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First post from the new laptop!

Today finally the stars and the planets (and the satellites if you wish) have aligned themselves strategically to orchestrate this grand event. The new laptop, the Internet connection, and yours truly are all in the same place at the same time!

It has been one week at TIFR for me. The accommodation is nice and the office too. And that is a white board in my office. (Did I hear someone ask the relevance? Well, if you want to ask such questions you better not be here!)









This evening I am going back home for the weekend. Tomorrow there is a big party. This is a party my parents have arranged because I have come back from Chennai and also because they are happy that I submitted the thesis. I feel strange, embarrassed, but in a good way.

Here is a 'fool'-ish joke I tell at the risk of losing all my friends (would you want to be friends with someone who cracks such jokes? Not unless you are crazy!):
I was taking a walk near the sea in TIFR. I just uttered "sea rocks!" and a friend of mine asked, "yeah, so what about them?"


Ok, on this note, we part (very likely for good).

Comments

S P Suresh said…
Complete k joke! I am sure you made it up all by yourself! Which “friend” would stoop to such pathetic levels? But let us not spoil the happy mood all around! Great for you that you are back home and making everyone there happy! Though I am pretty sure there are enough — dare I say dear — things in Chennai that you are missing! :)

By the way, unrelated to all this, what is to explain the fact that Chennai also seems very happy these days?
8:12 AM
Anonymous said…
Oh naw. You are too pretty, intelligent, kind, smart, lively and all that, for your friends to leave you.
9:57 AM
Nutan said…
@sps: Ahem, yes I miss you!! :)

@anonymous: Is that Akshay or Beli? In any case, thank you thank you.

@vish: Thanks for visiting. I assume the LOL was for the joke (conveniently)!
9:27 AM
S P Suresh said…
Of course you know I didn't mean me! :-) By the way, your profile still says IMSc, Chennai, etc. Change, change!
7:18 PM
Nutan said…
@sps: Oh yes! Thanks for reminding me to update the profile. I'll do it immediately.
12:05 AM
Anonymous said…
And update your imsc homepage, and copy the contents to your tifr homepage.
1:35 PM
unpredictable said…
I wont leave you because of bad jokes. No i wont.

*lou*
11:25 PM
Nutan said…
Hey unpred, thankyathankya!!

Now that we are at it, don't you also think that the joke is awesome? :)
8:31 PM
Anonymous said…
This joke is in the innocent category. People leaving you because of this is the last thing you need to worry about.

But, knowing you, I can assure you that you are capable of certain "jokes" that will make people keep a safe distance from you for the rest of their life. I do, and I will.
4:32 PM
Nutan said…
The previous is an amazing anonymous commenter. Nice way of keeping a distance pal!! By checking the blog I maintain and commenting on it, you sure are keeping a lot of distance :D. Nice joke, no?

Thanks for staying anonymous, though. That way I can keep a distance from you!
9:07 PM
A Budding Pest said…
That was a fantastically short and hard-hitting reply to the anonymous post!
12:43 PM
unpredictable said…
Oooooh. I think anon proves that venom is available aplenty in the world and can be delivered to your doorstep even without placing an order!!! Very what a!!!

How come only the safety of an anon identity gives him the courage to speak his mind???

Anons - Can't live with or without them.
11:07 PM
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