stat shot: pre-India preparations

Number of extended family members at house for past week: 4

Average hours of sleep per night: 5.33 (karaoke and Hindi/Bengali jam sessions so loud that I actually considered calling the cops on my own family)

Percentage packing complete: 46%

Episodes of "Spongebob Squarepants" watched: 3 (the "Karate" episode is sheer comedic genius)

Pitchers of Bell's Oberon consumed w/ high school friends: 5

Pages of Escobar read: 14 (an "ethnography of modernity"---I love it!)

Varieties of Bengali fish curry prepared by Mom: 3

Days until DaVinci Code opens in theaters: T minus 2