The other day, for the first time in several weeks, I rode 'the' bike without the iPod on. It was a most unsatisfactory experience. I had no idea, or rather no recollection, that so many people honk away to gay glory here. Also, synchronised traffic from College to home (both mine again) is a sham at around 6:57 p.m. on a Thursday evening.
I now have broadband, which means that I can cannect and type my blogs while talking to someone on the phone. Isn't technology astounding? The only minor hitch is that no one really calls, I don't, and conversations are usually never long unless it means discussion of something related to College. (ala MCA etc.)
Today's Holi - I shall sadly (for some), and happily (for me) not be participating in the festivities. The juvenile, immature pleasure that I used derived from throwing chemicals and water balloons at peers and foes alike has somewhat dwindled over the years. Possibly the only thing that might lure me into the water is the Bhang. Sadly - no one has offered to fund my getting high on it, and Holi shall remain a memory from a day in the College Library this year.
Something's come over me - I think it's the feeling that I'm extremely old. I went through this brief, yet shocking mid-life crisis (for information on why mid-life, kindly refer to prior blog - title forgotten) during a conversation yesterday. I gave my 10th Std. exams 5 years ago. Ouch! I'm nearly 21. In a few months time, I can drink beer in Maharashtra. Where have the years gone?
Disclaimer: The object of this paragraph is not to be construed as a method to depress those far elder to me.
I've also gotten also sentimental about my College. (Current one only) It's not that I didn't feel much for it earlier, but this time it was like the feeling you get when you're leaving an institution. I then consciously told myself that there were still 2 more years of the Bombay University to endure. (sentimentality quickly turned into depression). I even carried 'my' camera(This too, is disputed - seeing as everyone in the family - including those with relative non-savvyness with cameras despite good eyes for shots - desire possession) to College yesterday in the hope that I'll get some good shots. Of course, when you start reading about how a Muslim wife can divorce her husband by a method called Zihar, (go look it up - it's madly interesting) you completely forget about photography.
But I'm writing this blog at the start of my day - so I shall not depress myself more than I need to. Today, I begin Environmental Law - I hope to finish a fair amount by tonight. I have no idea why I'm writing all this. Suffice to say - I will not write blogs in the mornings after this.
No quote today - cannot think of any. No wait - yes, I can- Kurt to the rescue:
"I'm not that dumb, but I can pretend
The sun is gone, but I have a light
The day is done, but I'm having fun
I think I'm dumb, or maybe just happy"
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2 comments:
dude u've got me all sentimental now, i leaving college this year and was trying not yto think about it...damn u SS :P
congrats on the broadband...all u need now is that computer stuff u said u'd get on tuesday...i'm still waiting...how much longer should i wait?? ;)
no celebration of holi?? tsk tsk das ist nichts gut, aber warum das?? mann du bist eine jungen, du bist 20 jahr alt...
Dear Boy,
Welcome to the Aging crisis. I suspect it runs in the family(ask gentically linked individuals detailed questions). I have been feeling much the same over the last year or so... Everyone I know seems either younger than me or a maddeningly more interesting older than me.
You shall get over it, unless Amma decides to celebrate your 25th and my 29th bday by making another round the world trip.
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