BUSY BEE

SO, I AM REALLY TOO EXHAUSTED TO POST TONIGHT, BUT AS I DIDN'T PUT ANYTHING UP LAST NIGHT EITHER -- HERE ARE A FEW PICS. THAT I'VE TAKEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FIRST 3 ARE FROM KHAN MARKET -- A NICE MARKET THAT IS A LITTLE WAYS SOUTH OF MY APARTMENT (BUT WELL WORTH THE TRIP!). WE HAD REALLY GOOD BURRITO-LIKE ROLLS FOR DINNER THERE. THEY WERE SERVED DOWN THIS DARK ALLEY - BUT SINCE THEY ARE REALLY GOOD THERE WAS A HUGE CROWD. SO IT WASN'T LIKE A SCARY DARK ALLEY -- JUST...YOUR NORMAL, AVERAGE DARK ALLEY. ;)

ALTHOUGH WE (THE GROUP OF INTERNS) HAD PLANNED TO TAKE THE FOOD TO INDIA GATE (A STONE MONUMENT HERE) AND HAVE A PICNIC -- APPARENTLY THE PLANS CHANGED SOMEHOW SO WE JUST HUNG AROUND THE MARKET FOR A COUPLE HOURS, ATE IN THE ALLEY, HAD ICE CREAM AT A COFFEE SHOP AND WE HOME. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'D RIDEN IN A MOTOR-RICKSHAW ALONE AT NIGHT, BUT LUCKILY I SURVIVED. (I REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BRAVE IT SINCE THE OTHER INTERNS ALL LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, IN A BIG GROUP. IF I WANT TO HANG OUT WITH THEM, SEEMS THAT I WILL BE COMING HOME ALONE AT NIGHT.)

OH, GOOD NEWS -- WHILE AT KHAN MARKET I FOUND A PLASTIC TUMBLER! AGAIN, THIS SEEMS LIKE NO BIG DEAL TO YOU, BUT IT HAS TAKEN ME QUITE A WHILE TO FIND ONE!

GO AHEAD...

TAKE A PEEK INSIDE...

THAT'S RIGHT!!! THERE IS ICE IN MY FABULOUS TUMBLER! YEA, I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT!

SO, YOU NOW KNOW I HAVE ICE, BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT I ALSO HAVE A NEW FRIEND? THAT'S RIGHT. WHEN I CAME HOME FROM WORK TODAY "TINY" WAS IN MY ROOM. WHO'S "TINY?" YOU ASK. WELL FOLKS -- AS I AM THE GECKO MAGNET -- I'LL GIVE YOU 3 GUESSES. INSTEAD OF CHASING TINY AROUND THE ROOM TONIGHT OR TRYING TO HURT HIM, I DECIDED TO DO WHAT I WAS ADVISED BY ONE OF THE OTHER UGA INTERNS HERE -- NAME HIM AND TREAT HIM LIKE A PET. (SHE APPARENTLY HAS "FATTY" IN HER KITCHEN - A RATHER LARGE GECKO THAT SHE SO LOVINGLY NAMED FOR HIS ENORMOUS GIRTH. AT LEAST "TINY" IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 1" LONG!) WELL, SO FAR ME AND TINY ARE GETTING ALONG JUST FINE. HE IS CHILLIN' ON TOP OF A PICTURE FRAME ON MY WALL AS I TYPE THIS MESSAGE. HERE'S A PIC. OF MY NEW BUD:

OK, WELL I AM OFF TO BED. I AM SOOOO SLEEPY I SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE REACHING DREAMLAND TONIGHT! PRAY THAT TINY STAYS WHERE HE IS! (I HAVE A FEAR OF CREEPY CRAWLERS ON MY FACE AT NIGHT! YUCK!)