So…………..its been a while since the last post…2 and a half weeks almost. I’ve actually lost track of the number of things that have happened during that time. Not like I’ve been rocking the party scene or some such…but just generally….life has just flown by!!
No seriously…it couldn’t have been more obvious than the trip back home today. I get off work, get into a cab and…BAM!....in 5 mins I am faaaaaaaast asleep! The next thing I know, the cabby is telling me, “Saab! Abhi right lena hai ya left?” I was like, what? We just took off dude…don’t tell me you don’t know the way!! And then I realized I was right outside the colony road and the dude did have a valid question. (It was also kinda freaky that he knew the way uptil there without directions since I live in some remote corner that most cabbies, especially from lower parel, have never heard of. Or maybe I gave him directions I don’t remember…like that other time when….never mind) So anyway, here we are having driven for about 80 mins and all I was awake for was the first 5! Boy, was I exhausted!
Its been like that for almost a month and half now! I’ve been tired, exhausted, beat, burnt out…whatever you want to call it. And I don’t know why! I think its mental more than physical! I’m mentally just not there….or here…or anywhere for that matter! I need a vacation…a break..for a month or so! (Since, that’s not going to happen, I’d settle for a week!) The batteries are seriously low on fluid and as Steve Slater would say…”I’m running on fumes!!” (That’s F1 for the uninitiated..) Work too has been slow. Not that I don’t have work…its just been slow! I’ve managed to finish off stuff, but without quiet being there! You know that feeling when you know you’ve done something but could have done so much better if only you were feeling better?? That!
But I did have some fun in the meantime as well…..all was not gloom and doom..(when things go BOOM!..in Dexter’s laaaaaaaaaab!!! I loved that song!)
I did manage to finish 2 books…both good, interesting ones. But somehow I think I haven’t really found a truly amazing book of late inspite of my Crosswords sojourns. You know the Da Vince Code, Pelican Brief types. They’ve all been ok. Not too bad..not too good. I miss the days when I could sit and read Hardy Boys and Nancy Drews and think, “Wow! Good Book!” You eventually grow out of them and expect more and then realize there are not too may excellent writers out there. There are a few good ones, but no great ones. It’s all too commercial I think. Authors don’t give themselves time to write a truly good book. They are too caught up with deadlines, not unlike lesser mortals like us (or me atleast!) Makes you wonder what the conversation between a writer and his agent would be like…
Writer: Look, I need more time to finish this book. Writing a book is a long and painstaking process! I need to find the right characters, right situation, right plot and the right ending. I can’t just throw some people together and make a story!
Agent: Yeah I know that and I totally understand. But we have promised the publishers Saturday, and today’s already Wednesday…so we need to work towards…..
Writer: The publishers can go to hell…all I care about is my book. If it’s not ready it’s not ready. Tell them that!
Agent: Hm…oh. Ok. But that would mean that you would have to forfeit 80% of the balance on the book…
Writer: Ok then. How does this sound? 5 people on a deserted island, a murderer is on the loose, one of the girls is really hot and finally her boyfriend is the murderer.
Agent: Can this be done by Friday?
Writer: I’ll give it to you on Thursday..
Agent: Great!
Then the writer makes a million bucks and the cover of his book says, “The number one bestseller”, “Absolute page-turner” etc, etc. He walks away with a 7 figure earning, the agent gets his 20% and losers like me pay 300 bucks for it!
Anyway with that self de-grading thought I’d close the blog for today. My ear is slammed shut and I can’t hear a thing. Need to go get that looked at. So see you, tata, bbye and adios!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
In sickness and in health.....
T’was a bad week this. It really was! I was sick for most of it, which meant that I didn’t really get out and do much. Still managed to get my sorry ass into office from Wednesday to Friday though, (Albeit for only half the day!)….but hey! Atleast I made the effort!
Rather sad though that I can’t say the same about my gymming. I went regularly from Dec 28 to about Jan 20, after which due to a combination of long work hours and hence general exhaustion and sickness (as well as a generous dose of laziness) I have not seen the inside of the gym I paid a bomb for in a long time! (12 days to be precise!!) Rather sad considering that it was my new year’s resolution and such. (Apparently, gym membership increases and gyms also see highest turnout for the first few months every year. Then the turnout steadily dwindles till the next Jan where the pattern repeats!! It’s a fact! Gyms make a killing on the New Year’s resolution hype!! I’m a living example!) Anyways…I’m hoping to make it to the gym before end of day today. (I’m contemplating the actions even as I write these words. You see I need to get up, change, pack my gym bag, drive all the way to the gym, gym, drive back…..man I’m so bored!!) Where there’s a will, there’s a way!! Let’s see if that works!
