Life - Kodai - Books - Life: The circle of life

Something has changed...

I've spent more time alone recently than I have in a few years. Practically spending time inside my room. Passing weekends without talking / meeting anyone. Not feeling like blogging. And when I try to write anything, the sentences are short, terse.

Hardly the flowing, ornate words I used to love spilling out. Suddenly I don't feel like I want to record or share the details about my life. Not because its private or anything, but more because I feel more and more self-conscious. Why would anyone care to read about what I did or saw or thought or am thinking?

Can't remember the last time I wrote a long email either. The rare ones I do write, seem like they've been written by someone else -- almost soulless and void of any sentiment. Strange, haggard and whatever you call it…

Anyhow, but I do feel like writing a wee bit today.

Recently went to Kodai -- nice weekend. If there’s a place if I should choose to vacate from a 100 choices it would always be Kodai. This time I saw sculptures for sale on the streets and everywhere. Including penis shaped bottle openers in almost every 'touristy' shop. Pretty scandalous. I bought a bamboo xylophone, about 50 awesome DVDs, a jerkin, marshmallows, home made chocolates, a dragon kite and a weird stuff.

Today I was in a bookshop and bought a few Sheldon novels. Another purchase was 50 or so of the world's classics told in 'twitter' style. I was slightly aghast, but what can I say. Penguin had published the book. I guess we're in the age where practically anyone can be a published author.

But what cheered me instantly was when I caught glimpse of a book, which I remember reading about on the authors blog. This blog called Waiter Rant (award-winning blog) is a collection of stories from this guy's experiences as a waiter in New York. I read his post about writing a book and then when it was published I remember thinking I would buy it someday, but I certainly didn't think I would see it staring out at me from a bookshelf in Madurai. Nice. The circle of life theory :)

Happy April’s (Fools) day in advance. I doubt I'll post again before May, though I do intent to publish a new and with renewed determination -- New Year's Resolution list.