Reflections of a restless eccentric

My friend has recently acquired this habit of penning down all our decisions in what she calls a decision log.The practice stuck on to me as well--therefore I am chronicling this,one of our major(at this point in time) decisions:) I lay on my bed,tossing and turning,asking myself the same question for the thousandth time this week. To move out or not? Let me explain to give the reader some context.I am a final year graduate student who's studying in a residential institute.I also happen to live in Bangalore.Therefore,although I stay in a hostel,I am not really staying away from home,unlike the majority of people here.My coursework officially ends in a few days and the next semester comprises entirely of an internship. Bangalore being Bangalore,my workplace is 35 kilometres away from college and travelling would be exhausting not to mention near impossible(5-6 hours a day).By some weird quirk of fate,my workplace happens to be a stone's throw away from my hous...

 Everything we hear is an opinion,not a fact.Everything we see is a perspective,not the truth .-- Marcus Aurelius All our actions and thoughts are guided by what we perceive.But I ask you,what if our very perception is flawed? It's like having a system where the actuators are driven by the inputs of erroneous sensors. In a word,unstable.Sensors,however, can be calibrated to fix their errors.Tell me,what can we do to our own brains? When we meet someone,all we see about the person is what they choose to present to us.What their actions tell us.That gives us a few meager data points in the vast n-dimensional universe that constitutes them.Yet,what do we do? We extrapolate those points with conjectures and guesses and probabilities because our brains cannot bear the thought of having an incomplete picture.We imagine and superimpose all those points onto the original till we have a satisfactory "complete" idea of who someone is. And then,like the proverbial moronic c...

This is dedicated to a truly exceptional teacher! I have always longed for a mentor.Someone who's more than a teacher.Someone who inspires you.Someone who helps you achieve things you thought were far beyond your abilities.I have,in my two decade long stint in academics,come across really amazing teachers.Yet,I still longed for that one superb Guru who would become the synonym of wisdom in my mind. And then,quite recently(a semester ago),I happened to take up a course offered by a certain professor.He was extremely knowledgeable and noticeably eccentric.I was fascinated by his thought processes.I did,in fact,write about him. http://virtualramblings10.blogspot.in/2017/02/hes-so-quotable.html He was not only technically proficient but also a true learner.He would draw analogies between two events that would seemingly have no correlation until he said the magic words.And then,you would wonder, why did I not see this ! He had an amazing vocabulary,narrated the most eccentric of...

Due to the recent merger,there will be several changes in the organisational structure and hierarchy....:P So this is more of an announcement and less of a post. Remember the two new series I was recently excited about? In case you don't,I'll help you-- The Adventures of the Innocent and The introvert's guide to life.  First things first.These are collab series.Let me introduce to you the authors of both! Adventures of the Innocent : Meet Dragon Rider(aka Lakshmi)--extremely imaginative and original,she writes with a flavor that's entirely and uniquely her.The sarcasm and dark humor in her articles are worth dying for!:D She's also my partner in crime,best friend and fellow bookworm. Her blog for you to get to know her better:  https://talesofincrediblycommon.blogspot.in/ Introvert's Guide to Life : I present to you Chella--ever heard of powerful writing? She personifies it. Her words hit you in the face,leave you gasping for breath until you resurf...