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What I miss the most

Posted by Vivek on May 21st, 2007

Midnight and after, flying on the pavement that cuts through the field of wheat abutting Sugarland’s very own prison, the air unflinching in its heaviness. It renders itself inscrutable, this air. And my thoughts stop as I take it in, my probing ceases the moment the thickness invades my car, pushing me to […]

Smacking with Fluff

Posted by Vivek on February 9th, 2007

I come back from a night out and decide to make some tea and catch up on the news. In the late hour I’m prone to click non-newsy links and so I do and am confronted with the following:
“Pillow Fight in San Francisco!”
Um, OK. I look at the pictures and it was exactly […]

The weirdest thing

Posted by Vivek on January 30th, 2007

I was just studying. Reading contract law and trying to make sense of how courts calculate damages, how they commodify so an equitable judgment can be reached. No, nix the equitable part.
And then I went to my good friend JP’s site to see what poetry he’s put up of late. He participated […]

Speed Pooja

Posted by Vivek on January 5th, 2007

I’m on vacation now in Houston, and as is proper, there are daily, weekly, and annual rituals to observe and in which to participate.
Like going to the movies with my sister, not staying overnight at friends’ places so I can wake up and eat breakfast with the family, running late to any appointments involving my […]

Note to Self

Posted by Vivek on November 14th, 2006

A language spilt out that would have made sense had I been awake. It seemed to resemble a foggy pattern that traced birth to death, the opening of eyes to their closing. The pattern expanded, contracted, took on a life of its own every new second that stampeded into this particular slumber.
Babies crawling, […]

A quandary

Posted by Vivek on August 21st, 2006

Meeting people is not easy.
I think history is the primary reason why meeting new people is not easy. Personal histories. I’m so used to living in Houston and in the Bay Area, where everyone knows what I’m about, what I’ve done, who I’ve hung out with, what my various facial hair configurations have […]

On the move

Posted by Vivek on July 15th, 2006

I often forget how fast things move. I just realized that I have 2 weeks left in Houston before I pack all my things in my car and head west, until I reach the pacific.
Slowly, nostalgia is building up. Strange, its revealing itself and its funny way before I even leave. Maybe […]

And the winner is…

Posted by Vivek on June 22nd, 2006

Deciding on a name for this blog hasn’t been that hard.
I’ve decided to keep its name as Your Good Name. The reason has a
lot to do with inertia.

Together in Electric Dreams

Posted by Vivek on June 19th, 2006

There are a lot of reasons people like the music they like. Here are my most recent ones.
The music I’ve liked and like has changed over the years, which is to be expected. But this year, my music tastes have become more meaningful, deeper. A new significance permeates my aural fixations.
A lot of the bands […]

Connections

Posted by Vivek on June 9th, 2006

My friend JP has an excellent blog called Bad Texas you should really check out. He’s a fellow writer and has lots to say, with subjects ranging from the chickens in his backyard to Houston politics.
My friend Anita’s hilarious blog called Outta My Butt is a must-see as well. She maintains a pun book, which […]