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

95. Batman Begins (2005)

96. The Apartment (1960)

97. Braveheart (1995)

98. The Big Sleep (1946)

99. Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)

100. City Lights (1931)

101. Blade Runner (1982)

102. Notorious (1946)

103. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

104. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

105. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

106. The Great Dictator (1940)

107. High Noon (1952)

108. Grindhouse (2007)

109. Million Dollar Baby (2004)

110. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

111. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

112. Ran (1985)

113. Fargo (1996)

114. Salaire de la peur, Le (1953)

115. Donnie Darko (2001)

116. Cool Hand Luke (1967)

117. Oldboy (2003)

118. Unforgiven (1992)

119. Back to the Future (1985)

120. Mononoke-hime (1997)

121. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

122. Yojimbo (1961)

123. The Incredibles (2004)

124. Annie Hall (1977)

125. The Sixth Sense (1999)

126. Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)

127. The Green Mile (1999)

128. Finding Nemo (2003)

129. Ben-Hur (1959)

130. Ladri di biciclette (1948)

131. Children of Men (2006)

132. Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957)

133. V for Vendetta (2005)

134. The Killing (1956)

135. Life of Brian (1979)

136. Gladiator (2000)

137. The Deer Hunter (1978)

138. Crash (2004/I)

139. Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) 6,183

140. Platoon (1986)

141. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

142. Die Hard (1988)

143. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

144. Diaboliques, Les (1955)

145. The Princess Bride (1987)

146. It Happened One Night (1934)

147. The Graduate (1967)

148. Hot Fuzz (2007)

149. Amores perros (2000)

150. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

151. Smultronstället (1957)

152. The Wild Bunch (1969)

153. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

154. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

155. 8½ (1963)

156. Gandhi (1982)

157. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

158. Wo hu cang long (2000)

159. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

160. The African Queen (1951)

161. Brief Encounter (1945)

162. The General (1927)

163. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

164. The Night of the Hunter (1955)

165. Stand by Me (1986)

166. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

167. Heat (1995)

168. The Conversation (1974)

169. Harvey (1950)

170. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)

171. Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920)

172. The Big Lebowski (1998)

173. Patton (1970)

174. Duck Soup (1933)

175. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

176. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

177. Groundhog Day (1993)

178. Gone with the Wind (1939)

179. Trainspotting (1996)

180. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

181. Glory (1989)

182. Toy Story (1995)

183. Belle et la bête, La (1946)

184. Snatch. (2000)

185. Lola rennt (1998)

186. The Thing (1982)

187. Toy Story 2 (1999)

188. King Kong (1933)

189. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

190. The Gold Rush (1925)

191. Twelve Monkeys (1995)

192. Ed Wood (1994) 41,266

193. Spartacus (1960)

194. The Lady Vanishes (1938)

195. Stalker (1979)

196. Scarface (1983)

197. The Terminator (1984)

198. The Exorcist (1973)

199. In the Heat of the Night (1967)

200. Frankenstein (1931)

201. Sleuth (1972)

202. The Hustler (1961)

203. Magnolia (1999)

204. Hotaru no haka (1988)

205. Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

206. Mystic River (2003)

207. A Christmas Story (1983)

208. Ying xiong (2002)

209. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

210. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

211. Big Fish (2003)

212. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

213. Casino Royale (2006)

214. Zodiac (2007/I)

215. Out of the Past (1947)

216. The Philadelphia Story (1940)

217. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

218. The Lion King (1994)

219. Young Frankenstein (1974)

220. Umberto D. (1952)221. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

222. Finding Neverland (2004)

223. Stalag 17 (1953)

224. Before Sunset (2004)

225. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

226. The Simpsons Movie (2007)

227. Shrek (2001)

228. In Cold Blood (1967)

229. Cinderella Man (2005)

230. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

231. Mou gaan dou (2002)

232. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

233. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

234. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

235. Haine, La (1995)

236. Manhattan (1979)

237. Idi i smotri (1985)

238. Dial M for Murder (1954)

239. Kumonosu jô (1957)

240. The Lost Weekend (1945)

241. Rope (1948)242. Casino (1995)

243. A Man for All Seasons (1966)

244. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

245. Inherit the Wind (1960)

246. Roman Holiday (1953)

247. Ikiru (1952)

248. Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)

249. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

250. The Searchers (1956)

Experimenting with Icons

Listening to : T.I.'s Why you Wanna
One base from Simple Icons which is manipulated into multiple images.
I've kept it simple. Not much colour is used; Only a few brushes that I had.
Just manipulating.
(Blogspot sucks for Icons and creative stuff like this.)

A Few Potter Icons

Listening to : Agatha Christie's Evil Under The Sun

Watching : The Monitor

Was totally bored and came up with this.
There are a lot of cool Icons cropping up these days, especially on LJ. I haven't seen much Blogspotters making icons at all.
Why is that?
~confused~

Just Finished reading Potter and Deathly Hallows!
As it happens, never order a book you've been waiting for since a year from the Internet, because it'll come three days later. Mine came on Tuesday. But the drooling Fan that I am, I bought another copy on Monday night. I saved myself from almost all spoilers, I think. But now, I have two copies. COOL!

Loved the book. Didn't cry much. Loved Kreacher and Dobby, Hermione, Dumbledore, Ginny, Twins, Severus, Neville, Ambigious Draco and Malfoys..
I thought the book was a heavy read and some 10 year old would have problems following the action scenes. They were plentiful cause a lot was going on..

So I read it and if ou'll look below, my most potential deaths came true. I knew it. I'm such a Ravenclaw. (morea bout it laters..)..Onto the Book.

The Dedication - I love how she split it 7 ways! We're her horcruxes/horcri! I love it. I thought she would include the readers there and I was right, wasn't I??

Epigraph - Aeschylus? I dont know whether it was to make her book 'high-brow' because she hasn't done anything like this before. But I loved Aeschylus cause of the revenge the dead theme and I guess even here you gotta do that..Dont know who the other guy is...so I'll keep quiet about that..

The Dark Lord Ascending - Isn't the Malfoy Manor just cool? Peacocks...Ahh...Indian national bird in their yard...! (no post-col reference please!).
But who the hell is Charity? Why couldn't have Jo mentioned her earlier??'cause her death made no impact except on Draco(whose like totally wetting his pants) and Nagini who got a heavy lunch. Aren't the Malfoy family cool? Its like they are true Slytherins...for themselves!

In Memoriam - What I loved about this chapter was Dumbledore's backstory. He was human, at last! But there's so much OOTP angst, I died! Okay, what I love is Dumbledore's are all A. Ariana, Aberforth and Albus. Really neat cool names. His mother reminds me of
Just a side note : I hate Rita!

The Dursleys Departing - YEAH! for Diddykinns!Uncle Vernon needs his head examined.

The Seven Potters - Really?? No. 7?? Nooooooooo! This is the first time number 7 was used in the entire book.
Why didnt Lupin and Tonks tell anyone about getting married? Strageness!
Death : Okay, I'm not animal fan, but I loved Hedwig. She was cool. Harry is such an ass. He's like my owl died and then he' like my owl died and then he's all what's for food?

Fallen Warrior - Cool Misdirection. Its not who you think it is, sorta thing. And I said it'll happen.
Hate the holey joke with the twins, though. Andromeda and Ted are introduced but very short screen time. Its like
Steve Kloves : Lets pretend they dont exist!

The Ghoul in the Pyjamas - So, Hermione is like the coolest ever! She's like Encyclopedia + Library + mini James Bond's Q + Australia Tourism Promotion.
And what I dislike about the book is that hundred people introduced for nothing. Like Fleur's parents. Where the hell do they disappear??
And Ron's a total dickhead + sexist.

