Recap

Call it desperation but I have resolved to recover from this nasty bout of Blogger's Block that has rendered me nearly thoughtless for the past year and a half.
And times of desperation call for desperate measures.
Thus, I lie here on my (freshly sanitated) bathroom floor hoping for some bizzare inspiration, penning my thoughts with an innovative yellow coloured pen.
And upon this innovative yellow coloured pen is an innovative pen-cap comprising the bust of a (possibly innovative) clown wearing a hat.
And upon the innovative yellow hat of that possibly innovative clown are innovative bells.
And these bells jangle as I write.

Thus, anyone with his/her ear pressed against my bathroom door, god forbid, would be wondering what in the world I could possibly be up to, that would result in a jangling sound.

Moving on..

The past few months have seen many attempts on my part to share with you all (let us not delve into numbers), vivid descriptions of what has swallowed me up and removed me from the blogging world.
Since all those attempts were inconclusive, I shall for a change make a different sort (of attempt).. to recollect the same in brief.

I am 18 years old, studying Computer Science and Engineering at Manipal University (formerly MAHE) in the diminutive town of Manipal located, contrary to popular belief, near the coastal tip of Karnataka and not in the North-East. The place is fantabulous, extremely kind to the pocket and I am, thus, quite at home. However, in accordance with Nature's Law Of Balance, there must be something to even out such bounties. Which would explain the five million species of Insects present there. And all frightfully ugly.

I have a great room-mate who is compatible and (hopefully) a loyal friend and with time, we shall learn to deal with each others' short-comings. That task should possibly take about 4 more months for completion at the end of which the academic year will have concluded and we'll be heading our separate ways, but oh well, there's no battling the ironies of life! One can only predict them and sigh, "I knew it'd happen".

Life has been kind to me for I have been acquainted with like-minded people, the kind I wouldn't have found in Delhi in my strangest dream (unless I dreamed of an identical twin, which too, I feel, would mock at my obliquity).
And it is their friendship that makes me look forward to my return to college.

My room-mate considers himself to be one-in-a-million (to which, in times of frustration, I say "Thank God") and me, one-in-a-billion (to which, at all times of the day, I say "Good Lord"). I haven't, for all the Italian food in the world, been able to decide whether or not it was intended as a compliment. Maybe I'd be less confused if he hadn't conferred those titles upon himself and me in the same sentence. *Snigger*
Yes, I'm cruel to him at times, what with my intellect and all (again, *Snigger*) but I compensate him for it.
In the past four and a half months, the two of us haven't quarreled. Well, not that I know of. The time when I did quarrel with this one friend, I wasn't aware of.
Yes, funny business that,
All the while she sent me messages saying she didn't want to quarrel with me, I thought "That's nice, and why would you!", "What's gotten into her?" and "Am I missing something here?"
Do visit her blog under the (her) name of Jayashree sur mon blogroll.
(And no, she isn't paying me to advertise her blog on mine....
but noting that I did it so well anyhow, she should certainly consider it..
Ahem! I accept cheques.)

Another long time friend I fought with, pretty much through the past 5 months, beginning the very day we united on Karnataka soils, and thus, we decided to call it quits. All for the best.

And thus, I lie here, back home during end-of-semester hols, on my bathroom floor, which is cold, as am I, owing to the weather.
And having recapped some of the relevant developments of the past few months, I bid thee all, goodbye.

Once A Clown, Always A Clown

You Are Krusty the Clown

You were the class clown as a kid, and you still entertain people. From faking your own death to getting a wacky boob job, you'll do anything for a laugh. You will be remembered for: your face being everywhere, from cereal to home pregnancy tests Your life philosophy: "I heartily endorse this event or product."

The Simpsons Personality Test

New Beginning

A fresh start, a new beginning.
A turning point in my life.

The time, I felt, was right. And time, in fact, I had in hand.
Thus, I make a return.

This past year has been a trying one. Far too many disappointments, a few triumphs and a sea of changes.
At present, I find myself at a cross-roads, uncertain of what road to take. Yet, I am content. The future looks bright. There is very little to be lost and lots to be gained.

Against all odds, I haven't changed.... much.