Monday, March 10, 2008

16 days to go

Obligations of those who are about to leave the country. You shall gratuitously mousturize, and dine on good gin and fine chocolate.

• alcohol to drink: 0.5 L Havana Club white rum, 0.9 L 15 yr old Glenlivet single malt, 0.9 L Bombay Blue
• mustard oil cooked: 0.8 L
• hair oil applied: 1 L
• length of hair growth, in inches: 6, at least
• spices used: 200 – 500g each, minus a bit
• raisins consumed: 1.2 kg
• opportunity cost of seven months, in cans of black beans: 150
• cost of most expensive meal, in days at median Indian wage: 25
• cost of soy latte, in days at median Indian wage: 2.5
• ratio of toilet rolls purchased to toilet rolls procured by some other means: 2:1
• number of bird eggs disposed of: 2
• signs stolen: 1
• months without a mirror: 3
• days exiting apartment with large black mark of mascara on cheekbone: 1
• mosquitoes that have died of old age or cold in apartment: 2
• number of propositions in streets: 4
• number of times followed home: 2
• momo wallahs within a ten minute walk: 7
• age of oldest fridge item, in months: 7
• gratuitous pairs of underwear purchased: 3

1 Comments:

At 11:40 PM, Blogger Danny Spitzberg said...

in the medicine cabinet
the winter fly
has died of old age

 

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