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Moving On
June 29th, 2008 @ 22:34:37 | Life
It has been nearly five months since I moved from Upper Michigan to the East Coast. I would be lying if I said I liked this move and that I have been enjoying my stay here in general. I would also be lying if I said I haven’t met cool/kind/friendlier people in this part of the universe. Such people and entertaining days have been very few and very far between. As much as I have previously found it easier to move on (from one place to another and/or one topic to another and/or so on…), this particular move has been painstakingly difficult to move away from.
This past week, a bunch of Physics Grad Students from Michigan Tech were traveling along the East Coast. Considering that this was the first such organized vacational activity that Physics Grad Students were undertaking since I joined the program in 2002, I was pretty excited to meet them and hang out. I had a pretty good time with them, although I may have smelt some feelings of my over-presence in their vacation – then again, the (bad) smell might have been solely due to my sweaty-self on a scorching hot day 
Roaming around the streets of New York City on back-to-back nights and at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the nation’s capital was a lot of fun. And I must confess to the vacationers for two of my screw ups – once for poor navigation skills (or poor GPS usage skills) that made them walk a lot more in NYC especially when they were very hungry & tired; once in DC when my tire had a vertical cut between treads making it nearly impossible to drive resulting in most of them not seeing the Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens. My sincere apologies.
As much fun it was to see them, hang out, catch up on a lot of things and clear some of their misconceptions about me (can you imagine – some of them had assumed I was mature, grown-up and well-behaved person, just because I graduated?), it was equally painful when we all parted ways in Washington, DC – knowing that they were returning to a more happier place while I did so to a not so happier one, was a hard pill to swallow 
Knowing that every dog has its day, I am eagerly (read: desperately) hoping and waiting for mine!
An interesting song came on the radio this morning just as I was getting to work. I, like you, am longing to leave this place. The song I heard is Work, by Jimmy Eat World:
All I can say
I shouldn’t say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place
While we still have time
@chong:
Thanks for sharing that song – will look on iTunes and see if I can buy it
I feel sorry to say that you are mature ! It might be a immature comment.
Btw I need ur email id as I have to send the photos which would reflect that you are social too. …..just kidding !
u r gr8! I enjoyed ur company in our tour. It added a new flavor from a old wine bottle.
Have fun!
Subhasish
@Subhasish:
Thanks for the pictures!
PS: First you thought I was mature; now you think I am old?? Not cool man, not cool at all
@Note2Self:
I read & learnt about something that I was hoping not to… Sounds like the proverbial blessing in disguise although I must confess I neither know what the blessing is nor why is it in disguise!
Care to explain? Anyone??
@Note2Self (again):
Within an hour of reading/learning that thing I was hoping not to and while trying to philosophically reason that reading/learning, I read something else – in an email. I guess I know what the blessing is and why it was in disguise an hour ago
I was pleased to see you after long time and for sure enjoyed accompany. I wish if we had your accompany since the first day of our tour, but as you said, you had work to do.
You are right, for me, I would assume you were different (serious guy forever) than I had figured out in our tour, funny, nice, and clear person inside.
We had so much fun and wish you too, as I hope see you soon in Houghton.
Best wishes.
Ehab
who thinks you’re mature? jk! it was good seeing you.. until next time. =)
@chong:
I bought that song from iTunes – lyrics are awesome and the music too. Thanks a bunch for recommending it
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