evolution, backwards. and some other stuff.

i've always loved animals. well, almost all animals. am not much fond of roaches and lizards (though an article i'd once read about how tough roaches are and how they've been around like, forever, increased my respect for'em :P) and i absolutely despise snakes. i have a crazy recurrent nightmare in which am sitting on a bed, and the floor's swarming with great big ugly cobras, and there's no way i can escape *shudders*

but yeah, in general, i love them. i actually wanted to be a vet for a while (in between wanting to be a teacher/astrophysicist/doctor/professional dancer). i used to occasionally anchor a show as a kid, and they took us to a snake farm and the police dog squad for shoots, and i remember thoroughly enjoying them (i even touched a python. what bravery! :P)

so being compared to an animal wasn't such a big deal. those who've grown up with siblings would know that 'endearing' nicknames like monkey, piggy, donkey etc. come with the territory. and being the youngest in the family, i got it from everyone. it got to the point that if someone called out any random animal's name, i'd unconsciously respond!

i also had this slight dental defect. the dentist HAD to tell my mum that it was a feature usually seen in dogs (!), and i still haven't heard the end of it, inspite of correction and months of agonising braces. it makes for a good after dinner-story, still :)

then came my coldness. for reasons i haven't been able to fathom, my hands and feet are cold. like, all the time. it has prompted a lot of concerned people to ask me "if there's something wrong with me". i dunno. it's bad enough that once, a teacher whose feet i touched yelped and stepped back, and said that it felt like ice cubes. i say am cool. my sis says am poikilothermic :D

and now, i've slipped some more steps on the evolutionary ladder.

am moulting!

no, honestly. my hands are shedding skin. in big patches. and there's new, pink skin, poking through. it's kinda uncomfortable, but well, what the heck, am used to the strange ways of my body's way of asserting its animal (?) identity.

this post was a way of celebrating the 150th anniversary of darwin's theory of evolution. i find it hard to believe that more than half the american population still believes in the theory of Genesis. i can't believe that evolution's not even taught in the christian institutions. my college's christian too. but there's no mixing of religion and science. so, for once, cheers to it! (lol!did i just say something good about my college? wonders would never cease!)

PS: cheers to people power, that enabled valentine day celebrations in the city to go off without a hitch. poor pink er... pramod mutalik! and what about moi? oh, i had an exam :P honest!

the nice thing about this v'day was that i saw lots of all girls/all boys groups out having fun. it's good to know the day hasn't been monopolised by the couples :)

also, i learnt that even mock-bemoaning my single status in front of male friends is a bad idea. i get asked out. out of pity, the poor-girl-she's-so-sad-about-being-single type of asking out. it wasn't amusing.