agm

by the revised schedule, agm at 5 at satyada's on 23 july.

Shine on, You crazy Diamond

Day ended on a nice note with my three friends calling up to ask(as they do every year, it seems), whether I had remembered to read up Tintern Abbey (that mighty poem of the worthy Wordswoth) on the eve of this July the 13th. Apart from that, visited dadu and stuffed myself on fried rice and chicken prepared by one who loves me a lot.
Haven't yet called potential employer. Will have to set up date for interview with another potential employer by tommorow.
My friend is on a ball, what with teaching French and dear A.da 'loose in the department', as she calls it.
And Syd Barrett died a few days ago. It shocks me to think that David Gilmore too won't be around at some point of time. there are some people whom you can't bear to imagine life without. My friend would say A.da. I agree.

for the journal, have decided want to write about the treks we have had over a few years now. the little ones, in fact. the jungle trek, as parthada suggested, and the camps and practices, even. or alternately, about bits during the beautiful sojourn at base camp last year during the gangotri III expedition.

meanwhile, here are a few photographs from my rock climbing course. was looking through them myself, and, well, here they are. all of these also taken with my tiny digital.

sigh

Well, went to cover the book release today with my friend. As usual, with her around, I had fun. they are such people, my teachers, although I made a crass fool of myself before one (and HE was most understanding, as he usually is). SHE was as lovely as ever and I conversed like a normal human being with my teachers (a rare occasion), without going into convulsions of stupidity induced by a kind of pathological shyness. Really really hope will not make a hash of the art.
Apart from that, another gent I'd written about kept messaging again and again.
Another day passed on a worried note. A potential employer hasn't replied to my mail. Am really quite desperate to get started. preferably with something that I will like doing. If this ain't gonna work out,I'd like to know soon so that I can go aheaf and try to shape some of my other plans.
Am I really such a pathological fool? looking at me, you probably would'nt know. Or may be you will? Which is the really scary thing.

agm on sunday 16 july.
and the other issue under discussion is the second issue of the journal. publication is to be timed at immediately after the expedition (in the post-monsoon season, 2006).