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DAMN AGAIN! long time no blog
I've done it again.. haven't i ?
Been away from blogland and started off another post with the same ol same ol 'have to blog more often' .... well.. i think its time i should just face the fact that i just have sooooooo much more to do with my 24's nowadays that i just cant quite seem to get my act together..... or maybe im just being down right lazzzzy ;P
So yet again.. im going to summarize my musings and amusings in one big-ass post ... so hold your breath cuz i've actually been quite productive and had my sticky lil fingers in quite a few varied number of things lately.
1.Stuff i've been randomly working on lately (works in progress)
a. Talking heads keep talking
b. A Delicate exercise in developing Mise-en-scene
c. Splashing Water n Colors on a pixish of an idea 
2. Fun Sites i've been on lately (only surf when the Big Boss isnt watching ;P )
Been hanging around the regions of graffiti.playdo.com thats proven to be quite a lot of fun. Picked it up from a posting by a certain 'psycho monkey' on the Dubai Writers Meetup Forum.
Good Fun! The site is simple and works around a good solid concept of both communal and personal graffiti space. Not too different from the whiteboard feature accompanying the PC Version of MSN. The site also incorporates varying brushes allowing one to control pressure and opacity. The best bits of the site is probably the subtler elements such as the sway of the fabric ( attached to the mouse ) when moved around from end to end or the bounce of the can when slammed hard on the floor.
Much in the style of real-life graffiti - THERE IS NO UNDO ! and thats bloody frustrating but it gives the authentic rough edge as you have to literally wipe away your mistakes and leave behind a stain. very coooool!
I came up with this as a rough quick one... if you all looosers cant read it - it says DWM! (im too cool ! ;P - Sophie would agree !! pssst.. help me out here sophie ... Nod a yes and nothing else )
and this was more of a communal one as i got chums - stewart (melbourne) and hee (seoul) onboard ( it gets a lot messier and fun when this happens - with ppl drawing over each others stuff )
Try it out - its worth the time and the smile!
Other sites to look at would be
-www.tokyoplastic.com (courtesy: rehan+psychomonkey)
-Little India (courtesy: james son of hut)
4. Sharjah Art Biennial
( NO REALLY !! how do YOU pronounce B.I.E.N.N.I.A.L ? is it bea-aghh-nallli-ee or bi-ennial ? )
Went to the Sharjah Art Biennial with the guys and girls from the Writers Meetup the other night and sadly found myself at a lack of appreciation for many of the stuff i saw. Quite liked the videos done by the artist Ghazel - very funny and thought provoking. Recognized some of the works my Professors. Tarek, Chris and Mark. ---- I feel like an idiot - i should have sooooo taken part in this one .. oh well next one maybe?
Also stopped by the Heritage Festival thats going on not too far away from the Museum. This ol arab heritage area of Sharjah is always a delight to be around.. Narrow passageways and the dimmed lighting just makes it all the more memorable and romantic i guess. On the outside, i spotted this fella sitting with a fresh batch of oysters he fished out not too long ago. He momentarily hogged the limelight as he quite enthusiastically broke open shells in search of pearls... but alas none to be found
5. Skypin Away
Finally got myself onto Skype ( or Sky-pee as some would call it ;P ) and must say - this internet telephony software just gotta be the best one ive used so far. I dont think ive acually spent so much time on international calls as much as i have over the past couple of days using this software.
... well wait thats not true.. there was this one time... ( hmmmm ... but wil leave that out for now )
A must must must download if you dont have it already. Headphones are a must, else you end up getting a lot of echo
and start feeding the caller with his/her own words before he/she can move on to say something else.
Errm... yea thats about it .. i guess
So until next timmmmme .. Be good, Eat your peas, Sleep Well and Leave Comments you geezers! ;P
April 19th, 2005 - 18:40
yo loser,
you asked for everyone to leave a comment so here i am (such an obedient beyatch).
how come you didnt mention our drinking night at tia’s in your ‘this is what i’ve been upto’ post???
are you trying to say that skype deserves a mention and we don’t??????!
stoopid goru.
oh and by the way, we’re thinking of going to thailand. so if you still wanna take that vacation, come.
bye loser.
April 19th, 2005 - 18:43
p.s: just for old times sake:
i hate goru in the sunshine
i hate goru in the summmmer
i hate goru in the winter
i hate goru all the tiiiiiime.
oh and we must do another session soon, i have THE funniest stalker story to share. it’s un-fucking-believable. i need to quit giving that ‘psycho magnet’ vibe.
