So long, folks!

I'm taking a vacation after almost a year and a half- heading to bengalooru to attend a thread ceremony and a million marriages of people whose names i don't know, whose existence i wasn't aware of before today, and quite honestly, couldn't give a rat's ass to find out about.

Just when i had made up my mind to not let this trip to bangalore turn into all of my previous trips (that involved being shuttled like cattle from one uncle's place to another's) , I was informed of my parents' plans for my week long vacation.

I can't argue with them anymore.

If any aunt at the numerous functions outlined decides to ask me about my marital intentions, i will respond to her in any of the following ways, depending on my mood..

I'm not into men.
OR
I'm in a live-in relationship, we're letting things go their own way for a while.

I don't think my parents should expect any queries about their 'marriageable' daughter after these responses.

*evil grin*

Coincidence? I think not!

As I was re-reading The Goblet of Fire for the seventh time or so, I suddenly noticed a sentence suspiciously similar to an insult spat out by Edmund Blackadder at Baldrick, his dogsbody. The dig at Baldrick is one of my favourite blackadder lines, and has been my gmail signature for a while now, apart from contributing to my blog address.

Baldrick, you wouldn't recognize a subtle plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on a harpsichord singing 'subtle plans are here again'.


Ron, at the end of chapter 21, I think, makes an observation on Percy:


"Percy wouldn't recognise a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing Dobby's tea-cosy."


Hmm....trickster-woman!

Dug this out from my inbox

I wrote this mail to a few friends describing my first day at TIFR.
This is exactly why i like keeping a journal - my first impression of the place was spot on in some issues, but completely off in others...

Am dying!
Completely overwhelmed ...

TIFR has unreal expectations from the MS Students - the responsibility is just too much

was my first day today
the morn was spent in introductions( there are only six MS students..:( )

And then we attended a lab meeting, where a third year student was having a mock thesis seminar( yes, you have to present a thesis in order to obtain your ms) Have no idea why this was so surprising to me...considering it's an M.Sc. by Research!

Understood nothing. Feel stupid. That hasn't changed much....

Then when i was sent off to my lab, it got even better
My prof's first reaction was 'i'm not ready for you!'
After she got over her initial shock that i had showed up, i was given my first job...to clean up a desk..:P It was a sign of all the menial duties to come!

anyway, atleast i got my own desk and cabinet, and also a comp...:)
plus i get a stipend..:D At that point I wasn't aware that the parents intended to put the cash into a postal savings fund
plus it's centrally airconditioned! Apparently it took very little to get me excited

but i'm shit scared..completely disoriented as of now Still am

the day was spent reading some papers on the research carried out in
my specific lab.. Too bad the enthusiasm for literature didn't last very long
gotta go back tom and read..:(
only one other ms student in my lab- and he's a year senior..two post-docs, two PhD students, two visiting students and one prof..

also the travelling leaves me drained of all energy..

aaaaaargh
hoping to survive this course. I should've escaped when I had the chance
Ta,
P.