Stages of music appreciation

Stages that I go through when I like a new song

1. Instant appreciation.

2. Listen repeatedly till I scare myself into hating the song.

3. Stop listening to the song and desparately try to get hooked to something else.

4. Forget what the song's tune was and recreate the wrong tune in my mind.

5. Give in to the song and listen to it again.

6. Get blown away a second time and realize that I did not observe the nuances during my first hearing.

7. Try to sing the song whenever/wherever and do a horrible job.

8. Hate the song because it is not easy to sing.

9. Praise all artists involved in the song and accept that singing is not for everyone.

Title justification

So I got into blogging (again!). After spending an entire sick day at home, with nothing else to do, I realized that I haven't ever blogged seriously. I have a twitter page, which I feel pathetic about. No, it's not that I think Twitter is pathetic. It's just that I feel I can afford to write longer posts every now and then. Anyway, long story short, here I am. Now, finding a name for your blogsite isn't a simple task. You want the name to be short so that you (and potential visitors) don't have to type a long name. You want to avoid the lame options that the blogsite offers (kiran_thoughts2009 ???!), and at the same time you want it to be catchy. Well, Rehman's songs are catchy, and in particular there's that song from Sakkarakatti. That got me my blog's name. Sure its not friendly to the non-tamil speaking junta - so here goes the explanation. Illavasa Taxi means "Free Taxi". The song that I am talking about compares a friend to a free taxi. Its a uber cool song and I highly recommend that song if you haven't heard it yet.