Whats up old fella

Hmm didnt write in for a long time.. but will make up for it..

I turned 26 about a month back and this is one milestone I never wanted to cross... I have never given birthdays too much importance but somehow crossing 25 suddenly makes me feel old. I didnt feel bad when I turned 18 nor when I turned 21 but this... a bit unbearable

I don't think i'll live too long because I take my risks... I love adventure sport (whitewater rafting, skydiving and in the years to come I might try many more) so I have always thought that somewhere around 50 I might go phfftt... and crossing 25 makes me feel that I am halfway there...

A good friend of mine was approached by some dude who wanted to open a startup with him.. I was talking to him the other day and he was very excited about the whole deal... It was as if he was already rolling in millions... I have come across these dreamsellers a lot... I have met people at grocery stores who ask me where they can find potatoes and in the very same breath they ask me if I want to be a part of his amazing startup. The amazing thing is that if you are polite and say you are not interested then that guy will ask some other guy shopping next to you where he can find tomatoes and if he wants to be a partner. If I plan to open a startup I wont be picking up random strangers at grocery stores to be my partners. Believe me such things have happened to me...

I was searching for roomates like 4 months back when I spoke briefly with someone. Things didnt workout and like a month later that guy calls me up and asks me who I was since he found my number in his phonebook and he does not recollect who I was. I remembered his voice and told him maybe we talke abt being roomates. He say ok and hangs up. The very next minute he calls me again and asks me if I want to be a partner in his startup... moreover he tells me that he thinks I am a smart guy (he found that out after talking to me for abt 6 minutes). I was shocked... Can anyone be this crazy... moreover can anyone assume others to be this crazy to fall for this...

Now I really keep my distance from these guys... I hear the word 'startup' and off I go