One man's weirdness ...
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 4:36PM .. Is another's ... umm ... saving graces! Yes! Graces! Mwahahaha!
Mike recently did a startling expose on himself, making many people cough in embarrassment (or in the case of one commenter, puke). Not satisfied with dragging his own good name in the mud, he proceeded to fling mud clods at others, including myself. Unfortunately, me being ... well, me, I must respond, which leads me to my first point:
1. I used to be a compulsive competitor. I blame my parents for this, and blame BITS for my current mindset of laisse-faire (or should I say, lazy fare). I constantly strove to be the class topper in ... any guesses? ... mathematics, and chemistry. Constantly. To the extent that ...
2. I regularly flunked English ... and the Indian school system being what it is, I flunked both papers (composition & lit.). I especially sucked at essay writing, which is rather ironic, given the fact I've maintained a blog (albeit somewhat sporadically) for nearly 3 years now. It's weird to hear the Lady describing me as "articulate".
3. I am a geek. No surprises there. But not an all-encompassing sci-fi/fantasy geek. I am a geek for PC gaming (in as much as I can be), movies & animated shows (of the humor or sci-fi bent). I also enjoy the occasional comic book, having grown up on a steady diet of Archies, Asterix & Tintin.
4. I almost constantly have music playing in my head. Radio WAXE is on the air from the moment I shower to the moment I sleep. Normally, it's just snippets playing rather than whole songs. Most of the time, the songs are those I recently heard on my iPod, other times, the songs are triggered by things I see or hear. For example, seeing a billboard ad for Superman will get the theme tune running in my head. WAXE sometimes takes breaks to provide a running commentary on my experiences ... a la JD from Scrubs.
5. I cannot leave the house without showering, even if I'm unwell. I simply cannot step across the threshold. I just feel ... icky (Dear gods, that was a girly thing to say)! The only way I'd cross the door without showering is if I were physically incapacitated, or similarly unable to wash. As an aside, I have my best flashes of inspiration, blog post composition, and other creative bursts, in the shower. I can't explain it, but a lot of my important thinking and planning happens in those 15 minutes I'm getting hosed down.
6. I love the taste of many fruits, but can't stand to eat the fruit itself. My mother will not-so-fondly remember the many times she had to force me to eat mangoes as a kid, but could stop me from wolfing down aamras.
In the spirit of passing on something contagious, I hereby tag Vee, Malz, Gowri, Dents, and Nikhil to cough up their list.
Reader Comments (8)
1) he lives in his own "fantasy/mystery" world governed by his own rules - big things like a darfur crisis and child suffering dont bother him, but the death of a 90 yr old comic creator makes him sad!!!2) he will eat yogurt on anything, including toast - yogurt on toast?????????? cmon!!!!3)he has lived on his own for 10+ years, but is still scared of the dark!!!4) his taste in books, music, gaming, everything is weird - and the creepiest part is they govern his life.. for example, buying jewellry from "lord of the rings" collection- sooo not original!!!5)he is an (overgrown) 30 yr old in the body of a 10 yr old6)his obsession with superman - who cries when they hear the soundtrack???? I mean hes just a fictional character....
and there's more I cant mention...but in short, axe is not normal;)
What sets apart curds on toast, is you top it up with salt and chilli-power. Now, before you comment, I suggest you go try this for yourselves.
This practice was taught to our dad by an individual named Col. Kashmiri, formerly of the Tanzanian Nstional Army - it was staple Army breakfast.
the same individual who for years hated the concept of bathing so much that he faked having a bath (this is true! he would go into the bathroom turn on the tap and make splashing sounds to trick others).
and you and competitions ... mom and dad have nothing to do with that apparent blimp in your earlier life. perhaps mr. j or the likes holds that responsibility.
Axe...am no better than you when it comes to responding to tags...it's like poking your own eye...it's gotta hurt, but you just have to try it!