Yesterday’s Horoscope

Where is my crystal ball?

Yes, you read right, I’m a fortune teller from the Middle East. Now let’s get down to business, which is the prime purpose of this blog (no it's not, fun is). I can’t remember where’d I keep my crystal ball? Maybe I should try finding it around my tarot cards. Oh wait! But I can’t find them without my magic 8 number ball, but then it should be the right day with the correct alignment of stars to spin that ball.

Okay enough of the mockery, now some less amusing talks. So do you read your horoscope? I’m not saying you’re superstitious. I’m not saying what you should do. It’s all a matter of belief. Some of us do some might not.

So whether you believe in astrology or not, I’m still glad you’re reading this so keep on.

Now if I prove it to you that a person who believes in astrology and the one who doesn’t are actually not much different than each other, you’d probably laugh but keep reading and see me try. So for convenience sake bifurcate the process into steps. 1^st- you read your horoscope. 2^nd- you try to connect the events written with your life. Now it also depends whether you’re reading it in the morning or in the evening. If dusk being the case then you might have a clearer idea of how your day was and it’s less likely that you’re going to believe your horoscope.

The real trick lies within the 1^st step. More accurately, within the words written in your horoscope. They are written so beautifully and in such a manner that they present the facts which are vague in their literal sense yet a drop of human connection makes them seem real and most of all- probable. See this excerpt from a horoscope of my own zodiac-“Business meetings progress well because the different parties involved appreciate the deeper concerns and issues at hand. Spare the time for your family now. You have been tolerant and understanding but now things are starting to go too far.” Now break it down to parts and try making sense. If seen completely on the surface, then it’s got nothing to do with me. I got no business meetings nor is there any uncertain progress. And for the tolerance part, we all can relate to it. It’s such a common thing. We all consider ourselves very controlled and calm whether it be in actual practise or not but we’re just like that. We all have some people or situations which annoy us and have been constantly annoying us from some time now and any point in time can be called as when it went too far.

So now you know it all just depends on how you perceive your life and how much do you think about the events that occur in it. If you view it from a general perspective then you might be able to connect. If you look closely and think clearly then you know, to quote Sheldon Cooper, “its Hokum”.

All those who have faith in astrology might just consider me now a nihilist. Who knows? They could be right. Difficult to judge a skeptic’s faith, isn’t it?

"The author's a part time snake-charmer too."

Here it all began......

This is the first post on my blog. Yes, on popular demand, finally started writing a blog. Another reason would be that i understood the meaning of 'micro' in the micro blogging site twitter. The 140 character limit is really restricting. But no, i won't whine more about the character limit on twitter like every twitter user.
Coming to the actual creation of this blog, it wasn't as easy as i thought it would be. Of-course being a google service the actual work was handled quite conveniently but the time was eaten up by the customization. It took time to decide and apply changes. What i like, what my reader's would like, how cool is that and all. But then it all sorted out eventually as I made it a point to be more focused on the content of the blog.
The story lies behind the name of the blog. It may seem simple and very direct but it wasn't the original thought. Originally i thought of some really cool or dark or surreal almost Gothic kind of titles but decided to stop on this one because this one directly indicates that the blog is just entirely about my thoughts with maybe some facts and does not limit me to anything. It also came up as a better option because some more specific topic would've inadvertently led the readers to some conclusions about what this blog might be about and distract the one's not into it. The last reason almost feels like a disadvantage but nonetheless, i like it. It even reminds me of  "John Watson's Blog" from Sherlock. The name gives off a very personal vibe, which is a good thing locally but a demerit from a global point of view. It suggests that you have to personally know the person first to actually enjoy this blog. But i assure you, and if you already know me or read my twitter then you'd probably know that how 'impersonal' and generalized and engaging things are going to be here.
Anyway, my favourite titles were (copyrighted)- ascension into life, discovery of life, dawn of the dark (this one is maybe too cheesy) and I live in an igloo.
So from now on, i'll just write random thoughts here. Feel free to comment but reverently, take part in the poll, +1 it, follow me on twitter or whatever you like. I'll try my best to write atleast one post every week.
There'll be reviews on popular episodes, shows, movies, places; short stories, paradoxes, philosophies, conspiracies, unproved theories and all diverse things happening around me.
I'll also take requests, just write it in the comments and i'll write about it.
And at the end, a thanks to all those who motivated me to write this blog........
Also, just be frank, tell me just about anything you feel like saying.