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<title>Future Perfect</title><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/index.html</link><description>A designer attempting to maintain equilibrium</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2008 Harv Nagra</dc:rights><dc:date>2009-11-21T00:18:39-08:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:41:39 -0800</lastBuildDate><item><title>Le sigh</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2009-11-21T00:18:39-08:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/6ab31460dda28b0c5f3fd412bb7b8d8a-174.html#unique-entry-id-174</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/6ab31460dda28b0c5f3fd412bb7b8d8a-174.html#unique-entry-id-174</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[And I miss him and his company.  ...  But I feel guilty about missing him because of you.    And I wish things could have stayed awesome, passionate and exciting with us rather than evolving.


I like being single, I'm enjoying it in most ways.    But I miss the comfort of having you here, it made me feel good, safe, loved.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>F&#x27;ing brilliant</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Future Perfect</dc:subject><dc:date>2009-11-18T20:48:51-08:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/ec427d41767d48f3e55f3cdebe395763-173.html#unique-entry-id-173</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/ec427d41767d48f3e55f3cdebe395763-173.html#unique-entry-id-173</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This made me lol :) -- 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>On Youtube</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Social</category><dc:date>2009-11-18T20:32:13-08:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/a780deda3e8515dcef721d8160a92411-172.html#unique-entry-id-172</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/a780deda3e8515dcef721d8160a92411-172.html#unique-entry-id-172</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Random observation:


Have you ever noticed how Youtube commenters are the most offensive people on the planet? &nbsp;  Who are they and where do they come from??? &nbsp;  They say such horrible, hateful things -- all because they don't like a video? &nbsp;  wtf. &nbsp;:|]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Smile (really hard) with my eyes :)</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Design</category><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2009-11-14T17:30:31-08:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/3744b62ffe2e5fc5c15ea3724703141c-171.html#unique-entry-id-171</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/3744b62ffe2e5fc5c15ea3724703141c-171.html#unique-entry-id-171</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Decided I'm painting a couple of walls in my place, family coming over tomorrow to help.    I'm inspired to "tie things together" in my place and make it both cozier & more grown up.

...Got through the 'waiting room' and got 4 tickets to Olympic Women's Curling - Canada vs Denmark.  :D :D :D


...I like cold and modern, so when I say "cozy" I mean 5% cozier -- which by everyone else's definition is probably still -70% cozy.    Note further that by "grown up" I simply mean that I've recently decided that my gadgets and gizmos create all the "parts", however, I've done a poor job of creating a look.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Why fanboys are leotarded.</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Apple</category><dc:date>2009-10-18T23:16:53-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/a16a87335683270d220dd136b2fd3881-170.html#unique-entry-id-170</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/a16a87335683270d220dd136b2fd3881-170.html#unique-entry-id-170</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[For less than 10% of marketshare, why do Mac users make more than 90% of the noise?  

...90% of the world uses PCs, but have you ever come across a regular person that's truly *passionate* about Windows?  ...  No PC user ever acts like a leotarded Mac fanboy not because they're mature and humble and civilized people -- it's because a PC is a machine and there's really not a lot to be passionate and die-hard about. &nbsp;...  They use the PC as a tool, and it gets the job done in a reasonable fashion.


Unfortunately for everyone who doesn't want to hear raving, even the mundane is often entertaining, dazzling, fun or really easy on a Mac.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Gay Paparazzi</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Boys</category><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2009-10-14T00:41:42-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/a42c8b344f9b833b93f65b9e60b157ee-169.html#unique-entry-id-169</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/a42c8b344f9b833b93f65b9e60b157ee-169.html#unique-entry-id-169</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Gay Paparazzi are super-losers that spend all their time A) in other people's business, &nbsp;


B) Stalking people's profiles online on manhunt / craigslist / gay sites to the point they have people's usernames memorized, &nbsp;C) Making fun of other guys for their 'game'.

...*We're in our 20s, people do dumb / stupid / slutty stuff in their 20s. &nbsp;

...Every time I log into Manhunt or Grindr or anything else, I should expect someone to document and circulate my activities to everyone including my exes? &nbsp;  I don't know why these people have nothing better to do, or why they think they're doing anyone any favours. &nbsp;]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Honestly&#x2c; I don&#x27;t like re-al-ity</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><category>Work</category><dc:date>2009-10-12T11:21:58-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/b17b4ebd32386051847957ee18a26183-168.html#unique-entry-id-168</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/b17b4ebd32386051847957ee18a26183-168.html#unique-entry-id-168</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I don't think we could have controlled how our relationship evolved -- we became more like friends than lovers.  ...  Could we have lived happily ever after as best friends who just spend time together, eat together, confide in each other, support each other, and sleep in the same bed?  

