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All Hallow's Eve

I spent much of the day Thursday and Friday lying around in bed, naked, famished. The doorbell wrang on Thrursday afternoon, so I put on shorts and a shirt and went out to answer it.

Aww

This little girl was at my door with a few older siblings, asking for halloween candy (I guess). I didn't have much food in the house what with my illness, but I managed to dig in the cabinets and give her two candy bars that I'd been saving. Darn, was planning to eat those later that day, too...

With that excitingness done, I walked to the grocery store and bought some more bread, and ventured to eat a PB&J sandwhich. I was full after about a half of a sandwhich and few glasses of coke. My stomach must have shrank. I fell asleep at about 5pm Thursday night, planning to go rock climbing on Friday.

Friday morning I thought better of it, and slept in until 10am. Then I went to the mall and had a huge ice cream sundae. Thought it would make me feel better for some reason. My stomach felt a little uneasy but I kept it down...Also went to the bank to drop off the $1500 cash that I've been carrying around for two weeks. I felt exhausted, so I took a nap.

Friday night the party happened at Maja's apartment. I didn't have a costume, so they helped me out.

Are you ready?

Maybe not? :)

The woman applying make-up to me didn't speak English. Obviously I had an idea what was going on though. Whee. The party was fun, talking to the Ruskies from my class, Micha and Kathe (and Idelyn, I think). And to a woman from Sudan, and a few Germans. All pretty interesting people. All really smart. I've found the right group of people.

A German, pumping out the tunes on the living room dance floor

There were a ton of people at the party, including a lot more Russians than I mention (some of these young'ing didn't seem to be too old/too smrt).

A particularly stoned-looking Ruskie, I don't remember her name

Still they could dance, which was amusing...and not just Kristin Jann dance either.

Today has been another day of rest, and cleaning. I managed to wipe down the whole kitchen with some vaguely bleach-like substance, re-wash all the dishes (note to roommate: When there is green stuff growing in the bottom of the bowl, you haven't washed it too well :)), trying to prevent future food poisoning. Today was Samhain, the real day, for those that care to watch astral alignments 15 degrees scorpio, though I didn't take my telescope out to verify that :)). It was also, I was told by my Indian comrades, a big Indian celebration of one of their godesses defeating a demon in battle. Probably also astronomical in nature. And me without meeting my SGI people yet.