The Will of Albus D - Ginny and Harry like Eels... I Like! Cause when you're down with the Horcri, a little lip to lip is all you need to relieve the pressure
Nobert = Noberta. Wish there was her.
Deluminator = Kick ass. Good for snogging in dark places.
First Snitch = Come on. It opens at the close. Its all going down from here. I mean its good that Dumbledore gave it to him, but saying I'm close to death will open it?? REALLY? Isn't this a bit like fantasy..oh wait...its Potter.
Cinderella = illness (that cracked me up!)

The Wedding - Okay, Luna's Dad = Crazier than Luna.
Muriel's right up there with Rita and Voldy Baby.
Again, there's just no use of Krum. He's introduced just to point out stuff and then disappears. Does he live/die?? No idea at all.
By the wa, so many people have cat patronus - Kingsley, Mcgonagal and Umbridge. But there's no Crookshanks/Pig action. Where do they all go?

A Place to Hide - Herrmione kicks ass again.
Grimmauld place is cool. Now why could Snape have gone there and shown Harry his memories? I like the book but no Hogwarts makes me sad!

Kreacher's Tale - Love Rowling. Cant help loving Kreacher after all of this.
Sirius's bedroom = rebellion, punk teenager.
RAB = didnt we already know this? I knew. Harry = stupid.

The Bribe - I hate how Lupin tries to weasel out from Tonks and baby. Like he's 17 and doesnt want to be a father. I hate how Harry insults him to put it right but feels guilty....OOTP Harry again with all the anger.
I like how Harry and Albus share the Godric history. Both sorta orphans and alone. Kendra = cool name.
Umbridge returns. Would love to see her dead...Jo, are you listening?? Why did you leave her midway??

Magic is Might - All you ever read about Nazism and Fascism and stuff returns back to full force. I mean the throne made of flesh/bones, pressed together. The Mad Eye glaring at 'we dont need no education' automatons printing pamphlets.
Okay, the trio reaches Ministry thinking all will be smooth....I think not.

The Muggleborn Registration Commision - Again echoes of the Jews being targeted by Hitler and people. And Umbridge heads this forum.
In this chapter Harry and Hermione both have patroni power. Otters and Stags messing around.
Know what I love = Gemini charm. Duplicates anything. Could it make a few DH copies with recyled paper?? Death Eaters dont do that, I guess.

The Thief - Hermione's bag is brilliant. I mean I could hide all my room in that pocket and it'll be light.
The locket is scary! I mean its like having two hearts. And I wanna try it just for fun.
Okay, who would have guessed that Gregorovich would have made an appearance?? BIZZARE

The Goblin's Revenge - Okay, Ron just turns Slytherin now. Dont say the V name. Cook for me and stuff. Remember me? Ilike Ron with anger. Its like he has to make a stand and return through soul searching. And with stomach full.
Dean returns! With Teddy Baby!
Ron goes away....Sadness

Godrics Hollow - Okay. I thought this chapter would kick ass. It does but not the way you think. After reading multiple fanfics where you see that the trio would go there, here we are with Harry and Hermy polyjuiced as middle aged couple.
WOW for Hermy angst-ness for Ron.
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is Death. I thought like Harry. Isn't this a bit Death Eater-ish?? But Hermione's idea is good... Living through death, living beyond death.
Whats with the polyjuice potion working overtime? Does it last more than a hour if you drink a big dose?

Bathilda's secret - Okay this chapter scares the pants off me. A bit post modern I think and very movie OOTP ending. Bathilda Bagshot = snakey baby which emerges from neck. Sleepless.
I love it when we see how Voldy killed Potters. Love how that muggle kid makes fun of him with the costume!
Hate how James died so ordinarily. No wand and nothing else.
When Harry's wand broke, I thought maybe he'll do Wandless magic...ya, I had hopes.

The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore - I dont like Harry's lack of faith. For six years, he looked upto Dumbledore and now when he's dead, he has such doubts. They aren't baseless, but I mean, one has to show faith.
Albus as friend of Grindelvald is very movie-ish. Friend vs. old friend gone bad. Bollywoodish. James Bond Golden Eye.
FOR GREATER GOOD : Again, Nazi slogans and stuff. A lotta Muggle references.

