Strider
@striderel.bsky.social
Product manager who skeets about music, film, maps, geopolitics, and hikes in California
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Me trying to enjoy a bowl of Sichuan green pepper malatang vs Me remembering Iβm Indian so it needs EVEN MORE Sichuan chili oil.πΆοΈ
July 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Me trying to enjoy a bowl of Sichuan green pepper malatang vs Me remembering Iβm Indian so it needs EVEN MORE Sichuan chili oil.πΆοΈ
Hereβs an essay I wrote on The Lunchbox (Ritesh Batra, 2013) as part of the 21st Century Bollywood Bracket #21cBB: medium.com/@striderel/o...
On βThe Lunchboxβ (2013)
There are two distinct yet similar moments in The Lunchbox that reminded me of a line in the Bengali song βAmaro Porano Jahaβ byβ¦
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July 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Hereβs an essay I wrote on The Lunchbox (Ritesh Batra, 2013) as part of the 21st Century Bollywood Bracket #21cBB: medium.com/@striderel/o...
Thanks! Now no more hipster coffee ware for me because no money left.π
December 15, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Thanks! Now no more hipster coffee ware for me because no money left.π
Finally a W.π₯²
After 8 months of house hunting, failed bids for 4 houses, and 3 mortgage preapprovals, our offer for the 5th (and tbh the best so far) house was accepted today without any negotiation.
We finally have a home to call our own (and the bankβs) in the San Francisco Bay Area.ππ‘π§Ώ
We finally have a home to call our own (and the bankβs) in the San Francisco Bay Area.ππ‘π§Ώ
December 15, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Finally a W.π₯²
After 8 months of house hunting, failed bids for 4 houses, and 3 mortgage preapprovals, our offer for the 5th (and tbh the best so far) house was accepted today without any negotiation.
We finally have a home to call our own (and the bankβs) in the San Francisco Bay Area.ππ‘π§Ώ
We finally have a home to call our own (and the bankβs) in the San Francisco Bay Area.ππ‘π§Ώ
December 15, 2024 at 6:25 AM
After 8 months of house hunting, failed bids for 4 houses, and 3 mortgage preapprovals, our offer for the 5th (and tbh the best so far) house was accepted today without any negotiation.
We finally have a home to call our own (and the bankβs) in the San Francisco Bay Area.ππ‘π§Ώ
We finally have a home to call our own (and the bankβs) in the San Francisco Bay Area.ππ‘π§Ώ
Just revisited Interstellar in IMAX 70mm in San Francisco after 10 years.
The applause at the end though. Faith in humanity restored.π
#10YearsOfInterstellar #Nolan #SF
The applause at the end though. Faith in humanity restored.π
#10YearsOfInterstellar #Nolan #SF
December 9, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Just revisited Interstellar in IMAX 70mm in San Francisco after 10 years.
The applause at the end though. Faith in humanity restored.π
#10YearsOfInterstellar #Nolan #SF
The applause at the end though. Faith in humanity restored.π
#10YearsOfInterstellar #Nolan #SF
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 20: Barfi!
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 20: Barfi!
December 7, 2024 at 8:06 AM
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 20: Barfi!
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 20: Barfi!
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 19: Bajirao Mastani
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 19: Bajirao Mastani
December 6, 2024 at 5:10 AM
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 19: Bajirao Mastani
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 19: Bajirao Mastani
Hey, at least youβll get to explore the Russian Far East.π
December 6, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Hey, at least youβll get to explore the Russian Far East.π
Haha, but thatβs every direct flight from Western US to the Middle East/South Asia ever because of the great circle route.
Btw an Air India flight had to make an emergency landing in an obscure Russian town in Siberia. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Btw an Air India flight had to make an emergency landing in an obscure Russian town in Siberia. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
U.S.-bound passengers stranded in Russia after Air India flight makes emergency landing
Air India dispatched a replacement plane to pick up the passengers, who were headed for San Francisco but were forced to land in Magadan, a Russian port town, after engine issues.
www.nbcnews.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Haha, but thatβs every direct flight from Western US to the Middle East/South Asia ever because of the great circle route.
Btw an Air India flight had to make an emergency landing in an obscure Russian town in Siberia. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Btw an Air India flight had to make an emergency landing in an obscure Russian town in Siberia. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
My key takeaway from the SF Bay Area earthquake tsunami alert:
December 5, 2024 at 7:55 PM
My key takeaway from the SF Bay Area earthquake tsunami alert:
10 things I learned from the 2024 SF Bay Area tsunami that helped me become a 10x engineer. A threadπ§΅:
#Eureka #California #Earthquake
#Eureka #California #Earthquake
December 5, 2024 at 7:54 PM
10 things I learned from the 2024 SF Bay Area tsunami that helped me become a 10x engineer. A threadπ§΅:
#Eureka #California #Earthquake
#Eureka #California #Earthquake
The actual tsunami may not kill me, but this tsunami warning came pretty close. #SF #Earthquake
December 5, 2024 at 7:17 PM
The actual tsunami may not kill me, but this tsunami warning came pretty close. #SF #Earthquake
Ikr! Not a single skip.π€
December 5, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Ikr! Not a single skip.π€
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 18: Fitoor
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 18: Fitoor
December 5, 2024 at 2:49 AM
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 18: Fitoor
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 18: Fitoor
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 17: Tamasha
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 17: Tamasha
December 4, 2024 at 3:56 AM
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 17: Tamasha
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 17: Tamasha
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#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 16: Ram-Leela
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 16: Ram-Leela
December 3, 2024 at 4:09 AM
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 16: Ram-Leela
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 16: Ram-Leela
Iβm beginning to realize that 90% of adult life is just a pattern of coping behaviors.
December 2, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Iβm beginning to realize that 90% of adult life is just a pattern of coping behaviors.
Unpopular opinion: The best acting performance in Lootera was by Vikrant Massey.
December 2, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Unpopular opinion: The best acting performance in Lootera was by Vikrant Massey.
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 15: Lootera
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 15: Lootera
December 2, 2024 at 2:14 AM
#20albums20days #MusicSky
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 15: Lootera
Album Challenge: 20 albums that have shaped you. One album per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no ratings, just covers.
Day 15: Lootera
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