Unlike most writers, Rohin Guha is not terribly afraid of pop music. He also does a bit of online content production and social media development and if you want his help on that, go here for more details. This is his vanity blog. He would love to hear from you. Honest. DANCE TO THE BEATS OF MY DRUM: Advice, Art, Bollywood, Gardening, Lana Del Rey, Lit, Movies, Music, Social Media SPOTLIGHT: Songs With Ladies Dropping F-Bombs, 2012: The Year of the Outsider, Quitting Facebook & Signing Back Up to Life, An Open Letter to the Ladies In My Life Over the Years @ohrohin    email     CVTumblr (3.0; @ohrohin)http://ohrohin.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YgANDv-JVSE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Hey you guys, remember my spirit animal, Famed Filipina Singing Sensation <strong>Sarah Geronimo</strong>? She is the searing portrait of <em>horriblazing</em>—that is, the confluence of <em>horrible</em> and <em>amazing</em>. You might remember from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vYP60jdTupc" target="_blank">this epic live cover of Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s “Telephone</a>. Anyway, they’ve gone and given her a television show down there in The Philippines and now the people of that island kingdom are all the better for it.<br/><br/> Do pay attention to the twee way in which she tells her adoring fans, <em>I LOVE YOU, TOO</em>. Incredible.<br/><br/><small><em>(h/t to <a href="http://ryannreyes.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Ryann Reyes</a>)</em></small></p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17904991403http://ohrohin.com/post/17904991403Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:43:00 -0500sarah geronimolady gagaIMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT IMPORTANT THINGS<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznri2gF9H1qz84n6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://chrismohney.tumblr.com/post/17902204047/sunset-over-rio-lagoa" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">chrismohney</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Sunset over Rio Lagoa</p></blockquote>http://ohrohin.com/post/17904634102http://ohrohin.com/post/17904634102Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:37:22 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzns3m3ld01qbzzgco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“I think I’ll be an old maid until I die. I’ll probably sit around with cats for the rest of my life. Whatever happens, I certainly won’t start to drink. But I do have what you call entrenched habits, and I’m not going to change them.” - Little Edie</p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17904612602http://ohrohin.com/post/17904612602Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:37:01 -0500pixel artgrey gardensself-portraitsWoolie may be off to church to pray for our lost souls, but I am now off to yoga practice to pray...http://ohrohin.com/post/17886722935http://ohrohin.com/post/17886722935Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:18:37 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/t-vTaktsUSw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Nicole Scherzinger, “Right There”<br/><br/> With lyrical flourishes like <em>ME LIKE THE WAY YOU HOLD MY BODY / ME LIKE THE WAY YOU TOUCH MY BODY / ME LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS MY YEAH YEAH YEAH ME LIKE IT</em>, this song truly is what we talk about when we talk about The Craft Of Poetry.</p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17885154655http://ohrohin.com/post/17885154655Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:43:00 -0500nicole scherzingerIS ANYONE ELSE FEELING THIS JAM? NO JUST ME? WELL THENpoetry'craft talks'[Watching an episode of Intervention where a tricky, intelligent alcoholic is best friends with an...http://ohrohin.com/post/17870700416http://ohrohin.com/post/17870700416Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:26:00 -0500what niina saidcatsmiau-miau<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/17858741308/tumblr_lzmc67u4KI1qz82tb&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Alisha’s Attic, “Indestructible”<br/><br/> I’m living, breathing, and being twee pop songs lately.