Happiness and the Hype

Posted on 22 Sep 2010 under Random

Lately, I’ve been reading up about “positive psychology” and the importance of positive emotions. Optimism, apparently, also promotes long-term happiness and gives you a longer, more fulfilling life. It makes you more efficient and more effective at whatever tasks you take up, thereby resulting in increased performance. Therefore, we are encouraged to try and be [...]

New Short Story: Table for Two

Posted on 10 Sep 2010 under Random

Hi, I’ve written a new short story, the prompt for which was “Write about a meal between acquaintances – describe the food, the people, and the conversation between them.” Until I figure out a way to present all my writing on my site, you can read it at Storiesmania. Go check it out, and remember, [...]

What’s Missing in Inception and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Posted on 07 Sep 2010 under Random

A few days back, I watched Inception. It’s really a fantastic movie, and lives up to the hype that it has generated. If you like good cinema that exercises your brain cells, you really have no excuse not to watch it. The plot is fantastic, the direction is crisp and the cinematography and special effects [...]

Gameless

Posted on 03 Sep 2010 under Random

I’ve been at home for about 5 days now (starting Monday), and I’ve already completed 2 games – Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and Call of Duty: World at War (links take you to my reviews of these games on Gamespot.com). They were good, but not mindblowing like some of the games I’ve played [...]