driving when one is ‘high’ is definitely not a good idea. at least in the face of considering collective social safety, if not one’s own. but then driving while the co-occupants of your vehicles are ‘high’ just might be a good idea. at least, it makes the trip slightly more trippy. or so i discovered when on the way to a visual art installation by a designer duo.

after all, when did anyone think that the traffic converging into every empty nook before a traffic red light is something of a replica of tetrise! yes, that something was what my friend uttered, while seated on his ‘high’ hot seat.

so with images of that 8 bit precursor of whatever we see in the form of mmorpg’s and else, we entered the venue – the swank pool side of aqua at the park hotel. the imagery just got us hooked, as my friend started approaching greater altitudes with others joining in a collective ‘hiking’ endeavor. nice tripped out visual projections (with some unfortunate technical snags disrupting certain sections), and some excellent music by chintan kalra which added to the ecstatic mood. (no, nobody around me was on e, just in case anybody thought so).

as for me, i was quite contently happy with the cocktail of music and art. my physical movements, edging somewhat on hysteria, were just a manifestation of the calm inside.

after all, contentedness doesn’t always mean quietude. or does it?

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for images from that night, click right here.