I have always wondered what inspired Jim Davis to create "Garfield", the icon of ultimate laziness, die hard glutton and a Monday hater. The way I spend Sundays these days, I sometimes feel his source of divine guidance would be people like me. My Sundays usually begin at around 12 pm with an immediate hunt for lunch options (Being a hostel dweller I don't get the royalty of Ghar ka Khana) which usually get zeroed down on Dominos, Mc D or local Paratha shop, since I am too sleepy to cook anything. Thanks to these corporate giants feeding calories to millions of people worldwide I can gobble down my food within 30 minutes of ordering. One task accomplished I the move to another onerous task, regarding the selection of which movie or sitcom series to watch on my laptop. It won’t be an exaggeration saying I am committed to my lappie. Not that it’s a Mac book or something, just a simple normal black colored Dell with i3 processor. Yet it is my savior, my entertainer, my way-out to vent emotions and my escape from boredom. That's what relationships do on a general level from what I have heard and learned from non-single people around me. Anyway coming to Sunday routine, after watching a movie or two, evenings are spent with roommates going out on Bandra Bandstand or Marine drive. The topics tend to follow a pattern like discussing the pro and cons of being single, laughing out at couples and the best of all cribbing about the college next day. It is the best feeling to relax, look at the sea, but then it does has a quality to make you philosophical. I am an expert in that department. And then its suddenly 10pm ..Voila! Sunday over! Oh.. I have painted a picture of the world's most lazy person.. But hey I am a Post Graduate student! My week is filled with presentations, seminars, exams and the most tiring of all long lectures. Apart from it I have to worry about the rising inflation, slowing economy and what effect they would have on my P's.. Placement and Package. Not to mention what to have for dinner, whether to cook or order! In simple words it’s a fight between my laze and desire to eat good homemade food. I do take pride in announcing mostly my desire wins!!
I definitely deserve a Sunday break! At times this gets mighty boring for a person like me who came and returned home only after every door was closed (Those are my mother's lines) but then every change is welcome as long as it doesn't affect negatively. I mean apart from lazing around I am doing no harm to anybody. Long live Garfield!!
