Baby's Day Out

Im the baby in question. Not that im hankering to go back to my childhood or even just feeling a little immature, its just that today was a day when i felt like going out on the town, being adventurous, doing a little exploration. As usual, though, due to a lack of options, i ended up with a very tame lunch and movie date with a friend. But im not complaining! It was a slow, post Diwali day, most people were missing from college, with the exception of a few seniors who left pretty early on for a movie, and Big, who im eagerly trying to avoid, especially since the whole of yesterday he was constantly vying for my attention, confusing me. His lack of communication today shows that he's back to normalcy, sparing me the uncertainty of thinking that my actions actually affected him, that i could still possibly make him insecure. Oh god, how foolish could i be? I actually thought he cared?! I spoke to Rockstar online today, ( one of my dearest friends from college who has recntly relocated to London with his family, in order to pursue a Masters in History ) and his wise and very eloquent advice was, "get over it, man!" And so, i shall earnestly try.

Getting back to the outing, i tried a lot of people and finally got through to Dolly, and after an uneventful lunch we decided, quite spontanoeusly, to go for Madhur Bhandarkars new release, Fashion. A small problem, however, that spontaneity poses is the non availability of tickets for a new release. So, in eager pursuit of the prized seats i encountered 2 'firsts' of my life today - my first fight with a stranger who accused me of cutting the line ( i was so not! ), and my first individual attempt at buying tickets in black ( reselling of tickets, illegally, for a higher price, for the uninitiated ), and i even managed to bargain and bring the price down! Quite proud of myself :) After all the excitement, however, the movie didn't really live up to my expectations. It was pretty much the same fare that he usually metes out. A documented, glamourized depiction of the hideous underbelly of a particular industry, the fashion one, in this case. Priyanka Chopra was fabulous, playing every emotion to perfection, and there were many she displayed. Kangana Ranaut was at her screechy best, i think she's now being stereotyped in those roles, unfortunately for her. Overall, however, i had good fun today, the first day of the Hindu New Year, so im taking that as a good sign.

But now the fun must start diminishing, because the exams are rapidly approaching, and im completely unprepared! Aargh! Pom was nice enough to send me some of his notes today just to get the hang of things, and i was even inspired to open one of my books today, however that project didn't last longer than 2 pages. Pathetic! Hopefully, the scene shall change now!