Aside: Jyenagar Jalajamba laft the pritty Bengloor to come to the Mumbai - that too to do something as silly as being independent. Highly overrated, romanticised, cloud-9-isised and other such expressions, I say. The experience is closer to being overwhelmed, then under-whelmed and then everydirectionpossible-whelmed.
Ya, so, like, I digressed. Aaanywayssss, its my blog and around 2.49 people read it, so what the hell. Hmm, so moving out is tough. (And thats the gist of the post, so you may excuse yourself and save your day). But, its been fun. For example, I have never been broke until now. I mean, I have never been nearly broke. Until now. I have never needed to know the physics of domestic plumbing requirements. Or called Just Dial for everything that goes wrong. Or obsess about house keys. Or check my bank account every 47 minutes. Or pay credit card bills for 23k. AND pay rent at the same time. AND do the dishes, wake myself up, drink my own chai, make my own food, eat it, clean it and then proceed to dump it the next morning (with the extra dash of excitement, viz, chilli powder, bark out of my orifice). OR for that matter, walk past a million little boutique shops with mean, nasty stuff like 'BLOW OUT SALE' written outside, and not walk back and enter the store. OR look at the price of a barista cappuccino for the first time. RIGHT. So I was a wee bit spoilt. :P But now, I have landed on my generous backside with a loud thud, and surprisingly enough, the cushioning didn't mask the impact.
So, now JJ has REAL problems in her life. Not stuff she made up cos she was bored, but genuine, real, tangible problems. Like a flooded house. Or not having a house. Or, well, other such stuff. Now, JJ has problems she can be proud of. And so many of them that gets bored talking about it! Yay! And it is so much better to be tired than bored. Excuse from thought, action and other such energy draining things. But, she does miss Nutini:
"Hey, I put some new shoes on,
And suddenly everything's right,
I said, hey, I put some new shoes on
and everybody's smiling,
An it's so inviting,
And suddenly everything's right,
I said, hey, I put some new shoes on
and everybody's smiling,
An it's so inviting,
Oh, short on money,
But long on time,
Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine,
And I'm running late,
And I dont need an excuse,
'Cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes."
Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine,
And I'm running late,
And I dont need an excuse,
'Cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes."
