jk

i lied, i'm not going to gulu until monday. yesterday i started feeling like total crap again and went back to the clinic just to get it checked out. everything's fine, i think i just didn't let myself rest enough while i was recovering. (kind of ironic after i did that long post about how strong my body is...) so i'm taking the weekend off and chilling out and officially going to gulu on monday.

i'm at the really american-ish mall in kampala, garden city. SO MANY MUZUNGUS WHERE DO THEY ALL COME FROM?!?!?! i spent way too much money on a hamburger but OH MY GOD IT WAS SO GOOD i practically licked my plate. ALSO they had HEINZ at the restaurant!!! ali you would hate it here -- they use this stuff called top-up as ketchup, but really it's just liquidy tomato paste.

yesterday while i was waiting for my results at the clinic, i was talking to one of the S.I.T. assistants, helen, who had brought me there. she was asking me what my plans were for the weekend, and i told her i was just gonna rest and recover. she asked if i was going to watch movies, and i said maybe. then i told her about this awesome video store i found in one of the markets that sells REALLY good quality burned dvds for only 5000 shillings. apparently the doctor had been listening to our conversation, so he came over and asked me what kind of movies i like. i was like...ummm....independent films? romantic comedies? now keep in mind that this is your typical machismo middle-aged ugandan man, and a doctor to boot. and he asks me if i like, wait for it...................FATHER OF THE BRIDE.

OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS COUNTRY. finally i've found people who share my superior taste in movies and music (i.e. celine dion). the doctor and i proceeded to have a great conversation about the merits of father of the bride 1 vs. 2. and then i found out i didn't have malaria anymore. all in all it was a decent day.