Personal Space

I got a job. She left me. I'm doing well for myself. I moved on. I pour my energies into myself, so I'm never exhausted. Just a little weary.
I smoke, on the regular. I feel older. There is so much to do. I've started thinking in months and years. Things are so close and sometimes it's scary how much of my life I am already prepared to spend.
I want to go places. I will. I am. I don't want to look ahead. I'm right here.

I didn't overhear anything on the road today. That was strange.

I'm back though. I need to write all of this down.

"Like a castle in his corner, in a medieval game
I foresee great trouble, but I stay here all the same"

 - Steel Dan

I'm right here.
And I'm good. So good.

Understand

When I was 16, I found out I was being told to drop a year or leave the school. I did not know what to do.

I was supposed to be in class so I wasn't expected home. I went to the nearby Cafe Coffee Day but realised I had no money. I sat on the sofa they had outside. Nobody understood. I cried.

I cried for a long time, till I ran out of breath and I still had no idea what I was going to do. A woman walked up to me with a glass of water, sat beside me and asked me to drink. She asked about me, I didn't say anything, I just thanked her for the water and told her I would be fine. She gave me half a smile, didn't ask any further, and walked away slowly.

Thank you so much.

Hunting.

Nothing like the thrill of the hunt.

I will find you, awesome old song I heard on All India Radio last night at 1 a.m. that made me feel peaceful and amazed. I will find you, and I will listen the fuck out of you.

June

So it's the first of the month. Hello, world.

Exchange

I was walking to the gym when this young man my age walked out of Sassoon docks, fishing pole in hand. An older guy walking across the road to him asked from the distance

"So what did you catch today?"
"Two eels", the boy replied
"Long fuckers, no?"

I enjoyed that little bit of conversation that I was caught between. It stayed with me, and I figured I may as well write it down.

Mixed emotions

Jamie Carragher, Ballack, Beckham, Ferguson, Scholes (again), Frings, Roberto Carlos...everybody's retiring.

End of an era.

On another note, I discovered that as of today, the wikipedia entry for 'Nepotism' does not have a sub-section for India. That was funny enough to make my day.

One down

Iron Man 3 wasn't as awesome as I'd hoped it'd be but it was a spectacle regardless. Robert Downey Jr. was his usual awesome self. Waiting for Bombay Talkies, the soundtrack was lovely.

Travelling on the Virar - Churchgate train is a right pain in the ass. Thankfully I'm head and shoulders above my average fellow commuter so I get to breathe easy and it doesn't take that much effort to push through. Liverpool beat Newcastle 6-0 so that felt good.

Let's travel down that chain of thought for a minute.

I have supported Liverpool since 2002 the year my fascination for football truly kicked in. We moved houses early because Ten Sports, with all its rights to the World Cup wasn't showing in Malad but it was in Santacruz. We plugged in our ancient Onida T.V and watched the games in our empty house. Oh man, Oliver Kahn. Instant German fan, they made it all the way to finals too, what a pick. Really liked how Michael Owen played too and the more I read the more I liked him. Found out he plays for Liverpool, decided to follow their games. A good couple of years of supporting them and I the experience of watching the 2005 Champions League final was truly something else altogether.

08-09, it was awesome to finish Christmas on top of the table. So many needlessly dropped points though. Anyway, anybody who knows me knows my love for Liverpool F.C. Someday I'll see them win the league.

My favourite international team apart from India, is Germany. Someday I'll see us qualify for the World Cup. My favourite Indian club is Mohun Bagan, though Bapi (Dad) is an East Bengal supporter. Oliver Kahn is basically the best player to grace the game in eyes. What a guy. Too bad I only got to follow him toward the fag end of his career.

Fun Fact, his last game for his club was against Mohun Bagan.

That's all I've got today.