a new threat emerges
- Omar: spiders are assholes
- some spider bit the cuticle of BOTH my big toes
- they are very itchy and very uncomfortable now
- what a jackass
- if i am humanity, and the spiders are terrorists, this was 9-11
- and my big toes were the twin towers
- also, i have put on socks
- solving yesterday's problems
- with today's solution
- we can make socks be heightened airport security in this analogy
- i am going back to sleep.
- actually i guess spiders have been the enemy for ages.
intrigued
i found out yesterday about this international community near Pondicherry - Im not sure if Id love it or hate it, but I’m so curious…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auroville
I actually think this guys account is more insightful: http://realtravel.com/e-190379-pondicherry_entry-auroville_an_international_experimental_community
(via unnamedplayer)
im going to delhi and celebrating americas and gays. probably not together though.
Omar prepares for India, expects lice.
Excerpts from an email chain that were too good to keep within the confines of gmail.
Bender: I hear India is dirtier than china. I hope omar is bringing cipro, becuase I dont want to experiment with chinese drugs
Me:
Im pretty sure omar is bringing his own medicine cabinet / has injected himself with every vaccine known to man. on the other hand, aside from alissa recent bout with rabies, weve both been (knock on wood) fine, so as long as you dont drink water off the street you should be okay. Also I found a house boat with a hot tub!
Omar:
while geets has spent more time in the subcontinent than i have, she has no problem living the third world life. i on the other hand prefer to take a decidedly more sanitary approach. my guide to south asia begins with:
* don’t drink the water unless it’s bottled and the bottle was clearly sealed. don’t feel bad about sending the bottle back if it looks like the seal as broken. in fact don’t feel bad about doing that with anything - the worst that happens is they spit in your food, which probably makes it more sanitary.
* don’t put ice in your drinks.
* fruit with skin is your friend. don’t eat the skin.
* poo and pee whenever you find a clean western toilet. it might be your last.
* cipro is always appropriate - 1/2 a pill a day will do
*trim your nails regularly if you are wearing sandals - you don’t want to get a staph infection
*leave your deodorant at home. you’d probably rather smell your own BO than that of the man’s next to you.
and really? a hot tub on a boat in india? i might as well just bathe directly in another man’s urine.
Me:
so while omar makes some points, don’t let him worry you too much. I mean, he was maybe scared of muggings…in scotland. you know as well as me that omar is 75% a 75 year old man. the reamining 25 percent is about 10 years old. (see “poo and pee”)
also omar just notified me that he is planning on wearing hte following outfit:
1) shalwar
2) kurtha
3) this hat:http://www.rei.com/product/766021
Omar:
please. i will look just like a native (circa 1960). my grandfather, the joint chief of staff for pakistan’s communication department pre-zulfiqar-bhutto and the secretary to the chief of communication in pre-revolution india wore a safari hat, and a white shalwar/kurta to work. therefore, my clothing will be appropriate.
i will also be wearing these: http://www.blublocker.com/prodinfo.asp?number=2701K
also, don’t take advice on what to worry about and what not to worry about from the girl whose roommate has rabies. geets probably gave her roommate the same advice she’s giving you - “don’t be scared of random stuff, that’s for old people. omar was scared of getting mugged by hooligans in scotland. that’s ridiculous! hooligans in scotland never hurt anyone!”
i guarantee if you follow my rules you will not have rabies.
new rules:
animal bites/scratches/wounds demand immediate hospital attention.
if you come into close contact with an animal or poor person - expect lice.
- Omar: i can't think of anyone i know that is funnier than me
- i definitely make myself laugh more than anyone else does
Me, in a conversation with Rajiv. He believes that this is the sort of thinking that has lead to San Francisco smelling like a urinal. He might be correct.
_might_
(via unnamedplayer)
I don’t think so. It’s the moderate weather coupled with an abundance of social services, public and private. I’m not saying this is a bad thing, but it does have unintended consequences, such as other cities buying bus tickets for homeless people and sending them to San Francisco (and LA).
(via interstate)
Agreed. The only true solution here is to cut social services and charity. The mild weather won’t go away with a social black swan … and if it does, well the homeless are still more prepared, as they’re more accustomed to dealing with the swings of weather without the benefits of air conditionning etc.
(via unnamedplayer)
i am currently homeless. Also in May I was in 3 continents in 10 days. I am also nomadic. give me social services peeps!
which would you pick?
alissa: would you rather have rabies or swine flu?
me: hmmm
see i think swine fle sounds funny which is a plus.
but i enjoy that rabies implies a level of lunacy
plus being the hipster that i am
alissa: yah swine flu is so tired
me: yah everyone has swine flu and listens to death cab while wearing a palestinian scarf
i have rabies, a nose ring, and listen to morphine, dammit. a true indvidual.
*update
I think this comment by a friend makes this above coversation funnier:
Michelle: I don’t get the joke, but I did get bit by a hipster on Avenue C and 1st St once, had to take a series of rabies shots
(via unnamedplayer)
youre coming in the monsoon, fool. it also only rains for short segments of time.