...I have an idea, but I'm still scared&hellip; until I get there it's a lot of stress, pressure and self-doubt.  

...Not to be emo, but Nelly Furtado sums it up pretty well in All Good Things.


...It's about that point in life when you're not a child and you start to see how harsh reality is. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Miss you.</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2009-10-09T23:02:41-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/e45ceffdfc9301d580498b5f0a9b0296-167.html#unique-entry-id-167</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/e45ceffdfc9301d580498b5f0a9b0296-167.html#unique-entry-id-167</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Partner in crime, MIA.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x27;m not you.</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><category>Work</category><dc:date>2009-10-09T22:55:25-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/31709b02a12c26a83f2640b6becc04d8-166.html#unique-entry-id-166</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/31709b02a12c26a83f2640b6becc04d8-166.html#unique-entry-id-166</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm not reckless -- infact, I worry too much.


I might not have everything figured out, but I make plans, set goals.


If I seem impatient, it's because I'm striving to reach a higher level and challenging myself to get there.


I'm not content sitting idle, getting rusty.  

...Don't lecture me on the above, it's who I am.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Advice</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2009-10-09T22:50:03-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/638f4cde4c2ab942b367f2889a5fb20f-165.html#unique-entry-id-165</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/638f4cde4c2ab942b367f2889a5fb20f-165.html#unique-entry-id-165</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you ask someone for advice, be mature enough to listen to it thoughtfully and consider it..    Even if you don't adopt it, try to take something from it.    Why did you ask in the first place if you already have all the answers?


I'm sure I've done this very thing myself, but I try not to.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Boy Paradox</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Boys</category><dc:date>2009-09-16T20:06:15-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/04abb8bd13325ac41c9c6222ad122277-164.html#unique-entry-id-164</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/04abb8bd13325ac41c9c6222ad122277-164.html#unique-entry-id-164</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[From GraphJam, an explanation of men.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gaga</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Pop/Culture</category><category>Art/Installations</category><dc:date>2009-09-16T00:19:42-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/da8cc1e81d9c3a902d58d6dc2b7d943c-163.html#unique-entry-id-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/da8cc1e81d9c3a902d58d6dc2b7d943c-163.html#unique-entry-id-163</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA["It's less of me singing the song, and more of an art installation. ...  It is for me a very meaningful performance, [for] where I am in my career, as well as the experiences I've had, as well as the co-headlining tour I'm going on in the fall.   [&hellip;] I sort of have this philosophy about things: there's never a reason to do something unless it's going to be memorable, unless it's going to change things, unless it's going to inspire a movement.   With the song and with the performance, I hope to say something very grave about fame and the price of it."


...I would post her performance here, but it's currently being hunted down and removed from Youtube by MTV.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Microblogging</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Social</category><category>Blogosphere</category><dc:date>2009-09-15T08:50:30-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/0ae11c33b4e57c1c8d38b7c7cacc4af0-162.html#unique-entry-id-162</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/0ae11c33b4e57c1c8d38b7c7cacc4af0-162.html#unique-entry-id-162</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Like I'm subjecting people to read my updates and links, and looking like I have nothing better to do (when in reality I just log in a few times a day to check for messages or when I've taken a break / found something to post)&hellip;  I could do it on Twitter, but I haven't managed to convince myself to fully commit to it yet.


I no longer feel the urge to post the 'micro stories' to my actual blog -- I think that's one of the main reasons I fell out of love with blogging; I exhausted myself, and could no longer keep up with everything I wanted to share.    Plus FB makes it so damn easy to share a link!


So links and mini-stories will stay on FB..


...(And if I piss off too many ppl with my FB updates, then I'll adopt Twitter and leave FB a communication tool?)  :P
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Dear Talentless Hack&#x2c;</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Pop/Culture</category><category>Social</category><dc:date>2009-09-14T10:45:11-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/d266a98c967ba072eff98ef3f0ff65ab-161.html#unique-entry-id-161</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/d266a98c967ba072eff98ef3f0ff65ab-161.html#unique-entry-id-161</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But I like them to have class, capable of being humble.


I dislike how Kanye West is so completely devoid of common sense.    In a show being dedicated to the 'greatest entertainer the world has ever seen', the greatest douche bag the world has ever seen needed to remind us how he will never be in the league of greats like Michael Jackson.


...This time he ruined possibly one of the greatest moments thus far in a young new artist's career.    I will never buy a single, an album, or go to a concert that this loser puts out.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>VMAs</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Pop/Culture</category><dc:date>2009-09-13T22:44:03-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/ef282e2de3fd2fbe830d4d7040a7798b-160.html#unique-entry-id-160</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/ef282e2de3fd2fbe830d4d7040a7798b-160.html#unique-entry-id-160</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Beyonc&eacute;'s performance was quite possibly the fiercest thing I've ever seen.  

