what i am tripping on right now, the song that defines the current quarter-life crisis.

the song that i have looped for hours and hours and never got bored of listening to.

the song is perhaps side B material for DMB

I was at a rooftop cafe last night. Friends. Conversations. Acoustic music. (a thought from abt a year back which was never blogged.)

I was at a bench by a big lake last night. A stranger i had just befriended via couchsurfing. Conversations. Acoustic music.  (this was last night)

Something about live music, you know that it probably will never be recreated again. its not just music, its the presence of the performer and the connection one shares with their own life and the era being reflected in whatever was jammed. A memory for that moment only.

Its not some multi-phd geek. Its not some professor. Its someone who has performed from the smallest of college fests and pubs to some insane opening acts for bigger international bands. Its Parikrama. Check out their concert list. I barely listen to them these days, but once upon a time back in school-college I loved their music and thought they were super cool

I wish they would have released more original music in the 18 years they have been around.

I came across this comment on some lyrics website:

Pink Floyd saved my life | Reviewer: Groulx | 12/26/08

Pink Floyd save my life. I was in a deep depression when I discovered this awsome band.
I was thinking about suicide but I heard some of their songs that made me change my mind.

They mean lot to me.
They saved my life

I am not too surprised to read the above comment. Put a smile on my face.

1. Bhadrachalam & Papikondalu Hills
2. Bombay
3. Vodarevu & Suryalanka beaches, Chirala, Bapatla & Guntur.
4. Brahmapur & Gopal-on-Sea, Orissa
5. Bombay
6. Bangalore
7 & 8. Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Phalodi, Khichan, Jodhpur & Delhi
9. Hubli
10. Bombay
11. Badami
12. Konaseema houseboat, Narasapur

So far, luck has been on my side and things have just fallen in place & I could balance health, family, work & social life in my travels.

I have 40 more weekends to go. Sounds like fun. There will be some inevitable duplicates like Bombay. Some of you are disputing that my frequency to Bombay is kind of unfair. Common, i need to go home on important birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

Another issue is, how do far off places like Rajasthan & Delhi count as weekend trips? They were longer trips, but the point is I was out of Hyderabad and was travelling with vengeance for those 10 days. They are trips and I cant be bothered with the technical definition of a weekend trip. I will travel on every weekend, how and where arent necessarily exact weekend destinations.

My bigger concern is that I have already been to so many of the places that are easy weekend getaways from Hyderabad.

Out of the remaining 40 weekends, I have about 20 places in mind, have already planned the next 8 trips and am open for suggestions and ideas for the rest.

I’m not likely to post the details about my friends who came along with me to respect their privacy. I do maintain a gMap, travel calendar and a CouchSurfing calendar. In case you feel you deserve to know those details and want me to share them with you, let me know.