Thinking domains

I bought another domain today. And all this domain buying business sort of makes you think domains all the time. And that makes you look up a domain that pops up in your head (especially when you're sure it's got to be bought by someone) and check out what they're doing with it.

Today, I randomly checked out -
www.bored.com
www.iowntheinternet.com
www.bringiton.com
www.webjargon.com

Most threw up pop ups. The first two are positively depressing. The last is for sale... I'd buy only if I knew I'd do something worthwhile. But someone sure can do something fun with it. Any takers?

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I've been phenomenally obsessed with Google Reader for quite some time now. I don't know how I ever lived without it. I really actually used to visit each of the blogs I followed to check for updates. Stupefyingly stupid.

And now I'm quite kicked with the little button that shows you the number of subscribers each blog has, and how frequently the blog updates.

Dooce

I've been reading Dooce for a quite some months. I fell in love with her writing and her photography, and then quite naturally, became intensely jealous.

She's clean swept the Bloggies Awards this year - Weblog of the Year, Best American Blog, Best Design Blog and the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Insane. To quote her.

But boy, can I say anything except for she deserves it.

Look her up. Am not spoon feeding you with links anymore.

Bombay Diary - Unexpected Trip

Was in Bombay for 2 night and 3 days courtesy Google, put up at the Hilton Towers (really really), and shuttled about in a fancy car (if one can really shuttle about in Bombay's seriously worsening traffic.)

Was there as a volunteer for the Be NetSmart initiative by Google and the Bombay Police's Cyber Crime Cell. Basically, heading from school to school and teaching the kids to be smart and safe and avoid becoming victims of cyber crime. There's loads of press coverage for the project, so read more about it somewhere else.

What I'm writing to say is...

I had a blast. Flew in and out. Checked into the Hilton Towers, in all its glory. Hung around at Marine Drive and met up with long, lost junkie friend. Lounged about in bathtub. Ate with silver cutlery. Adjusted the room temperature and lights and every goddamned thing with a button. Snuggled into the cosiest bed and fluffiest pillow ever. Ate incredibly crisp apples.

The second day, after my work was done, I managed to roam around at Colaba for a bit, drop in at Furtados and buy a lovely Granada acoustic guitar for Agent P, shop for swimming trunks and USB cables, and bubble bath, and also managed to surprise my granny at Colaba with a 400 second visit.

What I didn't do was:
Eat vada pav. Travel by train. Eat chaat. Swim.
Shame.

But the highlight of the trip easily was that I got to meet the boys - Split performed at Hard Rock Cafe on Tuesday, and it was a fabulous evening. The boys, Michelle, Hardik in funky tshirt with inbuilt equalizer, food, free drinks, cameras, and Split Unplugged. What more can a girl possibly want.

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I bought my first domain yesterday for Garreth's Dischordian. And since then, I've been thinking about what to do with the page and more importantly, how. Came across this funny image.

Also, am attending a BarCamp that's taking place at Google next weekend. Its the first time am attending anything of the sort, and it's quite exciting. The rules of BarCamp states that I must blog about it. If you're in Hyderabad on 16th Feb, (or can make it there), be sure to attend BarCamp Hyderabad5.