Its been a long time since I put this part of my brain to use. One of my friends started blogging, and that reminded me of the time when I had been a regular blogger writing about snowy nights and Rajnikanth entering politics. Sitting on my king size mattress (some of my friends feel thats the only size I'd be able to comfortably sleep on) I am watching Murali Vijay make his way out to the centre, to try and save India from the deep hole South Africa have put them into. But wait, lets not start talking about cricket here, I can get carried away completely. My personal heater is running at full blast in spite of the central heater doing its job. The reason, of course, is that Syracuse has decided to throw a late (but latest) and severe winter at us. When it was still the first week of December and my friends felt that the winter was going to be delayed, I was delighted to not see heavy snowfall yet and insisted that winter would be short but fierce. Well, its fierce alright, but it looks like this winter will last for a long time to come.
Amidst all this I make sure that I have all the fun possible. Yes, I do get busy with classes and work, but that doesn't keep me from having fun. I am answering very interesting questions on Facebook with every passing day. Some of them get interesting answers out of me, but most of them I just skip because they ask me if I'd go out on date with guys(:O). I think these applications could do with a feature of detecting the user's gender and providing questions pertinent to that. What else keeps me going? The answer to that spontaneously comes out of my roommates' mouth. The new movies that keep coming out and the weekly episodes of some of the best TV serials keep me hooked to my laptop. Playing Mafia, counter strike and poker, organizing birthday and farewell parties, working at the new Ernie Davis Dining hall, have all been fun.
What really has kept me going are the many friends I have made in Syracuse. The year immediately out of my undergrad did give me many new acquaintances, but it has taken me a whole year to realize that I was clinging to my past a little too hard. At some point I had to let go and put the fond memories in the safety locker box in the memory bank of my brain. My trip to India the summer of 2009 was responsible for this. Since the beginning of the Fall of 2009, I have had a lot on my mind, but my near and dear friends have guided me through it with utmost ease. And what is the lesson I have learnt from this first quarter of my life (Some FB application told me I would live till 92 years of age :P) is that if you make good friends and help them through their tough times, then you shall be taken care of.
Alright, thats enough nonsense for my comeback blog. I will throw up some more in due course. And next time, the stuff will be more interesting to read. Till then, enjoy Sachin blaze away.
