Early this morning, I had one of the weirdest dreams of all times. I had a chat with my prof via gtalk. WOW! At first, I saw a strange name on my friend list. Wondering who it was, I pinged him with a very informal chat. As it progressed and the topic of my project came up, I even mocked at my professor for having made us work all these days, made confessions of bluffing him each time having done nothing, his general attire, physique and what not! It was not until he revealed his identity and I was confused! Oh my shit! How the hell did I land on his list and he on mine? and I said.. "Good Evening Sir!" :P. Damn this digital age when you can destroy a person by concealing your identity with dirty pranks. Of late, there have been many times when my professor and mentor, Prof. PJ Narayanan mailed us (me and my partner :) ) to work harder and increase the frequency of meeting him. In fact, he also suggested that we begin using gtalk and skype to intensify our discussions. In his words "Research is a 24x7 occupation." Probably, he should get happier, I even dream of research. At first, we wondered how informal we could get with him and what id he could probably have with wild guesses. But, after today's dream and the meeting that followed, I realize that nothing is impossible.
Just as if my dream come true, my meeting with him today was very informal. As usual, my results were far from satisfactory and he made strange and funny comments on them. I managed to crack jokes at that.. and he also laughed at me.. (Not just me, but my results too! :P). Only God damn knows when they are in a good mood and when not! I just hope this rapport continues for yet another year so that I could get positive grades on my sheet.(greedy of course! :P) Today, it was like Deja Vu! Except for the difference of gtalk and in person, (dream and reality) the situation and interaction were of the same genre. Unlike my regular meetings, where I am reluctant to meet him, I truly enjoyed it today.. Indeed he is a great professor! :P
