Culture is a virus. Atleast it spreads like one, according to Neal
Stephenson in "Snow Crash". I finally finished reading it. I took a long time
since I started reading it about 3 months ago. The book got me thinking on
couple of things : Why are human languages so different? Why do they tend
to diverge instead of converging? If our brain is a hardware,
is it reprogrammable? Anyways, it was a nice thrilling science fiction.


I saw this movie "Groundhog Day". I am convinced Bill Murray is the
funniest actor. The movie had an interesting concept too. Bill Murray is
caught in a time loop that spans a single day. Leads to some hilarious
as well as thought-provoking situations. It had a nice screenplay too,
not involving unnecessary sci-fi like scenes.


Classes have started for this term. I have been trying unsuccessfully to get
into a groove, so that I can plan my regular running times. I guess I will
start once the final version of the paper is submitted, which I am quite
close to.


India is doing quite well in the match against Australia. I can't go to
sleep with such an exciting match going on. Which means I will wake up
late tomorrow. So much for the groove..