Ah 2017. What a year of unexpected twists and turns, an unexpected job change and an even bigger financial drain. Let’s see how the year went by

So I just got my passport reissued this week and I’m amazed how far things have come. I got my passport done close to a decade back when I had to fly to Austin. Back then getting a passport done was a pain – I had applied from Mangalore in Tatkal and since Mangalore didn’t have a tatkal processing system, it was forwarded to the Bangalore passport centre. I still vividly remember the day I visited – I stood in queue at 8am (was told to go early because the counter was…

It’s been about 4 years since I built Hellforge. It’s gotten some updates:

♫ My Top 5 Last.fm artists: spinnin’ records (8), Armada Music (3), blink-182 (3), First Aid Kit (3) & Phillip Phillips (3) #music

♫ My Top 5 Last.fm artists: Pink Floyd (25), deadmau5 (5), The Proper Ornaments (4), Golden Fable (3) & Aerosmith (2) #music