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Life as a grad student.

Jagadish — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:44:36 +0000

The world of a graduate student is different from the life of any regular student. Its like being a full time student and full time worker. It might sound weird to many but this is how it really works. You take classes like a full time student and you work whatever remaining time you have in the office for your graduate advisor doing “research”. Even though, the professor pays you to work for only 10hrs a week, he expects you to work 24/7 in the office producing noteworthy results. Anything less is frowned up on, sadly.

My advisor is out for a conference for a week and since I have been slogging like a madman for the past couple of weeks, I decided that I would take a couple of days break. I still have a couple of days to finish the work assigned to me. In these two days, I have had time to finish a book, play a game and generally laze around. Grad student never get any sort of holidays. I have worked during the Christmas break, spring break and even during the weekends. So its only fair I take some time off now . So when I saw my colleague working in the office yesterday, I asked her why she was working when the advisor is away. She replied saying it was Monday and a working day. I told her that its only a “working day” when the advisor is in town and in his office.

Wii on Foxtrot

Wii on Foxtrot

Jagadish — Sat, 13 May 2006 05:33:00 +0000

Foxtrot takes a dig at the new name for the nintendo’s new console “Wii”. Honestly I think i’m getting used to it. I dont mind it being called Wii. If it does cost as much as they’re saying it will, i would defnitely buy one for myself. It seems like soo much fun . Especiall the tennis game they showed on E3 press conference was truly fun and amazing. It is something I can imagine my girlfriend wanting to play with . Waiting eagerly for its release. For Nintendo’s sake I do hope Wii is a success.

Calvin’s agony

Jagadish — Mon, 01 May 2006 16:59:22 +0000

I can totally understand the agony of Calvin. I’m glad I’ve a Dad who doesnt think technology is a bane. He has always encouraged me to embrace the new and upcoming technologies and be tech-savvy even though I’m known to misuse it more than he knows.

Bulb Fiction

Jagadish — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:23:00 +0000

We all love the movie “Pulp Fiction”. Some people I know even got the dialogues by heart. Who can forget the recital of Jules(Samuel L Jackson) everytime he raises his gun to kill someone.

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

The above strip of Foxtrot tries to recreate the scene in a funny way.

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