Feng Shui for inspection day

I did a grand spring cleaning. It was inspired by this cathartic, domestic urge to purge my domicile of- Okay. Can’t lie. It was kinda required. We all got this goddamned inspection notice a few weeks back – the day before apartment inspection was due to happen. And being imbued with false pride and a desperate need to keep up an illusory appearance of perfection, I cancelled all of my.. Read More

The eternal youth search is in… vein

Funny how we pass mice off as dirty creatures – usually a sign of proximate decaying food (which probably fell between the counter and the stove last week when I was trying to cook). But when we start to decay, they’re the ones who teach us how to help our demise go in slow-mo. For example, the most recent experiment they’ve done on these poor tortured rodents is for anti-aging.. Read More

Transcendence IRL: 10110xytocin?

Not really sure how I feel about this “Transcendence” flick (I mean the new Depp movie about being able to upload human consciousness into a computer – not a Supersoul Sunday special.) And I spout such ignorant pontifications as I’m about to with complete love. And preconceived notions. And 100% judging a book by it’s movie trailer before actually watching it. But the thing is, I have read (part of).. Read More

Dr. 90210-3D

It sounded like something out of an Arthur Clarke book – this 3D printing thing. I remember seeing it late (out of touch, as I usually am) sometime this year and had a genuine “Whaaa??!” moment. The kind where you half wonder if you even heard it right because you’ve only gotten down a gulp of your morning Sumatra and it’s entirely probable that your brain’s going David Blaine on.. Read More