Talking of will though, Federer seems to have lost all will to even try and beat Rafa. He seems content to take him to 5 sets and then just play out the fifth for the heck of it. I can understand his frustration….I really can! Rafa’s good. He’s bordering on excellent, for crying out loud! But Federer, the master of all that panache, charisma, beauty and sauveness that is tennis, should really be making more of the Nadal matches. He seems almost scared to beat Rafa at times. His play lacks confidence and finality about it. He seems content just keeping the ball in play or trying some outrageous winner. All he needs to do is stick to what he does best; confidently belt the ball to the bylines with pinpoint precision and the rest will follow. But the Nadal is a different cookie altogether! “The man from Mallorca” as the call him, has a knack of returning the best of shots and you really need to have something special to beat him. And Federer has it. He just doesn’t know it. Rafa is having a purple patch when he is at the peak of his prowess and the game doesn’t have another player like him. Federer as a consequence is suffering from having to adapt to the “new” game that Rafa plays. Plus he is left handed making a lot of tough Federer forehands look simple to return. I’m sure in time Federer will sort him out, but the question is simply…will it be soon enough?
While on Tennis, nice to see Sania Mirza win her first grand slam alongside Bhupati. They deserved to win by all means and a convincing trouncing of Ram/Dechy will definitely inspire confidence for the pair. I really do feel Mirza is more suited to mixed doubles with a proven net player like Bhupati because she has the powerful groundstrokes to trouble even the men in mixed doubles! Hope this is the first of many!
Right then….I still have a lot to say about 3 books I have read over the last week, my victory over the Barclay’s Card Priority Circle Membership guys (Woo! Hoo!), my switch from Airtel to Vodaphone and some other stuff. But for now, I’m tired, exhausted and really need to get some sleep before tomorrow considering that it is already past midnight! Whew! So catchya ltr..alligator!
Rather sad though that I can’t say the same about my gymming. I went regularly from Dec 28 to about Jan 20, after which due to a combination of long work hours and hence general exhaustion and sickness (as well as a generous dose of laziness) I have not seen the inside of the gym I paid a bomb for in a long time! (12 days to be precise!!) Rather sad considering that it was my new year’s resolution and such. (Apparently, gym membership increases and gyms also see highest turnout for the first few months every year. Then the turnout steadily dwindles till the next Jan where the pattern repeats!! It’s a fact! Gyms make a killing on the New Year’s resolution hype!! I’m a living example!) Anyways…I’m hoping to make it to the gym before end of day today. (I’m contemplating the actions even as I write these words. You see I need to get up, change, pack my gym bag, drive all the way to the gym, gym, drive back…..man I’m so bored!!) Where there’s a will, there’s a way!! Let’s see if that works!
Talking of will though, Federer seems to have lost all will to even try and beat Rafa. He seems content to take him to 5 sets and then just play out the fifth for the heck of it. I can understand his frustration….I really can! Rafa’s good. He’s bordering on excellent, for crying out loud! But Federer, the master of all that panache, charisma, beauty and sauveness that is tennis, should really be making more of the Nadal matches. He seems almost scared to beat Rafa at times. His play lacks confidence and finality about it. He seems content just keeping the ball in play or trying some outrageous winner. All he needs to do is stick to what he does best; confidently belt the ball to the bylines with pinpoint precision and the rest will follow. But the Nadal is a different cookie altogether! “The man from Mallorca” as the call him, has a knack of returning the best of shots and you really need to have something special to beat him. And Federer has it. He just doesn’t know it. Rafa is having a purple patch when he is at the peak of his prowess and the game doesn’t have another player like him. Federer as a consequence is suffering from having to adapt to the “new” game that Rafa plays. Plus he is left handed making a lot of tough Federer forehands look simple to return. I’m sure in time Federer will sort him out, but the question is simply…will it be soon enough?
While on Tennis, nice to see Sania Mirza win her first grand slam alongside Bhupati. They deserved to win by all means and a convincing trouncing of Ram/Dechy will definitely inspire confidence for the pair. I really do feel Mirza is more suited to mixed doubles with a proven net player like Bhupati because she has the powerful groundstrokes to trouble even the men in mixed doubles! Hope this is the first of many!
Right then….I still have a lot to say about 3 books I have read over the last week, my victory over the Barclay’s Card Priority Circle Membership guys (Woo! Hoo!), my switch from Airtel to Vodaphone and some other stuff. But for now, I’m tired, exhausted and really need to get some sleep before tomorrow considering that it is already past midnight! Whew! So catchya ltr..alligator!
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