Long time,No Post-distractions now and then

It has been ages since I last posted on this blog.Since I last blogged a lot of water has flown under the bridge,or my shirt size has changed through XL-L-M-L-XL rather :).I graduated finally after defending my project on the last day to do in the summer of 2010(Aug 5th I guess) since trying wrap it up for about a year before that.I managed to get a job at LSU-HPC soon after that and began working in November 2010.After a few months of being in the job,I find myself exactly where I was a year ago-although I must admit some things are different like I have graduated and have a job at least for a few months to come(hopefully!) while I search for a new one and this is what I mean I am now exactly where I was a year ago.

And coming to the point of job-search,it is not easy now-a-days.Don't get me wrong-by 'not easy' I mean not due to the lack of jobs but due to the sheer number of distractions or 'other things' to do these days.Back in good 'ol days during my engineering there were just movies,cricket and towards the latter part Orkut.I wasn't quite the party animal back then which I am now-heck,I was supposed to be back home in a few hours when I went out and the latest I could be back home was around 10:00 PM.Now,the sheer amount of distractions online and the activity on each of the online forums is mind boggling.And the worst part is that they are very addictive.Take for example,twitter.I kind of follow my 'timeline' all the time and go back and see all the missed tweets in I happened to be off twitter for a few hours.I don't ever remember doing the same for a missed or difficult to understand academic lecture.This itself knocks off atleast an hour of time each day.And then there is facebook,which is on par with twitter with regard to my timewasting,if not worse.It's not just the posts on these mediums which are time consuming,but a lot of links are posted on them which multiply the effect-on any given day,on twitter,I read a minimum of five to seven 'interesting' articles about a varied range of topics.Add to this,a number of news and gossip sites which have frequent posts.All these are not 'replacements' for the distractions which existed previously but just added to them wit a higher priority.

The bottomline is I have to buckle up,let go of the distractions and search for a job.
Wish me luck!

Random!

Hi all,
I have had an extended exodus since I last posted.........
My semester is coming to an end and I am a bit busy now;However,I was feeling nostalgic for the past couple of hours and decided to pen down a few memories............
Things that I miss here:
1.My family,friends,home
For obvious reasons.Life feels 'different' from my undergrad days,despite the independence,freedom,blah blah here........
Nothing can beat the awesome feeling I used to have back home after waking up.No matter what, I had to be up by 8:00 am.Ah.........getting a cup of steaming hot filter coffee immediately,reading newspaper of my choice from the five that arrived:DC,Express,Hindu,ET,Eeenadu.........going by bus/bike to college..........
I miss all that.
Here,I wake up at random times.......microwave bru instant coffee..........read news on line(NDTV/CNN-IBN) websites.walk to class/work at specified times........
About 1 year back,I came to India for 1 month during my holidays here.I was excited about the trip............but something seemed "different" during my stay there......many friends who I used to hang out with are all scattered at various places.........the ones in Hyd are free only weekends......"It is not the place itself........the people at that place also matter".........and I miss them.

to be continued.............

Hi all

Hello Everyone,
Well,Even I've been bitten by the blog-bug,what with even my dad starting to blog:P;I've become an insomniac of late-as I write this it's 5:00am in Baton Rouge;
Of late my schedule reads something like this:
if(weekday)
{
if(mon or wed)
{
wake up/stay awake @8:30;
goto class @9:00 am
if(appointment==true)
meet the person(after preparing/reading suitably);
else
come home for lunch/goto lab;
goto class @1:30(if (sufficient sleep or class assignment signal caught))
meet Prof @ 3:00;
if(progress / execution complete)
inform progress if any;
else
set-up appointment to meet some-one to overcome obstacle;
goto class @ 3:30;
run for home @5:00;
throw{
prof meeting exception;
}
eat/drink whatever available;
if(no assignment due and prof work complete)
{
sleep upto 10:00;
}
else
{
work until work complete;
(exception)
}
throw
{
cooking exception;
}
sleep if(time>=2:00 am);
}
if(thu)
{
wake up if(time>=10:00)
do prof work/assignment;
if(appointment)
meet person after preparing;
attend viz group meeting @ 11:00
attent coastal meeting @ 1:30;
report progress/take suggestion/warning to do the requisite;
if(time>3:00)
throw{
meet prof/fulfill appointment exception;
}
if(time>6:00)&&
if(no substantial work to show on friday)
weekend start!!!!!!:):):)
if(tue)
{
wake up if(time>=10:00)
meet prof;
attend class 4:00-6:00;
}
if(friday)
{
wake up if(time>=9:00)
throw
{
appointment exception;
}
attend class @ 1:30;
throw
{
(meet prof in the morning meet prof @ 5:00 pm) exception);
}
sleep TP till 9:00 pm;
party ishtart :)))
throw {
teatoteller friday exception :(:(:(
}
while(time<=sunrise) { phuke/get-high/get wasted/get sloshed :) :P; } goto bed without a care in the world(this is what I love most);; if(sat/sun) { if(time>=12:00 pm)
wake up;
eat;do any pending work;
do laundry;
go out 4 dinner;
throw
{
home/away LSU football game exception;
}
call home @ night;
call friends @ other places in US;
}

finally
if(someone's B'day ==true)
{
goto party @ 12:00 am;
celebrate by kicking his ass;
go home;
}
}

pardon any syntax errors;
I assume there are no logical errors because my schedule in US is beyond logic;