Anandhotep is gone!
Remember the owlish looking mummy who never slept, seldom ate, and encountered great difficulties in running his life wrapped in those termite-eaten somewhat stinky bandages?
He’s gone. He disintegrated and then disappeared.
He had to go anyway, but that he’d go clad in such ignominy was something that I hadn’t expected.
First, about the secret project.
It’s done. After three weeks of back-breaking work, which among other things, included learning a totally new skill (how to use Adobe inDesign,) my secret project came to a conclusion yesterday.
Here it is:
The QSM Magazine is a collection of humor, parodies, and satire. Half of it is adapted from this blog but the other half is totally new! It has a lot of drawings – including that of Wifey’s and Mrs. Chaddha’s.
Click here to get a free pdf copy of the newest issue of The QSM Magazine in your inbox.
I especially recommend “Drum Rolls for Donald Drum” and “See-sawing with Keju Bhai.” Mom plays the lead in the first one and Wifey in the second.
All you need to do is, click here and read it online on ISSUU.com. Once you are there, you’ll also be able to download a free pdf for printing, so that you may share it with your friends and family.
Now about more serious matters.
When I was losing sleep over formatting, writing malarkey, sketching Wifey and Mrs. Chaddha’s cartoons, and doing all sorts of crazy things to design Issue #0 of The QSM Magazine, Mrs. Chaddha was busy setting wifey up against me!
I am glad I overheard their conversation in bits and parts.Their whole conversation and its effect on me would require a full post – but here’s the bit that made Anandhotep growl and snarl.
Mrs. Chaddha: You say he’s glued to his computer 18 hours a day.
Wifey (inaudible.)
Mrs. Chaddha: Even in nights? After you’ve gone to bed?
Wifey (Still inaudible.)
Mrs. Chaddha: I don’t want to break your heart but you should be careful.
Wifey mumbles something that sounds like, “I know.”
Mrs. Chaddha: Men must be kept on a tight-leash.
Wifey mumbles again but I can’t catch it. I’d have loved to find out what she had to say on this.
Mrs. Chaddha: These days, a lot of things happen on Internet.
Wifey: Huh! No…he isn’t like that.
Mrs. Chaddha: You don’t know men like I do. They do everything on Internet…chatting- shatting, dating-shating…
So that’s how it had begun – innocent banter of women…I’ll soon tell you the whole story – as soon as I’ve got it all figured out. (That Anandhotep! The bugger had been using my wardrobe while he was here. I found a scarab scuttling away!)
I’ll return after debugging my code and my wardrobe. Until then, I recommend that you get visuals on Mrs. Chaddha, my wife, Donald Drum, and wifey’s Keju Bhai in the first ever issue of the QSM Magazine!
(I know most of you’ve sided with wifey; that I can take, but please don’t side with Mrs. Chaddha!)
Seems interesting Mr. Caricaturer! 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
Caricaturer?!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hahah….yea couldn’t think of a better word! Lol
LikeLike
Those guys who twist people’s features out of shape, make their heads bigger and their bodies smaller – they are called caricaturists. (I hang my head in shame.)
LikeLiked by 1 person
I still prefer caricaturer. I like how that sounds! Caricaturist sounds professional! 😛
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ok then…Caricaturer it is 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
There you go!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hahaha enjoyed it 🙂
Yes, will be reading your #0 soon 🙂
LikeLike
If it makes you smile and laugh…spread the word. I just love readers who have a taste for my quirky parodies.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Cant wait to read the new stuff 😀
LikeLike
A lot of new stuff in there. Click the link and dive in 😀
LikeLike
Ha ha …. just resurfaced…… brilliant work, I love your artwork…… wifey looks very saucy and a dark beauty …. Mrs Chadda?? well ….. I think she has been reading too many pages of FSoG 😀 Love your writing and I am impressed with your online publishing effort … keep it up , I look forward to the next issue… and to finishing this one 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks. Now you know why I was all bleary-eyed. I’m really not happy with Mrs. Chaddha’s attempts, but you just can’t wish away your neighbors. (I’ll let wifey know what you think of her sketch…it could be just the thing I need to get into her favors again.)