The Silver Doe - Like this chapter. Its strange how something that Snape did (for Lily) sorta united Ron and Harry again. It also gave them the sword. Its very endearing, the doe, isn't she?
Although I wanted to kill Harry for jumping into the lake. Chivalry, means stupidity. Wearing heart on sleeve = killing self by Hypothermia.
Hermione goes all Molly on Ron. Well deserved, I think.

Xenophilius Lovegood - I wonder who'll play him in the movie. Someone like Lockhart? Okay, I was completely taken aback by the Lovegood turning sneak thing. But understandable.
Luna's bedroom = freaky. Imagine waking up to five people looking at you.
Are you referring to the sign of the Deathly Hallows? At last!!

The Tale of the 3 Brothers - I like this tale. Its a good fairy tale I think. I'd like to have the tales of Beedle the Bard. Its facing death when you want to and when you are ready.
Master of Death : when this term was mentioned, I just knew that Harry would have to be that. To be sorta unconquerable, without horcri magix. This is like opposite of horcrux and more adventurous than exploratory. A nice parallel to dark magic.

The Deathly Hallows - POTTERWATCH! Coolest show ever. Kingsley, Lupin, Fred and George...wow. Love the twins. Basilisk vs. Voldy..Awesome!
Okay, Hagrid as head of house having "Support Harry Potter"party...very cool and familiar.
Harry, the Idiot says the V and people appear. Think before you speak!

Malfoy Manor - I liked how Draco partially refused to recognize the trio. And then aunt Bella came and said it. Hate her.
Hermione is very cool. Thinking through in the pain is just wow...commendable.
Peter Pettigrew killing self was brillinat idea. Usually I've read fics where when Voldy kills Potter but Wormy dies. But this was sorta original.
Death : I love Dobby. I just couldn't process it. And he dies by saying Harry Potter. ~i love Dobby~. Okay, Bella kills by knife.....?!

The wandmaker - Hate Griphook. Feel awkwardly about Ollivander, though.
The Elder wand sounds so much LOTR or Wizard books.

Shell Cottage - So, Lupin goes a complete 180. From I wanna leave to I'm a happy dad to Ted. I think he was having his period, but whateva.
Harry as Godfather is such a cool idea. He's like Sirius. Reckless. But smart enough to recognize the parallel.
I think I wanna live in Shell Cottage sorta place. But it'll be bad in Rainy days!

Gringotts - Okay. The cover totally fits, man. I love how they are in the vault and cant touch.
Hermione as Bella is a bit cool for roleplay.
I wanna know the protections they had for the vault.
Dragon as protecting vault = coolness.

The Final Resting Place - I think the trio should have kept the dragon. Waste of dung.
So, Voldy's all dumb if he thinks that Dumbledore didnt know about his horcri collection. I mean, how dumb can he get? In the first chapter he says, he has been careless..but he doesn't learn, does he?

The Missing Mirror - Aberfoth partonus = goat.. Hillarious.
I like it when Harry comes back to being Dumbledore supporter, defends him from Aberforth. He's still Dumbledore's man through and through. Love the love. Feel the love.

The Lost Diadem - Neville is the LOVE! He kicks ass. He's the chosen one for Hogwarts, I guess. He leads the movement. Nevile-ness.
Ginny goes all protective for Harry vs. Cho. I love the 'he's my man' bit.
Ravenclaw passwords are cool. One should be - Why did Warner Bros. change Flitwick in third movie?

The Sacking of Severus Snape - Harry performs his first unforgivable. The Carrows deserve it.
Snape as Batman. Loved it.
Loved the duel between McG and Snapeman. It was very similar to Albus and Voldy in M of M.
Percy weasles his way in. I dont know what to say. I thought there would be a bit more to it than just his snivelling in. But...no time, I guess, its war.

