A day in the night of my life in India (Marnie, speak! Good girl.)

A day in the night of my life in India

Wake up at some god awful hour which is a lazy arse late hour in the US, say 1AM here (12:30PM in PDT).
Stagger into bathroom, remind self repeatedly NOT to put toothbrush under tap when brushing teeth.
Come back out to bedroom/office/dining room/living room/blog central
Turn on tv and brace self. Rapidly press volume down button in anticipation of it turning on at full volume.
Wait for ringing in ears to subside.
Get caught up in commercials and shows* spoken in language I am not familiar with *Quicktime required
Flip through 37 overdubbed and local stations and sigh each time I hit the cartoon channels (also overdubbed)
Settle for BBC World News or English language anime station
Check if Leo is on IM
Log into personal email
Log into work email
Work work work work work
Realize still in jammies and will need to go to office
Lament not being home in Portland where jammies are now normal work attire
Ride to work in backseat of car with no seatbelts
Thank lucky stars it's too dark to notice just how scary the drive is
Work work work work work

8-12 hours later, pack into the car to go back to the hotel.
See the cow with the groovy horns

Fear for safety and wellbeing of all pedestrians, animals, and other motorists, on the way
Make it back to hotel in what would be, by all accounts, record time
Knit, spin and do a bit more work, and now thanks to a generous soul at the office (Thanks Ash!) I now have an iSight to use so that Leo, Panda and I can all see each other.

Take shower
Chat with Leo and Panda some more

Blog and surf other peoples’ blogs
Tuck self into bed in the afternoon
Read
Fall asleep to sound of rush hour horns expressing their disdain for the inevitable traffic.
Rinse and repeat

Posted by Marnie on October 5, 2006 11:37 AM | Permalink

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Comments (13)

Roxie:

Poor Marnie. Aren't you old enough *yet* to ride in the front seat?

Posted by Roxie | October 6, 2006 12:16 PM

Posted on October 6, 2006 12:16

Jenna:

Indian TV is so exhuberant! I remember being really excited when I found the odd Simpsons episode or sappy chick flick (Serendipity comes to mind). Just hearing your own language can be comforting.

Posted by Jenna | October 6, 2006 8:01 AM

Posted on October 6, 2006 08:01

Julia:

Wow. That sounds peaceful and glamorous all at the same time. Nothing quite like business travel is there? Hang in there, girlie, you have to make it to LA!

Posted by Julia | October 6, 2006 7:43 AM

Posted on October 6, 2006 07:43

Carol:

Hurry home! I promise, i'll stop complaining that I have to work...

Posted by Carol | October 6, 2006 7:16 AM

Posted on October 6, 2006 07:16

pixie:

the more pics i see of panda the more I want that dog lol!!

That's so nice you can chat with them via the isite, really makes it a little more bearable.. my husband travels alot and im often stuck at home with the dogs and i can't really leave because they have been home alone all day. I think my husband and I talk on the phone atleast 3 times a day while he's away.

Posted by pixie | October 6, 2006 5:44 AM

Posted on October 6, 2006 05:44

Deirdre:

Oh, Marnie, your puppy is adorable, so cuddly - just think of the reunion! How long are you in India for, and, if it's not to rude to ask, what kind of work are you doing there?

Posted by Deirdre | October 6, 2006 4:47 AM

Posted on October 6, 2006 04:47

minnie:

holy crap! that sounds sucky. what in the world do you do? that sounds like you were up for way too many hours. get some sleep, dear.

Posted by minnie | October 6, 2006 4:20 AM

Posted on October 6, 2006 04:20

janel:

Oooh, I dig those groovy horns! Yeow, sounds like quite a day. At least you get to see Leo and Panda though.

Posted by janel | October 5, 2006 11:13 PM

Posted on October 5, 2006 23:13

Amanda:

Whew! I'm exhausted from just hearing about your day. . . :)