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Blabbers on a Friday (late) night Or Random s**t thoughts crossing an idle mind

 [Disclaimer: I do not own the copyright of the images below. They are obtained by randomly 'google searching'.] It’s another Friday night of the month, late night actually. It’s almost 1:30 am (and so it’s actually Saturday). And I am sober. Friday night, to most people, is the most awaited moment of the week. Why? Of course man! It’s the threshold of the highly anticipated weekend of relaxation, of spending more time with friends and family and of course of not having to deal with words like ‘boss’ or managers! Besides, who loves Monday mornings? Monday mornings are the gateways to a long week of work! And that sucks, doesn’t it? Hence, Friday nights are the times when undergrads party hard with beer, girls (for straight guys) and loud music that will probably crack the sky! Friday nights are when typical grad students seep a beer or two at a bar complaining how frustrating PhD life can be.  And I am sitting in my apartment, having finished watching ‘Love Aaj ...

Conversation over coffee

[Disclaimer: I do not own rights to the pictures and images below. They are taken from links directed to by Google search when I searched 'cup of coffee'.] Declaration: I am still unable to play with electrons and so I am enjoying plenty of free time which is unfortunately going to come to an end next or next to next week, although yesterday I was squeezed into a sudden tight deadline by a person fond of 'last-minute' notice. Hilariously, I'm more 'last-minute' guy than he is :D Venue : Starbucks Coffee, N. High St. & 14 th Ave., Columbus, OH Time : Early evening, June 30, 2012 SK: So does this kind of power failure extending to a few days happen in your country? I mean, what would be the worst case delay in fixing a power failure? PSP: No, no…I would say maximum 30 mins…the power will be restored by then. It’s getting terrible here. A couple of days without power is very disappointing…we can’t do anything at home – can’t charge laptop...