Foo

When Arjuna killed a deer (musk),
Kunti was happy and gave him a rusk.


Then Bhima broke an elephant's tusk,
and Kunti brusquely said "tsk tsk."

But Yudhishtra speared a mollusc,
after which Nakula lanced a cusk,
so Kunti lost it and called PETA.

- Partly conceived by Megha

Perspective

Me: "If the earth was flat, my calculations would be so trivial. The curvature of the earth is really pushing me around."

My prof: "That's true, but then people would be falling of the edge of the earth all the time. We got a pretty good deal, don't you think?"[1]


[1] Or something to that effect.

Epiphany

If you buy chips and guacamole, and you finish the chips on the way back to the lab, you'll have to eat the guacamole by itself.

I said

One life. Live it.

-Before trying the chilly pakoda at the Indian restaurant.

I think we would probably be able to do it if we had more data. But given the circumstances, this is the best we can do.

-To my advisor.

I'm interested in the Paris Hilton case purely from a legal standpoint.

-To a girl I met today.

I still appreciate having met you, because of the music you introduced me to.

-To a girl I used to know rather well.

Foo

I think I've figured out who I am. I'm the kid you see around downtown leaning on a pillar, just staring into empty space. Not because he is high or anything, but out of complete disinterest towards the world, except for how it exists in his head.


But I think I'd like to change, and I just made a powerful statement of intent to herald the new me. I created a folder called 'Dissertation' on my computer.

Less is more?

The comments on this post got me wondering about why most Americans seem to know so little about the world outside America, especially since a majority of the ones I've met seem to be genuinely curious about other cultures.

I wonder if it's because the local coverage here is so overwhelming. I wonder if I would have ever heard of Obasanjo and Mugabe if I had needed to go through fifty pages of local news before I got to them.