life: in progress

There’s a monkey in this picture somewhere, but I haven’t found it yet.   ...we all have diarrhea... I took this picture while we were driving at 80mph.  I thought I was just getting the temple until I looked again later and found these two Bollywood stars.  We got tired of smiling after the thousandth “ready to photo, sister?" Putting our heads together to stop the army of ants pouring out of a hole in the floor.  Our solution: a flood of 100% deet, Elmer’s glue, and q-tips “i wanna be in the picture toooooo!"

Before I left, the doctor told me to stay away from crowded places like train stations to avoid coming in contact with TB or any other crazy diseases.   I laughed and thought, “Obviously you haven’t been to India because everywhere you go is crowded!”   But the train really was crowded, and if I was a TB viral cell, it’s exactly where I would go to find a perfect host body.   Let me introduce you to some of the people on the train.   *The man sitting across from me: Tall and thin, roughly 30 years old, told me he was the manager of the Bank of America in Bangalore, traveling on business.   He continually teased me about falling asleep every time I picked up my book and started to read and didn’t mind me putting my feet on his seat. We shared stories of playing with our little nieces, giving me a glimpse of his desire to start a family.   He asked for my email.   He sat across from me all day and into the night, until the...