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Back is definitely feeling better today but I am going to stay far away from lifting heavy things for atleast another week if not more. Backs one thing I do not want to take any chance at all.

Slow Horses S2 was the best 6 hours of television in 2022, hands down!

Low iq republicans voted for low iq representatives and they are getting the best entertainment of their lives in congress. Rest of us with brains are fucked that congress is held hostage by such low iq wastrel republicans.

I had no idea Pakistan economy was in such a bad shape. An unstable Pakistan is a global risk, let alone India.

As more time passes I am becoming more appreciative of Indian schooling system of K-12 than the American system here which I am finding needlessly complicated and unforgiving. By the time kids get to middle school, the amount of pressure w.r.t course selections and pathways is ridiculous — and adds up on parents too. Add up the extracurricular activities and asks of being “college ready”, its such undue burden on everyone. Frankly, ridiculous. Much prefer the simple K-12 schooling system we all grew up in.

2023 will be 20 years since I graduated out of masters and formally ended my educational journey. In 2003, the US economy was pretty bad and tech sector was in a bad shape. Jobs were difficult to find, and if you found them, they did not pay well. Tech sector had taken a beating in the 2000-2001 crash they had just about started to recover. My dad really wanted me to pursue my PHD right after college, but I was so disillusioned with my masters experience that I knew it would be my last resort if I did not find a job. 20 years down the line, not doing my PHD was the right call for me personally; and in tech sector especially, PHDs have diminishing returns very quickly, unless you happen to get into R&D of a company. I was lucky that I found a job in a startup as a intern in Jan 2003, that converted to a full time job by the time I graduatted. While the pay was legit awful, it allowed me to have a holding ground for better opportunities as time went by.

In fact, very very few people within our own graduate batch *did not* find a job. Almost everyone did. A couple of people went into PHD, while a few left back for India. But a majority of them are still around here, and while I have no contact with any of them, they are all on linkedin. And its a nice feeling to know they are all doing well (or at least based on their LinkedIn titles). To all the young folks who are graduating now in 2023, dont lose heart or hope! We’ve been there before. We survived and thrived. You will too! The world is much more better, diverse and welcoming of young talent. You will find something and make your way. Even though tech sector today is beginning to look like that of 2003, it will all work out. In another 20 years, hopefully you all will be looking back and giving the same advice to youngsters while i start preparing for my retirement :).

Slow Horses S2 is so phenomenal we are having a hard time controlling our urge to binge watch! Couple more episodes to go but this week’s TV is highly exciting.

On the other hand I am spared of household duties for a few days at least. Take the wins I say!

Sprained my lower back trying to put a very heavy dumbbell back in its place. Painful enough to drop my workout mid way and head home. What a great fucking start to my 2023 health goals 😡

Thinking of making a list of 23 things I do or do not want to do in 2023 with enough flexibility to change from do to do not and vice versa. Though I am hard pressed to think of 23 things I do right now 😆