s! the outlaw torn

yeah, it’s Mardi Gras baby.. so let the drinking and associated activities begin!! for those who want to know the history of Mardi Gras, click here, and if you wanna see what the folks in New Orleans get up to, click here.

so in case you didn’t know, today’s the day as well when street parties happen, pub crawls take place, girls bare the boobies in exchange for beads (oh yes, they do!), shouts of “throw me something mister!!” fill the air, and a lot of alcohol is consumed! here’s the recipe for the Mardi Gras special drink..

The Hurricane
- 2 oz light rum
- 2 oz dark rum
- 2 oz passion fruit juice
- 1 oz orange juice
- 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp simple sugar syrup
- Garnish: orange slice and cherry

i’m gonna be out partying all evening and night long too, so i leave you with a few more pics, and a happy Mardi Gras to all!

everywhere i read they say the economy is getting stronger, the job scene is getting better.. but it means jackshit to me until i get a good offer. all i’m doing nowadays is filling out applications and sending out resumes, and waiting, waiting..

people keep telling me to have patience, and that things will work out. how easy is it to have patience when nothing’s coming through?! people keep saying that i shouldn’t worry. really, are you kidding me.. do you think i can not worry?! i can safely say that i am trying each and every thing possible to catch someone’s attention.. so what else can i do? try some more? well, am doing that too!

okay, rant over!

yes you heard right.. grunge gods Alice In Chains are back! the remaining members of the band are going to be getting together once again to see if they still have the magic. though lead singer Layne Staley is dead and gone, let’s hope they can recapture the sound again.. Nirvana died, Sound Garden broke up (frontman Chris Cornell heads Audioslave now), Pearl Jam evolved, now let’s see what AiC, the fourth of the Seattle grunge quadrant, put out. AiC’s thick-as-a-brick sound & Staley’s vocal style can be heard in the work of Godsmack (named from an AiC single), Creed, Staind, Puddle of Mudd, Nickelback, Adema and a host of others..

meanwhile Tool are putting the finishing touches on their new album, due out on April 4th.. the Tool Army worldwide are counting down the days (37 to be precise!).

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now the bad!! if you can, please fill out my Nohari window as well, feel free to be anonymous if you want

All Percentages

able (7%) accepting (10%) adaptable (3%) bold (7%) brave (3%) calm (0%) caring (14%) cheerful (28%) clever (10%) complex (10%) confident (21%) dependable (28%) dignified (10%) energetic (25%) extroverted (32%) friendly (28%) giving (0%) happyhelpful (3%) idealistic (7%) independent (14%) ingenious (7%) intelligent (39%) (17%) introverted (0%) kind (7%) knowledgeable (21%) logical (10%) loving (3%) maturemodest (3%) (14%) nervous (0%) observant (25%) organised (3%) patient (10%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (3%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsivesearching (10%) self-assertive (14%) self-conscious (3%) sensible (10%) sentimental (7%) (3%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (17%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (10%) warm (17%) wise (0%) witty (46%)

thank you everyone!!

here’s something interesting that’s going around blogworld. a ‘Johari window‘ is something that’s used to check someone’s personality traits. read more about it at the wiki site.

since i’m actually trying to listen and care what you folks think of me, i’m gonna need your help here! please go to this page, and pick out a few words that you think describe me best. so when y’all are done, this site is gonna make me a small window telling me some stuff, with which i hope to become a better person. yeah i know y’all love me to bits.. now click and start choosing!!

NB: go here if you want one for yourself too!

**EDIT**
this thing seems to be going pretty good, so i’m gonna leave it on here a little longer! please feel free to fill it in, even if you only know me through blogging!

i had an early morning meeting today with one of the advisors.. now those who know me also know that i don’t do mornings, and have no particular love for tuesdays either.. so i think i should be forgiven for showing up bleary-eyed and laden with fluffy snow. by the way, fluffy snow is a deceptive misnomer that should be banned from the annals (note similarity of said word to anal) of the dictionary – there is nothing soul-comforting or heart-warming about fluffy snow.. it’s still cold, still a pain to trudge through, and still as cold when it slips sneakily down the collar and trickles down my back chortling with glee!

anyways, for a bit of history of why i hate tuesdays.. refer to this post from 07/05/05..

i guess it’s all good now that i’m in limbo, done with college and yet to start work, once i move on i am going to have to strike some sort of deal with these cold snowy mornings!

conversations on a sunday morning..

dc: men are men and women are women and the twain shall never meet..
s!: yes, unless it’s in the dark of the night, in the throes of passion sweet!

dc: guys like the chase, women like to be chased; until the chase is over..
s!: and then it’s probably time for each to get another lover

dc: men are from mars, and women are from venus..
s!: we met here on earth and look what came between-us!

dc: women always have emotions, and men none, in vain..
s!: the men who did went to watch Brokedick Mountain!

dc: men are supposed to be macho and women the fairer sex..
s!: roles have been reversed in these days of the metrosex!

dc: if a man argues with a woman, he loses an argument..
s!: if he wins the argument he still loses the argument!

dc: men will never ask for directions, even when they’re lost, you see..
s!: it can’t be that hard to find either food, sex or even a tv!

dc: every woman wants to make a better man out of her man..
s!: every man wishes he was with a better woman than his woman!

dc: who has the bigger ego? the man who admits, or the woman who denies it?
s!: the man combs his balding spot, the woman tries on jeans that’ll never fit!

i thought last weekend was cold.. it just got worse! once again, i shall be found firmly ensconced in my blankets!!

watching (TV) – Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs & Superships.

watched (movies) – Munich, Memoirs of a Geisha, Lord of War, & The Weatherman.

reading – Time, Playboy, Stuff & ‘Fluid Mechanics’ – JD Francis.

writing – the penultimate draft of the thesis.

listening to – ‘Hypnotize’ – System of a Down & ‘Autumn Effect’ – 10 Years.

playing – Scrabble & Cricket 2005.

so as you can see, i’ve been keeping busy.

yes ladies and gentlemen, the annual eye-candy in the form of stunning females frolicking in (and out of!!) swimsuits is here again.. Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Edition is here, and in 2006 is bigger and better too!! so run on over to the site and feast your eyes, and in case you don’t get enough, there are bonus features like individual photo galleries, scrumptious videos as well as a downloadable desktop calendar too!!

featured for the first time here this issue is Maria Sharapova..

as well as all-star favorites Heidi Klum, Rachel Hunter, Yamila Diaz-Rahi, Rebecca Romijn, Daniela Pestova and many more too.. enjoy!!