Howdy to Myself!
So neither am I sad, upset, happy, etc. nor am I suffering from insomnia. Just happen to be awake at this crazy hour - when I am supposed to be completing my paper on "termination of military alliances". I love alliances to death - but running regression models in Stata and interpreting them is not the most fun thing at 3:30 AM - so I am fiddling around for something fun. I was hearing about some funny blogs today and I realised that I have never written 25 Random things - so nows a good time! And it has been ages that I read someone else's 25 random musings...so it should turn out to be more original. Lets try ...
1. I like the color RED - and Ive always really liked it.
2. Bright colors make me happy. I guess thats true for most people.
3. Nah.... I cant do it. Its not happening.
This tells me one non-random thing about myself. I am not capable of doing random things - life always has to be pre-planned and meaningful and.... aah! I havent really done many spontaneous things lately - I dont know if I can anymore :((
I have this constant feeling that I am running out of time and there is just a lot to be done on this planet and for this planet. There is fun to be had, there are books to be read, music to be heard, dances to be danced, meals to be savoured, sunsets to be enjoyed, evening walks to be taken, gardens to be enjoyed, flowers to be smelt, felt, events to be followed, trips to be taken, new places to be seen, self-improvements to be made, contributions to be made, research papers to be written, services to be done, long late night talks to be had (with roommates, friends, family etc), games to be watched and played, talents to be pursued.... WHY am I sitting here trying to write this blog? To organize my thoughts... there you go - no spontaneity here either!
Tonights not the time... Ill attempt creativity later...:)
Goodnight Y'all!
Aakriti
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Celebration
So its been a while since I visited my own blog. Received the necessary gentle reminder from my roomie last night when she asked me how long had it been since I blogged. Its been a couple of months. My really good excuse to myself is that I was preparing for, writing, and then celebrating the completing of my Phd exams - writtens and orals. A huge ordeal, a terribly nerve -wrecking process, and then lots of celebration. Its been 3 weeks since I passed Comps, and I am still celebrating, which is fine because the semester is rather slow since the big day has passed.
So I don't really know what to write about - since a few topics deserve my attention and thoughts -- so let me start with ending the exams. 12th Feb 2010. A momentous day in my life now. The day I officially became a PhD candidate. I am very proud of this achievement. And very grateful that I was able to accomplish this. I may have made it clear that I am very proud, grateful, happy, excited of having the opportunity to study in a good school like the U of A in the land where dreams come true... Sounds filmy but it is true... I am privileged and I hope I make the best of this opportunity.
So being a Phd candidate.. or an ABD (All but Dissertation) signifies you are 2 steps away from attaining the attribution of being Dr. Aakriti Anilkumar Tandon. I may very well be Dr Aakriti Tandon-Atri by the time I get there, but the emphasis here is on the Doctor part. The sound of that word is going to be music for my ears. The surprising part is I didn't really grow up with this dream. I didn't want to do my Phd in International Relations until my Junior year while doing my BA in Journalism when I was exposed to a few classes in IR... and then there was no looking back. I know what I would love doing my entire life. And then IR/ politics permeates all aspects of life. Plus you have the opportunity to make a real contribution to decisions that affect people. Came across this quote form Paulo Coehlo just now....
"Everybody is a political writer, even if he writes about plants. You cannot avoid being political. The fact that you speak out or that you are silent is a political act -- silence is also political."
The next step is to write a dissertation proposal that I can be proud of. And then to complete the dissertation itself. Another 2 years of splendid research and reading stuff that makes my adrenaline rush. Not a bad deal.
Lets get onto it...
So I don't really know what to write about - since a few topics deserve my attention and thoughts -- so let me start with ending the exams. 12th Feb 2010. A momentous day in my life now. The day I officially became a PhD candidate. I am very proud of this achievement. And very grateful that I was able to accomplish this. I may have made it clear that I am very proud, grateful, happy, excited of having the opportunity to study in a good school like the U of A in the land where dreams come true... Sounds filmy but it is true... I am privileged and I hope I make the best of this opportunity.
So being a Phd candidate.. or an ABD (All but Dissertation) signifies you are 2 steps away from attaining the attribution of being Dr. Aakriti Anilkumar Tandon. I may very well be Dr Aakriti Tandon-Atri by the time I get there, but the emphasis here is on the Doctor part. The sound of that word is going to be music for my ears. The surprising part is I didn't really grow up with this dream. I didn't want to do my Phd in International Relations until my Junior year while doing my BA in Journalism when I was exposed to a few classes in IR... and then there was no looking back. I know what I would love doing my entire life. And then IR/ politics permeates all aspects of life. Plus you have the opportunity to make a real contribution to decisions that affect people. Came across this quote form Paulo Coehlo just now....
"Everybody is a political writer, even if he writes about plants. You cannot avoid being political. The fact that you speak out or that you are silent is a political act -- silence is also political."
The next step is to write a dissertation proposal that I can be proud of. And then to complete the dissertation itself. Another 2 years of splendid research and reading stuff that makes my adrenaline rush. Not a bad deal.
Lets get onto it...
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