Archive for April, 2008
April 29, 2008 – 9:12 am
I have a Dell laptop. It is probably the worst thing in the world. Not only is it slow and unresponsive after I open up two programs, but it takes twenty minutes to load. I bought it last year during the holiday season thinking that I’ll save money and get a cheap Dell laptop for just writing documents, scripts, and other little stuff.
It was the worst investment on my part. Anyway, I was dreaming like usual and this is what I would buy if someone randomly decided to give me the following amounts of money:
- $10 - Chipotle burrito. Light on the beans, yes sour cream, and extra cheese please.
- $100 - Get an oil change for my Honda Civic cause I need one and buy some new clothes since I have no sense of fashion and will periodically wear checked shirts from India that make me look like a lumberjack.
- $500 - Invest in advertising for my production company. Oh that’s www.ParidymPictures.com if you don’t know. We specialize in viral advertising, commercials, music videos, short films and more! Don’t wait, check it out today!
- $1000 - Laptop, desktop, or any software to enhance production. If I have money left over, buy a pet Cobra.
- $5000 - Take a trip somewhere. Australia? Mongolia? Rhode Island?
- $10,000+ - Buy a country and/or girlfriend, then invest in my short film.
What would you do? email pandh@pariandharvin.com
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April 23, 2008 – 10:39 pm
Hey guys, so this is a really serious issue I’ve been having with my friend recently. We’ve been debating for quite some time now regarding the actual whereabouts of a sour/sweet sensation when it hits your mouth. It’s been an ongoing battle and we decided the best way to settle the score is to take a poll from you all.
So please be serious when voting. Trust me, this poll has the ability to cause world peace, so answer wisely. If its too hard, I suggest drinking some some expired guava nectar or a smoothie made of pure goat milk and ketchup.
Thanks for you responses!
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April 23, 2008 – 9:13 pm
So wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted a blog. I feel almost ashamed because I pride myself in being a regular content producer especially through this blog. Usually, every night before I go to bed, I’ll take my laptop and write a post for the next day. It keeps the content and creative juices flowing. But a lot of people have been asking me recently: “Pari why haven’t you posted anything? Your page is scattered with your old posts!”
Let me tell you why.
Being an adult sucks. If you’re reading this and below the age of 21, live it up, because once you hit that age where you enter the real world, it gets crazy. You have bills. You have to pay car insurance. Student loans. Parking tickets. Oh and to top it all off, I have no game whatsoever with the female race, which makes life twice as hard.
Anyway, so that’s the story. I’ve been busy managing my life. My production company has recently starting picking up speed, and I’ve fallen deep into the business side of the world which is both exciting and new since my background is heavily in the creative arts.
Its tough work which requires a lot of focus, but so far, I’ve been doing a great job managing my time. I think I have a great head on my shoulders and think I know what I’m doing (cross your fingers) in order to reach my goals. And I truly believe that with a stable mind, comes stable opportunities.
But there is one thing in life that I cannot manage, and that is my clothes. I do laundry, I hang them up in my closet, but somehow after two weeks, everything I put in order, ends up in the middle of my floor in a giant pile. I have no idea how this happens and absolutely no idea how to stop it. It’s the only thing in my life that I can’t organize. For example, when I come back from work, I usually go running. After I come back, I’m tired and hungry, and the last thing I want to do is spend 10 minutes organizing my clothes since I could be eating food and watching Baseball Tonight on ESPN instead. So what happens? I take a shower and my clothes end up on the floor.
Maybe I should change my habits? Screw it. The Giants will only win the pennant with my support.
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April 9, 2008 – 9:36 pm
A man lay sprawled across three entire seats in a theater.
When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the man, “Sorry, sir, but you’re only allowed one seat.”
The man groaned but didn’t budge.
The usher became impatient. “Sir, if you don’t get up from there I’m going to have to call the manager.”
Again, the man just groaned, which infuriated the usher who turned and marched briskly back up the aisle in search of his manager. In a few moments, both the usher and the manager returned and stood over the man. Together the two of them tried repeatedly to move him, but with no success.
Finally, they summoned the police.
