What electricity failure can do, that internet access cannot.

So a major thunderstorm in North-East US killed the electric supply to our building. As we speak, (you read, I type, mostly I type - did you know this guy who bought the domain IPhone.com way back in early 90s when internet telephony was being invented now became a millionaire thanks to a certain company which can have people paying 800$ should they start selling bricks prefixed with an i? - Google it. Anyway, back to subject matter,) the electric providers auto voice thingo informs me that the cause has been identified, (it was indeed the thunderstorm) and now they're thinking up of how to fix things.

Anywhoo, the point I'm trying to make is that I did something creative. I opened a word processor (Open Office, bitchez), but couldn't really write much. So I opened MS Paint (oh bite me) and played around with colours, edited what I'd done in Picasa, got an idea and used Paint some more and then Picasa some more.
Right, point is, this is what I made, and I don't care what Mr. Artsypants Mc Mystuffhangsingalleries thinks.
Using my friend's (who is always hungry, bored and sleepy, usually all at the same time) favourite internet emoticon so I can expression my emotions in brief, I <3 colours =)

To all the second graders who think they can do better, bring it on! To Ms. OoImgrownUp Imintellectuallol, my blog. I put up what I want to.

(Psst. Click on the pics to enlarge them.)

Of lizards and paranoia

My roomie is on a vacation with family, which leaves me here alone. And today, while I was out for lunch, a lizard decided to hang out in my room.

So I come back, and I see this ugly big fat huge gross reptile on my wall. And as is my natural inclination to all things scaly and reptiley, I freak out.

I called up GV, who in the middle of catching his breath, in the middle of laughing really hard, asked me to get an egg shell, or onion shell, as those generally are considered effective in shooing lizards away. I muster some courage, and enter my room. The lizard senses my presence. It starts moving around on the wall, as it had probably realized that it had intruded upon my territory. And gets me thinking of an exit route if in case it decides to change planes and come on to the floor. Luckily it doesn't.

I dare to sit on my bed, get the laptop working and go online. I ping Sharan, who suggests yelling 'SHOO!' at the top of my voice. I yell (not at the top of my voice, my landlord's daughters no likey yelling) - nothing doing. It starts retreating into a crevice. Good sign, I think. I use the fundae I've learnt at PS, and send an SOS through my facebook account to my social network. I very soon realize this was not going to help. The lizard now is in a no-conflict zone, but the enemy still lurks about.

So, not knowing what to do, and acutely missing the roomie who at least can overcome the fear, I decide to let the lizard assume I'm very dangerous, but I still will grant it its life if it just shooes away from my territory. And hence I just go spend some time walking about and soothing my nerves on the terrace adjoining the room, hoping I won't have to make acquaintances with its family members.

This happened about an hour back, and so far the lizard has not come back. I can only hope the night comes and goes peacefully, with no more intrusions. Amen.

Blog-Post

This is a blog-post.

This is a blog-post written on a blog which wasn't updated since Sept 10th.

This is a blog-post written on a blog which wasn't updated since Sept 10th, until just about now.

This is a blog-post written on a blog which wasn't updated since Sept 10th, until just about now, with 'now' defined to be the time you see next to the title.

This is a blog-post written on a blog which wasn't updated since Sept 10th, until just about now, with 'now' defined to be the time you see next to the title, where the title tells you that this is a blog post.

This is a blog-post written on a blog which wasn't updated since Sept 10th, until just about now, with 'now' defined to be the time you see next to the title, where the title tells you that this is a blog post, well, about updates.

This is a blog-post written on a blog which wasn't updated since Sept 10th, until just about now, with 'now' defined to be the time you see next to the title, where the title tells you that this is a blog post, well, about updates that need not pertain to my life.

This is a blog-post written on a blog which wasn't updated since Sept 10th, until just about now, with 'now' defined to bes the time you see next to the title, where the title tells you that this is a blog post, well, about updates that need not pertain to my life, or anyone else's in general.

This is a blog-post written on a blog which wasn't updated since Sept 10th, until just about now, with 'now' defined to be the time you see next to the title, where the title tells you that this is a blog post, well, about updates that need not pertain to my life, or anyone else's in general; though it may contain information about something you might be interested in.

Or maybe not.

:)

(edit: the time actually comes at the end of the post :P well, whaddya know!)