dinner party, anyone?
i can't even remember what i did friday night-- i think i went to GZB after work. i watched desperate housewives and had some chocolate ice cream-- it was like a little party inside the mosquito net. the good thing was i got some much needed sleep.
saturday santosh and i did some long-overdue marketing and i got my nose pierced. it was one of those "close your eyes and soon it will all be over" experiences. we had to go nextdoor to a different jeweller than our regular guy to get it done. the saleswoman called the "mechanic" to come and pierce my nose. Mechanic is kind of a term loosely used in india, but this man actually looked like a fat auto mechanic. but at least it did not hurt-- looked scarier than it pained, so i didn't look in the mirror, which was a bad move bc they ended up shaping the hoop on the small side. i'll get it fixed on friday or saturday. i wanted to just get a plain stud, but they assured me that the gold wire-soon-to-be-hoop was less painful and cleaner. the mechanic just pushed it in with his hands and mae it into a circle using pliers.
saturday night i hosted a small dinner get-together at Anand Niketan. Alp and Ingrid were among the guests, and it felt very nice to see them. ingrid's hair is about the length of mine, but much cuter. santosh was very impressed and jealous of alp's moustache. we ate food and polished it off with Limca, which is like cloudy Sprite.
It has been very muggy here. and sometimes the sun is very bright and there is no breeze. while may heat is harsh, i would describe this muggy heat as "insufferable." so kelley and i hit the swimming pool at the embassy on sunday. i think it has been 2 years since i last went swimming. the ACSA pool is kind of weird bc there are more grown-ups than kids in the pool.
sunday afternoon we rented a qualis with a panjabi driver and some great panjabi tunes. we rode out to GZB and had dinner there. natalie's turkish seating area got a lot of action and we have pictures to prove it. pappu made some astounding chicken that was enjoyed by all. and don't forget the eggplant and cilantro!
work is ok, except everytime i write something and it comes back edited beyond recognition i feel a bit weakened. i need to learn not to take this personally. this afternoon i have to *fix* some graphs in Tufte style.
Tonight kelley and i are going to Dilli Haat. maybe i will buy something?
saturday santosh and i did some long-overdue marketing and i got my nose pierced. it was one of those "close your eyes and soon it will all be over" experiences. we had to go nextdoor to a different jeweller than our regular guy to get it done. the saleswoman called the "mechanic" to come and pierce my nose. Mechanic is kind of a term loosely used in india, but this man actually looked like a fat auto mechanic. but at least it did not hurt-- looked scarier than it pained, so i didn't look in the mirror, which was a bad move bc they ended up shaping the hoop on the small side. i'll get it fixed on friday or saturday. i wanted to just get a plain stud, but they assured me that the gold wire-soon-to-be-hoop was less painful and cleaner. the mechanic just pushed it in with his hands and mae it into a circle using pliers.
saturday night i hosted a small dinner get-together at Anand Niketan. Alp and Ingrid were among the guests, and it felt very nice to see them. ingrid's hair is about the length of mine, but much cuter. santosh was very impressed and jealous of alp's moustache. we ate food and polished it off with Limca, which is like cloudy Sprite.
It has been very muggy here. and sometimes the sun is very bright and there is no breeze. while may heat is harsh, i would describe this muggy heat as "insufferable." so kelley and i hit the swimming pool at the embassy on sunday. i think it has been 2 years since i last went swimming. the ACSA pool is kind of weird bc there are more grown-ups than kids in the pool.
sunday afternoon we rented a qualis with a panjabi driver and some great panjabi tunes. we rode out to GZB and had dinner there. natalie's turkish seating area got a lot of action and we have pictures to prove it. pappu made some astounding chicken that was enjoyed by all. and don't forget the eggplant and cilantro!
work is ok, except everytime i write something and it comes back edited beyond recognition i feel a bit weakened. i need to learn not to take this personally. this afternoon i have to *fix* some graphs in Tufte style.
Tonight kelley and i are going to Dilli Haat. maybe i will buy something?
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