Beware, actual emotion contained within... and pizza
Happy Independence Day. I'm at work. There is no independence from The Man.

We administered a test today to the customer service reps. We're trying to determine who is the best of the bunch, so that we can make them "experts" in their field. I'm grading papers and so far the results are not as good as I would have wished... but then again, we made the test pretty hard.

So anyway, to celebrate, the manager here got us pizza. There is Pizza Hut in India, and a lot of it tastes pretty similar to what you would get in the states. They do, however, also offer Chicken Tandoori Pizza. There are always ads on TV for it, and I've been interested to try it. I'm working through my first piece of it, and it's growing on me. The first bite was pretty awful. At least it's not as spicy as I thought it might be. I'm pretty much a wimp when it comes to spicy stuff, and I can't eat a lot of the stuff here. For example, I ordered a veggie burger in the hotel yesterday. I could only eat one bite of it because it was spicy as all hell. At least the french fries were good...

Does everyone have big weekend plans? Cookouts, parties, fireworks? I'm not really going to get any of that here. After work (we get off early today, around midnight!), some of the other Americans and I are going to order some beer from room service. There aren't many places that stay open late here, so room service is pretty much our only option tonight. Tomorrow we may go shopping, and then Sunday I think we are taking a short trip out of town. There is some place nearby that has pretty waterfalls, so we're going to try to go there.

I do feel jealous of my friends back home, who are spending this 4th with their families or friends, eating hotdogs and burgers, shooting off Roman candles, or just getting piss-faced drunk. Being around people that you love, who care about you in return, is so important. I really don't get much of that over here... so I'm lonely a lot, and have no one to share my witty/snide/immature/funny comments with. So this wee bloggie is a good outlet for that. But it can never replace being around those I love.

So, friends, family, Victor... I really do appreciate you. Have a happy, safe holiday. I miss you!