Garageband Fun I: Taal

Ok, I figured out how to upload the audio files created in Garageband. Yea for me! David and I had a lot of fun doing this, however due to his unfathomable reluctance to vocalize in a decibel audible to humans, only my voice can be heard. If you hear very very carefully you will realize that this is a duet.

TOOFANI RAAT

Just when I thought the Mac could not get any more fun (I really need to figure out how to upload some of the Garageband stuff) I discover ComicLife

          

The Harry Potter Post

Wanted to do a Harry Potter post but did not know what to write thats not already been written. So enough said here is a pre-release video posted on you tube that recently got featured....

Accio Deathly Hallows

FYI Loved the book, hated the last chapter, My favorite HP book still remains Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Our FANTABULOUS weekend trip to Los Angeles…………

The one that we did not go too…..

Friday night some vague hour!
Ok guys we were supposed to leave at 9:00pm sharp, its 10 already lets go go GO!!! Listen we should stop by Frys or something to get some munchies. The car has a cd player right? Now if only we had some cd’s, I wish I had Kandisa and no for the umpteenth time I don’t have it I had a cassette and even that I proably lost. By the way, I am offering my services to keep awake anybody who is driving, yup being a night owl has some uses! So are you guys excited??? I can’t believe we are actually going away this week…WOW, congratulations are in order although I guess we should save it for when we actually cross the border. Ok people, so what do you wanna listen too? Really do we have too, just asking!


Driving to LA

Saturday morning….at some ungodly hour

What’s the time, 6:00? Do you guys realize I am 3:00 hours behind my sleeping schedule? Yes yes I know you are the ones who did all the driving but do you know how much effort it takes to entertain people while they are driving? Ok OK, lets not argue but find our hotel and get some shut eye or else they will have to shoot a sequel to the movie Red Eye starring ME!!!! Yes I think this is it….lets just get our room keys and SULEEEEP…..


Our room

Saturday noon or something kinda like that!

Ok wake up WAKE Up…no no wait, sleep, go back to sleep. I call tabs on the shower first. Well this way you get more time to sleep and more importantly unlke other people whose name I will not mention I do not take an HOUR to get ready!!! Protest all you like but we all know the truth. I am off to get ready, hmm wonder what I should wear…..(some time later) lets go have a quick lunch and then do some absolutely corny, touristy things…so where are we having lunch? Yes I am fine with wherever too but where exactly do you mean by wherever?


Where else?

Saturday afternoon dong some corny touristy things….
Definitely the beach first, I want to make some sand castles. Wow look at those boats. Ok I vote that we take the tour aboard the vintage touring yacht first. Then go to the light house plaza, hang out there for a while then go to the beach and build some sand castles!!!


The Tour


Lighthouse Plaza


Who am I kidding?

Ok yeah I am ready to leave just let me make the door to the ante chamber a little more accessible.....OK OK RELAX we are leaving…so what next? Lets drive around Beverly hills look at the houses pretend we own one of them. Do you know if Brad Pitt has a house here or should we just try to see Angelina Jolie’s place?? hehehe! No we are not searching around for Jennifer Aniston’s house. Besides I don’t think they live here anyway. We will also check out the Hollywood sign and when we are a little fresher do the -walk of fame…roll out the red carpets here I come. Hey how come my name is not in a star? Or should we go to Mann’s theater you decide. Come on, lets get a sounivier for the certain somebody who didnt come with us.


Hollywood


Lets take a walk... with the stars


Mann's Chinese theater

Saturday evening

Do you think we have time to change before we go out for dinner? I know it will take long but I have sand all over me…oh yeah for dinner we HAVE to go to Spazios...… they serve Italian but more imporatntly they play live JAZZ!


Good food...good music...good LIFE!

Saturday night
Zzzzzzzz………..zzzzzzzzz…….zzzzzzz…..ZZZZZ.zzz.zzzz………….

Sunday morning/ afternoon/evening

Ok who has the tickets to Universal studios….I am soooo excited and somewhat scared…what if I puke?? Oh! Come on I was kidding, you have to sit with me on the ride. No really I am serious you will sit with me right?Anybody? Universal studio directions…hmmm we don’t want to get lost like last evening. Hey I never volunteered to navigate and no it’s not the default option. I am terrible with directions particularly if somebody is pressurizing me!! Anyway lets leave, their will be a huge crowd. We don’t have to do all the rides, as if we can, but we have to do “the revenge of the Mummy”, “the terminator” “the Jurassic park ride” and I want to see “Shrek 2 in 4 –D” whatever that means. Yeah we won’t stay beyond 4 as the parking rates after that are outrageous as it is we are paying through our nose for gas! Stupid Katrina! Besides I want to freshen up and rest a bit before we go for Gaelic Storm concert!!! Oh my god I am super excited about the concert…she wants a pina colada in a pint glass... la la la la la…


Revenge of the Mummy-COOL!!!


Donkey 4-D- Cho Chweet!


Terminator- WHOA!!!!


Gaelic Storm...Gotta Love Them!!!!

Sunday night

We will leave at 5:00 am sharp, somebody set the alarm in their phone. Ok that means we get 5 hours of sleep…wasn’t the concert fantastic??? Yeah I am exhausted too. Good night. I think i had too much cotton candy. I like the Mummy ride better than Terminator and I hated the back to the future one...yes FAYNE I will let you sleep, final good night. You too....

Monday….

Bye bye Los Angels, hello Arizona!

P.S.- my next post will be about my actual vacation which will be SUPERFANTABULOUS or so I hope....

disclaimer: this is a purely fictious vacation and should not be used as a reference for holiday plans. However the author has based it on actual events and locations.

The perfect cup of Tea

Its barely dawn and from the kitchen I can hear the streets bustling with the first burst of activity. Cars whiz by honking obnoxiously, morning walkers of all ages, shapes and sizes chattering as they head back home, an assortment of street vendors- paperwalla, raddiwalla, sabziwalla, selling their wares by shouting themselves hoarse.

The sounds are comforting and I smile absently while filling a saucepan with water. As I light the gas stove, the blue flame leaps to life and I set the water to heat up. Meanwhile I retrieve three cups of varied sizes and design and arrange them neatly on a tray. I am in awe of the fact that a cup that I gifted my parents more than ten years ago has survived the test of time with just a few nicks and bruises. I put aside milk and sugar and with everything in order I wait for the water to boil. Soon tiny bubbles burst forth and steam rises up, within seconds the water rages and bubbles furiously. I decrease the heat and add precise amounts of black ground tea and loose green tea leaves following which I immediately turn off the gas and cover the pan to trap the heat. A few seconds later as I remove the lid, the aroma of freshly brewed tea assails my senses. I pour out the rich amber liquid and admire its brilliant coloring. An appropriate amount of milk and sugar are the required finishing touches and the ingredients unite in delightful harmony.

I place the cups of tea and a tin of biscuits on the dining room table and go to awaken ma and baba. We all gather at the table drinking our tea, sharing the newspaper and reading out loud interesting bits while I relish every sip of my perfect cup of TEA.