Some resolutions I made. I intend to stick to them, regardless of whatever happens.
1) No more CDs. Enough doth be enough. I already have too many. (A very vague concept, too many, but still….) The next original CD I buy is going to be, in all probability, Half Life 2, in October, and until then, NO CDs.
2) No watching bad movies. Considering that I spend money on autorickshaws, the actual movie, popcorn, chips, cold-drinks, and all that for a lousy concoction of half-baked ideas…I would rather sit at home and play NOLF or sit in the office and dream about eBay bids.
3) Buy books only if they are hard-to-come-by-again-types, or if they were on my Must-Buy list. No impulse buying. No salivating at every Elmore Leonard novel or Rolling Stone magazine I see. Comics are exempted, and I must make a mental note to go and get acquainted with the respective managers at Walden and Odyssey to find out they bring in new comics.
4) Less coffee. One cup every two days at the office. One trip to Barista’s/Coffee-Day every fortnight. Or less. No Qwiky’s. Qwiky’s sucks. More Coffee Day. Is cheaper.
5) A vitamin tablet per day. Must try to put on some weight.
6) No more trips to out-of-town cul-fests and quizzes. Absolutely NO NO NO.
If these were Mahabharata-type times, the skies would have opened by now, followed by a shower of flowers and assorted aromatic oils, accompanied by conch-shells and veenas. Maybe the gods would have changed my name or something.( Wonder if I would have a choice in it….love to have a name like Prometheus, or even Dracul. )
Can we swap weights?
the mission behind these resolutions?
1. save time
2. save money
3. save space
4. generally save…
;)
I am sick and tired of this materialistic, possession-oriented life. I want my life to have more meaning than how many cds I own, or how many books I have read, or what quizzes I win. I have realized that health is wealth, and am trying hard to become wealthy. No more bad movies means I can free my mind of all the non-spiritual rubbish I have amassed throughout the years. A new, improved, enlightened Beatzo.
(Pause)
mmphh.
mmphhh.
Bwah-ha-ha-ha-HA!!!!
Hooof. I scare myself sometimes.
Actually, it’s just because my bank account has dropped down to an alarming level.
it’s just because my bank account has dropped down to an alarming level.
as good a wake-up call as any ;)
Is there a “fat transfusion” mechanism available? :-) If there is, I will book u a room at Apollo!
Like the ancient saying goes, “If wishes were horses, we would all be playing polo.”
:-)
Yeah
May almighty help you stick to the resolutions…
PS: Why am I thinking on the nonbeliver lines now? hahahaha
or if they were on my Must-Buy list
…and how big is this list, one wonders…
It’s a weird list, full of stuff that I know shouldn’t be available in India, but occasionally, miraculously, they are to be found cheap in the streets of Hyderabad!!!!
ah, the pleasure of book hunting on the footpaths of Abids and Koti on Sunday…
And there’s Best Book Center.
“And lead us not into temptation…”
Amen.
Please?
Bhishma vowed to never have sex in his life. While your resolutions are admirable, I don’t think they’re worthy of the aromatic oils. Flowers maybe, but not the oils. ;)
My WORD, young lady!!! Are you telling me that having sex is more important than amassing an unmatched collection of books and cds and comics? :-O
I insist on the oils.
:D
…yeah, you’re right. :P
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> 5) A vitamin tablet per day. Must try to put on some weight.
Clarify, please.
You planning to put them in your pocket? So your weight + wt of the tab > your weight?
;-)
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Sheesh!!! Now WHY don’t I get great ideas like that? And iron tablets would definitely be heavier than plain ol’ vitamins….
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But you don’t wanna rust your internals, do you?
Ok, really going to sleep now …