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visitors

11.39am 17th july 2009

we had come back from our monthly goa stint. the monsoons were reaching their brilliant ‘let’s soak through walls and ceiling mode’.

after a few days of settling back in and moaning about the damness and left over mess, i finally got down to actually cleaning it all up.

there was a cardboard box…i lifted it and intruded upon a very prospering colony.

so, today, while googling to find random interesting information on red ants to share with you, i came across

red ants – dirty space alchemy.

suprisingly i like it. if you watch/hear it and if you know me, it’ll suprise you to. but then again, maybe, if i wasn’t watching it and just using me ears, which is what should be used, according to me, when listening to music, i might not have liked it. so maybe it’s just the video that i like. well, in all probability, it’s the combination.

it’s been set to ralph bakshi’s 1977 classis – wizards.

i’m quite curious to watch the film now. already called  video libraries in the area. no luck. now what to do? i’m quite sure i won’t get it around here. oh ho, do i have to shop at amazon? what to do? if i give it an hour, knowing my level of focus these days…i won’t get around to hunting it down. what to do?

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morning entertainment

09.45am to 9.49am 6th sept 2010

this is the view from our window on many mornings. normally we’re having tea, reading the paper, laptops invariably and unfortunately open. the dining table is against the window wall.

one morning, i woke up to find one of the monkeys in my kitchen. jax, our cat was hanging out with him. they were both on the kitchen counter. no aggression, no fear. it’s like i was interrupting their conversation. the monkey didnt run away when he saw me. just stared. almost expected them both to say good morning. now, if only i had my glasses and wasn’t taken by suprise, i might have managed a picture.

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incy wincy spider

03.20pm 27th nov 2009

the resident of the web left a few days after this picture was taken. his vacated home, stayed intact, till jax decided that it irritated his vision.

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…and the journey begins

05.00pm 29th nov 2009

the beatle in this series, stayed in my so called ‘studio’ room for quite a few weeks. everyfew days he would emerge and trot around every corner.

no fear.

i miss him.

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