Small Perturbation Theory

I guess when one starts blogging he or she is obliged to post on a regular basis. It has been a while since my last post and having some time I thought it better to write something.

What can I write about? Let me start with checking with all that's happened in the last few days. India's tour of Australia, my irregularity with running, my irregularity with academics and my irregularity with research. Can I actually say that all of the above are independent? I can't! India's above-expectation performance has kept me out of all my responsibilities. Yes! I love cricket. But that's clear from other posts too. So what is that I can write about now? SAG awards or the coming Oscars, maybe? But there is plenty of time left for that. Moreover, I really don't have much time to write a long post. So I think I want to keep it short. I can't really promise it will be sweet as I may not have the time to edit it when I have to leave.

It is funny that when we actually sit down to do something it is very difficult to do it. Many a time I have thought that I actually work well on something when it is a 'disturbance'. For example, when I solving problems in dynamics I seem to, all of a sudden, think of a new way to cook 'baigan-bharta'. BUT when I am actually cooking I run out of ideas. NAH! That was not a good example. Allow me to make one other attempt to put my idea through. When I am in laboratory trying to understand how to operate 'Simulink' I am thinking of a running program for my first marathon. BUT while running I find it difficult to run the eleventh mile! I am not sure if that was a better illustration of my thoughts but I will leave it at that.

What else can I write about? Mexican food? Burgers? Fries? These were the topics of discussion in while I was trying to understand how to work 'Simulink'. BINGO! That's my example! Not only have I given a better example to my thoughts when I was working on the software I have also just demonstrated that I can think of a better example only if I put my mind to something else.

Does anyone ever feel the same?