...Lady Gaga's performance was royally disturbing (as were her multiple outfits throughout the evening), but I ate it up.    F'd up performance art / living art installation = confuse the shit outta people = AWESOME.


...JJ was amazing performing Scream / I love how they'd removed her from the video screen and had her instead standing in place performing live.


...Love love looooove Beyonce for being such a classy lady and handing the mic to Taylor Swift when she herself had won for video of the year.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Site&#x21;</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><category>Work</category><dc:date>2009-09-10T21:44:19-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/f38b5502e1c646821da9cec33a98f482-159.html#unique-entry-id-159</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/f38b5502e1c646821da9cec33a98f482-159.html#unique-entry-id-159</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[And interviews are high stress; things can go wonky -- either under the pressure the interviewee doesn't get to express everything they want to say (been there!) ...  I decided I had enough with the limited formats above -- I wanted to create a platform where I get to actually tell the employer about myself in a fun, engaging way; a way for them to get to know my personality, as well as my background and experience.


...Even if they don't look at the site -- the fact that I have one, and that I've dedicated time and effort to put one together will hopefully be noticed.


...I acknowledge that it's unconventional and possibly even frowned upon to not have the menu available on the first page... but I want to take them on a journey under my terms (see bullet 1).  :)


...I'll be adding more content to the portfolio site in the following days and weeks..  from completing the "case studies" section, to adding a short bio, to possibly even adding an "easter egg"..  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Living off the grid.</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2009-09-08T23:10:02-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/cb115564a7ee7bf5df01e1f37552b913-157.html#unique-entry-id-157</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/cb115564a7ee7bf5df01e1f37552b913-157.html#unique-entry-id-157</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Living relatively frugally (and responsibly -- seemingly an odd concept to most of my generation?) 

...It's kinda fun cooking food at home (read: frozen pizzas, chicken strips, sandwiches :P)..    Going out is a treat, even McDonald's.


Please god, let me get a job asap.    I promise I'll be slightly less responsible than I am now, but more responsible than I was.  :)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mac OS X - I want them to fix this</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Technogeek</category><category>Apple</category><dc:date>2009-09-04T19:42:49-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/62a0be45509a93b690a1217e9256378d-156.html#unique-entry-id-156</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/62a0be45509a93b690a1217e9256378d-156.html#unique-entry-id-156</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Stop insisting on starting a backup as soon as I boot my computer or wake it from sleep -- I need resources at that time!    Also, be intelligent enough to acknowledge when I'm NOT on my home network, thus, AWAY from my backup Airdisk -- that way you don't waste time / resources preparing a backup only to realize 10 minutes later that the drive's not there.  

...I want iCal to go back to how it was in Tiger.  

...When you move / modify an event that someone else is invited to, it asks you multiple times if you'd like to notify other parties.  

...I still can't sync my Nokia 6301, and it's not even a new phone!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Sparkle&#x2122;</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2009-09-02T19:35:52-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/8e4ae34710c7838e74a4a7220e854bc4-155.html#unique-entry-id-155</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/8e4ae34710c7838e74a4a7220e854bc4-155.html#unique-entry-id-155</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I've concluded that I'm going through an evolution; a growth spurt for my abilities and creativity.    I'm currently experiencing growing pains.    However, I will eventually attain "Sparkle", which is realizing my potential.


Please poke me with a hot iron prod until I Sparkle.


That's all.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Stella needs her groove back.</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2009-08-29T01:51:27-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/470c51961884759b97107fa9f1e8dc20-153.html#unique-entry-id-153</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/470c51961884759b97107fa9f1e8dc20-153.html#unique-entry-id-153</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[You took it.    She left you.    You kept it.  ...  She deserves it.


She's lost without it.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Long Live The King</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Pop/Culture</category><dc:date>2009-07-09T23:00:38-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/d5b5586d93f42c57fd8c7c5321121bdf-150.html#unique-entry-id-150</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/d5b5586d93f42c57fd8c7c5321121bdf-150.html#unique-entry-id-150</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>This is only a test.</title><dc:creator>harv_nagra@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Personal</category><dc:date>2009-07-09T22:53:24-07:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/e76cbad19e69280ff7aa330a622d09c7-149.html#unique-entry-id-149</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/harv_nagra/blog/files/e76cbad19e69280ff7aa330a622d09c7-149.html#unique-entry-id-149</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Start fresh.    ;)]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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