Best Birthday Gift Evar

So my friend i666 gave me a proto-excalibur noggle for my Birthday. This is awesome :D

Spotting a hyena

Took a road trip with a bunch of friends to Amruteshwar, a temple about 20 km ahead of Bhandardhara and at the base of Ratangad. We were able to find food in the night even at 10:30 and the people at Hotel Rujuta even picked out a good camping spot for us. In the morning, after getting Darshan at the temple, we decided to head back. The people in the hotel suggested that we drive around Bhandardhara, and visit Sandhan Valley before heading towards Thane. We felt that it was a good idea.

I knew the way to the valley so was walking ahead, with one friend close behind. The two others were lagging. On the outskirts of the village, much before the start of the valley, a freaking hyena walked out of the forest. At first I could not believe what I was seeing, it took me a couple of seconds to understand it was a hyena.

It was larger than a leopard, with a disproportionately large head. It had a horse like mane all down its back, kind of like a full body Mohawk. My friend came to where I was standing and pointed out the hyena to him. He instantly shouted out to the others "come quickly, there is a hyena here!". The hyena looked at us, and then gracefully bounded off.

When we came back I asked a tapri guy if there were hyenas in the forest. He said “kai?”. I said dog like spotted animal the size of a bloody donkey. He replied: “ho, hai na.”

FAQ

Q: Did you take a photograph?
A: Nope, it happened too fast. Was too much in awe for the duration of the encounter, and even thought of capturing an image after it had disappeared.

Q: What other animals are there?
A: Deer, wolves, leopards and foxes

Q: How come the villagers don't know what to call it?
A: They are not native to the region, they were introduced by forest officers.

Q: Do they trouble humans?
A: Not really, but 15 chicken have disappeared so far.

Q: What time was it seen?
A: About 11:30ish, which is late in the day.

Q: Was it spotted?
A: No, it was striped.

Q: Why does not anyone laugh at hyena jokes?
A: Only hyenas laugh at hyena jokes

Camping at Bhandardhara

Behind Amruteshwar Mandir. Really cool spot. That is not fog in the background, that is actually a fire.

What I learnt from reading the Manusmriti

Okay, this is not about what you probably think it is about.

Usury
Noun: The action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.

Dyspepsia
Noun: Indigestion

Victual
Noun: Food or provisions

Coparcener
Noun: A person who shares equally with others in the inheritance of an undivided estate or in the rights to it (in the UK now as equitable interests).

Unlcoven
Adjective: (Animal) without hoofs

Ordure
Noun: Excrement; dung.

Primogeniture
Noun: The state of being the firstborn child.

Ichneumon
Noun: A slender parasitic wasp with long antennae, which deposits its eggs in, on, or near the larvae of other insects.

Virasana

Hero Pose. Virasana is a basic seated and starting asana for several forward and backwards bends and certain twists. Virasana may also be used as an alternative to other seated asanas such as the padmasana (lotus pose).

Bus goes over divider

So I was just coming home from work, when this bus full of maniacs parked itself on a divider. Imagine going at such a speed, in reverse, perpendicular to the direction of the road. The rickshaw driver, me and an old uncle on a scooter all had a narrow escape. The idiots seemed to be drunk, and a noob seemed to be learning. In any case, it was terribly irresponsible. Even after it got stuck on the divider, the freaks thought that it makes sense to push the pedal to the metal, and somehow the tyres spinning in mid air would allow them to get the bus off. When that did not happen, they tried to push it, to no avail. A crowd had gathered by then, and the fools got scared, tried to disperse them, and then ran away themselves.

