A Bend in the Lane

The best way to get over hurt, or not being hurt is to stop playing the victim. If you didnt get that promotion, challenge 'em. If you didnt get good service, demand it. If he didnt call back, ditch him and conquer the other 3 billion men. If you were sexually/racially/ethnically discriminated, shove it back down their throats and move on. If you didnt get into that school, well admit that you wrote a shitty essay. If you didn't lose those 5 lbs, then be prepared to keep them. If fate seems to treat you nastily, get off that couch and write your own fate. Anything but playing the victim. We live in a self-absorbed world. Nobody has too much time these days to victimise you. So perhaps, then, you will stop feeling that shit happens in life and it usually always happens to you.

I love Google. Make no mistake. But it has ruined me in a lot of ways. One of the most discernable way is I no longer remember facts. With Google around, I don’t have to. Therefore, I have come to the days where I can no longer remember how to convert Celsius to Farenheit, I forget if I am supposed to boil the water before adding tea leaves or the milk, I don’t remember any jokes, I fail to recall if “Not Marble nor …” is Sonnet #55 or Sonnet #15. Google also makes me stupid … Person 1: “Hey, whats 9x8?” Me: “Let me google.” Google makes me uncool… Person 2: “Here’s the joke: An American, a Russian and an Indian went to a World Telecommunications Confe- .…” Me: “Hey, I know that one. Came across that one on Google. Ha!(superior smirk)” Google renders me an incompetent Agony Aunt.… Friend 1: “I cant figure out if he said “I’ll call you back” in a “I-dont-want-to-talk-to-you-ever-again”-I’ll call you back, or in a “I-am-too-busy-checking-out-pamela-anderson-on-...

Some conversations I had with Kinky. We somehow have these profound conversations when we meet (which is once in every 4 months) but always end up having 5 year old arguments online... (Kinky, I am posting them without your permission, but I know you wouldnt be vexed) me : meow. i know red button = busy. but just saying meow Kinky : woof. woof me : vokays. now that we had a very meaningful conversation, let's say bye And yet another: me : why are u flying blind - u might run into a telephone pole [referring to his status message "Flying Blind"] Kinky : its a reference me : to some lame song? [referring to a previous status message of his which was the Beatles walrus song] Kinky : to how i do my work Kinky : x( walrus is a bloody good song go im not talking to u cheap woman go die me : vokay. vokay. i give up. walrus is a gud song.

I read The Turn of the Screw a couple of days ago. Probably one of the most discussed, ambiguous and enigmatic American novellas of the 20th century. I am sorry about the superlatives. But it is. Critics are divided into two camps of interpretation of this book - the Hallucinationists, and the Apparitionists. By and far, I believe that the Hallucinationist theories are a tad bit over the top, brought about by reading too much Freud. But certain sentences made me wonder and question the sanity of the narrator and whether she was a sexually repressed governess, overly suspicious about the corruption of the children. If it was so, I pity them. The terror they had to live in, one minute smothered by her volatile affections, in another braving her violent suspicions. Even if it was meant to be a literal, old fashioned ghost story, it is still disturbing. Henry James, never comes right out to spell the evil that Miles was corrupted with. Loss of innocence is vaguely grasped by the reader. B...

Rarely have I been this constant in my love for a book. Rarely. "I,Claudius" had such an impact on me that I cannot begin to write it here for I shall embarrass myself in my attempts. Instead, let me write here of some of the wisdom that lies within. "I, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, this-that-and-the-other who was once, and not so long ago either, known to my friends and relatives and associates as "Claudius the Idiot", or "That Claudius", or "Claudius the Stammerer", or "Clau-Clau-Claudius" or at best ..." ~the famous first line. "I had perhaps traveled farther, hobbling on my lame leg, than most men would have traveled on a sound pair, because only too conscious of my disability I allowed no halts or slackening of pace." "You eat too much and drink too much. You must stop that. Make a rule to rise from the table without an unsatisfied longing for just one little thing more." ~ Xenephon, a Cos...

What they say during meetings, and what they mean....especially in the Civil Services.. What they say: "I shall review and revert in two weeks" What they mean: "I shall promptly forget about this for two weeks and then hastily make some changes to the indenting and add a couple of lines to the 346 paged document and submit it for your approval again" What they say: "The progress is on schedule" What they mean:"I havent actually gotten around to checking the progress as I was busy typing 4 mile long emails to my bosom buddy from kindergarten and squabbling with my wife over the phone as to who gets to pick up the monster-brats from school." What they say: "We are looking into solving the issues" What they mean:"We are hoping that the issues will disappear if we continue to ignore them long enough." What they say: "I am happy to answer any questions" What they mean:"Lets all just get the hell out of here as it is ...