Michael Musto, a gossip columnist for The Village Voice in an interview with The New York Times remarked:
“Now I am more positive than negative. I interview people I like. Eventually I had to become a little more at peace, become more secure about myself without screaming to be noticed.”
That comment essentially captures my views on work and my approach to work and writing since my brush with mortality about two years ago.
I was struck by these chairs, quietly awaiting someone to sit down in the main hall of the DLD Confernce.
If you have a few minutes this weekend, then spend watching this amazing slideshow put together by my friend Bhanu Sharma. He spent a large part of 2008-2009 on a photo safari of India. He captured some amazing landscapes and recently shared them with me. I am in turn, sharing them with you. Enjoy!
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
What a start to 2010: it already feels like the old new year. My calendar has never been this packed and my days never so crowded. My travel schedule has also become pretty hectic as well — I have already been to Florida this year and soon, I am heading to Munich where at the DLD Conference I will be interviewing Jason Killar, CEO of Hulu on stage. Ever since I spent time with Jason at NewTeeVee Live a couple of years ago, I have become a huge fan and I respect what he has been able to achieve at Hulu, despite all the constraints he has had to work with.
I return from Munich to attend an Apple special event – which means the entire day is going to be spent writing about a specific news announcement, whatever that might be. And then off to land of Hank Moody, where I will get to meet another favorite of mine Paul Graham, one of the co-founders of YCombinator. I am interviewing him later this month at the TwiistUp conference in Los Angeles. Graham is a joy to chat with, for he always has interesting, smart and provocative thoughts about start-ups and entrepreneurship.
I spoke at one of the earliest Startup School events, and since then have talked to Paul often times, mostly in private. I have found that when I speak with him on a one-on-one basis, he tends to impart even more wisdom than usual — not all of which I agree with. It is going to be a fun hour for sure.
The event which is going to feature three of my other friends, Eric Ries, Dave McClure and Robert Scoble is scheduled to be held on January 27 and 28th. (More details here.) I am also looking forward to re-connected with Lisa Stone, co-founder of BlogHer.
If you are at one of these events, please stop by and say hello!
Last night GigaOM, TechCrunch & VentureBeat hosted The Crunchies 2009. It was a great event and congratulations to all winners and to all my tech peeps, it was great to see you all. Here are some pictures from an after party hosted by my buddy Jason Calacanis. Many I have not stayed up this late since my heart attack, so that is why I am dragging my feet today. Enjoy the little gallery.
Given the Christmas holiday coincides with a special day in my life, I decide to treat myself with a plethora of gifts. I bought a couple of scarfs, new jeans and books. A lot of books. I love mysteries, especially ones that are not based in my every day milieu.
Many of my favorite books are translations from other languages. I was reading Wallander series long before it was cool. Someday I must write about it, but today I wanted to share some of the new books I bought. You should try them: they are quite fun. Bad news: I am not blogging as much and staying up late at night reading this books. Good news: I am happy.
Happy Holidays everyone!
And then there is Dr. Gregory 
House, the modern day Sherlock Holmes who is a misanthrope of the best kind. It is my favorite show and it is a kind of sickness because once I start watching it, well I can’t stop watching it.
Nitin Sawhney to me is Bob Dylan of the 21st century.
… a poet, a musician who is not hide bound by a style, a geography or an instrument. An artist who sees the human agony in simple human terms. Nitin is one musical maestro who can inspire such a symphony of emotions.
Check out my review of All Mixed Up. His best album to date is Prophesy and it is available both on Amazon and iTunes stores for download.