Monday, 1st September, 2008: 7:15 AM - The Adrenalin Rush

I don't require much coaxing to get out of bed in the morning on a cool fall day. Especially not after several drinks the previous evening.

A simple electric cattle-prod would usually do. Bring spare batteries and charger.
Anyways, lets skip the boring bit. Yes, the adrenalin rush.

Ever had one of those moments where nothing is real, everything is a copy, of a copy, of a copy...damn! That's Fight Club.

Ever had one of those moments where the truth just dawns upon you? When, in a moment, you know your life has purpose, you're not a mere speck in the big scheme of things, and you feel a cosmic connection with the Force/One/Yaweh/God/, and all Chi centres around you. I've rarely had these moments, so, like a midget at a urinal, I was on my toes.

I had one of those moments. It called to me. I heard it's voice. At first, the voice sounded vague and ambiguous. Exactly the type of thing I could convolute some more and make myself sound considerably profound and wise. Then, things became clearer (and my dreams of writing a book vanished). The voice took on a clarity of the type advertised by a reputed Spectacle Lens manufacturer.

It seem to say:

"Saurabh, you promised your most important clients that you would be presenting your ideas on cool sounding Business Consulting and ERP jargon. They're extremely eager to hear what you have to say. And, we're watching your career-graph with considerable interest. I hope you won't let us down."

Here's something many of you may not know about me. When my livelihood (and vital parts of my anatomy) are threatened, I act with a certain tenacity, purpose, and clumsiness only seen in the movies.

In the next 20 mins, I was ready for work. This may sound like a trivial matter. The feat may sound more impressive if I narrate all the activities involved. I am joking about only one of these.

1. Finish making green tea (done in parallel with other activities).
2. The usual bathroom stuff (high-resolution video available on eBay)
3. Pay and kick out the escort twins from last night.
4. Look for my best and rarely worn formal shirt.
5. Iron it and make double-knot on tie.
6. Pull out my nattiest business suit and dive into it.
7. Eat a bowl of cereal, and wish I had done 4 after this
8. Clean up any ant-attracting substance accidentally spilled in the kitchen.
9. Polish formal shoes.
10. Look for charger, phone, wallet, keys, and company ID (either look for it, or undergo invasive security procedures at the reception recorded on high resolution camera).

Still think it's an easy task? Try it, give yourself only 20 mins and tell me how it worked out. Someday, I will make an exercise video out of this.

Right now, I'm still catching my breath.