Life, Somewhere else..

"Why did you volunteer for Rangashankara?" I wonder what do I say to that. It had nothing to do with any aspirations of trying to be an actor, writer or a director. No had no intention of hitting on any actress too. No I didn't. The simplest answer I generally give is, I was getting bored and needed to pass my time somehow. But thats certainly not all.

It was for the sheer fun of doing something I was not meant to do, I was not expected to do. About doing something I was not good at but wanted to be. It was about being part of something which was not another trash people ignored. It was about getting a feel of how a theater works. It was about seeing how a whole festival is pieced together from scratch and turned into this magnificent collage of performances from so many different parts of the world. It was about meeting people. People who are so passionate about theater that they don't bother about the fact that they having a hard time making end meet. They are hardly bothered about the fact that they don't have the time to go partying and getting sloshed. Sit with them and they can talk about their work for hours. That certainly never happens in our offices, do they?

The days I spent there, I did all all sorts of work there was to be done. It certainly was something I would like to do and cherish again at some other level. But the whole experience was also a bit about feeling good about myself.

Jimi's Mania..

After a long search, I finally got my hands on two decent posters in Landmark. One is a “Psychedelic” Jimmy Hendrix another Pink Floyd’s “The wall’s cover art”. Not exactly the one's I wanted. There was hardly anything to choose from. But better than other stuffs they had including a Jessica Alba from Sin City poster.

The guys said they get them from London. But with a price of 250 bucks I am not sure whether I should trust them or not. Anyways heck why do I care! I got what I wanted. The print is really good and they are large enough to hide the crack on the wall from my landlord. But still I am looking for a particular U2 poster. I wonder where they have kept it hidden.

(Pic courtesy: http://en.easyart.com/art-prints/Celebrity-Image/Jimi-Hendrix-(Psychedelic)-331449.html and http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/rockcandy/Image/pink_floyd_the_wall.jpg)

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People complain/ joke about the sparse number of posts I write about myself. The problem is I can’t write about stuffs which generally most people do. Everyone is bugged with his work, every one looks forward to Fridays and everyone loves The Hard Rock Café. The point is why anyone would want to read about some thing they themselves do and may be do more than me and hence my reluctance to talk about myself.

Anyways I certainly have some new stuffs happening in my life. I have been staying alone for the first time. Surprisingly, I have been managing decently. Ok it’s a little tough sometimes. Prioritizing things was a bit confusing in the beginning. I got myself a “new” second hand bike and an internet connection before getting a proper drinking water supply. But then surviving can always wait but the latest “Weeds” episode cant. Also about to start volunteering for Rangashankara for a theatre festival they are organizing. Let’s see what sort of experience I can get out of it but I guess what ever it is, it will be more fun than the 9 to 6 job. More update on it in later posts.