I’ve been using the word random way too often in the last few days. I guess its also got to do with the fact that its probably the most apt description for what I do/think/feel/write these days. I do random stuff.

When I tell people I’m unemployed, I get two standard reactions. One, “Oh my God! I wish I could just sit at home and not do anything.” Two, “Oh, so what do you do the whole day??” Actually, sitting at home is not so different from working. As in, I still spend most of my time on Reader and youtube. Other than of course, being eternally broke and living on a shoestring budget. There are a few days when I get bored doing “random” stuff, but for the most part, I’ve been keeping fairly busy.

I feel socially more active this way. I’ve reacquainted myself with our maid, ironwallah, nosey neighbors and water delivery boy. I’m totally up to date on all the family gossip which I otherwise used to be briefed about during the long Sunday phone call. By virtue of being vetti, I’m once again filling in as the chauffeur when my grandma wants to visit her family, that is, her aunt, uncle, sister et al. I even went for a 70 year old maami’s birthday party and sang Happy Birthday to you and dutifully stood in line albeit right at the end when they asked all the kids to line up for a bite of the (eggless) birthday cake. My cousin wants me to help him cover his new books with brown paper and put labels on them. I could also take him uniform, school bag, school shoe shopping and buy him panipuri on the way back, he says.

At least, I can come home and crash without worrying about a bitchy landlord or the next meal. I’m not complaining!

..and the name reads different now

Felt like it was about time Meant to do it a long while ago, but just never got around to it.
Roomie’s not in town. It gets kinda boring being alone at home. I discovered that boredom doesn’t only lead me to organise my books and music but also pushes me to clean up my kitchen and dust my pans. Given that the kitchen area was clean, decided to actually cook. I hereby declare that there’s nothing more delicious in the world than vathakozhambu and uralakazhangu curry! Its also the safest bet. You can try really hard but can absolutely not screw it up. Curling up in front of the TV after a satisfying dinner is almost the perfect end to a sunday!
PS: Since i discovered the joys of blogging from my mobile, the frequency of posts have shot up!

That wonderful thing called electricity!

At home on a weekday, no electricity, very low charge on the laptop, almost no charge on my phone, no access to movies, music or the internet, no mood to read, extremely restless, desperately needed some kinda entertainment. The basic cause of all the restlessness was cos there was no power.
I’m not one of those obsessively organised people. But when i’m this restless, I organise my music. I can spend a whole day re-cataloging and re-organising! For a change, i decided to organise my books. All my books came out, got dusted and put back in alphabeticaly. It was some back breaking work but totally worth it. True the dusting made my sneezing worse, but hey, all in a good day’s work.
Moral of the story: lack of electricity drives one to seek entertainment in physical labor