LikeLiked by 1 person
I just showed your Miley Cyrus to my daughter and she says she is not nearly modest enough to be in a Bollywood dance 🙂 She thinks your Sheldon Cooper is just fabulous !! She is a huge fan of the show but was disappointed to see that you didn’t have caricature of Raj
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for sharing it with your daughter. Did you share the post or the magazine, because the magazine translates the main lyrics of some hot Bollywood numbers. I’ve seen some of Miley’s songs (and her foam-finger fiasco) – trust me, she’s an innocent babe by comparison. Tell your daughter that Raj is on my list…it’s only a matter of time.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh I must read the lyrics, I am only going by the dancing and costumes… I adore the dances . If you can recommend some movies it would be great. I have seen a few set in India, and I am always delighted by them, not sure whether by Indian standards they are good or not or if they really show the real India. I loved Slum Dog, and the Best Exotic Marigold Hotels, there are lots of scenes in Sense8 on Netflix that are filmed in India too as one of the main characters lives there. I also really like Water, the movie about the widows.
LikeLike
If you liked Water and Slum dog, you must watch Wednesday and Benaras (if you can find them.) These movies don’t have any of those item numbers (the lyrics of which I’ve had the temerity to translate in the QSM Magazine.)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Anand …. I will hunt them on now 🙂 it is enriching to be open to another culture….. or quite a few of them actually 😀
LikeLike
I’ll try to recall the names of other good ones that I’ve watched….will ask wifey too.
LikeLike
Thanks.. and while you are asking her stuff….. I want to know which spices use to get the wonderful Indian flavours, without the heat 😀 My family are sooks and do not like hot food, but I knmow there are some wonderful flavours to be had without blowing your head off 😀
LikeLike
Are you kidding? If I start asking her those questions, she’ll start wondering why – and honestly, she isn’t all that great at cooking. I’ll try asking Mom.
LikeLike
Ha ha ha … so she does not know about your online adventures then? Tell her I am an old grandmother who never learned to cook and have just married an elderly indian gentleman he he
LikeLiked by 1 person
She knows that I’ve got this blog, but she doesn’t follow it. So…this is what I got. You might have to check out for the translations though. If you don’t want to burn your tongue and yet want the Indian flavor, try adding powdered coriander seeds and cumin seeds (unpowdered) to the dish you are preparing. Heat oil in a pan, add these two, sauté (I think that’s what it is called) and add the vegetables/lentils.
Try out an India Store if you have one around and buy some Indian spices.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes we have n Indi store in town, I am going to go there and get some real cumin seeds that have not been travelling the world and in storage for years maybe 😀 Those are the two spices I am trying out the most so I must be on the right track then. My daughter is a vegetarian and I want to use more lentils and chickpeas etc in her food…. thanks for the advice Anand …. and thank your mother too if she helped 😉
LikeLike
You are welcome. In the next issue of QSM, I’ll add an Indian recipe topped with humor.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ha ha sounds very cool
LikeLike
I can find both, but I cannot understand Hindi … and the only subtitles I could read would be french ,but i am a bit rusty
LikeLike
Benaras can be understood without subtitles.It’s an art-film and it actually doesn’t have a lot of dialogs.
LikeLike
OK I will watch it then .. thank you 🙂
LikeLike
Congratulations Anand!!!! Very very happy for this new venture of yours!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Ishita. As wifey says, “a time-guzzling venture with no future.” She doesn’t understand that a writer wants to be read.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hahahhaha very true!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Dear Miss, what do you find true? The time-guzzling part, the no-future part, or a-writer-wants-to-be-read part?
LikeLike
Super siblinguuuu….I m proud of you…heading straight there to have some 😄😄 of the day
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Shilpa. I hope the magazine gives you many opportunities to laugh 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes yes I did 😄
LikeLiked by 1 person
All on my expense I am sure. That ungainly split in the knickers…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Dear Anand,
Congratulations for QSM and thanks for sharing it with us. I have bookmarked it and would read in my leisure for immense pleasure because it’s a treasure of quirky snarky malarkey!
