What I talk about when I talk about running

That's the title of the book by Haruki Murakami I bought last weekend on my way back from Portland. Bad Decision I must say. One of the worst spent $14 on a book. A trashy magazine would have been a good buy. I've read better blogs. Saad Bhamla's running experiences and Arvind's blog about his first marathon are much more entertaining and they don't even consider themselves as writers.
What is my problem with his book? His thoughts. Thoughts which are mundane (which is fine with me) but he makes them sound as if they are profound and relates them somehow to running. I would have been more happy had it been more about running.
What is good about the book? The forward. It sells the book. Atleast it sold the book to me. Suffering is optional it says (yeah very profound!). Actually I bought the book after reading these sentences "Suffering is optional. Say you're running and you start to think , Man this hurts and I can't take it anymore. The hurt part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand any more is up to the runner himself (the feminist side of me should have noticed this earlier). This pretty much sums up the most important aspect of marathon running." I liked it and bought the book expecting to get more gyaan of this form. Did not happen.

Conclusion: You have to choose between this book and a trashy magazine to pass 2 hours of flight time. I'd pick the trashy magazine. At least I know it's trashy beforehand.

Bay Vista Run 2011

48: 18.2 . My 10K timing. Thanks to Mary Alice Cameroon.
Dad was there.

Will you die for me?

Yes.
It sounds cliche and it is cliched but there are a few people whom I would die for. Not just one but a few. I am glad I have them and I do not expect them to do the same for me. I am glad just to be able to love them so much.

Update

Moving out of my "oh so convenient" university housing into "oh so far" house in portola valley. Its a nice beautiful house but my feelings towards it keep changing every other second. My hobo experience and all will follow in another blog but for now this blog is supposed to keep track of my, what I think of as, productive ideas.

1. I wanted to keep an online journal for just research ideas. I am yet to find something custom made for it. Will my summer class help me create one of my own?

2. D school workshops. ( I almost forgot this within say 5 min of thinking about it. No wonder I need to this). Registered for a fun one on July 8th. Came across the concepts of open prototyping and closed prototyping. Thought they were pretty cool (although I think people have been doing that forever now without knowing the concepts). I think I need to do something like the closed prototyping for my CADS project.
http://dschool.stanford.edu/2011/02/28/open-vs-closed-prototypes/

3. Work for free and get a chance to learn.

Lot of crap going on. Just need to be excited.

Wristcutters

I love this movie. I absolutely love this movie. None of the characters ever laugh in the movie. Smiling is banned in the land.
The entire family being there. The elder brother slapping the younger one when he first attempts a suicide.
The Russian - committing a suicide on stage!
so you learn the only way to go is through the roof.
What do you mean "what were you thinking when the incident happened?" Ans: Exactly that.
so far amazing.
but need to sleep its too late.

Why is documentation important?

Because its fun a long time after if not right away. Want proof?

16th October 2008 ...

3.37 A.M
me listening to Nickel back's saving me....
Neeharika is cleaning the corridor using a mop
coz she washed her undies in a bucket
just outside her room. and i find it really amusing..
wanted to take a pic .but no
batteries in the cam.
i am sure i am gonna miss these times.

5.15 A.M

guest to my room .... a lizard.... its a bit dark...
moderate size....
first thought would send it out unceremoniously
using a broom .....
but then decided to share my room with it.


5.40 A.M
my new room mate is really fast....it already has a
visitor and am
presuming it is its mate.... the first it corresponds
 to the visitor
and the second it to the lizard..... anyways i am skeptical
about whats gonna
happen in the future ...am gonna be out
 numbered by the lizards...
there will be eggs ..new lizards....
anyways now there are 3 of us in the room...
me , my new room mate and its mate.

I was searching for some documents in my inbox and came across this one. :)

The Cause and the Cure

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/science/17optics.html?ref=technology