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Spring Break

... It was around 3000 ft. above sea-level. I could see the lake from the top. I knew we were quite high in the mountains. We were catching our breath after a long run downhill. We waited and waited. Our fifth member was nowhere in sight. I thought we lost him. Deep in the forest. Forests of the Slaughter Mountains. We shouted out "Vishal ! Vishal !" for 30 long secs but no response. At the spot where we stopped, Sunil noticed an old, burnt camping fireground. No one was around. Not even the bears. Ankur was looking at an old, wooden board that was showing directions. I was looking at the map to help Ankur out. Suddenly, Ashwin calls us. He thought he saw something. He spotted Patil. On a cold and sunny afternoon, we had gone out to trek a 12 mile Coosa Backcountry trail in the Vogel State Park. The park was beautiful with a lake and some activity spots. There was a minigolf course, a volleyball sand pit and some camping sites. We had camped at the base the previous ...

Worst than being drunk !

(edited) Its 9:44 am now... and after a night-out, I really don't know how long I would take to finish this post ... its really tough to write when you are sleepy but after a night out, you really don't know what is being typed on screen. Subconsiously, I may be awake; the screen looks ok to me.... no spelling mistakes, no blurry images and no heavy stomach. but actually, there may be grammatical mistakes and I may feel they are right; I can see clearly though can't find silly mistakes and ... I am hungry! I feel high even without drinking. I did not even enjoy the night-out ... I was busy preparing a project document. Half the time, I slept. Other half I stared at the document. But still, it works! By morning, I am ready with my project. Now, I just need to add a para or so and am ready to submit. Only problem now is I have to sit for the 12:25pm class. That sucks! P.S. Its an edited version. I am posting it a day late as I was short of a couple of lines for the blo...

Night-out: Its like a coin

Yesterday, I went home at 1pm. Generally, thats the time I come to the University. It was because of a night-out. A night-out to study. Last friday, I went to sleep at 5am. There was a party at my place till 3am. Another night-out. To party. Both of these night-outs are like the two sides of a coin - they can never occur together but they are conceptually the same. You enjoy partying and have fun but you need to finish assignments and complete the coursework. Both are essential and is a part of life. However hard you try to avoid night-outs, you land up with at least one in either way.

MAD-RUN

... Madren Catering Center - There is a lovely bunch of people working out there. I happen to know each one of them very closely now (after sweating my a** for 8 months out there). Take for instance Christy. She is the manager out there. I am mostly scheduled with her and she is really sweet. As soon as I reach there, she'll put me to work. Isn't that wonderful ? And who can forget Sue ? Even if I am not working with her, she is always ready to give you work. I wonder whether she is going over my humble face or she thinks I am going to be one of her bakras. Whatever, I always avoid her even when I am with her. Then there is the team of Michael and company. They only do two things. Eat and talk. Work? Oh ya, they do in between sometimes. Then there is Ginger the head manager; looks exactly like a piece of ginger. Anyways, when I tell her I can work for 20 hours she schedules me only for 10 hours and when I told her to officially reduce to 10 hours, she now schedules me for...