Metal Head Sixface

Bird Is The Word

2011-10-01T01:03:00.004+05:30

I often wish I were a bird, an eagle to be precise.

To be able to fly, to learn all about aerodynamics (sans the equations), to perform stunts in mid-air, to be a fearsome predator, to fly really high, and to have no GPA to worry about.

Aah, what a life!

\m/ Walk with me in Hell \m/

In The Name of Grades

2011-10-01T00:23:00.004+05:30

Why is it that I can't score well in college? 94.1% in X, 96.0% in XII, but only 7.61 in B.E. Mech Engg?

This is extremely annoying! And even more so now that my CGPA is the only thing that makes my MS applications seem weak, and gives the illusion of some of my dream schools slipping away.

I really really hope it doesn't play spoilsport.

\m/ Walk with me in Hell \m/

Why So Upset?

2011-07-03T20:11:00.002+05:30

So my holidays end in a few hours, and college begins tomorrow. I'm back in Chennai, in my aunt's house at Avadi. I usually feel very upset when I leave home (Coimbatore), but this time it's a little unexpected, considering that I'm going to stay here in Avadi for the next year, as opposed to that desolate college hostel.

Then why am I so upset this evening? Could it be because...? Hmm, it could. But I hope it doesn't plague me for long. I don't want the rope to end.

Chaconne

2011-07-01T13:54:00.002+05:30

Repeatedly listening to Itzhak Perlman's rendition of J.S. Bach's Chaconne (Partita for Violin No. 2) has convinced me that Bach was more than human. Here's what Johannes Brahms had to say to Clara Schumann about Chaconne :

"On one stave, for a small instrument, the man writes a whole world of the deepest thoughts and most powerful feelings. If I imagined that I could have created, even conceived the piece, I am quite certain that the excess of excitement and earth-shattering experience would have driven me out of my mind."

Rope Ends Plus Five

2011-07-01T13:46:00.003+05:30

Have I?
I don't know.
Has she?
Time will tell. (Edit : Well, I suppose not)

Time Flies

2011-01-20T00:59:00.003+05:30

The Hindu Metro Plus (Bangalore) says:

“The epic 11-minute track is simply one of Porcupine Tree's best. Embodied in melodic simplicity with a rhythmic strumming pattern the piece undulates with cascading crescendos, a rumbling mid-section and a propulsive finish.”

For the full article, --> http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/04/12/stories/2010041251320300.htm

In prog we trust. :)

P.S.: Propulsive..nice word eh?

Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album

\m/ In Prog We Trust \m/

What the Dopp?

2010-05-21T16:53:00.003+05:30

I have invented a new word, and it's called DOPP.

dopp (v) : to be lost in the music of Dream Theater and/or Opeth and/or Pink Floyd and/or Porcupine Tree to such an extent that the rest of the world ceases to exist/matter.

Examples of usage:
=> Dopping. Do not disturb.
=> Dude let's dopp up tonight.
=> Dopper, and proud of it.
etc.

Additional trivia:
I invented the word while travelling by bus to Vellore with Vidyuth and Sharanyan on May 14th (the day before the epic Lamb Of God concert), and was listening to Pink Floyd - Us And Them. Coincidentally, I'm listening to the same song right now. =)
Interestingly enough, all three of us were dopping then. Vidyuth was listening to DT's A Change Of Seasons album and Football was listening to PT's Lightbulb Sun album. =D

\m/ Walk with me in Hell \m/

What's In a Title ?

2009-05-12T15:19:00.005+05:30

This post is for those of you who find my blog title hard to comprehend(completely). Sixface is not a direct translation of Aarumugam, but a word i chose to indicate my love for cubing(and of course,it reminds you of Harvey Two-Face:-|).
And,well, Metal Head = \m/ =

[self-explanatory]
But why did I choose to divide it into two words?
Hmmm,now I'm quite puzzled about that as well. Sigh. Guess I'll go ask the potato.

\m/ Walk with me in Hell \m/

6 Quizzes in 7 Days

2009-02-28T17:38:00.008+05:30

Yup, that's right.

It began on Friday,the 20th of Feb(2009) with Mitaquiz at MIT (I escaped from college during lunchtime, and I did so with a gate pass, so it was a legitimate 'escape'). Teamed up with TariQ.

The next day, Biz Quiz at MIT. Teamed up with Rohit a.k.a Rotti a.k.a Soggu.

On sunday, Sports Quiz at MIT. Went lone wolf. If you've ever seen a quiz worse than this, it must've been one of the inter-house quizzes in GDMHSS (Coimbatore)!

Back to college on Monday, followed by a nice argument with my faculty advisor about getting OD for the next three days to be spent at CEG,Anna Univ for Techofes '09. My lovely FA advises me not to go for quizzes and to concentrate only in studies. Heck,I didn't miss any quiz even in XII std! For what joy would I miss a quiz in college?? Well, eventually he called my dad up and agreed to sign my OD form. So later that evening, I was off again (and away from the hostel for 3 more days, yippee! :D).

Tuesday - SpEnt Quiz. Teamed up with Sreekar(SVCE) and Vivek(CEG). Had a great time. Great quiz. Took part in J.A.M as well, but failed to impress.

Wednesday - Main Quiz. Teamed up with TariQ(MIT) and Vivek(CEG). Got the first 4 prelims questions right and were on a roll. But of course, the downfall had to begin sooner or later :P. Swooper quiz. Screwed up the Dumb C too.

Thursday - Biz Quiz. Teamed up with TariQ. Superb Quiz.

Friday - Back to college. Sigh...

Well, we didn't qualify for the finals in any of these quizzes, but I guess I can say I have more experience with college quizzing now. And the inquisitiveness is growing exponentially. Aah, well, hope to do better in future quizzes. All the best to me ! :D

\m/ Walk with me in Hell \m/

Word Of All-Time

2009-01-02T09:39:00.003+05:30

Well, we've seen Words of the Year like subprime, plutoed, Not!, e-, etc. But I just happened to burn some grey matter pondering over a word of all-time. And, believe it or not, i landed at Attraction.

Puzzled?

Hmm, let's see, the stability of atoms is due to the attraction between the proton and the electron, which i guess forms the basis of science. Attraction between cation and anion forms a compound. Attraction between north and south poles defines magnetism,without which the universe wouldn't exist the way it does. Attraction between the sexes leads to the perpetuation of species, without which we wouldn't be here. One of my teachers once said, "In Literature it is love, in Chemistry it is affinity, and in Physics it is attraction." So, pretty much, attraction it is, ladies and gentlemen. B-)

Still puzzled?

May the Potato help you. :)

Heaven And Hell

2008-11-26T07:40:00.006+05:30

Finally, the blog world has found yet another asset, staring at a white SyncMaster793s, perhaps the only 17" monitor in this gloomy MCA lab.

Well, here I am, on the 1st floor of the EEE block in SVCE(hence the ref. to 'hell' in the title), greatly relieved that blogging is not blocked! Considering the fact that even chatting is disabled, this does come as a big relief.

Of course, no one in this boring room has any access to orkut or youtube. I wonder what pleasure the administrator gets out of keeping us away from social networking(shrug).

Hmm,the last fun thing i did was reading Calvin & Hobbes - The Days Are Just Packed (Well, unless you consider electrical workshop record enjoyable) .

And one may wonder why the ref. to 'heaven' in the title. It's pretty simple, and can be explained by a non-existing term 'antonymophilia'..you get the point right? In simple terms, Rotti would say "You see, heaven is the reciprocal of hell" :P