Austerity. True greatness.

This is my first post over email, so please forgive all or some of the mistakes I've made in the formatting. Austerity is defined as a great act of self-denial. One that requires abstinence from all the worldly pleasure you indulge in. Now, I, have always considered this to be an act that I can never bring on to myself, mainly because I have known myself to be a person with poor control to refrain from carrying on with my desires that I am not entirely sure would do me any good. It has brought a lot of pain to me but I just haven't stopped myself completely for a long period. At least not long enough for it to matter. This includes going to the movies, playing games, abusing out of anger (yes, its a true pleasure. One that you would fail to understand unless you've been there yourself.), et cetera.

I came across the word while going over some articles on the web, looked up the word on my phone's dictionary and felt that I should type down how I felt about this.

I have tried to stop myself from doing things I enjoy and found myself to be thinking that I could do something once in a while and that it'd be alright. It never is. I turn guilty over it and push myself into a hell hole, for a day. A place where I begin to see something horrible happening to me and blaming my pitiful guilty pleasure of the moment to be the cause of its entirety. Coincidentally enough, all horrible things happen to me once I recidivate. And so, coming across this term has gotten me into thinking about applying this to some parts of my life. I need to be in control. Relationships are messy. I seem to notice that all around me. There are the amazing perks of being in a relationship which include having a companion you could share your thoughts with during the times of glory and woe. But the worst of it is stuck in my mind and I do not wish to be in a relationship. Henceforth, I wish to halt my conversations with the couple of female friends I have, just to be sure. I try to do my best and comfort them during their times of remorse and confusion. I'm sure somebody else would fill up for me, in that place. They have other friends. I do thoroughly doubt whether I would be able to execute this since they provide me comfort too. Its a relief to be having a fairly cheerful conversation with a sensible person. Such people are so hard to find these days. Or am I looking at all the wrong places?

Anyways, Prioritizing what's important and needs to be attended to first, is driving my crazy. I need to get my grip back together. I need to be in the zone and look into constructing a future ahead of me. I'm not destined for the true greatness of austerity but I just may be destined to do my share of good harmless deeds at the dire hour, somewhere, someday.

P.S. The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey was a great movie. Martin Freeman is a brilliant actor. Looking forward keenly to its sequel.

P.P.S. See what I did there ^ ?

Back To The Present.

I had pretty much lost track of my interests in recent times, slacking up on my tech knowledge life and doing nothing productive. I had no goals, no idea about what to do next, life was at a dead-still point and I had no clue how to get out of it. This post is about how I got back to the present.

I have been espoused to my laptop ever since the moment my parents bought it for me. From an unbiased standpoint I'd say that I wasted a lot of time on it. I genuinely feel pejoratively about my own attitude. I felt rather off about the fact that my life was more on the Internet, rather than around myself. I looked around for motivation. I listened to a friend who was doing quiet well in the networking scene, about how fascinating the entire thing is, and that how everybody in our class should get more into these things, for the purpose of creating competition and hence, progress. I did what I could and followed a few links he passed on to me, mainly that of the YouTube channel : elithecomputerguy. I have got to mention that he is a genius and that his videos explain concepts with commendable detail. I'm straying off track, OK, back to the topic, I also kept my ears open to what a seemingly knowledgeable guy on the Internet had to say. Sadly, he wasn't vocal and I could not gain much from him. This incessant search to find a reason to believe I needed to do something wasn't going so well, and I put a pin on it while I was off doing my cyclic chores.

I had this documentary/movie about how the creators of TPB faced the copyright trial against them, named, "TPB AFK" aka "The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard", downloaded on my laptop. I was sitting around bored and decided that I'd give it a watch and see what all the praises were about.
This movie, particularly, this dialogue which was part of a court hearing, could easily be dubbed to be one of the major parts among the tiny little things, that left me in a stimulated state to think what I wanted to do next, and how I'm going to do it :

We don't use the expression IRL*. We use AFK. But that's another issue.....We don't like that expression. We say AFK. Away From Keyboard. We think the Internet is for real.

*IRL - In Real Life

After I was done watching it, I proceeded to look into what I should do to work around some interests I always aspired to pursue.

I have to admit that I hadn't expected this pulsated feeling to consume me, like old times. I'm glad I had that moment of clarity. Keeping my fingers crossed, hoping for the best. After all, life is all about positivity. More on that topic later. And for now, toodles!

PS: Here's a link to elithecomputerguy. DO check him out.
https://www.youtube.com/user/elithecomputerguy

Top 5 Drama Series that are worth watching / entertaining.

• Sherlock - Are/were you one of those people who dig detective stories, movies or series? If so, you are gonna LOVE this! The screenplay, adaptation from the actual books into the 21st century, the wits..these are just a few of the strong points of why this is a MUST watch Tv Show. It is a BBC original series. Season 3 rumored to be coming by Jan. 2013.
  Edit : It has been postponed to 2014 since Cumberbatch has been involved with the new Star Trek movie, among other projects.

• Suits - Broadcasted on USA, it follows USA's usual mantra for a show : Law / Police / FBI + Humor + Romance. Well, its law here. And it's got some class. Season 2 starting by the second week of next month.

• White Collar -  Broadcasted on USA. Another classy show. Not everybody's cup of tea. Checking out the Pilot should give you a taste of what it's like. Season 2 starting by the second week of next month.

• Dexter - A slightly slow-paced, yet compelling drama series about a like-able serial killer 'Dexter', on Showtime. Season 7 on Sep. 30,2012.

• Prison Break - Mind-blowing thriller series about how Michael Scofield breaks his innocent brother out of prison and the things they face out of it all. The show got over a few years back.

PS : I have not listed Game of Thrones due to its explicit and raw nature. But if thou art capable of ignoring that, it is ah-mazing. As the title suggests, it revolves around the happenings in a kingdom leading to many kings fighting for the Iron Throne. Its got some neat twists and thrills. Don't miss it if you are a fan of Lord Of the Rings' genre stuff. Season 2 Finale is scheduled to be broadcasted next Sunday, ie, June 3, 2012 on Home Box Office a.k.a HBO.

PSS : I'm sure I've missed out a lot of better shows but these were chosen out of an amateur set of series I've watched. Thanks for not slamming comments on to my face. It is very well appreciated.

"Ships are safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for."

The Beginning.. :P

Its been a while since I made the blog. Couldn't post anything yet 'cause of a list of reasons, particularly laziness. Keeping that aside, the first actual post would be going live soon. I am planning on keeping it simple, ie, mostly just my views on the series I watch, atleast for the beginning. Hoping it turns out fine.

"Ships are safe in harbor but that's not what ships are for. "