The cop surveyed the situation briefly then asked, “All right buddy, what’s your name?”
“Sam,” the man moaned.
“Where ya from, Sam?”
With pain in his voice Sam replied “The balcony.”
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April 8, 2008 – 1:32 pm
While my videos are rendering, I thought id hit a blog real quick. So a life update, I recently turned 24 last week.
I know, you don’t have to remind me how old I am.
Anyway, my license expired on my birthday so a few weeks prior I had to go renew it with the DMV. I could have done this through the mail but I desperately needed a new picture. You see, the picture that was currently on the license was from when I was 15 years old. It was the stage in my life where God was still messing with photoshop and decided it would be fun to make me look like an alien. Also, I passed my driving test really early in the morning which was surprising since I was still half asleep. And lastly, the lady who was taking the picture didn’t even do a count down to tell me she was taking the picture. She just said “stand there please” and then CLICK! I wasn’t even ready for it so the picture just looks like I’m half constipated, half looking to the left.
This time around, I went during my lunch break. First of all, I stood in line because I didn’t have an appointment, and when I came to the counter finally, the man said, “How can I help you?” I looked around and said “Yes, I will have a bowl of pho, a bean burrito, and a samosa with green chutney.” Well I didn’t really say that, but I thought it in my mind because surrounding me were only Vietnamese, Mexican, and Indian races. There is nothing wrong with that, but its just fun to see white people being a minority in the Bay Area.
Anyway, so after I ate my food, I got called up to the counter where I paid the renewal fee, took care of the paperwork, and went for my picture. I stood in line and watched other people take their picture. Some smiled. Some didn’t care. Some were ecstatic. Some just looked like they had to go to the bathroom. Finally it was my turn.
I walked up with a smile so not be caught off guard. The lady behind the counter clicked the photo and that was that. After the flash, I asked her “Can I see it?” She stared at me like I was speaking fluent Korean slang in a Swedish chocolate factory. She turned to me and glared. With her nose flaring she replied “If I show you, then everyone will want to see their picture. We don’t have time for that!”
I took a deep breath and walked away. There was nothing I could do. I would have to wait.
After two weeks, it finally it came. I looked at the envelope and slowly opened it. In my mind, my thoughts were racing as to what sort of mythological creature I might resemble.
Surprisingly, it didn’t turn out as bad as I thought. I am half smiling with eyes half open, and my hair looks like I’m a software engineer from Bangalore. Nothing wrong with that. Chicks dig software engineers from Bangalore.
My name is Pari and that’s my story.
If you have a funny DMV license story, let us know @ pandh@pariandharvin.com!
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April 2, 2008 – 12:33 pm
As Harvin pointed out previously, I am a bad speller. Even though I am thorough and eloquent in my narrative expression, I believe the cause for my terrible spelling is due to the fact that I never double check (which I am working on by the way) and because I am a fast typer (typist?)
Because I run my own company, I send a lot of emails to clients in a professional and articulate manner. So as a habit to rid myself of any grammatical errors, I usually pop open Microsoft word and type my thoughts and responses to catch any flaws in my writing.
Today morning, I was writing a really long response to a client and had everything I needed to say ready in my mind. It was early in the morning and I was basically just regurgitating everything when I suddenly looked down at my hands which were going crazy! Have you ever observed your own hands typing? Its phenomenal! How do my hands and mind know where to go? Even as I type this I am looking down at my hands which seem to be programmed to know where every letter is. I don’t even have to think about it, they’re just doing it! And they do it with such precision and speed that it’s no wonder I am a bad speller.
My Dad is also a fast typer (typist?). He, however, coming from India, doesn’t have any formal typing training like I do. The way he types is hard to explain through this blog, but is simply amazing nevertheless. He basically uses his left hand for simple maneuvers like shifting and hitting letters surrounding the letter S. But with his right index and middle finger he does the rest, like going from an R to an M in split seconds. Mind boggling!
But now that I think of it, he is also a bad speller as well. So maybe my luck with spelling is most probably genetic rather than my lighting speed typing skills. I also really hope there are no spelling errors in this blog. That would be really embarrassing .
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