“loose motions” is indian english for diarrhea. it’s also what i was dealing with (along with a pimple on my left butt cheek) during the 10 hours i spent in a car driving to and from bangalore yesterday.

my grand plan of doing lots of sight-seeing was mostly turned into napping on the backseat of my tata suv. i did make it to see the fortress / mall like ISKCON temple (quite pretty and also a major scene), and this back-alley shiva temple. i also walked around mg road and brigade road, looked at all the western shops and of course listened to endless horn honking, a rather mellifluous cacophony which served to make my headache even more intense.

i did pop into mcdonalds in bangalore (to use the facilities, not eat) and noticed that they sold no beef. not really surprising in this country actually, but interesting to notice.

i do feel better today, probably no need to go into details about my stool but things seem to be getting firmer. i had some tylenol and this nasty smelly japanese medicine that tomoe gave me. mom and earl made it safely here, and brought me a big box of film and this really cool panoramic camera.

my friend toni in chicago sent me a link to a photography exhibit by jeff wall, which he raved about. the image online looks beautiful, but since most of the work is mounted on lightboxes, i’m guessing that seeing the real version will be much more intense.