Shallowness, decadence and mascara

Now the venturers have left, I'm starting a slow but steady return to something ressembling normality. In addition to post-expedition paperwork, inventories and debrief chats, I'm desperately trying to sort out last minute things for mine and Adam's trip - train travel (turns out you have to book trains in advance and can't just rock up on the day!), more accommodation and a taxi to pick us up from Bangalore airport on Monday morning. The office phone has gone down and the computer server keeps crashing, so these tasks have been more challenging than they perhaps should have been!

I also, very importantly, have to keep going into town to buy more clothes, since I accidentally posted most of mine back to the UK or donated them to the logs room, not to mention the fact that I've looked like a Raleigh-branded mismatched lunatic for the past 13 weeks and would really like to look like an attractive-ish human being again. See example of said lunacy in pic from last phase.

I also HAD to buy mascara, since I may have learned how to live without makeup, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. Yesterday I managed to buy a pair of jeans, pair of light trousers, three tops, said mascara, a copy of the Indian Marie Claire and some conditioner for 20 quid in the ever-reliable More Megastore. Fab!

And finally, I've had to begin an important retoxification programme to ensure my body can cope with alcohol once again. So far I've had 1 beer, 2 rums and a G&T (over 2 nights). We had an amazing thai green curry at Gav's house on Wednesday, an evening that was mellow, candle-filled, tasty and fun. We then went out to the Green Hotel for dinner last night, the hotel we went on our first night in India, which shows that what goes around comes around, circle of life stuff, etc. etc. etc.

I really don't feel much like drinking even now, so haven't done anything stupid! Staff party is on Saturday night in Ooty so we'll see if I can say the same come Sunday....