The Battle of Hogwarts - I thought the battle to be at Hogwarts but never on such a grand scale. I hate how all Slytherins are shown bad. How none of them stay. I felt a little betrayed. Dont know why. In her interview to LeakyMug, Jo said that all Slytherins aren't bad. But Jo, I thought, the number would be more than ONE.
Okay, Grey Lady should have been shown before. This was unexpected.
Mandrakes for Voldy. Voldy with earmuffs. Pottercast recaps.
ODD : Ron making Parseltongue. Is it that simple?...
Ron and Hermione...cool..I love Ron getting sensitive on his own, without readin that stupid metrosexual book.
I still can't get Draco. He corners Harry in the Room of Requirement. For what? not to kill him, is it? what's happening to him?
Death : Is this the way to kill Fred. Died in explosion. Fred....I said...sadness.

The Elder Wand - Luna, Ernie and Seamus. 3 houses working together.
OK. Snape. I think in a way he deserved such a death. Torturing the kids. Docking points. But it was so painful and unnecessary in another way. Felt really bad. Why couldn't Voldy just expelliarmused him. Snape. Snape. I'll hear what Snapecast says on this.

The Prince's Tale - This seems like a fairy tale/Fan fiction. Lily and Snape was always good for me. I think if Snape had not aligned himself with the Death Eaters then, Lily would have been with him. But as it happens....
Snape's patronus of Doe....so endearing. I couldn't ever imagine Canon Snape to be so nice.
Harry finds that he's a horcrux here. I think this was like the biggest burden, more than the prophecy. But it is in a way the prophecy..."Neither can live..."

The Forest again - This chapter is very emotional for me, I guess. Here Harry decides that he'll sacrifice himself for all. Then he opens the snitch for the stone. He surrounded by family is very emotional and when he asks if death is painful, loved how Sirius replies"Dying, not at all..quicker and easier than falling asleep."
Harry faces Voldermort without any help, without parents and friends. Hero facing the villian, without any help and more than villian, facing death full in the face, without fear. Great chapter.

King's Cross - Very Matrix. But well handled. Dumbledore and Harry have a converstion. Facing death is living. And the epitah on Potter's grave makes sense now.
Dumbledore apologising...wow...The fact that he reappears is in itself so great that I didnt even care what he said. OK I did. But the fact that he used the stone for himself, is a bit dodgy but also shows his real motivations and feelings. I wish we had more foreshadowing of his life. My favourite line : "Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"
lol

The Flaw in the Plan - So Voldy shoots and kills self. Great plan. Caution : Before firing the AK spell, make sure that al your souls are in your possession. IDIOT
Okay, I read this on some forum. The fact that Harry first saved by Mother's love, and even now, he is saved by mother's love. Narcissa's for Draco. Yeeeahhhh for Malfoy Family.
Ok, Neville as loyal Gryffindor is so amazing. He kills Nagini. And Yeeeah for the Srting Hat. Griphook will be so angry!
Mrs. Weasley going PG is so cool. Weasleys kick ass.
Love saves the day!

Epilogue
Why did Rowling leave it so unspecific. No details about any career. The children?? Albus Severus...wtf?!...James and Lily..where's Sirius? Its a bit strange...to see them all at age 36....
..Scorpius....lol..its a funny name..but its a Malfoy name. I felt bad for Draco..survived but islolated. Angst fics..coming up!

HP and DH deaths!

Found this when blogging on the net.

• Harry, Ron, Hermione — I hope none of them die. Maybe the new cover when they are on the dragon is the last scene.~hoping it comes true!~But if they do die, its going to be Harr who's going to come back.(yes from the dead!)
  
  
• Voldemort — That dude is gone!
  
  
• The Order — Mad-Eye(cause he's seen too many battles, I guess), Lupin(I hope I'm totally wrong about this one, want him to live!!!), Kingsley.
  
  
• The Death Eaters — BELLA(If JK doesn't, then I am.), Greyback(has too..he's creepy), Crabbe/Goyle Sr! (It'll be fun!), Peter Pettigrew(you have a life debt!), Dolohov(cause he tried to kill Hermione!)
  
