Stay away Birbs

Funny story...but as I logged onto Blogger today...two little birds came up with the content of this post...yes...birds.

In short, two little birbs (birds) broke into our house today...yay.

And me, being the territorial animal that I am...I just had to write this into a blog post or else I was going to lose it. 

So there I was...mixing rock salt with warm water for my salt-water gargle to deal with my throat that has been itching for the entire day while two lil' sparrows decide to come inside.

I heard the noise of something breaking into our house so I asked if anyone else heard that...the response I got was a "No". 

"Meh...must be imagining things" I thought to myself as I continued preparing my salt-water gargle. But noooo....as I continued to hear bird noises all too clear and near to me, I said I would investigate. 

Sure enough...I was right. Two audacious impolite sparrows were sitting on the inner side of my window. Enjoying themselves as they unintentionally (probably) ruined our clothes that were out to get dried, amidst also crossing the territorial boundary of our home.

I know what you're thinking- "It's so normal for birds to come in a house. We don't mind them. it's everyday life for us. It's no big deal that two birds broke your net and came in."

Yes...okay. I get it. But I'm not used to this and neither will I ever get used to this. Why? Cause it's our house how dare you come in without an invitation?

And like I already said before, (I'm territorial,) I do not like people or animals or things getting into a place I consider my territory without my permission.

Probably why I may never have pets. 

Anyway, things cleared up quite easily I think. We closed the windows after seeing they had a possibility of coming in our house and claiming it as their own without legitimate paperwork. Other than that....yeah. Everything is fine....[I say so as I recall all the questions I haven't been able to answer for decades and so they haunt me and my existence till the very end]

Also, just to be clear. I don't hate birds or animals or people. I like and enjoy their presence in my life...but only under reasonable limits. (Not in my house unless I ask them to come)

Discovering Computer Coding

I've always been really amused by how a person can manipulate and direct the superior intelligence of a computer using buttons or keys or settings.

When I was first introduced to coding in the first year of college, a whole new world opened for me and my interests.
It's so interesting how you can change the way a certain computer displays data or the way it processes it. I never even knew computer programming existed. I thought computers just...work...I don't know how...Hardware and Software. I had no idea of the vast numbers of software engineers and programmers who were behind writing the code and testing it. 

Like God always tells me, "Buckle up, Pearl, I'm going to extend your boundaries." My world certainly extended when I discovered this whole new world of writing code. (Can you hear Alladin singing "A Whole New World" in the background? I know I can)

It was amazing. And even after so many years, I still know so little. But that's the beauty of learning...You'll never know it all, so the curiosity and mystery continues for eternity. 

So far I only know HTML, CSS (which is sort of a part of HTML) and a little C++.
But I'm willing to learn so much more if time permits. 

It's always going to be strange for a Humanities student to be this interested in computer programming because I can't really major in it without starting my college life from the very beginning in the science stream. 

But where there's a will there's a way, right? 

I've used HTML coding to change the formatting of my blog before. I found using theoretical knowledge in a practical way very fun. 
There's something about tags and functions that really get to me, you know? In life too, I like knowing the rules, it saves you from a lot of unnecessary trouble. Plus, it's probably there for a reason. Though for the kind of person I am, I always try to find those reasons.

 Computer Programming is very similar to many other subjects. It's like English, some sentences use the same format, the same words...but how you use it to tell your story/thoughts is a skill that needs to be developed by learning to manipulate your adjectives, verbs and nouns.

 Codes are like building blocks for your castle. And I want an amazing castle. Do you?

Incomplete

Can't help it. It's how it is at the moment. 

Since the past few weeks I've hit the strangest obstruction of my life. The obstruction of not being able to complete reading any book I pick up!

Okay fine, I did finish reading the book of Deuteronomy last week or so. But a large number of the books I'm reading still lay in the dreaded "Incomplete" section in my brain.
I'm surprised my brain can follow up reading the same book after leaving it unread for such a long time. But at the same time, my rational brain has lately been acting irrational by adding to my brain-load by adding new books into my already long list of books I need/want to read.

