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Saturday, November 27, 2004
The Timelessness of Ephemera
I sit in my bed on a surreal winter morning - the lukewarm sun spewing gold and mystery through my window. In a short walk through the lake of molten gold where water-birds fish for dreams, I swear I can see ElDorado behind few shapeless trees. And mynah swarms, like cacophonous witches, warn me of some mystical curse. But the spell is cast and I sit enchanted...
I am cold and drowsy. I cannot sleep. I listen to a song. I read a poem. Nothing fits. I just stare...
I am Atticus. Passer-by. Year-long dweller at E201, New Hostel. As ephemeral as the ripples on the lake. I am accursed! Soon to be forgotten... and to soon forget.
I am Atticus. Sun gazer. Watcher of water-birds on golden lakes. Traveller with the winter sun. I am accursed! I shall last forever - an eternal shimmer on a dream-filled lake, my secrets shrouded in shapeless mists.
 | | | CaffeineAddict
December 3, 2004 12:13 PM PST
oh the joys of bein unacademic :)))))) lol | |
| | | Atticus
December 2, 2004 11:34 AM PST
@Lakesidey & CA:
Let's jus say - YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Exams finally over... :D | |
| | | lakesidey
December 2, 2004 11:07 AM PST
Exam time CA....those two mighty minds are busy battling it out on academic grounds. No time for frivolous tap-dancing or verbal sparring for 'em....
I, on the other hand got through with exams yesterday :) Oh, the joys of being unacademic :) :) | |
| | | CA
December 2, 2004 10:44 AM PST
hmph. the whole jokes gone a bit too far now hasnt it? i mean with u n nitid...all talk no action :p | |
| | | Atticus
December 1, 2004 08:41 PM PST
@Garfy: Welcome to Maycomb County, buddy :)
Only got hearsay 'bout Oedipus' Journey... Never read :(
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| | | garfy
December 1, 2004 01:50 PM PST
Hi.... followed you from Osty's....
Nice pic, even better post! Are you into literature? It sounds like Oedipus on his journey...bein enchanted!
okie I have lost it! ;P | |
| | | Angel F
December 1, 2004 08:10 AM PST
atticus,
i hope i could get my butt back to being 'there' too.
it's so hard now though. i'd better get back now. i got TONS of catching up to do
=) | |
| | | lakesidey
December 1, 2004 06:11 AM PST
If I get something A-ish after grade drops, you get CCD treat!! :D | |
| | | Atticus
December 1, 2004 12:07 AM PST
@Lakesidey: Wow! Will Atticus get a treat if u get something A-ish in Ethics? :)
@Sugarplum: U LOLzz too much at poor Atticus' expense... I'll punish Nitid for that :) | |
| | | Sugarplum
November 30, 2004 09:23 PM PST
LOLZ | |
| | | lakesidey
November 30, 2004 08:37 PM PST
3 down, 2 to go here. God, let me just get C+s. BTW Atticus, you might be interested to know....I submitted a book review of tKaM today....for my Ethics course:P:P
Nitid, what're you cribbing about? You are higher than me at any rate....though not quite in the Attic yes;) | |
| | | Sugarplum
November 30, 2004 03:36 PM PST
LOLZZZZZ | |
| | | Atticus
November 30, 2004 12:28 PM PST
@NITID: *****SPAM***** | |
| | | nitid
November 30, 2004 12:20 PM PST
Exam update:
The Atticus juggernaut rolls on...another exam ..another A+ for Atticus.
if only nitid did half as well as this guy :-s | |
| | | Atticus
November 29, 2004 07:58 PM PST
@Ossie:
Very true... Most of the stuff I've learnt in the last few months is already a D..I..S..T..A..N..T memory :)
Two down... three to go... No serious damage so far :)) | |
| | | Atticus
November 29, 2004 07:55 PM PST
@Angel:
Yeah, I rocked... And it's been raining non-stop in the Sahara all month :D
Don't you ever trust that baldin 'un :) | |
| | | Ostrich
November 29, 2004 04:10 PM PST
... in the next 24 hours, even the CommBanking exam will seem ephemeral! :) As will the others! And give yourself 2 years... all the Fin papers will seem like a distant dream..er.. nightmare... :)) | |
| | | ANgel F
November 29, 2004 02:02 PM PST
nitid told me you rocked in your exam!
congrats buddy
i'd be back to school tomorrow too
=( i should prepare myself with the you=be=better=and sorry=about=your=bro=sympathy=look. im not sure if i am ready for those though :( | |
| | | Atticus
November 29, 2004 01:07 PM PST
@Angel: Thanx buddy :) | |
| | | Atticus
November 29, 2004 01:04 PM PST
@Ossie: Yeah, what isn't ephemeral... :)
Even Commercial Banking exams come to an end... Although the 150 minutes did feel like an eternal fall into an endless abyss at several junctures :D | |
| | | ANgel F
November 29, 2004 09:40 AM PST
i am returning your 'conditional' hug bro [ :D ]
hmmm nitid is taking it seriously now, huh?
pls watch out for him :D
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| | | Ostrich
November 29, 2004 09:23 AM PST
... what is not ephemeral? :)... Beautifully written... | |
| | | Atticus
November 29, 2004 03:08 AM PST
@Surinderxx : Thanks for droppin by :)
Can't take credit for the photo though... It's one of those beautiful snaps of this beautiful campus of ours that are circualting on our LAN... | |
| | | surinderxx
November 28, 2004 10:39 PM PST
excellent writing :) . and beautiful pic :) | |
| | | Atticus
November 28, 2004 09:37 PM PST
@Angel: Was out at Nitid's room in a last minute desperate bid to decode "Commercial Banking" :(
A "conditional" hug now on your tagboard :D | |
| | | ANgel F
November 28, 2004 07:49 PM PST
atticus,
a hug pls | |
| | | Atticus
November 28, 2004 02:44 AM PST
@Neelima and Apple : Thanx folks!
