Elvesbane

It’s a feeling of not having done something. Like there’s something obvious that I should know, but do not, and it’s nagging.

Distract myself and get it over with. It’s bullshit anyway.

Been to an auto expo today… called the ‘Autobahn’ after the speed-limit-less (no more, it seems) expressways of Germany. I don’t know what they hoped to convey with the name, but suffice to say that it didn’t dawn on me when I was at the event. There were a few interesting vehicles there… a rather fat-looking Hayabusa, a run-down-lookin’ 1998 sport-modded BMW M3… and um… oh wait, that was it. Sigh… and of course there were quite a few farting RX-100s and the accompanying cocker spaniels who seemed to be oblivious to the amazing racket their machines made. Sure, their front wheels were up in the air a lot of the time, but if you’ve seen one pass, you’ve seen em’ all… And there were a LOT of these passes. Enough to make someone feel it’s just another day of college…

…which it wasn’t…

since I actually participated in an event called the ‘Slow Race’. Predictably, I did not win, though I did make sure that I didn’t get disqualified…

…which was satisfying in itself.

I smell something really nice cooking downstairs… Let’s go investigate.

A post every few days anyway.

I finally got around to buying a new helmet today.

Vishnu says it looks pretty wicked along with the glasses. It’s pretty tight, unlike my last one. And it quite frankly looks a good lot better too, so that’s definitely an improvement. I’ve yet to start studying for the series exams, but I’m not overly worried, except about Maths, that is. And I don’t even have the time table yet. Typical, some might say.

India / Bangladesh match going on right now. India 63 runs in 22 overs. I feel like screaming with joy already… sigh…

Hundreds of guys and girls milling around… everybody looks excited (sort of) and the music is starting to roll…

How boring. Seems like it’s gonna turn out like it always does. Well, maybe not…

I popped the first wheelie of my life on my Unicorn. It wasn’t as hard as I’d thought it would be. Just a lot of throttle plus snapping the clutch.

Slightly scary, especially when the wheel points upwards, but not overly so since it doesn’t last that long. It is addictive nonetheles. I can’t wait for my next go.

It was in the grounds on the side of the Nishagandhi venue (where the Nirvaan event was taking place) that I got a chance to try it out. Here’s a photo of me in the middle of a wheelie.

Me Wheelie Me Uni

Oh, and in an interesting turn of events, I participated in a rather wacky event called ‘Junkyard Wars’, which basically required the three of us (Jacob, Jinto, and mua) to create the tallest structure possible within 20 minutes using newspapers, straws (the drinking kind), cellotape, and pins. Our 10 feet tall entry, with it’s rather ingenious design (more like Jacob and Jinto’s… they’d made a similar design and almost won last year) wiped away the competition.

Needless to say, I didn’t stick around for the prize distribution.

Photos are at my flickr. Go check it out if you’re in the mood. Ta ta.