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Samit Sharma

Published February 18, 2018

Delayed, matey!       

I’m talking about this email. It’s delayed, same as most recent WEBs. But that’s okay, as long as they’re reaching your inbox.. I’m happy.       

This past week was a little stressful because of project submissions. Some right before the deadline wala stress, that is all. But I got to ~destress~ last night which was great. Everyone should destress at least once a month. Destressing more often is also cool but isn’t that great for health.       

(100 bucks if you can guess what destress is a metaphor for here.)       

Except for last night things have been in a lull. It’s that time of the year. When the academic year is about to end and you’re busy with academic-y things like projects. I love my projects but otherwise, things are slowing down to a meh.       

Except smitten-ness. That’s an eternal dissonance permanently living in my brain. I’d quite like it if things sped up in that department. Oh please can things please speed up.

Cheerio!       

Tis, mate was the Weekly Email Blast, Email 152. Happy weekend !!!

Samit Sharma

Published February 11, 2018

Yo, matey!       

This weekly email blast is brought to you by exhaustion, procrastination and forgetfulness. Well almost forgetfulness. Always delay but never forget, that’s my motto.

I was at another BMM fest this weekend. It was chaotic but good. Well I’ll be honest with you, it was bad. But some parts were real fun. I write this almost dozing off to sleep between the blinking cursor. Apologies if I don’t make sense.

I saw my first bollywood movie in months this week. It was good. I have to submit 5 projects over the next two weeks. Two movies among them. It’s gonna be mad chaos, and not the fun kind. I’ll be busy as hell.

Which is nice, keeps my mind off smitten-ness.

Cheerio!

Tis, mate was the weekly email blast, email 151. Happy Weekend !!!

Samit Sharma

Published February 4, 2018

 

Ahoy, matey!

Ahoy forever I hope (I’m immortal, dunno about you). Here’s to 150 weeks; of the greatest emails I’ve ever written. The greatest example of email communication since Joe and Kathleen’s emails in You’ve Got Mail. What a lovely movie that.

I’m happy I hit 150 matey. I reinvented a retro, low key form of socializing. You know, panda style communication. I knew I won’t ever leave the WEB hanging, still a little surprised. 150 is only another number, I’m just glad. Glad I wrote, glad you read, glad you replied.

I’m a better social panda now. With longer hair, more white hair, less time. The long hair is temporary, I’m afraid that’s not the case with the other two. I’m in great health, (knock on wood) except that my smitten-ness is still there and I swear being smitten has to be some sort of mental illness. My brain is crushed.

Back to classic WEB things I’ve haven’t talked of recently. The last movie I watched was the Post, it was simply great. The last book I read was Turtles all the way down. My first ever teen fiction. John Green was a solid pick tho, I have to say. Don’t tell anyone, but I love that book, for more reasons than one.

Cheers mate, to 150 WEBs, and many many more..

Tis, mate, was the Weekly Email Blast, Email 150. Happy weekend!!!

Samit Sharma

Published January 28, 2018

Oh so close to 150.       

Aloha, amigo. I hope you enjoyed the extended weekend we got courtesy of our constitution. Happy belated Republic day.       

I’m so glad I didn’t call the WEB the Friday email Fallout or whatever. You may have noticed off late, WEBs reach your inbox later than usual. I never forget but I almost always delay. Friday may become Sunday but Weekly EBs will always see the sun.       

You might have also noticed I’m more boring now. Sadly, I cannot control that. My boringness comes in waves of boring. Like right now, I’m surfing a massive wave of boring. Just read the last sentence of the previous paragraph.       

Being bored is weird. It is independent of a presence or lack of stimuli. Your brain just decides it wants more/better stimuli. But forces you to think ridiculous thoughts, like why do we classify nutrition as tasting good or bad? And do other animals also do that? Do frogs think of gnats as delicious?       

Let’s end there. Leave stuff for WEB 150.

Cheerio!       

Tis, mate was the Weekly Email Blast, Email 149. Happy Weekend !!!

Samit Sharma

Published January 21, 2018

Yoohoohoo, matey!       

If that sounds happy and excited that’s because I’m happy and excited. I had a great week, and got great news today, things are looking up for Old Sam. (Hopefully that continues, knock on wood)       

The news is that Uni Sem 1 exams are out, and I’ve topped FYBMM. I rank one. I’m the best nerd of all. I’m happy. Surprised and suspicious also, but happy. I was 3rd for two years in a row, not anymore. I’m #1 now.       

Also I went bowling, played sports this week. Met up with former classmates. Got new projects for this semester, I’ve to make 3 movies in one month. I can almost feel the last minute panic setting in.       

