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March 09 2011

I am so tired and sleep deprived...all the time

Now I know why. I am assuming Americans to actually mean “anyone who lives in the US”. I might not be an American, but I can bet my ass- I am as sleep deprived (and as a result, TIRED) as any other resident/citizen/alien-all the time. The second factor in my favor is, I’m an Indian! Three cheers for me please. 

For once, what would I not give to have someone cook, clean & house sit for me? I work all day long and then come back home to an untidy place. My condo is always dirty. No amount of cleaning ever makes it perfect. If today it’s the restroom, tomorrow’s it’s the bedroom. Then trash, closet, living room, dishes, kitchen, patio…UGH. There isn’t enough time in the day to do what I want. 

What’s irritating is the fact that I have to sit on my ass for 8 hours at work, in email jail. I have to answer stupid questions by people who don’t read previous emails. I swear 99% of the emails I’ve ever sent are to coworkers, at work. Either there’s too much of work or there is none. We should be allowed to come home for a couple of hours during lunch time. This will allow me to have home cooked food versus cafe food (which is expensive and sucks as well, courtesy of Sodexho). My work takes away most of my energy. It’s takes away the most important part of my day. That is the time when I’m most active and it’s horrible that I have to use that part to do corporate prostitution, about issues and things I seriously don’t give a fuck about. I have to do it for the paycheck. 

Which bring me to the next issue- money. How much of it do I really need? I think I have managed to save a good chunk in the past (almost) 3 years. I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately that all talk about the materialistic society I live in. Consumers are made to believe that they need to spend money in order to be happy. When was the last time some “thing” gave you happiness? Honestly, I don’t know. Shopping has lost its joy for me. It gives me momentary happiness to buy something new, but that’s it. I swear if I give myself a week before buying anything new, I would never buy it. Because we don’t need most of the junk we accumulate. If we stop accumulating all this junk, house work might become easier :-) 

So, there is a correlation between money, things and house work, after all. I need to stop working so goddam much, which will reduce the money flow. If I have just about enough money to buy what’s needed, I won’t accumulate tons of things, which will allow me to have more free time. Which will allow me to have a neater closet, with the items I truly need. Which will also reduce the amount of time needed to do laundry, dry clean, hand clean, maintain clothes, iron clothes. Who likes to do laundry? I hate it. And I hate those tops that I bought from Forever 21 and H&M and bras from Victoria’s Secret that I need to hand wash. What a fucking waste of my energy. Do you know what I did? I popped them in the laundry. Yes. Instant freedom. I don’t care if the fucking top or bra gets spoilt. It smelled like freedom. And the bra came out fine of the washer and dryer. Maybe I got lucky, but who cares? :-)

I could go on and on. I have so many thoughts going on simultaneously. I am pretty serious about quitting my job by the end of this year and moving back to India. I don’t know what I am going to do in India. I might get a part time job. Or go back to Law School. Or take a freelance job. What I really wanna do is travel to Kerala, Goa, Rajasthan, small towns in Tamil Nadu, for a couple of months. I want to walk on the streets clicking pictures of things I haven’t seen in almost 4 years. And even before I do all this, I want to spend a couple of months traveling by road around the US. I don’t have an exhaustive list, but some of the places that come to my mind are- The White Sands of Mexico, The Grand Canyon, The Nevada Desert, The Canyons in Utah, Oregon, Seattle, Yellowstone National Park, Montana, maybe Niagara Falls, Vegas and NYC one last time. 

This post is about so many topics. Sorry if I confused you. This is actually how my brain is right now- mixed with tons of emotions.

March 08 2011

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Rented this movie last night. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. Aron Ralston and his will to live is such an inspiration. It makes all my troubles seem so small. James Franco has done a phenomenal job. Danny Boyle never ever disappoints either. If you haven’t watched this movie, please do yourself a favor and watch it. 

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February 26 2011

So my coworker who is used to have breast cancer thinks that US healthcare system is very good and it serves it’d purpose. When asked, she says the doctors conduct a lot of tests and have degrees and they know what they are doing. Or so she thinks! I wish I could show her the number of articles all over the net that attest to the fact that older and more experienced doctors order tests because they practise defensive medicine and not because they necessarily know about the benefits of what they are doing. And younger doctors just don’t know how to detect a symptom without looking at the test results. She says the high cost is the result of the hospital and the insurance companies and not because of the doctors. Such ignorance kills me. She has excellent health insurance from her Fortune 500 employer and probably doesn’t understand what it feels like to be one of those uninsured people who are forced to pay thousands for unnecessary medical tests.

February 23 2011

It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose yours.
— Harry S. Truman (via @johannal)
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