Surya Yalamanchili works on the Internet, was on a reality TV show, and was once a brand manager.
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I haven’t seen this clip in forever. But remember when Jon Stewart went on Crossfire (that show with the co-host who wore a bow-tie) and went on to have the most uncomfortable interview ever? I thought it was time to break it out again. Ellen’s dog? Seriously?
Everyone wants to capture someone else’s interest. Marketers. Managers. Singles. Parents. Children. Pets. Everyone. I’ve always thought that getting people intensely interested was actually pretty simple. Capture their imagination. That’s it.
I took advantage of living in a major city yesterday. I saw a movie before it opened in wide-release. The Assassination of Jesse James [...]
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 real. [...]
Moving is a trip. The emotion spans the gamut from ’scares the total crap out of you’, to ‘day-dreaming about everything that’s ahead.’ That’s a pretty big spread.
Change definitely scares people. And I’m no exception. And I realized this week, that I’m going through a lot of change.
1) Leaving my job (of ~5 years).
2) Leaving [...]
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 san fran, about where to live in SF, and all of [...]
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fear.
Glenn Clark
Have you watched Fight Club? Remember the scene 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 [...]
Have you ever thought of your life in acts? I have. And 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, [...]
I’m on the verge of some pretty big changes. I’ll be posting more in a few days and then trying to post a flurry of updates documenting my life changes. It’s exciting. I’m excited. Stay tuned…