What happens in Avengers: Infinity War

Stuff in blue is speculation

Knowhere

1. Gamora explains the plans of Thanos to ???(perhaps the guardians)
2. Flashback scene shows Thanos collecting a young Gamora
3. The Guardians head to some place dangerous on the Milano
4. The Guardians are on a planet doing ??? (maybe trying to take the reality stone from the Collector for safekeeping)
5. The Guardians come across Thanos or one of the Black Order questioning The Collector about the reality stone
6. The Collector says that he has sold it
7. Drax attacks whoever is questioning The Collector, but survives the encounter

Asguardian escape ship

1. Thanos captures Thor and Loki after the end of Ragnarok, and kills off a ton of Asgardians. Banner escapes on the Quinjet. 
2. Thanos tortures Thor while the The Black Order holds Loki
3. Loki offers the tesseract to Thanos
4. This is probably an effort to save Thor. Thanos may kill Loki immediately, while abandoning Thor on his ship. This is Kevin Feige saying something "really bad" will happen in the first five minutes of Infinity War. 
5. Thanos crushes the Tesseract
6. Thanos places the space stone in the infinity gauntlet
7. Thanos then heads to Xandar.
8. This is when the Guardians probably come across Thor, while tracking down the space stone.
9. Thanos presumably destroys the entire ship. 
10. Thor gets thrown out into space, and lands on the Milano.
11. The Guardians take Thor into the Milano
12. Thor meets the Guardians

New York

1. Banner crashes into 177A Bleecker Street
2. Strange explains the infinity stones to Stark, and what Thanos is out to do
3. A portal appears over NY
4. Spiderman's spider sense gets triggered
5. Spiderman looks at a portal opening up over NYC
6. Spiderman leaps out of a school bus to investigate the portal
7. Wong, Strange, Banner and Thor look at at a disturbance outside Bleecker Street
8. Stark goes to see why people are running helter skelter
9. Strange, Banner, Stark and Wong look at same portal
10. Iron Man flies towards a spaceship on Earth using the new Bleeding Edge suit
11. Strange activates the Eye of Agammoto
12. This is the "portal ship" that probably takes Strange, Spiderman and Iron Man to the orange planet. 
13. Banner heads out to warn Vision and save the Mind stone. 
14. Banner, Widow and War Machine look up ??? Quinjet to take them to Wakanda

Xandar

1. Thanos destroys a bunch of Nova Corps ships, and collects the power stone.
2. Peter meets Strange
3. Thanos arrives on Xandar
4. Star Lord, Stark, Drax and Spoderman make plans
5. Spiderman jumps through destruction
6. Strange and Star Lord fight together
7. Thanos jumps towards ??? (maybe spiderman)
8. Thanos Pins Spiderman to the ground
9. Thanos already has the power stone and the space stone when taking on Stark
10. Thanos tells Iron Man "I hope they remember you"
11. Thanos lobs a freaking moon at the Avengers
12. Maw tortures Strange

Wakanda

1. Banner, War Machine, Vision, Witch, Widow and Cap all end in Wakanda to safeguard the Mind stone
2. Black Panther welcomes Team Cap to Wakanda
3. Shuri looks at a hologram of Vision
4. Black Panther orders to put up the defences of Wakanda, as well as a shield for Cap
5. Wakanda is the most heavily guarded place on planet Earth, which is why Vision is being kept there
6. Vision appears in human form, maybe Witch is giving him a vision
7. Vision says "we are out of time"
8. War in Wakanda, with the outriders taking on Team Cap
9. White Wolf fights with Team Cap
10. Banner and Widow smile on the Wakandan battlefield
11. Thanos goes toe to toe or hand to hand with Cap, wearing the power stone and the infinity stone on his gauntlet
12. Massive alien ships land on Wakanda
13. Proxima midnight lobs her spear at ???(maybe Cap), who catches it
14. Witch is relieved by something, in the same scene as (?Cap) and Proxima Midnight
15. Black Widow stabs someone, probably in the same scene as (?Cap), Proxima Midnight and Witch
16. Corvus Glaive attempts to take the Mind stone from Vision. It is unknown if he succeeds. 

Nidavellir

1. Groot, Rocket, and Thor are on a ship with a circular window like the Cupola on board the ISS.
2. Thor looks over a planet through the Cupola, probably Nidavellir. He needs a new weapon to take on Thanos.
3. Thor is in some huge device, probably forging a new weapon
4. Groot and Rocket help Thor forge the Jarnbjorn or Stormbreaker

Found in mint condition

It is some brand called Unisef. From Japan, in the 80s. Love the headphones.