<br/></p><blockquote> <em> Don’t look no more,<br/> Coz it’ll only make your eyes sore <br/> Hey! Count your R.E.M’s, <br/> It’s comforting the sanctuary there we have <br/> (We argue sometimes and we fear we put the knife in too deep<br/> but even when madness heads, it’s only gladness I keep inside) <br/> So give me a sign<br/> ‘Cuz we are Indestructible<br/> Yes we are <br/> And you are my life-line<br/> And we are Indestructible </em></blockquote>http://ohrohin.com/post/17858741308http://ohrohin.com/post/17858741308Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:27:43 -0500alisha's atticYOU CAN BE TWEE TOO -- I WILL PERMIT IT newwavewomen replied to your post: newwavewomen replied to your photo: Yesterday, I… oh but...http://ohrohin.com/post/17855002980http://ohrohin.com/post/17855002980Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:17:13 -0500newwavewomennewwavewomen replied to your photo: Yesterday, I saw Harry Potter and the Woman In… but was...http://ohrohin.com/post/17854923387http://ohrohin.com/post/17854923387Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:15:43 -0500newwavewomen<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ib7Jw-htLFU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Kylie Minogue vs. Angie Jordan from <em>30 Rock</em>, “Can’t Get You Out of My Ham”</p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17851840114http://ohrohin.com/post/17851840114Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:17:39 -050030 rockHAYUMkylie minogue<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dnR-EmLOWS0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Rebecca Black Vs. Angie Jordan from <em>30 Rock</em>, “Friday Ham”<br/></p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17851784279http://ohrohin.com/post/17851784279Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:16:36 -0500HAYUMrebecca black30 rock<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3QJCDNd3vhg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Nicola Roberts vs. Angie Jordan from <em>30 Rock</em>, “Dance to the Beat of My Ham”<br/><br/> Just…just watch this.</p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17851675799http://ohrohin.com/post/17851675799Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:14:33 -0500HAYUUUMnicola roberts30 rock<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm2gvPAjr1qz82tbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Yesterday, I saw <em>Harry Potter and the Woman In Black</em>. All the <em>Avada Kedavra</em>s in the entire world couldn’t faze that restless ghost.</p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17847526456http://ohrohin.com/post/17847526456Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:58:07 -0500harry potterwoman in blackdaniel radcliffe<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yVGYmDkUFm4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Samsaya, “Video Games”<br/><br/> This Lana Del Rey cover is exceptional because you could imagine swirling a glass of champagne violently as this played in the background and you left what’s-his-face a strident voicemail about ____ or ____.</p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17794006596http://ohrohin.com/post/17794006596Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:51:19 -0500samsayalana del reymusic<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkbfyGGi01qz82tbo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>A late entry for New York Fashion Week.</p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17792063801http://ohrohin.com/post/17792063801Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:16:46 -0500nyfwsailormoon<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkbetYtSA1qz82tbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://ohrohin.com/post/17792025757http://ohrohin.com/post/17792025757Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:16:00 -0500nyfwtech<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkb89DNi61qz82tbo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Doorknob! Desperate Attack!”</p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17791798297http://ohrohin.com/post/17791798297Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:12:08 -0500sailor moon<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkaw3gjTL1qz82tbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://ohrohin.com/post/17791385198http://ohrohin.com/post/17791385198Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:04:51 -0500queen nehelenia<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Px9kVJCfM1E?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Sansara, “Yeh Dil Sun Sara Hai”<br/><br/> Most of you follow me because of my long distance relationship with Bollywood. When we—my long distance life-partner Bollywood and I, that is—get together, this is what our conversations frequently sound like. People around us in the café ask us to keep it down and we simply sing more loudly to one another.</p>http://ohrohin.com/post/17789427094http://ohrohin.com/post/17789427094Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:30:00 -0500bollywoodsansara<a href="http://de-cidered.blogspot.com/">"When I was seventeen a boy let himself in to my mom's house while my family was away at work and school. He brought a lot of flowers with him. I returned from high school to a million petals scattered on the stained carpet of my bedroom floor. He told me later he had pawned his VCR to buy them all. At the time the sacrifice & crime felt dangerously touching, but now the whole scenario feels a little like a demand."</a>http://ohrohin.com/post/17789171485http://ohrohin.com/post/17789171485Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:25:00 -0500flowersthis is a post about romance + flowers