some of my primitive drawings

I feel like a cave painter now, probably will take me more than a lifetime to iterate and become a better artist. But, there are miles to go before I sleep, thanks to Robert Frost. Most drawings are from observation, 1 or 2 are off my mind and some are from references. I'm taking Drawing 101, very refreshing.

Everyday Things - I

Just a document documenting the incidents of everyday life.. starting today..

well today at work I thought of that unforgettable restaurant in Mysore called Ilapur, 'The Taste of Andhra'. The taste came tumbling back to my taste buds as though it was yesterday.. probably 10 years ago.. Started a chain reaction in the office which is full of Indians, kind of a diverse group too.. Learned about the history of biriyani in this site called "Biryani Merchant(superscript TM)" Eventhough the review in google for the restaurant was like this : "I've never really had a good meal here. And from what I've heard, it's now closed. The meat was like re-tread rubber and the rice over-cooked. No better way ...".. well.. but I liked the history of biryani section in the website.

Thought of all the biryani I've had in my life, Amsavalli, Amravati, Ilapur, Anjappar, Ponnusamy, Thamizhagam, Amala Chettinad Mess .. oh my god! Then we had to order something in from that Gaylord Indian Restaurant in Chicago (funny name!).. Had a great lunch.. Then in the evening.. watched "A peck on the Cheek".. well "Kannathil Muthamittal" as its better known for the 26th time with my roomies (one from Madurai, and the other from Barcelona).. luckily it had subtitles.. Always had fun showing this movie to my international friends.. Once a Taiwanese friend saw the entire movie (good patience) and liked it.. Mani Rathnam is awesome.. Gotta get back to calculating the normals in my terrain during the night. Thought about Indra akka's biriyani, poori kothu karri, mammai's kari kuzhambu, meen varuval.. yummy..

Probably half you guys didn't understand this rambling.. well the document is mainly here for me to read.. hope it goes on everyday..

links:
history of biriyani
hyderabadi biriyani rap

And guys, don't believe that thing about Madurai in the map in the doc_strip for the day..
Madurai's best biryani atleast as far as I'm concerned is Amsavalli.. I don't know if there's a Amsavalli mess in Karaikudi!! Where the heck is Hotel Konark in Madurai!??? dude! who the heck prepared this map ?? Hotel Konark should be somewhere in Orissa not in Madurai!! Geez., ( I had to edit my post after I had a closer look at that biryani map)!! - !! not impressed at all!

Nov 9, 2007

Doc strip:-

I'm nothing but a sperm and an egg

Sometimes I just can't believe one egg and a sperm is all that's needed (of course with the help of a place for them to grow) for a human life to be created. Some questions have never been answered since the dawn of time.. oh.. well that's one of the questions that needs answers.. when did time actually come into being? A lot of theoretical research has been done and I don't know how many more lifetimes are required for humans to find life's answers. So, why the heck are we here? This is one of the major questions that have a million answers based on the interests of the person who's giving the answers. One general very dumb (my opinion) answer is "Well.. we're here for a reason". This "reason" is also like life, just gets more form and shape as life goes on.. Some people don't even find the reason for which they are here in a lifetime. Some actually find reasons everyday. Some just have a single reason to live, some are just plain confused with all these reasons brushing past them .. One standard reason to live that many people agree upon is for happiness in whichever form. Be happy as far as you are alive. Well.. I guess its time for me to be philosophical.