Transmogrified???

"What kind of a word is that?" some would ask.

Well, its a word I borrowed from the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. It's derived from the name of a machine that Calvin invents. This machine can transform Calvin into whatever he wants... an elephant, a dinosaur (which he likes to be most of the time). I think it is a really cool idea. Interestingly "The Transmogrifier" (which is really a cardboard box) can also become an intergalactic spaceship when turned upside down...and Calvin a.k.a. "Spaceman Spiff" can ride in it to fight aliens!!

I like the immense amount of imagination in that strip. It also reminds me of what Einstein said about imagination... "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world". I think Calvin's imagination is of this kind...

The beginning

I wanted to start a blog for a long time. In fact I wanted to starting writing my thoughts again everyday... for a long time. I used to do it when I was a kid. I used to write a diary pretty regularly. But for some reason I stopped somewhere during my undergraduate years in Pune (which is a city in India). For the longest time I could not decide between blogging and a simple diary kept only for myself. I guess now I have made my choice.

I dunno how many people really would care for my thoughts but I want to note them here for what they are worth. I think writing my thoughts kind of makes things fall out in an orderly way in my mind. Its like when you shake a jar full or marbles and they somehow settle down in a neat, aligned way. It also helps me remember some of the ideas I had today or some of the thoughts I would like to hold on to for future.

So my blog will primarily be about my thoughts (which I have many and about many different things). So I hope it won't be too boring for anyone who ventures to read them.

Thats good enough for now.