  
• Gryffindors — Not Neville! Oliver Wood ??Where is he?, Creevey.
  
  
• Hufflepuffs — Ernie Mcmillan(not too fond of him),
  
  
• Ravenclaws — Luna Lovegood (have a slight hunch, hope I'm wrong)
  
  
• Slytherins — Draco! ~Amortentia going off the rocket~, Maybe a Nott.
  
  
• Hogwarts Staff — Mcgonagal(I've read too many fanfictions with that happenin), I'm not saying Severus cause he's gonna so live a life of doom and misery, always trying to resolve fights between Slytherins and go on to teach sex-ed classes in Hogwarts! (FanFictions rule), Trelawney(have to think about that one though), Argus Filch!
  
  
• Weasleys — Charlie(He's always never there), One of the twins(I'm going to throw the book away when that happens), Molly?
  
  
• Dursleys — Umm...Naa...Too boring to die cool deaths.
  
  
• Miscellaneous Minor Characters — Mrs. Finnigan(dont like her!), Fudge.
  
  
• Off-screen deaths —A lot, many muggles, a few Ministry of Magic people, sidey Ravenclaws and Slytherins.
  
  
• On-screen deaths —

Lord V, Bella, Draco, Weasley

HP and DH Deaths!

Mood : Terrified like this guy

Listening to : Pottercast

I was browsing online and came across grrliz and her Body bag contest, about who's gonna die and who's gonna live.

Harry, Ron, Hermione — I hope none of them die. Maybe the new cover where they are on the dragon is the last scene.~hoping it comes true!~But if they do die, its going to be Harry who's going to come back from the dead!

Voldemort — That dude is gone!

The Order — Mad-Eye(cause he's seen too many battles, I guess), Lupin(I hope I'm totally wrong about this one, want him to live!!!), Kingsley.

The Death Eaters — BELLA(If JK doesn't, then I am.), Greyback(has too..he's creepy), Crabbe/Goyle Sr! (It'll be fun!), Peter Pettigrew(has a life debt..think he's gonna repay!), Dolohov(cause he tried to kill Hermione!)

Gryffindors — Not Neville! Oliver Wood ??Where is he?, Creevey.

Hufflepuffs — Ernie Mcmillan(not too fond of him),

Ravenclaws — Luna Lovegood (have a slight hunch, hope I'm wrong)

Slytherins — Draco! ~Amortentia going off the rocket~, Maybe a Nott.

Hogwarts Staff — Mcgonagal(I've read too many fanfictions with that happenin), I'm not saying Severus cause he's gonna so live a life of doom and misery, always trying to resolve fights between Slytherins and go on to teach sex-ed classes in Hogwarts! (FanFictions rule), Trelawney(have to think about that one though), Argus Filch!

Weasleys — Charlie(He's always never there), One of the twins(I'm going to throw the book away when that happens), Molly?

Dursleys — Umm...Naa...Too boring to die cool deaths.

Miscellaneous Minor Characters — Mrs. Finnigan(dont like her!), Fudge.

Off-screen deaths —A lot, many muggles, a few Ministry of Magic people, sidey Ravenclaws and Slytherins.

On-screen deaths — Lord V, Bella, Draco, Weasley(?)

Just a few days to go. I preordered my copy.

~sadness~

Delivering as Promised !

Listening to : HP and Philosopher's Stone.
Mood : See this icon made by mintcar found here.

I made them.

My Slytherins.

Fine. Not mine. But I'll totally take them all and hide them under my pillow (except Kreacher..though I love my Dobby...YEAH for house elves!). Especially POA Snape. Snape is Hillarious in the last chapter, just a bit mad!

Snape, Lucius, The Lord and Kreacher (Okay, he doesn't have the Dark Mark, but he deserves it...)

Left Bella too...Dont like Helena Carter's hair...looks sorta bald/old/mad...or is she supposed to?

That Witch.... (angry)

~laments the loss of Snuffles~

Harry Potter ... Less than a month!

