Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Award just after getting out of 'a ward!' Bad pun, but good feeling! Chitz awarded the Kreative Blogger Award to me! Yay! Please start the slow clap while I accept the award! Thank you! Thank you Thank you! These awards generally come with a catch or few. Lets see! 1. Tell 7 things about youself that nobody else knows. 2. Pass on this award to 7 other people. 3. Comment on their blogs to let them know that they are tagged. Hmmm... Lets start with the first condition! Seven things about me that nobody else knows. See the blogs name? Confessions of Dangerous Mind. There has been several dangerous (to me!) confessions in this blog, so I cannot say I am giving out some fresh stuff! 1. I really want to eat Mutton Brain Fry. Now! Only if I wasn't under house arrest and on a diet fit for a goat. 2. I love watching rain through my window, lying down on my bed. Somehow the visual makes me very happy. 3. I have an irrational fear of number 13. 4. I love books. I can spe...

Was checking out stuff and found this Friday five . Since I dislike conventions, I decided to do the tag on a Tuesday and on a mid-May. The original rule meant a report card for the quarter. I am turning into the report card for the mid-year along with anticipation for the month and a half. Lets see how this pans out! Would you say 2009 so far is meeting expectation, exceeding expectations, or failing to meet expectations? Difficult one. I am not easily satisfied with stuff. That said, I am fairly optimistic about the month and half ahead. My answer would be meeting expectation. What letter grade would you give yourself for your performance at work or school? Similar to Q 1. I would give myself a C if things go as planned. Otherwise a D. On a scale from 1 to 10, how happy have you been with the weather so far in 2009? Too hot for comfort this summer is. Talking like Yoda its making me. Give the weather a 4, will I. Which of the Motion Picture Association of America’s film ratings woul...

Long story short. Anjali got the Honest Weblog Award with a conditional tag included. Write a post on 10 honest things about yourself. Since she has been gracious enough to open the tag for the not-so-honest and unscrupulous rest of us, I thought I would do this! After all, I need to justify the blog title at times! 1. I started this blog way back in 2005 with the notion of being totally anonymous. Write about deep rooted evil within my mind! Minutes later I realised I did not have much to write! So you are reading this blog in its current form! 2. I started planning on taking over this world right from the age of 6. Planning still underway! 3. I am a little too optimistic about every thing. 4. I cannot hold a grudge for long. Just cannot hate people. I can dislike them though. 5. I hold all my relationships with great value. Gets irritated and depressed when the feeling is not mutual. 6. I have a good long term memory and things I did when I was younger still shames me. Even the smal...

Found this is Friday Five and liked it. 1. If you were to have a scholarship created in your honor, what qualities would you look for in applicants (leadership, service, GPA, etc.)? GPA is bullshit. People with high GPA can be both muggers and geniuses. There can be people with no real "definitive talent" having a high GPA. Also, some can be flatout arses with no regard for the society. I would never create a scholarship in terms of GPA. Service is paramount. IQ and EQ both are equally important. Abstract thought counts. Creativity would be a defining factor. Enthusiasm is a must. There will be personal interviews. 2. Who would be eligible to apply for your scholarship (members of a certain major, ethnic group, sexuality, etc.)? No discrimination except there would be a weightage given to economically disadvantaged. Their need would be greater than that of a well to do kid. 3. Would it be need-based or not? Why? Need-based is contentious. Whose need? Some may need the money ...

Flurry of tags continue folkses! Found this here and couldn't resist! 1) What is your occupation? I get paid to write! 2) What colour are your socks now? Nada! I was running late and decided to wear sandals. 3) What are you listening to now? Alanis Morrissette (You Oughta Know. I adore this song. Some guy should make a cover. I'll tweak the lyrics!) Listen to it here ! 4) What was the last thing you ate? Chappathi and Dal. (Lunch is free and it shows!) 5) Can you drive a stick shift? *Goes to Google* Oh! Sure. 6) Last person you spoke to on phone? Amma, last night. 7) Do you like the person who sent you this? Random blog hopping isn't enough to say if he is likable! Seems to be so. 8) How old are you today? 780933350640 Milliseconds (courtesy How Old? ) 9) What is your favourite sport to watch on TV? Cricket 10) What are your favourite drinks? Apple Juice (HPMC one), Tequilla shots 11) Have you ever dyed your hair? Nope. 12) Favourite food? Depends. Prawns, biriyanis top t...

I want to blog today. Numerological reasons. Too crazy to reveal. Yeah, I know my blog title and all, but that would require a lengthy explanation. Later people. I got the tag from here . There are a few questions. One word answers only! Where is your mobile phone? Floor Describe your girlfriend: Speechless! Your hair: Overgrown Your mother: Nice Your father: Good What is your favourite gadget? Image via Wikipedia Headphones What did you dream last night? Friends What do you prefer to drink? Juice Dream car? Image via Wikipedia Prius What room are you currently in? Drawing? Your ex? x Your biggest fear? Underachieve What do you want to be in 10 years? Happy Who did you spend last night with? Friends What are you not? Batman The last thing you did? Yawn What are you wearing? Lungi Favorite book? Many The last thing you ate? Chicken Your life? Alright Your mood? Sl...

