I'm still in the throes of a nasty head cold, but the rest of the symptoms have subsided. Yay! Yesterday, two more people from Austin came over here to India, and one brought a little care package from Victor. Unfortunately, I probably won't get much use out of the CD-ROMS he sent, because they still haven't gotten me a stinking laptop. But hooray for the new Super Furry Animals album!!! Victor also included a mix CD, which was very sweet and thoughtful.

I'm switching to working days the next two weeks (6:30am-2:30pm) for a training class. So I'm spending the weekend trying to adjust off of the night shift schedule. I also don't have to work on Monday, since the class is Tuesday-Saturday this week. Three day weekend! Today, I went shopping with two of the Texas girls here. I took my two sarees and some salwar kameez (a type of pantsuit/dress) fabric to a tailor to have them stitched. We also went music shopping (no good CD's to buy, but I did get Irma La Douce on video CD). Finally, we hit the grocery store for some snacks. I found microwave popcorn!!! I was so happy. I also found a type of Lay's potato chips I'd seen on TV, Australian Cilantro Surprise. Victor, if they're any good, I'll bring some home for you.

On the way out of the grocery store, some little kids were trying to get me to buy something or other, basically begging, which is normal... but these kids were way too pushy. I was agitated enough after the shopping experience (the grocery store was very crowded, triggering my claustrophobia), and thes annoying boys pushed it too far. I told the first one to "fuck off," which he didn't seem to understand, because they were waiting at the car door when I went to get in. I yelled "BACK OFF!" and got in the car. Still, one of the boys tried to push his way in after me. I shut the door as quickly as I could without slamming his fingers. I felt bad for yelling, because that's just how the culture is here, but my PMS could take no more.