Tuesday, January 02, 2007

You Are No Longer Five

You can tell things have changed when your age-appropriate present is no longer this:



But this:



AND you're being asked to get a job.

36 comments:

jairaj said...

heh ;)

Anonymous said...

fuzzy things never go out fashion

Snake Anthony said...

You would hope.

That Armchair Philosopher said...

well, i guess bunny slippers and stuffed animals are always welcome as presents. no matter how old you get..

but what I'd REALLY like to know is how you managed to take that photograph of your feet - and got it right on counts of focus and positioning :)))

Snake Anthony said...

Let me just say I KNOW how to work a camera. I took up photography in college not as a hobby but as slave. Sad but true.

(They're not bunny slippers. They're plain furries.)

jairaj said...

The argument whether they're bunny ones or plain furris, is simply hilarious!

That Armchair Philosopher said...

_mock consternation_ ok ok.. I wasn't implying that you didn't :)

oh you're into photography? sweet. do you do specific compositions or is it more random? and which camera do you use?

(right, bunny, furries.. same difference, methinks)

Snake Anthony said...

Oh no! I didn't mean it that way. I meant to imply that I did alot of documenting type photography in college, nothing artistic. Which basically means sheer quanity and donkey work. By knowing how to work a camera I mean getting the focus and framing etc right without much effort. I won't say much about quality though. :)

I'm not 'into' photography as some of my friends are (Check out Cairo Dusk on my panel - he's really talented) but I take a photograph or two here and there. My SLR is the Canon E0S 500 and my digital camera is the Nikon Coolpix 5900.

Are you 'into' photography'? What camera do you use?

Jerry,

These are serious matters.

That Armchair Philosopher said...

Ah *that* way.. Right.

As for using the word "into" - I wasn't sure what other word to use, although things like "Do you _like_ photography" or "Do you photograph much" did pop into my mind... :) So yes, I'm 'into' photography. I use a Canon SD 550 digital and a Pentax MX classic film SLR.

Cairo dusk has some great shots - I like his composition style. Somehow, I never take people shots like those :)

Snake Anthony said...

What sort of photography are you 'into'?

That Armchair Philosopher said...

Gosh. Blogger hasn't got its act together yet. My second to last comment also talked about..

"Is it me or do you have *tiny* feet?"

Or did you not want that coming out publicly? :))

Snake Anthony said...

Lol. I'm not a very large person. Though the reason my feet look really tiny in that photo is because the furries are free size.

Your smileys have an awful lot of chins huh.

Young Thos. said...

You know you're a girl when that is still considered age-appropriate. :P

That Armchair Philosopher said...

Hahaha. Those aren't *extra* chins. Please.

Emoticons 101, dear SA, is the class you're in dire need of..

Snake Anthony said...

*confused*

That Armchair Philosopher said...

confused about?

emoticons 101 - as in, an introductory class on internet smileys and well, emoticons.. 'emotional icons'?

Snake Anthony said...

I know what emoticons are, but 101 I didn't understand. :)

That Armchair Philosopher said...

Heh, I think '101' an American thing. The Brits in their infinite wisdom probably call it the 'The jolly rum introduction to blah' class.

Snake Anthony said...

Perhaps. Its funny actually. I live in London but don't really know the Brits much at all. I have *thinks* maybe *thinks hard* _one_ white British friend. Haha. But I move to a sunny sunny place in August. Yay!

That Armchair Philosopher said...

Lol. You know, thats one thing I've always noticed - unless you try hard enough, you'll end up in a clique of desis. Wonder why.

Sunny sunny place? Where to? Surely not the Western Sahara..

;)

Snake Anthony said...

Well, the desi cliques that way are very welcoming towards other new desis. The question is whether you really want to spend all your time talking in hindi and lamenting over the absence of ghar ka khana etc. I mean, I prefer to seize the opportunity of being overseas and explore things while I have the chance.

Actually, I go to a _really really_ international school and at the graduate level, there are very few Britishers. And my programme is especially more international. So I have friends from pretty much all over the world. They're an interesting bunch.

I move to California in August. Unless I change my mind.

That Armchair Philosopher said...

I *SO* agree. My own school's pretty international and some of my closest friends are from diverse places. Desi cliques are really nice and welcoming et al - but to an extent.

Hehe California eh - *small* world. :) Wherein?

Snake Anthony said...

LA. Small world? Who else is in California?

Snake Anthony said...

Wait.. you're in California.
*realisation dawns*

Snake Anthony said...

Where in California?

That Armchair Philosopher said...

*Blink, blink, .. buhlink* :) Lol, you needed 3 comments for that? tsk tsk.

Yep, I'm in CA too. The San Francisco bay area though. Which, based on recent experiences, is so much more beautiful than LA :P

Snake Anthony said...

I'm a little slow on the uptake, what can I say. :)

I don't have any LA loyalties yet so try me a while from now and that might provoke me. Though Sfo I believe is gorgeous. My brother visits ever so often. What do you do there (or are you concealing your identity)?

That Armchair Philosopher said...

Lol. I agree. ;)

Right, I'll make sure you get needled over the year!

Hehe, no I'm not concealing my identity - only on public forums because of google. Do you have a gmail address?

As for what I do - I'm just someone in technology (surprise surprise :)

That Armchair Philosopher said...

ah your bro's in the US too?

Snake Anthony said...

Yup.

That Armchair Philosopher said...

heh. you have comment notification too?

Snake Anthony said...

Comment _moderation_? Yes.

That Armchair Philosopher said...

Oh you don't.

As in, sites like http://cocomment.com or http://co.mments.com/ - which message you everytime someone responds to your comment. Very convenient in situations like these :)

Anonymous said...

dude, your legs are fuzzier than those bunny slippers. shave, will ya? make 'em shiny and slithery... like a snake.

Snake Anthony said...

Dear Anon,

Much as I appreciate the unsolicited advice and your time spent zooming in on the photograph, I like my legs this way.

Anonymous said...

*choke gasp sputter*

hahahahahaha.

--TAP