Monday, June 20, 2005

Of Batman, a Birthday and a Book

Batman Begins. Boy, does he! One of the best comic book adaptations I've seen, this is THE Batman film. Why didn't they make this earlier? Die, Joel Schumacher, die!
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Rachu is two today. Bought her a tricycle. She sits coyly on the side, like Victorian ladies on horseback.

Man, does time fly.
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Started on Cloud Atlas a few days back. Begins well, but it's only been ten pages so far. I stepped out after the first two, to meet an old friend, Stephen King's The Dead Zone. This was my first King, read perhaps twenty years back: a tattered copy from the Eloor Library. I remember being impressed by the ending, which was 'Johnny Smith stood up'. A cliffhanger ending, which I love. I went on to become a King maniac and wound up buying almost all the books written by him.

Had the shock of my life when I completed re-reading it yesterday. The one I read long back was not the actual ending. The book goes on for a few more pages to wrap up - and it's no cliffhanger. Is this what they call irony, doctor?
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27 comments:

  1. pratibha75June 20, 2005 at 3:00 AM

    Wish Rachu from J and me!! So what is being planned for the b'day?

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  2. rparvaazJune 20, 2005 at 3:02 AM

    Happy birthday to Rachu. And you and your wife. :)

    As for the book, look at it this way, how often do you get to read the same book and find that the climax has changed in the meanwhile?

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  3. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 3:15 AM

    Thanks! No major plans. Just some cake to go around.

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  4. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 3:15 AM

    Thanks.

    And yeah, that's a good way to look at it. It's a Stephen King book after all.

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  5. scherazadeJune 20, 2005 at 3:38 AM

    Happy Birthday to Rachukutty!
    They start remembering things after the age of two, so it should be fun from now on ;)

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  6. themadmanJune 20, 2005 at 3:41 AM

    I was blown away by the movie. And I'm a BIG Batman fan.

    (Except some of the action scenes. Too much blurry stuff happening.)

    I'm going to see it again soon.

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  7. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 4:10 AM

    Thanks!

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  8. ggollerkeriJune 20, 2005 at 4:11 AM

    Happy Birthday to Rachu- I practically lived on my tricycle for a couple of years (2-4), so I'd say that's a perfect gift!

    She sits coyly on the side, like Victorian ladies on horseback.
    Heheh.

    Totally agree on Batman.

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  9. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 4:11 AM

    Thanks!

    I'll be careful I don't give her any bad memories from now on.

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  10. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 4:12 AM

    Thanks, Gaurav.

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  11. befuzzledJune 20, 2005 at 4:45 AM

    Happy Birthday Rachu!

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  12. sigmundfloydJune 20, 2005 at 4:52 AM

    Best Wishes to Rachu!

    And I understood the reason for your comment just now :)) I hadn't see your post when you posted them.

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  13. dhempeJune 20, 2005 at 4:58 AM

    Happy Birthday to Rachu ! :)

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  14. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 6:19 AM

    Thank you, aunty.

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  15. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 6:20 AM

    Thanks!

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  16. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 6:20 AM

    Thanks!

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  17. serioussamJune 20, 2005 at 6:31 AM

    Happy Birthday Rachu

    -Uncle Sam(the nice one)

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  18. dhempeJune 20, 2005 at 7:50 AM

    Went to the old post where you announced Rachu's birth. A LOT of LJ crowd voted for Megha. Why did ya name her Rachana then? Just asking cause I might have missed that post of your's ! :D

    By the way, glad you named her Rachana. Rachu sounds much better than Meghu. :)

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  19. basryaJune 20, 2005 at 8:42 AM

    Tricycle this birthday and a four wheeler for the next? Birthday wishes for all of us. Agree with the Batman verdict, though the first 30 mins really dragged.

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  20. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 9:56 AM

    Thanks, Unca Sam!

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  21. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 9:57 AM

    A LOT of LJ crowd voted for Megha. Why did ya name her Rachana then?

    Because my wife and I prefered Rachana.

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  22. madhavJune 20, 2005 at 9:58 AM

    Thanks, all of you.

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  23. dhempeJune 20, 2005 at 10:26 AM

    That pretty much hits the nail on the head. Thanks ! :))

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  24. gotjanxJune 20, 2005 at 11:25 AM

    Like that's an excuse :).

    Two years of parenting. I tip my hat to you and wish Rachana a very happy birthday.

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  25. rummyjJune 20, 2005 at 12:11 PM

    Happy birthday to Rachu! :) How lovely how time flies :)

    I'm almost tempted to go back to my favourite books and hope for alternate endings!

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  26. madhavJune 21, 2005 at 12:44 AM

    Thanks.

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  27. madhavJune 21, 2005 at 12:45 AM

    Thank you!

    Why don't you try a few anyway?

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