Going back into Time I

Now as I promised in my last post, let's rewind back to the previous year. Just so you guys know, I'm currently in University of Washington, majoring in Computer Science and Engineering. 

Excerpts from the Diary of Twoccer from September to January

".... After all the 'pre-college' events safely tucked away, it is time for the real deal - the first quarter of my four memorable, kick-ass years in college.
To-do list for now and the year to follow

• Find an apartment (even a dinky little box would do) (why is this so hard??)

• Register for classes (forget math; just way too full)

• Get into my major (or you're gonna burn) ...."

 

".... Something that has still been on my to-do list for so long is a place to live near the university. With a week to go, I am scampering every day to all the common places looking for vacancies. When I ask people if they know about any vacancies in there area, it's like I'm talking Greek...." 

".... Oh yeah, miracles happen! I found an apartment. And when I say apartment, I mean an APARTMENT. Just about when I was starting to lose hope. Couple of weeks into the apartment search, I have found what I have been looking for - a clean, affordable studio with more amenities than I can possibly use. Let's just hope my credit check comes clean and get the thumbs up...."  

".... I officially have an apartment now. As soon as I got done with all the legalities, I have finally moved into my so-called home for the upcoming year ripe with surprises and hurdles. Find an apartment - check...." 

".... Today was the freshmen orientation for college. I was able to register for classes for the first quarter. Now mind you, it is my first quarter. I have gotten a pretty shitty schedule, one which will make no sense no matter what way you look at it...." 

".... The only class that has made me high during this quarter is my CSE introductory class. And the class that is determined to stomp on my flow is my politics class; no offense to all the political majors out there. It's all Socrates this, Hobbes that. Get a life already...." 

 

"....You can't always wish things to go as you want. Sometimes things tend to fiddle around. For instance, my apartment has started sucking the very life out of me as it gets way too lonely. Anyone who's been here, I'd really like to know how to put a cap on that vacuum pipe. Even my craigslist advertisement for a room-mate is drawing a friggin' blank...." 

".... Saw my first UW football game. Wildcats vs. Huskies. Guess who won? Yeah that's right! We kicked ass from here all the way to Japan. P.S. God was it cold! On top of that, I wasn't exactly dressed according to the weather...." 

".... The results are out and the first quarter has come to an end. Time to let the dogs out! To be honest, I was a difficult quarter but the literal figurative noose was loosened by all the parties and football games. Academically these three months haven't topped my list of the greatest months and my GPA doesn't exactly stand up to my expectations. So yeah, all in all, it isn't an unforgettable first quarter of college, however, depressing it may sound. On a cheerier note, there's a party tonight. Nuff said...."

Boredom is a B*tch

I'm livin' the dream!

God it's been a difficult couple of weeks. 

Before I start bitching like a girl about the stagnation that has engulfed my life, I'd just like to wish everyone a belated but very happy 65th Indian Independence Day. It's been an up-and-down journey for our glorious country and it's going to be so for a while. We just have to keep our spirits up as always. 

Now, since my last post, nothing has happened that would make a person on a summer break particularly happy. On the contrary, more harm has come of this damn exile. So please don't get your hopes up. For starters, my Xbox has broken down like 92,000 times and I'm almost considering giving it to good will. A broken down Xbox for good will! How's that for irony? The Xbox customer support staff has itself acknowledged the fact that this is one crazy son of Microsoft. Well as far as my opinion matters, I believe it's because it's an out-of-region console and just can't get the hang of the electric supply in India. Anyway, that's that. Moreover, all my friends have left for college and there's seriously no one here to provide me company. Indian colleges start a bit too early as compared to their American counterparts. So what do I do? I just sit on my ass rear at home all day. Augh. Aren't summer breaks supposed to score kinda high on the fun meter? To be honest, I have watched almost 20+ movies and half a dozen TV shows in the last couple of weeks and my eyes look like red popsicles about to explode. And please don't forget my books which are being read as if they were a two-page article in a local newspaper. Give it another week and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go on a psychotic rampage. You'll read it in the news, don't worry!

The only thing that I've done that classifies for serious work is apply for my departmental scholarship. A scholarship would just be the icing on the cherry cake that is my first year of college. Most of the CSE scholarships are offered in summer, so keep your fingers crossed however clichéd that may sound. I mean aren't clichés out there for a reason? I believe clichés exist because they're classics. They grow on you. Well, let's keep the literature lesson for later. 

This post is gonna be closely followed by another post recapping my previous year as promised to you guys earlier. And you better read all that I gotta say otherwise...... Well I think the psychotic rampage is motivation enough. Haha. And I apologize for the language. I've been frustrated for a while. Unlike me, you guys keep your spirits up. Hope you find the post stress-relieving in the least. For now, arrivederci.

King Uncaged

Yeah, I know it's been a long time. You don't have to go around and keep saying it. Honestly, this post was due a couple of months ago when my summer break started but I just couldn't get around to it. I'd like to be regular with my posts from now on, so this would be the first in a series to come. This would also help me share the past year with you guys at a good pace. When I first started this blog, I just wanted to see what it felt like to have a blog of your own, to share with others that people all around the world stumble upon my posts and give it a brief read or a thorough one, for that matter. Now I just like to make people happy, make 'em laugh, make 'em turn that frown upside down by going crazy with this (at times berserk) compendium of thoughts and emotions. So let's get crackin'!

Yesterday was my birthday as many of you may know. I had come back to India for the summer in early July. So I got to enjoy my lucky day with my family and high school friends. We enjoyed dinner at one of the newly opened restaurants in the city which was fun and refreshing. Once again, I'd like to thank all of you out there for your wishes. 

Lots more about the present, the past and the future is gonna pour out of this crazy head of mine in the weeks to follow, so stay tuned. Till then, adios.

BTW don't the image and the title contradict each other at some level? I'll let you deduce the rest.