2007 In retrospect..

The year 2007 has been one of the years i've actually perceived the motion of the world around me .. in ways more profound than the factual revolutions due to textual convolutions of the time-space continuum. Both personally, and professionally, the events in my life have guided me into new paths, places, experiences, and situations i have least expected. The bitter sweet symphony of my life, was audible once again.

In an attempt to chronicle my state of mind, and come close to re-discovering this place in my life, some where along this path.. i am listing a details that will hopefully come to my aid in the future.

Literature..
While 2006, was more of Nietzsche, Flaubert, Maugham.. and the depiction of life,
the way it is supposed to be.. it is.. and it was.. 2007 was a journey in to the
literary genius of Paulo Coelho, and Albert Camus. Though distinctly different in their styles, these two authors, have opened up and explored in great detail the vagaries, and preconceptions in the mindsets of a society. "Happy death", took me into the mind of a
so called vaga-bond, and made me realize how fleeting and similar the experiences in ones life are. "The Fall" took me in to the mind of a superior human being, who's life trail would often be tainted with perversion. This master piece, is a strikingly deep monologue, that has a potential to tear down the "neo-cortex" of behavior, and give a taste of the animal instincts that are so dominant in governing our perception of good and evil. "Veronika decides to die", has been a touching, depiction of the dangers of having pre-conceived notions of what is considered "insane".. and it so elegantly, shatters the two-faced mirror that separates US and THEM.
"The stranger", is an enchanting drama, that happens in the life of a man.. who is unscathed, true, blissfully ignorant to the societal norms, and who provokes us to question our own belief in Love and Providence.. To me it was a amalgamation of "Fountain Head", and "Vernon God Little".

Books...
1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
2. The Will to power by Frederich Nietzsche
3. My Uncle's dream ( from selected works ) by Fyodor Dostoevsky
4. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
5. The art of film making by Alexander Mckendrick
6. A Happy Death by Albert Camus
7. Veronika decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
8. The Fall by Albert Camus
9. Secrets of the hearts by Khalil Gibran
10. By the river Piedra I sat down and Wept by Paulo Coelho
11. The First Man by Albert Camus
12. The Stranger by Albert Camus
13. Creative Dreaming by Patricia Garfield

Places...
This year was remarkable in the amount of miles i had to travel on road. I very much enjoyed the experience, quite a contrast to my inert lifestyle in state college.
In sequence, the states i visited on my road trip to santa clara,
PA,
Ohio,
Indiana,
Illinois ( Chicago, University Park, Lakeshore Dr, Sagar's Apts),
Missouri,
Iowa ( Homo's town with the pimp mobile, Ames )
Nebraska,
Colorado, ( My first stay at Estes Park, Co Rockies!),
Utah,
Nevada ( The sin City Stopover at the strip),
Californya ( nya nya nya! Is for the homeless)
People..
M,
Tom,
S.C,
Tatti,
Eric T. Cartman,
Sus,
K,
Pnadi,
R.D.C,
B.Sagna,
Pratush,
Chetan,
...