Its 23rd already and there's barely a month left.
Its so near!!
Lord V is going down.
And I'll probably have college that day but I'm so skipping!
Book Seven just comes once in years~!

I've also been reading fanfictions, lampoons and parodies. Especially of the movies...They frikkin leave so much out in the movies! Especially Marauders, Dobby. And in this movie, all the Quidditch and Mundungus...CRAZY! Recently I found this parody by Opungo called Deleted scenes from Harry Potter. Its hillarious, and one goes like this..(this is for those who have seen the movies too!) :

Ron: (poking his head in to the compartment) Excuse me, do you mind? Everywhere else is full.
Harry: Not at all. (Ron sits down)
Ron: I’m Ron, by the way. Ron Weasley.
Harry: I’m…I’m…er…I’m…Henry! Henry Portings! Wait, no, that’s not it…aw, DAMN IT! I forgot my lines again!

Hagrid: Yer a wizard, Harry.
Harry: I’m a what?
Hagrid: No, WIZARD. W-I-Z-A-R-D! Blimey yer stupid.

(This was awesome!)


The other one I found very funny was a total parody of the second movie called Harry Potter and the Plumbing of Doom (isn't the title ...???) by Darth Maligna.
One moment in it goes something like this...


"...they arrive back at the Burrow. Inside, Harry watches as Fred, George, and Ron’s hands on the clock move from “lost” to “home”. He vaguely wonders where everyone else is since their hands are not at home.

RON: It’s not much, but it’s home.
HARRY: It’s brilliant. Then again, anything’s brilliant compared to behind bars or in the closet.
RON, FRED, AND GEORGE: You were in those places, too?
HARRY: Erm."

You gotta read it to believe it!

More Icons...sheesh!

Time for more Icons.

One of them is a request for Elijah Wood done by Joy.

The rest are my wonderful Potter attempts. Ron, Neville and my favourite Percy (who might be my alter ego, who knows!).

I'm thinking the bad boys should be next...I've already done Riddle...The Lord now....?? And my favourite Death Eater, apart from that nasty Bella, Lucius should be done.

Just because he's rich, smirks, illtreats and pushes his weight around.

Nothing to do with his Malfoy Manor, his Snake cane and long blonde-wig and the fact that he has that sneering Slytherin as his son who I might jump.

Nothing at all.

Just a few more icons.
First is Emma Watson. Looking pretty as usual.
Second is Zodiac Leo. For I have a few friends with similar tendencies.
Thirs is the high and mighty Tom Riddle aka Christian Coulson, looking as charming as evil can be.
Be free to take them and request more. Just comment while taking and if you use, please credit.
Thanks.

Silos Open Requests

Ya, Really!!

I waste my time doing nothing, as I've written. Then I thought why not waste it for others??

Hey, thats not bad...

So this is what I cam up with.

I'm taking requests for Icon making. Will make decent, medium quality icons related to familiar fields.

Otherwise, if you copy my icons just tell which ones you like and not.

By the way, I'm interested in Heroes, Lost, Harry Potter and fanart, Zodiacs.

Drop a line.

Silos attempts haiku on request

These are more Haikus, but dealing with physical love and pain. I like Levertov's Ache, as I've said and this is just an attempt at something like that, just in terms of image and feeling.

[Icon be me]

He entered her as she cried his name.
The lace fell off her body,
As he tore her patience.

He entered her as she dripped blood.
She screamed in pain and agony.

They ceased to be.

Silos attempts icons

Because I am not doing anything constructive with my time,
Beacuse I am pointless,
Because there is a madness and there is a method in it.
Just Because.

Silos attempts haiku-s

I dont know how to define what I have composed. Is it a haiku? Is it a moku? Is it pseudo haiku? Is it a new form of fiction? Beneath are two of my early attempts. What I admire about haiku is what I found interesting about Hughes. Intense emotion condensed into minute lines...

Admirable. (my attempts may not be...)

