Pulp Fiction...

Before a few days, I was just browsing through the site IMDb. And I came across their top 250 list. And saw that there is a movie named Pulp Fiction on the 5th number. I read the synopsis and felt that the movie might be good. (Of course... being 5th on that list means a lot). So I decided to watch it.

I watched it today. And I cannot say if I loved it or not, but I liked it. Worth watching more than once for sure. It's weird in it's own perspective. And that was what I liked in that movie.

I was searching for a movie similar to Frank Miller's 'Sin City'. And this was one which went close to it. But Sin City is a classic and that is another story. As far as Pulp Fiction is concerned, it's a crude movie in somewhat comical way.

The theme of the film is related to lives of 4 people. A gangster, his wife, two people working for him and a boxer who kills his opponent in a match.

The movie has been given 'A' rating for a reason. There are more than 250 uses of the word, Fuck and other variations. There are a lot of things related to Drugs. Then there is violence. But nothing has been exaggerated in the movie. Everything gels in perfectly.

My recommendation is, you must watch the movie at least once. And I am sure you will like it. My rating, 'A-'

Aditya Shevade

Which way to turn now?

As mentioned in one of the last posts of mine, I am finding it very difficult to manage the website using nothing but a web browser and a text editor. And updating content using this way will be a lot of pain in the a**.

I tried to make a way out of it by adopting the virtual pagination concept. But that too will get out of hand once the size increases. So, it seems as if there in no way out for me from learning CMS.

I have shortlisted 3 candidates.

• Joomla
• Mambo
• Drupal

Right now, from all that I have read, I am a little bent towards Joomla. Please suggest. For blog, I have chosen wordpress.

If I adopt a CMS (which I will have to), then I will have to make a CMS theme out of my CSS theme. For that I will have to learn PHP. And I also have to learn the CMS that I will finally choose.

Hm... it seems like the god himself has decided that he will not let me rest until I learn PHP, CMS (and also will not let me publish my site till then).

Aditya Shevade

Aussies are the best.....

Australians again showed today why they are the best cricketing team out there. They simply blasted Shrilankan team away. I loved the encounter.

Highlights were that Stuart Clark (The same man I was very offended to see in the first T20 W/C match), took 4 wickets for 20 runs in his 4 overs. And one of those wickets were actually picked up by Michael Clarke. The catch that he took was splendid. The batsman (I think Maharoof) was stunned. The way Clarke dived to his right, right along the ground and took the catch.... Simply brilliant.

And then there were Gilly and Haydos. Both blasted the Lankan bowling for 102 off 10.2 Overs. But it was not all well for the Aussies today. After their skipper, Ponting suffered the first ever hamstring injury he ever had, Shane Watson was out of the match due to his some 'x'th injury. And it was his hamstring as well.

But still... Aussies won. Meaning that they will now be playing the Semifinal. Most probably against South Africa at Durban. I am hoping for another great win by the Aussies.

Aditya Shevade

Website Design Progress Report.....

Hey.... The design of the new website is not going as per my plans. The reasons were many and the most of them were unavoidable. But I guess it happens. Life would be much more easier if I had the source code. But, the only source code I have got at my hand is of that site of mine. And I have not been able to put up with my schedule. I had planned it to be over within this month. But that seems highly difficult, if not impossible.

I have designed only 7 pages so far. No sitemap. No articles written. No photographs sorted and selected. And, to add to my worries, I have been having a trouble deciding whether or not to go for a CMS (Content Management System) for my website.

The benefits are many. The most important one being the ability to update the content dynamically. So, I gave a try to some CMSs. But, there were many problems. The major one being that I do not know PHP yet, and knowledge of PHP is a must to use CMS effectively and to create custom themes. Also, getting full knowledge of a CMS is not as easy as it looks, especially when it is an Open Source one. You have to digg and digg to get the info.

So, due to lack to time, I decided not to go for a CMS in early stages. Just create a base site. Upload it and run a test site on some subdomain and get familiar with the CMS and then start using it. Till then the only CMS I will be using it wordpress. That too because I found the theme I was looking for.

Until further news....

Aditya Shevade

La Isla Bonita

Found a great video today. 'La Isla Bonita' from 'Alizee', a French singer.

The video rocks. The facial expressions, the just about sufficient amount of dancing around and very good cinematography makes this video one of my favorites.

To watch it, please follow this link.

Aditya Shevade

At last.... Aussies show some respect towards the T20 format of the game.....

At last... Aussies have begun to take things seriously. (It seems like that....)

They won the match against the English team by 8 wickets. And it was a very good display. Their attitude towards the game had certainly changed and it looked good.

I just wish that they continue this splendid display of skill, throughout the tournament.

Aditya Shevade

For the first time in my life... I am happy that Aussies lost.....

I am happy, for the first time, that they lost. Cause they did not show any of the trademark spirit of theirs. No fire, nothing.... I hated that. And so, I am happy, for the first and maybe last time, that they lost.

Stuart Clark was stupid in the field. So was symo on some occasions. Hodge had taken up the job of Michael Clarke to trow the ball every time he got the hold of it. But he never made sure of hitting the stumps.

Clark Was ugly....I mean, that drop catch, that miss fielding... What the hell was that. Again, Symo, the way he fell when he got out.... It all sucked. And then that run out chance from Mitchell Johanson. Why the hell did he not appeal? That was out. You can always appeal. But what was going on?

The part that troubled me the most however was that Ponting had a bad luck with that edge flying to third man, but after that, he never showed any sign of tension... The whole team lacked their usual attitude. He even seemed to be relaxed at the presentation. That is bad.

I think what people have been saying, that Aussies do not take T20 seriously, is in fact true. Cause, they were just a bunch of crazy people out on the field, who seemed as if they had gathered there for fun.

I say it again... I am happy that they lost, cause they did not deserve to win. One of the worst performances ever.

Aditya Shevade