But now, your pesky & irregular amateur movie & book reviewer is back! It's not that I stopped reading or watching, it's just that I told myself that no one was interested, including myself. One reason that I wrote was that it helped me to remember what I had seen! Age. Sigh.
The truth also is that I have been spending more time peering at a screen than at a page. Being an avid reader was such a matter of pride for me that I started to feel ashamed of myself for reading less. I think I had started to suffer from ADD, which made it easier to watch TV & movies than read. I still think that to be the case.
To some extent I blame my job. In the past 2 years (almost), I have been overwhelmed by things to do. I think of writing my blog and I end up watching TV. I think of reading the newspaper & I end up checking my email. The hamster is well & truly on the wheel.
I have taken to loving my iPhone. I live in it. I read email & books. I watch TV. I read the news. I take pictures. I track my gym activity. I catalogue my movie & wine collection (why not my book collection?). I make a pest of myself by emailing news articles & pictures to people who have kindly given me their email addresses. I was even sleeping with it next to my pillow (sleep cycle app), but mercifully have de-addicted myself of that. The iPhone now sleeps 2 floors down from me. (It's called the battery charging app)
The truth also is that I have been spending more time peering at a screen than at a page. Being an avid reader was such a matter of pride for me that I started to feel ashamed of myself for reading less. I think I had started to suffer from ADD, which made it easier to watch TV & movies than read. I still think that to be the case.
To some extent I blame my job. In the past 2 years (almost), I have been overwhelmed by things to do. I think of writing my blog and I end up watching TV. I think of reading the newspaper & I end up checking my email. The hamster is well & truly on the wheel.
I have taken to loving my iPhone. I live in it. I read email & books. I watch TV. I read the news. I take pictures. I track my gym activity. I catalogue my movie & wine collection (why not my book collection?). I make a pest of myself by emailing news articles & pictures to people who have kindly given me their email addresses. I was even sleeping with it next to my pillow (sleep cycle app), but mercifully have de-addicted myself of that. The iPhone now sleeps 2 floors down from me. (It's called the battery charging app)
Oh yes, I also follow the Indian cricket scores and track all my travel & frequent flyer memberships.
Gosh, I have been rambling. Let's go back to the start and start reviewing again! Feel free to debate with me (Arvind Vijh and I had a lively one on "My name is Khan" in Twitter size bytes back in Feb), or ignore me; but remember that this is my review and my opinion is final!
I am sure by now our girls and my wife are thoroughly embarassed and can't wish me far enough ...
Gosh, I have been rambling. Let's go back to the start and start reviewing again! Feel free to debate with me (Arvind Vijh and I had a lively one on "My name is Khan" in Twitter size bytes back in Feb), or ignore me; but remember that this is my review and my opinion is final!
I am sure by now our girls and my wife are thoroughly embarassed and can't wish me far enough ...
By the way, this note/blog has been written on an iPhone on a Continental Airlines plane between New York & Houston. It's a bit noisy to watch Season 2 of Damages on the iPhone and I don't have episode 13 of Season 8 of 24. Waiting impatiently for the next episode of Fringe Season 2 be aired. Kinda lost interest in Lost sometime early in Season 2. (Gosh, I have to watch less TV!)