I have done several music tags. Its been a while and couldn't resist when I saw one here . These are the rules: 1. Put your music player on Shuffle mode. 2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. 3. Write the song name no matter what it is. 4. After you've answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and let them know they've been tagged. We got a problem Houston! I am at my workplace and shouldnt be doing this tag in the first place! Secondly, I don't have my entire music collection, just some 50 songs in system. I am gonna make a slight variation. Instead of my entire music collection, I will be answering from the songs appearing in my Last.fm library radio . Almost my entire collection is randomised in there. Let's rock! 1. If someone says "Is this okay?", you say: I know there is an answer by The Beach Boys. Yeah, its 42 . Need to find the question though! 2. What would best describe your personality? Breathless by The Corrs...

Quizzes are done. So its time for a tag. Saw this tag floating around a few places like Praveen's blog . Thought I will do it. So here it is! How to and what to : 1. You are given a set of questions. 2. Google the image which best suits the answer and post a picture from first page of image search with minimal explanation. 3. After you finish tag 6 other blogger friends and let them know. Lets go! 1.Your age on your next birthday This is one very, VERY weird picture to say the least! Pic courtesy: Duke University 2. A place you’d like to travel to A small cottage in a forest. A cartoon like forest where nothing can go wrong. Internet is a must. Lots of food. Lots and lots of books. Some nice talking animals to keep me company. 3. Your Favorite place Trivandrum. Home is where the heart is. This ofcourse is the Kowdiar Palace, which I have rented out to the King! :-P 4. Your favorite food/drink Caption says it all! HPMC Apple Juice that you get in bus stands and railway stations. 5....

Once upon a time I was obsessed with turning back time. To undo the bad things. To study well for that exam. To do things I should have done. Heck, I was a Backstreet Boys fan who loved the 'sublime' lyrics, "Oh I wish I could...Turn back time..." from the song Quit Playing Games! Over time, it finally dawned to me that I had to take ownership of my actions and my decisions. I think I became a better person ever since then. Still, my mind has its own reign and does things due to which I end up suffering. A suffering on the maximum scale. The pain which accentuates when you are alone or when some triggers appear. All these makes me believe in yesterday...Sometimes I simply want to live in yesterday...Basking in the pleasure of having your best around you... So far, I have been successful turning a fairly nostalgic tag into a sentimental crap. So without further interruption, lets get on to it. Crusader has tagged me. Similar to an old tag I did before. Two questions...

Decided to do this tag after reading it here . These are the rules: 1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search . 2. Using only the first page, pick an image. 3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker . The result? 1. What is your first name? Narayan. The first result itself was the boss of around half Indian blog world! 2. What is your favorite food? Right now? Chakkavaratti (Jackfruit Jam). Really, really want to have it right now! Fortunately, one gentle soul was gracious enough to upload a pic! 3. What high school did you go to? Arya Central School didn't net any results. So, I tried Arya. Look what I got. Something you would never see or dare to see there! 4. What is your favorite color? Green. I have this strange fascination towards green things since the time I was a kid. /looking forward to a spring green colour Dell Studio 17 lap! That frog reminded me of the frog in a story book I had long time ago. 5. Who is your ...

Getting a little too lazy these days...No work and No play makes Rockus a very dull boy. Got tagged by Freebird . I guess I should be doing that now. 1.Pick out a scar you have, and explain how you got it. Hmmm...got a couple of scars invisible to others. Got a nasty 8 stitch just above my eye, in my eyebrow infact. Not visible until closely (very) observed. I got it on June 12 1991, when I turned 7 years old. I remember the date exactly. It was my birthday and the day of general elections. I went to vote with all the members in the family that morning. After the small cake cutting and all, I walked into a dark room. My aunt was sleeping on the floor. I tripped and banged my head against the edge of a cot. Started bawling and bleeding. I was taken to the hospital where they told to take me to the eye hospital. The doctor was sleeping. Considering that, she did a great job. The scar is invisible, unless I shave my eyebrow of... :-P 2.What does your phone look like? Like a truck went ove...

I was browsing through my old archives and found an old music tag that I had done. Name your top 10 most played bands on Last.fm and then answer some questions. My top ten list has changed considerably since then and I think its interesting enough (at least for me!) to do again. The 2006 June list is shown and the 2007 list is shown below. And the tag too! The List as on June 2006 Name your top 10 most played bands on Last.fm 1. The Beatles -235 2. Led Zeppelin -144 3. AC/DC -138 4. Jethro Tull -110 5. Metallica -100 6. The Doors -92 7. System of a Down -91 8. Guns N' Roses -89 9. Paul McCartney -86 10. Black Sabbath -80 The list as on June 2007 Name your top 10 most played bands on Last.fm 1. The Beatles-1168 (retains the number 1 spot!) 2. The Doors-551 (jumps up 4 spots from number 6) 3. Led Zepellin-533 (marginally loses the number 2 spot) 4. Iron Maiden-337 (new entry) 5. Cream-324 (new entry) 6. Coldplay-264 (new entry) 7. Pink Floyd-246 (new entry) 8. Jethro Tull-208 (goes...