nothing very exciting to report

[rhyll]

I got to have an actual conversation last night, albeit with a little girl who was playing in the hotel lobby.

I'm not enjoying all this inactivity. The whole 'one week to find my feet before i really get into things' was a stupid idea, i think. From now on i'd rather hit the ground running, since i ended up relatively free of jetlag and illness, and i think culture shock is better worked through than pandered to. And i don't enjoy holidays, i have decided, unless they are full of holiday-missions. Melbourne and Sydney were good because there were plenty of things that i wanted to do, but i can't find tourist stuff within Bangalore that really appeals to me right now, and a lot of the stuff that looks good outside of Bangalore would involve a day-trip, which i don't really want to do either. So i think i'm going to get as much as i can done in the next few days, and try to get to Mysore by next weekend, unless something particularly exciting comes up.

Also, my asthma is not doing well in Bangalore's dust and traffic pollution. It's been a long time since i actually had to use ventolin.

As for today...more internet-based research in preparation for tomorrow, and maybe i will buy some clothes and a bag so that i feel a touch less grubby.

And tonight i will do more attempts at drawing, since all the cool kids are doing it. I've managed to do one (very small) picture that i'm not too unhappy with, but mostly a genius-like skill at drawing has failed to materialise.

Today's weather is not conducive to a light-hearted lass - overcast and muggy - so i'm not going to push myself to do too much. I'm not enjoying the streets hugely right now, so i think i will hide out on the internet and in a cafe` or two for a while.

I think tomorrow will be much better though, so don't fret.

Comments

[tiny-monster.livejournal.com]

:( I don't suppose this helps, but once again, I think you are great.

Isolation, not talking to anyone, not being around anything familiar, not having any kind of routine: these things, I find, can prouce a lot of anxiety and even depression. I think that when you start getting some work done, you will really feel much better.

Also, I think drawing is a great idea. I find that it really helps lift me out of a funk. Writing as well- and you are a great writer- is an excellent way of externalising and exorcising bad feelings.

You are loved and missed.

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

Of course it helps! It means so much to me that i have such lovely people to rely on in Australia, giving me as much support as is possible over such a huge distance.

And i can't wait for our first Internet Friends (TM) Meetup when i get back!