more about the wire.

I’m making this entry despite my fear of posting too much about Obama. I’m not concerned about posting too much about The Wire. Because you can never post too much about The Wire (the greatest show on TV). Anyway, Obama was asked what his favorite show was. Answer? You guessed it. The Wire.

step into the gap.

The gap is such a powerful feeling that I never know what to do with. It takes but a second to strike, but once it does, it lingers for hours. It often starts with a normal conversation or group hangout. Things are normal…I’m engaged and life is great. I’m in the moment. Then someone says […]

shiny & new.

I got on a plane from JFK yesterday afternoon and after two hours on the runway, and six in the air, arrived in SF. It still feels like I’m just visiting. Like this is just another one of the many trips that I’ve taken in the last few years. I’m not sure when it’ll feel […]

things change.

So the move continues to get to me. I now feel, for the first time since I actually decided, anxious. Anxiety about my last days at work, about getting rid of everything in my house, about packing, about where to ship it to in SF, about where to live, and all of the details between […]

they disappear, one by one…

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fear. Glenn Clark Remember the scene in Fight Club where he looks around his apartment and it’s all Ikea? All the pretty pictures in the catalogs convince you that life would be as perfect as the […]

begin act iv.

Have you ever thought of your life in acts? I have. I’m about to start act iv in my life and it’s exciting. Act I was growing up. I’ll end this at freshman year in high school. Without going into a ton of detail (maybe that’s another post) let’s say that like most driven people, […]

movie review: “the kingdom”

I think the last movie review I wrote was for the high school paper. In honor of having just seen a sneak preview for the movie “The Kingdom” tonight, and since it doesn’t open until the end of September, I thought it would be fun to add mine. The Kingdom is a must-see. The action […]

excellence is the ultimate meme.

Around 11 on Sunday night, I went to go see The Bourne Ultimatum. It was excellent: The acting, direction, writing, action sequences, music, timing– everything. Since then I’ve read a few articles about how well Matt Damon, the lead actor playing Bourne, and Paul Greengrass, the director of the film, worked together and generally hailing the […]

40 under 40!

To date, I haven’t  posted any of the radio, newspaper, or tv coverage that’s found it’s way to me since The Apprentice. Mostly because it was all so random and I never really found it that interesting. But Advertising Age just announced their “40 under 40” list, and I’m quite honored (and surprised) to be […]

Surya on The Apprentice: how it all began.

How did I end up on The Apprentice? This story is as interesting as anything that came after. It’s the first Thursday in the eighth month of 2004 in Cincinnati. I’d been working and living in Ohio for a little over a year and had just stumbled upon a newspaper article mentioning that the hottest […]