i found a professor's blog a couple days ago, and even though he's only published two articles on it, it was still refreshing to read. it is the first time i have read someone else's blog in this way, and i realise just how much of their thought process can be discerned simply by the way they weave their words. the last time he posted was february 2016, but i wish he'd continued. i wish someone reading this wants me to continue. if i keep this hosted years after i give up on it, and you're reading this years after that, i hope these years have treated you well.
honouring the ‘ramble’ part of my url, i just wanted to talk about two of my favourite compliments i have heard. #1: “every time we meet him, it's like an experience.” certain phrasings and words just seem to stick in my mind like a wall of paintings, quotes and tumblr posts someone i know has. it's so beautiful to be someone who can treat you to an experience whenever you are in their presence, and i agree! each meeting i remember of ours in recent times, it is something i cherish in my mind.
#2: “he has such a refined taste.” this one's much more recent, and goes down as something i would wish to be referred to as. it's extremely interesting to me when people have developed palettes in terms of art, and i have been consciously trying to reach that level of distinction in terms of taste. it can be a very confusing world to jump into with the nuances, delicateness and interpretations while having an extremely objective viewpoint on the hard sciences, but it's starting to pay off dividends and i am grateful for it. art is beautiful. i was watching a kitaabi cabins video today, and i had the same thought. she has such a refined taste. and i realised: hey, i've read at least some of the things she has. we keep taking the next step.
-charu gautam, reviewing all the books i read in 2024