College, Roommates and Paneer

Classes started today..for a few lucky ones anyway. The batch was divided into 4 groups. The first 2 had lectures and the last 2 had to sit in the library and rot. The cozy corners in the library didn’t help much. A creepy pigeon stared at us from a tree outside the window. Very annoying.

Induction week was fun, seeing as how we didn’t do much. Just sat in an air conditioned class room with dimmed lights and watched presentations about cakes from Russia. Interesting, no? Food in the campus has been good except for the shocking abundance of paneer in everything. I think it sells cheap in this place.

My hostel room is pretty decent. Bedsheets and curtains are green which makes me feel like I’m plankton on the surface of the ocean. There’s a pantry on the 1st floor where one can make popcorn, instant noodles etc. The TV is also on the first floor. Made quite a few friends during induction week. Already had 2 sleepovers with them. Have 2 roomies. From now on they shall be referred to as Honey Loop and Taekwondo. Honey Loop studied in the same school as me, and Taekwondo is a karate black belt. Represents India during competitions. Other friends shall be referred to as Nameless, Drugwali, Barbie Legs, DDLJ and War Mongerer.

Moving on, I am completely broke as of now. Waiting for my bank account to come through. What a pain! I have to buy shoes for college and I don’t have the money for it. Aaaaaarrgh!

That’s all for today. Until next time, O Mindless Blog Readers!

dragons and late night shenanigans

yesterday, i saw ‘how to train a dragon’. and somewhere between mom’s incessant calls to my friend and my friend choking on popcorn(jalapeño and cheese popcorn = bleh ), i realized that the best way to travel is in fact by dragons.

dragons are after all economical i.e. no airfare, train-fare etc. if someone is annoying you, your dragon can always roast the person. which also takes care of the dragon’s nutrition actually. let’s face it, having fire-breathing pets is quite awesome. i’m not so sure about the carbon footprints of dragons in comparison with airplanes etc. should be lesser, i’m guessing.

moving on, i do lots of crazy stuff in my sleep. a few nights ago, i almost set fire to my room. i poured hair oil all over my room in my sleep and there was a candle burning nearby. through some miracle, a fire was averted. quite scary but really funny too. anyway, that’s all for now.

popcorn, onions and unemployment pangs

i found a recipe for spicy caramel popcorn the other day. aching to make it. the best thing about the recipe is its simplicity. its posted on this food blog- smittenkitchen.com. the author, Deb, has got to be one of the best cooks ever. in other popcorn related news, adlabs now has 12 different flavours of popcorn including wasabi! can’t wait to try it out.

moving on to the next topic of interest-onions. i’ve been planting onions for the last 4 months. actually gave each onion a name. then again, naming inanimate things is a hobby of mine. the longest crack on wall is named Jean-Paul. isn’t that normal? anyway, my fascination with onions has led my mother to believe that i will marry some sort of onion farmer if not become one myself. come to think of it, i wouldn’t really mind marrying an onion farmer. how bad could it be?

so, i’ve been having unemployment pangs lately. my best friend, creep (yes, that’s her name) works for an NGO that helps stray dogs, another friend works for red bull. i sincerely request them to quit their jobs. i don’t like my ‘jobless’ status being threatened by stupid teens. i like pretending that recession affects the job opportunities for 18 year olds in a major way. let me live in my innocence so quit now or suffer my wrath.

P.S- is ‘olds’ a word?