I enjoyed reading this and I feel Ms. Chaddha is nosey while your wife is an introvert.
I have a suggestion for you:
Please don’t use more than 15 tags in total for a posts { Tags+ Categories }
Your posts don’t show up in Reader if you cross that limit. Someone suggested this to me and since then I have kept it to 5 in total.
May be it’s search engines friendly but as of now our readership is mostly blogging fraternity so it would be better to keep them so as to let them appear in our WP readers.
Have a great Sunday ahead,
Anand 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Anand. I used to add a lot of tags when I had first started blogging…but not since blogging101. I’ll check if I slipped again. I hope you enjoy the magazine. Half of the stuff would be new even for you 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, I am sure I would enjoy, though I see more than 12 tags I suppose. 🙂 Welcome and cheers 🙂
LikeLike
Maximum possible 🙂 Code is always absolute.
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s true. I didn’t see your posts in my reader, maybe I missed, and I have an impression that WP editors too prefer lesser tags than maximum 🙂 Cheers 🙂
LikeLike
Thanks Anand. Your insight is greatly appreciated.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Welcome Anand. Anandit bhava gurudeva 🙂 😀
LikeLike
Gurudeva? Anand, you are the teacher in blogging101 group. I am sure everyone else too feels the same 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hahaha lol 😀 No, nobody feels like that, I am just a friend and I consider you a guru for learning sharp writing, so there 🙂
LikeLike
I know and I am grateful for the fantastic people I’ve connected with in the blogosphere. So…let’s settle at Vibrant Anand being the blogging-guru and Quirky Anand being the malarkey guru. What say u?
LikeLiked by 2 people
Hahaha, no, Malarkey guru you, yes. I am a novice at blogging and writing. Have a fabulous day and a great week ahead 🙂 Anand
LikeLike
Did you change your avatar? Wow! Now you can deny it all you want, but you are a Guru not just in spirit but also in looks. You are an awesome writer…very “vibrant” and very inspirational. Wish you all luck. You too have a great week ahead.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Hahaha, thanks for your kind words. I rarely take pictures, especially after having taken retirement/renunciation. Many co-bloggers investigated about the recency of profile pic, so took one today and updated. Thanks for all the kind words 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
This looks absolutely fantastic! The visual and the content (I’m sure). Haven’t read through the entire magazine yet, but will definitely tell you what I think when I do.
And don’t worry, I will not side with Mrs. Chaddha :P.
I do vote for this to be a bimonthly thing though, because it requires so much time and effort on your part, it might lead to feeling more like a chore? Besides, you will also have more content to play with in the span of two months.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Ramida. For reading the magazine and for not siding with my insidious neighbor. Bimonthly is what I too favor. Monthly might get unwieldy – and not because of the effort but because of the ladies who make this house a home. They are perfectly capable of throwing me out bag and baggage. Mom and wifey generally don’t see eye to eye, but on this matter they might be soul-sisters.
Thanks so much for responding to my cry for help.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hope it doesn’t come to that then ;).
LikeLiked by 1 person
Quite impressive! I haven’t finished reading but so far I’ve had some good laughs. It looks great, really quite impressive. Congratulations
LikeLike
Anand, QSM is so much fun! You did a fabulous job. Congrats.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Jackie. I am inspired to bring out the second issue. Still wondering whether it should be monthly or bimonthly?
LikeLike
PS. Hubby enjoyed QSM as well, though not pleased he couldn’t laugh out loud (chest congestion making lol too painful!)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Tell him that he can reserve the laughter for later, when he is feeling better 😀 Thanks so much for sharing the magazine with him.
LikeLike
Pingback: 3 Old Indian Sayings that were actually Meant for Bloggers! | Anand's Parodies & Caricatures.
Pingback: Anandhotep Demands New Bandages as he Returns to work on The QSM Magazine! | Anand's Parodies & Caricatures.