April 19th, 2005 - 21:13
geee i wonder who YOU might be …
YOU bunny f@#$#r ;P
yea… damn i forgot to write about our escapades at tia’s…
Actually NA .. WAIT !! .. I dont think the content of our discussion was anywhere near blogworthy … it might be in blogistan though ;P ;P
Thailand sounds mmm mmm tempting … whose cuming? ;P ;P ;P
ah yes… the stalker returns !??? Girl !! dont you think its time you write a book already !!? you could call it
‘The Stalker Who Moved my Cheese’ ;P ;P ;P ;P
April 20th, 2005 - 10:58
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April 20th, 2005 - 13:33
umm…wtf was THAT comment (above) all about??
oh and since you brought up that ‘rabbits fuck like bunnies’ thing AGAIN, i’m going to be extra bitchy/anal/pedantic and point out that you can’t count:
you skipped #3 in your post.
loser.
April 20th, 2005 - 17:41
aaakkkkhhhhh….
you leave me wounded on the floor ..
my ego bleeds more and more…
but i shall rise … and ‘come back’
when you blog whilst smoking crack !!
mwwahahahaaaaa !!!!! ;P
April 20th, 2005 - 18:40
i have to say that your poetry attempts are better than your counting skills.
April 21st, 2005 - 15:04
poo to you.
April 22nd, 2005 - 17:50
hey raj…is that u’re called btw? amritraj IS bit of a mouthful!
was great meeting u too! i wrote a post on our lil get-together today but couldn’t post it cos i didn’t have all the bloglinks..
i have yours now..n i’ve gotta say..u’ve got one very cool blog. one day i’m gonna rope u in to make me a very cool new design ..but that’s only if i get seriously back to blogging. right now it seems like i’m just about keeping it from sinking.
went through your portfolio too…and it’s very impressive. n now my comment is turning into a minipost so i’ll end this here..:)
April 23rd, 2005 - 12:18
hello!
very cool graffitis!
-lofecake.bravejournal.com
April 24th, 2005 - 10:41
*Ashi
thanks for the visit…hope you enjoyed it
Twas good meeting y’all the other evening.
Will keep you posted with new projects and new designs
Stay in touch.
*Sara da lofecake
Thanks for that.. have you tried out the website yet ? its quite fun .. take it for a drive sometime and send me what you make … could be a nifty little DWM thing.
April 25th, 2005 - 10:16
I like your drawings, Raj. The talking face project seems interesting! Keep it up!
April 25th, 2005 - 17:25
one Q dude.. what is DWM?
April 25th, 2005 - 23:39
Hey Hari….
First visit here at http://www.artraj.com... welcome dude!
Keep Coming BACK !!!!!! else am going to have to make sure that the next time you are going on leave – I AM GOING ON LEAVE IN YOUR STEAD !!! got it !?? ;P
Thanks for your words.. appreciate it.
Keep blogging.
Hey anonymous (dude) …
Sorry for blogging in abbreviated terms .. DWM stands for Dubai Writers Meetup Group… visit http://writers.meetup.com/293/ if interested.
April 28th, 2005 - 23:55
So qanyway, oh great one. The answer to frequent bloggong is just to do a smallish bit every 2 or 3 days. And probably a big bit on a weekend. It’s amazing the stuff that just pops into your head once you’ve logged into you Blogger edit-widget.
And there’s 2 versions: ‘biennale’ is the original Italian version (bee ann arly) and ‘biennial’ (buy enn ee al) is the Anglo version.
April 29th, 2005 - 06:42
thanks dude, for clarifying ‘DWM’
peace out.
April 29th, 2005 - 09:22
Brilliant pictures.
April 29th, 2005 - 10:20
Hey Keefieboy !!!
Long Time!! where have you been???
You stopped blogging for a while ( beginning of april ) thought you decided to undergo spontaneous combustion and dissapear …. but lo behold – visited your blog now and !!!!!!! SO MANY POSTS !!! ( well now i have something to read up – in between render-time at work ;P )
Thanks for the clarification on the pronunciation of Biennial ( funny thing .. i would pronouce it differently depending on who i was talking to…. and would therefore wait until they would say it first and then move onto following suit … tch tch tch peer pressure i tell you) ;P
April 29th, 2005 - 10:30
Hey Wolfe!
Thanks for the visit … much appreciated
keeeep coming back – i could use some festivity around this corner of the world wide web ;P
If you are interested in browsing a few of my photography – do visit my new flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/artraj/ … The collection is still under works hence only one section so far – more to be updated soon.
Au Revoir Wolfe