From Another Life:
Monday, July 28, 2003
Stillwater, OK

A comment on one if my old blogs compels me to further introspection. But last night my roomate cooked some kind of dangerous 'gongura shrimp' concoction. I should have known better than to trust them Gults :). Though the suffering now might have something to do with the fact that I ate a gargantuan portion of the stuff with ahem..unladylike haste. The point therefore is, I have discovered that introspection and diarrhoea are not good bed-fellows. Ugh- the mind picture was a little graphic there for a second.
Moving on..Had an extremely eventful weekend. With the old flame leaving, harmony once more reigned in an all female household thrown sadly off kilter by introduction of cute male 'phoren' body. Friday I barely made it home and into my favorite pair of corduroys before I had to leave for the farewell party of three of our departing colleagues. We drove out to my boss's immaculate home and pigged out on home-made guacamole and lime chips. A couple of tall glasses of Vodka and orange juice and an enlightening session on blogging around the kitchen sink later, your's truly made her excuses. Ah! the travails of a busy, popular and highly sought-after woman. Once home it was a mad rush to strip off laid back American persona and slip into my 'sophisticated Mallu' one. Rushed off to friend's house replete in new short kurta and armloads of sliver bangles. Gorged on so much good Indian food, I blush to elaborate. Watched lame mallu tape of the so-called funnies (read NOT!) and was bored witless by unappreciative Mellu men who kept saying "adi poli" until I wanted to 'jemb outto the windoe'!!! :)
The highlight of the evening was the exemplary female company - wonderful wonderful girls!- and ofcourse the luxury of letting the musical notes of my mother tongue wash over my telugu-saturated senses. And on sunday I spent a whopping thrity dollars on a dress for my birthday, which is on friday for all of you who want to make me feel like I have friends and am not a pathetic loser.
Anyways..roomie came back from India last night, doing her famous imitation of Santa. She had so much stuff for everyone,that sweet generous girl!(it also helps to have money I guess, but then everyone who has money is not inclined to spend it on others, eh what?). Its wonderful to have her home, our little family is complete again! Before I become an insufferable mush monster I will bid my fair friends adieu!