so...i've remembered a few things:

i saw a crow steal a fish from the beach today where the fish was laying out to dry...a big fish, and the crow flew FAST with this fish in his mouth. i liked it!

on my bus yesterday there was a sign delcaring "NO SPITING!" i was very glad to see this, as i believe that spite can be a very bad thing. and i didn't feel anyone being spiteful, so apparently the sign worked.

also i have learned that the saree can be worn in many different ways. poor worker women wear it tucked up in between their legs, with the tops part tucked in the back over their shoulder. then you can also wear it with the long part going over your shoulder in the front, or coming over your shoulder in the back. you can also wear it pleated at the waist many times, or wrapped around more for less pleats. i have been trying to pay attention to this sarre style...i wish i knew more about what each one meant, as certainly it all has meaning. i do know that red sarees are for marriage, white is for widow in mourning...

kora arrived this afternoon, just after i started worrying about her. we chatted and found we have been both having similar thoughts about traveling, how we want to travel, and what we are thinking about while traveling...interesting. i asked her to read the Alchemist and tell me what she thinks and i look forward to having a small book discussion. Jamie would now be calling me a REAL nerd! so be it. this is one of kora's photographs, she is a great photographer. check her out at www.kora.com this is a house burning out in fairview one time when she was home visiting. dern....

i've been shopping, of course, and feeling guilty about shopping here. i just like it so much! part of me thinks i should open some kind of small import store just so i can come to india and shop! the fabrics, the colors, the sparkles, the craft industry here are all so compelling...

i also had one of the most deliious meals of my trip today for lunch. it was called Chilli Calamari. Holy shit, this was good...it even had cooked green peppers in it whihc i usuallu do not like, but also had onions, calamari, tomatoes, whole green chilis (which i ate whole! no problem!) and a delightful rich brown sauce. i had two roti with it and a kingfisher beer. fantastic!!!!

ok, off to see what's for dinner! hard to beat that lunch, i might play it safe with the toasted cheese...
see ya!