Looks like I'm gonna set a sunrise-to-sunrise record here in "diligent" exam cram... 0:) | |
| | | Apple
November 27, 2004 11:22 PM PST
Awesome piece of writing this. Struck a chord deep within. :) | |
| | | Sugarplum
November 27, 2004 07:28 PM PST
hi..i followed u from ca's blog. sorry, but his is imp..lplz visit my blog. u'll c why. thanx | |
| | | neelima
November 27, 2004 07:20 PM PST
Hi,u left a comment few days back,thanks,and u have a nice blog here,and the pic is beautiful,one which can take u to endless dreams and the peace u keep searching in u r life.
niceone,keep going. | |
| | | Atticus
November 27, 2004 07:11 PM PST
@CA: You in good old Kolkata, right?
If you are my kind ( read: eternally impoverished :D ), the best place to get Terry Pratchett will be "pearl-diving" in the Gariahat roadside shops. If the pursestrings can be loosened up enough, Oxford should carry the books.
BTW, y all the sorrow? U hav exams too? ?:( | |
| | | Atticus
November 27, 2004 06:58 PM PST
@Sathya:
Sorry sir! Thooka kalakkathulla ezhutheetein :)) | |
| | | Atticus
November 27, 2004 06:56 PM PST
@ Angel: Me jus art connoisseur :| And tap-dancing is pretty high art-form :)
And I am afraid Nitid took my post too seriously. Last seen, he was going shoppin for short-skirts :D | |
| | | CaffeineAddict
November 27, 2004 06:30 PM PST
smiles wryly. you guys sure make it hard to be depresed...but like your post..happiness is ephemeral..and afetr a while reality returs to me with a huge thud. sigh. i need an epiphany. btw- where can i get hold of the books u recco'd? | |
| | | sathya
November 27, 2004 04:41 PM PST
hi mayur!
appappo koncham piriyira mathiri eluthalam...
tirunelveli alvada
'tiruchi' mala kotada
indha mathiri...ok..ok...sorry
but i guess u r in a mission to use every single word from that note book of yours :) | |
| | | Angel F
November 27, 2004 04:29 PM PST
hey atticus, admit it. you are the one who wants to go on belly dancing and strip teasing :D
don't pass on me and CA sis about is being a big fan! :D
nitid, where are yah man? :D defent thyself! or do you like it :D | |
| | | Atticus
November 27, 2004 02:47 PM PST
@Ashwin: Thanx mate!
Etched in stone right at the entrance of the Center for Human Values in my campus is this rather stupid translation from Tagore - "Perpetual giving up is the only truth of life"!!! Somehow, during exams, I am in full agreement :p | |
| | | Ashwin
November 27, 2004 01:38 PM PST
hey atticus, got to admit, your's is the best blog i read, goodluck with those exams, later! | |
| | | Atticus
November 27, 2004 11:48 AM PST
@Anand: Thanks man! Reminds me of our weekend sunrises at Elliot's Beach :)
Time winkin at me is great... But right now me blinking at books :(( Exams from Monday and as usual, me yet to start :( | |
| | | Atticus
November 27, 2004 11:46 AM PST
@CA (aka Magrat): Thanks for revoking the curses :)) And glad you liked the post and my entry for Angel's contest :D | |
| | | Atticus
November 27, 2004 11:43 AM PST
@Nitid: Quit worryin about grades and continue your dance-practice. Angel, CA and your biggest fan, Atticus are eagerly awaiting your performance :D | |
| | | Anand
November 27, 2004 11:00 AM PST
Beautiful...Passerby in the world of ephemera, time just stopped to wink at you...:) | |
| | | CA
November 27, 2004 10:16 AM PST
wow..i am a convert. i recall all my curses to you :D...n btw i loved the idea of nitid tap dancin ;)
this IS awesome readin!!!!
cheerz!
CA | |
| | | lakesidey
November 27, 2004 09:54 AM PST
It still resulted in my going for an hour's morning walk.....in addition to the two hours I had already walked in the night..... | |
| | | nitid
November 27, 2004 09:37 AM PST
I knew it...you stayed up the whole of last night mugging CommB and BrandMan.......dude...take it easy...am not studying this term....u dont have to try so hard to beat me ;)) | |
| | | Atticus
November 27, 2004 07:40 AM PST
@Lakesidey: :)) BTW, the pic isn't mine. Got it from \\cadmus :) | |
| | | lakesidey
November 27, 2004 07:37 AM PST
I empathise. I too cannot sleep....and the lake, the beautiful lake beckons....
Nice pic, I must say :) | |
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