long, long day

It is over 100 degrees today, with lots of humidity. Which wouldnt be too bad, but the electricity is off at my hostel, so there are no fans.
I have been all over the place this afternoon. I got a moped! which needed gas of course, but I had no money. So the man who rented me my moped drove me to 2 villages, and finally to ponducherry before we could find somewhere that would take my card. the whole ride he was speeding on his motorcycle, on very bumpy dirt roads... very scary.
it is so wierd how cluttered and dirty the city is. the villages are very cool, with sari shops, food stands, leathersmiths, metalsmiths, cows, goats, dogs, etc... The city has that too, but times about 1,000. veeeeeeery cluttered, smelly, full of people.
I ate lunch there, it was definatly the best questionable looking vegetarian brown slime i have ever tried. I just hope I dont get sick!
anyway, I am going to head back to my room and hopefully not hit anything or steer off the road on the way.