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It being Pongal and everything, we had a holiday. As I was just telling my overworked journo friend, I love being part of a Press that has so many holidays. So since I'm a festive person and all, I celebrated Pongal like I do all other festivals by lying down on the sofa all day and watching TV. I'd planned to do the citations and bibliography for my paper in the morning. But that didn't happen owing to the fact that I woke up when it was close to afternoon. So then I just read through it, got enormously bored, and decided I'd do it at work tomorrow. After all, I have to keep myself occupied for 8 hours and I might as well do something that comes close to useful.
I watched this hilarious movie called Office Space which is about a guy who hates office. Who hates going and sitting on a chair for 8 hours a day. Who hates the idea of human beings cooped up in cubicles day after day. Who wants to murder the printer. Who doesn't see the point of Hawaiian Shirt Day. You should watch it, really. I was laughing myself crazy.
Then, I read Chetan Bhagat's The Three Mistakes of My Life. My mother bought this book for some obscure reason and it has been lying around for ages. It was so-so. A bit too phallic for my tastes. Also, he had all these corny smses as part of the narrative and it totally put me off. People do send awfully sad-looking smses with words like 'kewl' ['cool' is four letters too, would it kill you to spell it right?] and I guess it's got to do with 'being real' and all, but I kept getting irritated. Anyway, it was blah.
After that, I watched Ghajini on Sun TV. I wish they wouldn't use handicapped people to show how kind-hearted the heroine is. Also, if Asin had been spectacularly plain in an outsized salwar, the hero would have just thought, "Indha auntyku vera vela illiya" and gone to work in his big car. Why summa do this drama about him liking her for her goodness and all? The villain in the movie is a terrible actor. He has shapely eyebrows though. For such a bald head.
There's a new kind of junk called Crunchos. Apparently, it is garlic murukku. I wonder what this is coated with. Lays is supposed to have all sorts of deadly concoctions poured on it. Tastes really good, though. I'm dying to eat Crunchos. I think till I go and throw this paper into the Marina, I'm going to end up blogging every day just so I can get distracted.
I hope someone brings leftover Pongal food to work tomorrow.
It being Pongal and everything, we had a holiday. As I was just telling my overworked journo friend, I love being part of a Press that has so many holidays. So since I'm a festive person and all, I celebrated Pongal like I do all other festivals by lying down on the sofa all day and watching TV. I'd planned to do the citations and bibliography for my paper in the morning. But that didn't happen owing to the fact that I woke up when it was close to afternoon. So then I just read through it, got enormously bored, and decided I'd do it at work tomorrow. After all, I have to keep myself occupied for 8 hours and I might as well do something that comes close to useful.
I watched this hilarious movie called Office Space which is about a guy who hates office. Who hates going and sitting on a chair for 8 hours a day. Who hates the idea of human beings cooped up in cubicles day after day. Who wants to murder the printer. Who doesn't see the point of Hawaiian Shirt Day. You should watch it, really. I was laughing myself crazy.
Then, I read Chetan Bhagat's The Three Mistakes of My Life. My mother bought this book for some obscure reason and it has been lying around for ages. It was so-so. A bit too phallic for my tastes. Also, he had all these corny smses as part of the narrative and it totally put me off. People do send awfully sad-looking smses with words like 'kewl' ['cool' is four letters too, would it kill you to spell it right?] and I guess it's got to do with 'being real' and all, but I kept getting irritated. Anyway, it was blah.
After that, I watched Ghajini on Sun TV. I wish they wouldn't use handicapped people to show how kind-hearted the heroine is. Also, if Asin had been spectacularly plain in an outsized salwar, the hero would have just thought, "Indha auntyku vera vela illiya" and gone to work in his big car. Why summa do this drama about him liking her for her goodness and all? The villain in the movie is a terrible actor. He has shapely eyebrows though. For such a bald head.
There's a new kind of junk called Crunchos. Apparently, it is garlic murukku. I wonder what this is coated with. Lays is supposed to have all sorts of deadly concoctions poured on it. Tastes really good, though. I'm dying to eat Crunchos. I think till I go and throw this paper into the Marina, I'm going to end up blogging every day just so I can get distracted.
I hope someone brings leftover Pongal food to work tomorrow.
7 comments:
i want chakkara pongal.
sigh.
*continues to dream*
PS-throw paper in Cooum.
GB: You should write a research paper on this Natalie Dylan character. She is BA ( Women studies). Can't be too far off from your Gender Studies thingy. Maybe you can understand her motivation
Pirate
Office space sounds interesting.
Have you read 5 point someone? I've never read it based on reviews which hinted to me that its some masala book.
I've watched neither version of Ghajini, but what I don't get is what memory loss has to do with body building?! Why did Surya build a 6-pack for this movie only?! Or was he shaping up to compensate for Asin?
Who's getting married next? GB, long time no blog. Happy to see u bk. Marriage mela has started. I've decided to marry. I was totally against getting married until I met Guruji. I used to argue against marriage. I used to say that marriage would take away my freedom and prevent me from pursuing a successful career blah blah. Guruji cited me Pratiba Patil, Indira Gandhi, Ambika Soni, Thatcher, Hillary, Sonia Gandhi, Sheila Dikshit, Dr.Shantha ..the list goes on.Had the parents of Shakespeare, Rowling, Newton, Amartya Sen decided not to marry we wouldn't have got them .. Guruji said. When I cited unsuccessful marriages Guruji laughed and said success lies in how you lead your life. Only 2% of the population belongs to the intelligent section, don't u want to be one in it? Or u want to be one among the 98%? Guruji asked. Statistics and examples wouldn't help here, Guruji was emphatic. I gave serious consideration to Guruji's advice. Yeah, I've decided to marry, will soon send my invitation .. Guess who I'm .. part of ur BA Englis class
Haven't read the three mistakes,heard it sucks..haven't seen the climax of Ghajini.
Keep the paper,it is nice reading your blog,it is really entertaining.There seems so much of warmth and blah blah in it.No one else can write about their communism imbibed capitalist life in this way and make sense of it all.
Try and invent a parasite killer.
Office Space is one of my favorite movies. Every time I come across some ridiculous bureaucratic form that needs to be filled out, I am reminded of the TPS reports that the guys have to fill out. And every time I hear a dumb idea, I am reminded of that crazy guy's "Jump to a conclusion" mat.
wow i'm honoured. you used me as a reference and linked me.
crunchos ah? pah you'll try anything won't you? i'm sure you even had that blue colour pepsi. yuck.
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