Saturday, November 19, 2011

Wheel #3

I've been a third wheel my whole life! And the funny thing is I've never been on the other end. I wonder how it would be...

My services have been most often rendered to my brother and his girlfriends. At his fourth one, even after I swore to never do this, I am a 'nuchsclepp' at this very moment, him and the alleged girl sitting in front of me. The only thing holding them to their seats is the presence of each other with nothing more than his DSLR snapping away at her intermittent by conversations only infatuation would understand! 

I hate being a lamp-post and it's tragic how I end up being in that position over and over again! Especially now that I am in that stage where love is obsolete, bordering on almost ridiculous. Even more tragic considering Gdaran wasn't the only one with the privilege of experiencing quality chaperoning services.

Now, for something worthwhile, I'll performing more frequently than I bargained for! And I thank God for that! I'm in practice thrice a week and I can literally feel myself bulking up especially in the thighs and gluteals. What would I do without dance??!! It took 20 years for that calling to materialise! A 20 years waste of being fit!!! 

I don't believe in coincidences, so I guess it's just meant to be like this. I would have been much more effeminate if I'd started dancing from adolescence. Just trying to see the silver lining... 

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Cum and Scum!

I remember writing one of my initial posts in this virtual space about the fact that I am a full-fledged scientist and trying to make the best out of it. That feeling and sense of exuberance was reaffirmed today!

A visit to the microscope lab did it. Pretty cliched huh? A scientist with a microscope. Trust me, there's more. It wasn't just any microscope, it was a Scanning Electron Microscope. The kind of microscope that gives you images like this one;

Yup, you guessed it. Cum! Or at least its main constituent.
Amazing isn't it! Something so minute magnified a thousand times over and voila! As interesting as the idea may seem, the samples I was observing weren't of any part of the human anatomy. They were peanuts (nuts.... uh oh...). Each image formed on the computer screen unraveled mysteries of what took place when the nuts (uh...oh... *mind running afar*) were roasted employing a relatively new cooking method. There really is no other way to put it; it still very much marvels me to know how powerful science is and scientists are. 

Digressing, there is a cousin of mine whom I used to abhor because of how she puts up a fraudulent persona of being nice; Pseudo Lil' Miss Sunshine. The over-achiever whose perfect grades and bogus charm most often left me to be looked upon as dart-board for unprecedented bouts of verbal diarrhea! From my parents and from my relatives alike; I kid you fucking-not! A physician who has made herself comfortable in the Land of Shakespeare, she is currently on a 10-days holiday back in homeland. There is, however, without a doubt the consideration of how things have certainly taken a turn for the best for me this time around.

#1 I am no more an underachiever. I was never actually that much of a failure but Pseudo Lil' Miss Sunshine had perfect 10s in everything she did; straight A's student in all the public examinations, PSD scholar, and now a doctor. Incidentally, the only thing she ever did do best, besides studying, was being hypocritical. Both of us being of the same age did NOT help. More so because their abode was a mere 2 minutes drive from mine and The High Priestess was her aunt whom was closely knit to her mom; the sister!!!

#2 I am now indifferent to everything about her. Like every other post on "Just Me", this is merely my experiences; an outlet of expression. And trust me when I say, Pseudo Lil' Miss Sunshine deserves a post dedicated to her for being one of the most self-centered (owh, I forgot to mention that didn't I; intriguing given the fact that she helps people; possibly one of the many facades she puts up to seem impressive; whatever the reason, I could CARE less!!!), deceitful person I have ever known!

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Bijayini Satpathy Talks About Dance

Intelligence beyond comprehension, one that can only be imbibed, not felt, fathomed, or recognised. One that transcends any kind of emotion, any kind of understanding, any manner of narration, or any manner of description.
Awe-inspiring and insightful;
Bijayini Satpathy;
In her way, talks about all that is dance.

Thursday, November 03, 2011

Dinner is Served!

"When I first moved to New York and I was totally broke, I used to buy Vogue instead of dinner. I felt that it fed me more."
Carrie Bradshaw
Sex And The City
Season 4
Episode 2

And here's my November copy. I have always preferred British Vogue instead of its American counterpart. Even with the allure of all that is Anna Wintour.
And after many months (adding up to, God knows, how many years), dinner is served!!!
Voila!