The cockroach squeals.
Other species are terrified.
It sticks to my slippers.

The CD player stops.
The UPS turns on.
The banes of living in a city.

My entry to Flair

Consider...

Isn't it wonderful that someone is capable of condensing all our emotions in a few lines...

Suicide's Note

The calm,
Cool face of the river
Asked me for a kiss.

His poetry is not only simple and easy to read but just touches so many chords and pangs; he talks about inequality, pain, racism but in the end it all boils down to being one(being American is what he stresses).

Another poem I loved was Theme for English B. A part of it goes like this..

Being me, it will not be white.
But it will be
a part of you, instructor.
You are white--
yet a part of me, as I am a part of you.
That's American.
Sometimes perhaps you don't want to be a part of me.
Nor do I often want to be a part of you.
But we are, that's true!
As I learn from you,
I guess you learn from me--
although you're older--and white--
and somewhat more free.

This is my page for English B.

Somewhat more free..we all are trapped in that paradigm, aren't we?
Hughes also wrote a series of Madam poems. Madam and her madam, Madam and her phone bill, etc. They are about the African-American woman living in the city on her own terms, but facing the inequality.

Hughes : tempting and impassable. A must read.

American Poet - One

Our Post Graduate course has poems by Densie Levertov. Woman poet, writing against the Vietnam war, writing erotic poetry...One cannot dislike her.
The one i liked was one called the "The Ache of Marriage"


The ache of marriage:
thigh and tongue, beloved,
are heavy with it,
it throbs in the teeth

We look for communion
and are turned away, beloved,
each and each

It is leviathan and we
in its belly
looking for joy, some joy
not to be known outside it

two by two in the ark of
the ache of it.


The best way to admire such a poet, i believe, is not to study or analyze him/her but to enjoy. What i loved about this poem was the rich passion and how the climax and the anti-climax are the same. The realization and futility of that love or sex are recognized in this ache. (~have begun theorizing..~)

...one becomes,
sometimes, a pair of eyes walking.
Walking wherever looking takes one...
(From Looking, Walking, Being)

To be continued...
Next American poet : Langston Hughes

So, I'll die one day?

You'll die of a Heart Attack.

You will die of a heart attack really late in life, after you've lived to your fullest.

'How will you die?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Nooooo...I'm Hulk!

Took the superhero quiz.

I'm a wanderer with amazing strength. Was close to Green Lantern and he can sorta fly. I want that one!

Take the quiz

http://www.thesuperheroquiz.com/

Time hath cheated and beguiled thee...

Listening to : Pottercast

Watching : The Triangle

Mood : loquacious, up for a discussion.

I have not read many science-fiction books or even fantasy ones for that matter, but the subject of time travel is always been exciting and enthralling to me. I have always wondered the 'what if..' and the time travel provides not just the vision into the alternate reality, but also a subjective/objective vision. While watching 'The Triangle' today, a theory was propounded in the script that made me deliberate upon this.

A time warp.

I'm not a Trekkie or a sci-fi fan as I said, but in my limited arena the only instances of time travel that I admired and can lay my hands on are

The Time Turner (in Prisoner of Azkaban),

The Dolorean (in Back to the Future)

and now in The Triangle, its electromagnetic radiation or substance of some sort. I could also mention that lame Keanu Reeves movie he and his bud travel here and there to complete their homeowork. And one episode of the old Dr. Who, which was a bit disappointing.

Whatever the means used, the imperative thing to remember in time travel is to always complete the circle, to always come back from where you belong because "bad things happen to those wizards who meddle with time".

We see in Back to the Future how Michael J. Fox has to go all the way back to 1885 to get his life back in order to get his future in line. In Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry and Hermione both have to do the same thing, parallel and help themselves, to get their objective.

Would future be very different if there was a Dolorean everyplace? (Ofcourse, I so would not give my exams!)

But a situation of confrontation between the past, present and future (like in Jurassic Park) is always threatening to destabilise any order.

I'm still conflicted though my time runs out...