Returning to the "ghost blog"

 Well, this blog has been a bit fallow for the time being. The blog ratings are at an all time low ( by a notch of one or two :)). Even the feel has changed, Blogger has now been integrated with Google (it;s been that long since I noticed!). But I am BACK. Part of the problem has been a long standing inertia to do anything creative online than Facebook, search for my own laptop, and a rather extended writer's block. I have been off reading as well (inputs have an effect on outputs, system approach!). Except ONE good read in the past few months. John Updike's brilliant autobiography titled "Self- Consciousness". The book resonated with me even though he talks in the truly small town and American context. Updike, a perpetual Pulitzer prize winner , shows how beautifully satisfying humdrum can be. The way he describes his skin condition and how it helped him to focus on the "inside", how he talks about his humbling socio- economic status but a distinctive intellectual prowess, really stayed behind even I as put down the book. His appeal is universal and his language is SO powerful.

Other than this, I've carried on the daily dose of news through Pulse. 

The good thing about this android application is it helps me to customise my reading habits and has an excellent navigation experience as a news hub.

About films, I have watched a lot of popular bollywood cinema very much latest. I really liked the "Gangs of Wasseypur" series. It really stands out owing to its rustic feel, raw and bizarre characterization, and brings the underbelly of regional cronies to light. Besides that, I found that I am big fan of Ice- Age really !

I was off TV for a year (replaced it by high- speed internet), but the jinx was broken, thanks to big screen experience and my brother, I have been able to watch football/soccer like never before. I can now tell Rooney from a Lampard. That good :)

 So in the year I was away from TV I discovered some gems: some excellent series: An Idiot Abroad (mastermind of Ricky Gervais),  Topgear (hosted by oh-so-charming petrosexuals, Jeremy Clarkson , May and Hammond) and Three part BBC series on "Story of God, hosted by Sir Robert Winston stand out from the usual dose of popular sitcoms.

Now to important stuff, I still haven't yet decided the pointed topic for this blog, so I am continuing it to be my random soundboard, Any one bored or interested enough is free to caste a judgement on what comes out of my writing pad.