HTTHTTH - Random

Well, random.

• Do you know that I am going to spend the coming weekend with an extremely fine woman? Let's just say that she gets paid very very well to do whatever she does. She smiles, agrees to everything you say and makes you feel good about yourself ; like she should. But, I am looking for more. I need a specific position. I might have to push pretty hard, and it's not going to be pretty. To err is human it is said, and I am but human. It is usually said in hindsight, but I exhibit such extraordinary foresight that I predict hindsight. Well anyway, before your dirty minds go amuck, and start saying very mean things about me, I just feel that, to even think of leaving a world of research is a shame. All said, I need to clear up on a couple of things with the HR rep.
• This customercare wishing happy diwali business is getting on my nerves. Over the last few days, I have had eBay, shaadi.com, relianceindiacall.com, sulekha.com and a zillion other sites wish me a happy diwali. Whats up with them? Can't someone realize it's very difficult to have your face light up with a smile when you KNOW it's a server somewhere in Kansas wishing you a happy diwali. Atleast if it says Anjan or Anjana or something like that it can pass off as something.
• Oh well, another thing to complain about. I am a teaching assistant for arguably one of the toughest courses on campus. This has endeared me to most of my friends of campus. Or, shall I say most of my new friends on campus. Anyway, my plan with this was different. It hinged on the fact that since the course is so obviously tough, most of the students would get soo frustrated by the 3rd week or so that they would drop it, and I wouldn't have any work to do. But, little did I think that these students could take revenge, instead of dropping the course, continue on, and drive poor souls like me mad. Nagging your TA when your somewhat non-zero score depends on him is not a cool strategy. I could go on to write a thesis about the trauma I go through as a TA - I didn't realize that it was possible to be so creative with math, so much 'new' math. Have you ever tried reading through a 2 page inductive proof (maybe they could have thrown in Hilbert Spaces and Martingale Theory for safe measure) for a sub-section of a problem worth 2 points and needs exactly 2 sentences to be answered correctly? Lets just say that I have quite a bit to say on this topic, most of which cannot be said without getting me in trouble.
• A friend of mine recieved a big bunch of flowers the other day from a secret admirer. It was soo romantic. Such a surprise. So thoughtful. In such good taste. Such deep passion. We were moved. Who could it be? Well, the SQL Optimizer Division at Microsoft does try it's best to woo new hires! I don't know why they didn't send an XBox or something! Btw, this is an 'on request' blog post.
  

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