But cheerio!     

Tis, mate was the Weekly Email Blast, Email 148. Happy weekend !!!

Samit Sharma

Published January 14, 2018

Cheers, mate!       

A toast to 2018 and the one less than ideal week it has had so far. At least for me.        

This week I realised I am Ted Mosby. The one from that show, yes. See, lots of things in life cause cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance of a ‘How I met your mother’ kind of nature is much worse. Everything is weird. Weird is commonplace but this is a new kind of weird. The sitcom metaphor I’m using doesn’t describe it best but is still somewhat close in describing it.          

Confused? That’s me during this entire mess of tingly feeling things. Feeling thingies. I have a bad case of Ted Mosby. Hopefully you’ve understood what that means.         

I wrote this WEB in a weird headspace. But don’t you dare be bummed out.

Cheerio!        

Tis, mate was the weekly email blast, email 147. Happy Weekend !!!

 

Samit Sharma

Published January 7, 2018

Howdy ho, matey!       

I’m back today from my second vacation in two weeks! I’m happy, tired, and also late with this WEB. Apologies. Also happy 2018!    

I started 2018 with an amazing trip to Uttarakhand, another best trip of my life. Dehradun and Mussoorie are beautiful towns with the most amazing weather. They were blithering cold at around 0 degrees at night, just the perfect temperature. I also went to Rishikesh and saw the Ganga being worshipped, it was lit.       

I had no complaints at all. Who would when the view from your room is this.

The trip was very chill except the fact that our trains were late both times. But that only added to the fun. Due to an unscheduled night being added to my trip, we (250 nasty media students) spent a night at an actual dharamshala. So many stories.        

I learned many things about me like I don’t really get cold, rediscovered my love for old Hindi songs, fell in love with other ones, went to the library in Mussoorie where Ruskin Bond reads(!) among other things. Great trip.         

The next WEB won’t be a travel diary, promise.

 Cheerio!       

Tis, mate was the Weekly Email Blast, Email 146. Happy weekend !!!

Samit Sharma

Published December 29, 2017

Hiya ho, matey!     

I’m back from a week of vacationing. And two days away from another week of vacation. What a time to be alive.

My week long trip to Gujarat came to an end today. This is no travel diary but Kutch indeed is beautiful. Even a bad picture of the Rann of Kutch is pretty. Also other parts of Kutch are very underrated. Like the town of Mandvi. And it’s beach.

Shout out here to Serena Beach resort for being the prettiest resort I’ve ever been to. I’ve been to a bunch, but this one takes the cake. The resort is a bird watching hotspot. I had a stare off with a white barn owl, it was tense. I also spent time stargazing which made me want to become an astrophysicist.

I leave for Dehradun on Monday for my college trip. Dehradun and Mussoorie are blithering cold in January, like freezing cold. I’m very excited tho. To chill and to hopefully stargaze again. 

Cheerio!         

Tis, mate was the Weekly Email Blast, Email 145. Happy holidays !!!

Samit Sharma

Published December 22, 2017

Ho ho ho, matey!       

The only time of the year you can say that in a non-offensive way is here!       

Christmas is in 3 days, and it’s still the thing I’m second most excited about. I’m most excited about traveling! I leave for Kutch, Gujarat tonight, return on 29th then leave for Dehradun for my college trip on the 1st. Woohoo!       

I was busy as heck for well over a month with projects, movies, tests, fests and Detour. I get to unwind for two full weeks now! I like how Karma works.        

It’s gonna be cold in all the places I’m traveling to till 7th Jan. And like I’ve said before, I absolutely love cold places.       

Also about Christmas, merry Christmas mate! I hope your secret Santa gets you an iPhone X and a Glock 17 and a Jeep Cherokee. Or whatever else you want!

Cheerio!       

Tis, mate was the weekly email blast, email 144. Happy Holidays !!!

Samit Sharma

Published December 16, 2017

Detour, matey!       

This word perfectly describes everything going on for me right now. My super important BMM fest is the reason this email late, the reason why I haven’t slept in two days.          

Making detour happen makes you super busy. But also super fun. I haven’t gone home in two days. I was up doing setup last night and stayed audi only. I’m in the PR team but also doing security because they really can use my help. Everything is chaotic but it really is an experience unlike any other.          

My fest ends tomorrow. All 3 days of detour are at different locations. The last day  is at college. I’m super pumped even tho I likely won’t sleep tonight either.          

I wrote this email in 5 minutes. #Detour17

Cheerio.       

Tis mate was the Weekly Email Blast, Email 143. Happy Weekend !!!