To give you an idea of my mental torture, here's the list of books I'm kinda reading, kinda leaving incomplete for my anxiety to dwell on...and the time since I've started reading that particular book.....
1.Body Language (Hindi): State of Mind That Different Body Postures and Gestures Reveal - Arun Sagar [Around 1 year]
2. The Case book of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [3 months]
3. Modern Japanese Literature - Donald Keene [3 weeks]

4. Gospel of Matthew - St Matthew [1 and a half week]

5. Around the world in 80 days - Jules Verne [1 week]

Yes, they're good books. Some of which you may haven't even heard about. But I find it really frustrating over the fact that I haven't been able to finish these books and so now they're just annoying my head over and over again pleading to me to finish them off once and for all. 

First, lemme give you a brief idea of why I'm reading each of these books, maybe that will motivate me to work harder towards finally reading them with a new found strength and focus.

1. Body Language (Hindi) - Arun Sagar

I got this book as a gift. Didn't really buy it out of my own choice. It was sitting in my cupboard for about a year (at the time) so I decided I might as well read it because I need to improve on my Hindi vocabulary and what better way to do it than to read about a topic I'm kind of interested in? (Psychology)

2. The Case book of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
I used to watch the dramatized version of this book series when I was 8-9 years old. Now, I have no clue about what happened in those series. All I remember was this...Sherlock Holmes was a cool character. He was a detective, he played the violin, and he fought in a very civilized effortless manner. I had the opportunity of reliving these memories by reading the books and I took it. (Though I did no recall anything and it was like all the novellas were new to me) 

3. Modern Japanese Literature - Donald Keene 
This was available at my college library. And it caught my eye at the literature section because of it's Japanese origin and the fact it was from the Literature section. So far this book was extremely interesting and the style of writing is very unique and pretty; but like stated in the initial paragraphs of this blog post, I have lots of chapters to finish of this book and I'm no where near completion. 

4. Gospel of Matthew - St Matthew 
This is the second time I'm reading all of the gospels from beginning to the end, since during masses and sermons only a tiny extract is used. And many a times, when you take out an extract from the wholeness of the situation in a book, you miss out the context or the understanding of what actually took place.
This goes out for all books, but I'm saying this especially for this Biblical book because the Bible is very often quoted without understanding its context. 
I started reading this book for the second time because I just finished reading the Torah and now I feel I've gotten a better understanding of the Jewish customs and traditions of Jesus' times.

5. Around the world in 80 days - Jules Verne 

I began reading this book after a suggestion by our Book Club mentor. The book started off very slow and boring but it gradually began picking up pace. 
I love the picture it paints with all it's descriptions of the places they travel to but then again, I have no clue how and where things lead later on in the book for previously stated reasons. 

I feel bad for the authors who wrote these books. Cause I'm taking more time to read these books than the time it took for the authors to write these very same books. It's not for sure though, guesswork, only cause I feel I'm taking too long to do so. 

What do you feel? Would you suggest to me any books to read after I'm finally done with these? You can answer these questions in the comment section below.

Running after time

I'm a person of many hobbies. So it's kind of mandatory that I practice for at least few days in a week. These days however, I haven't had much of the time to practice anything. And yes, I do feel bad about it because I wanna know how much I am capable of in each of those fields.

So, yes,  I'll admit it, I've been running out of time during my days this week. It's like time is a child lurking around the corridors of my day...she's playing hide and seek. I can't seem to ever find her. She won't listen to me. She's lost. And with that reality.....so am I. Because she's the only way I can fill this empty space of my day with artifacts of variety...of all the things I've done besides what I'm expected to do as a student. 
Maybe I won't ever find time...for if she really is a playful self-centered child...she won't be too pleased when I finally find her. 
But since she's a figure of my imagination...I guess it's okay to make a young child sulk.

I hope to finally h​​ave my time in control soon.
Life gets and feels very dull without my own personal goals to complete for the day....or at least....the week.

I will eventually find the time anyway....I bet she gets tired running from me.

But seriously though....time is a crazy stubborn child. And so am I.