In moving to a new country, I’ve realized that I’m quite at a disadvantage being an American. Not to say that I dislike being American, but simply that there are certain aspects to being an American that really sucks while I’m abroad. First and foremost, the damn metric system! I mean, yes, if you are a science nerd, this is not a problem. But I went to law school for a reason. And that reason was because I don’t do math. I mean, people say things in passing like, “wow, tomorrow is 8 degrees C!” and all I can do is smile and try to match my facial expression to their’s because I don’t know what 8 degrees C means!!! Likewise, how long is a meter? Is it less than a yard? More than a yard? How far is 1 km? Also, what time is 20 o’clock?? Do I really have to subtract 12 hours from 20 hours to know that it’s 8 pm? Can’t you just say 8 pm? Why the 24 hour clock? I am mighty confused.
And for the record, the US and Papua New Guinea are the only two countries in the world that do not use the metric system. Talk about siding with the underdog….
So yesterday, this is what happened:
It snowed!!! And it kind of stuck too. Don’t ask me how cold it is outside (my iPhone says it’s 34 degrees F), but it snowed all day long yesterday. It was sooo cold! But, it’s actually really pretty right now. A lot of the snow hasn’t melted away, so parts of the city is covered in a nice soft layer of fresh (acid) snow.
Bob and Lamb are slowly starting to come to an agreement as to how they’ll share this new home. Yesterday, there was a lot of slapping going on, mostly with Lamb instigating and Bob retaliating. But for about two minutes, there was a moment of truce.
I really hope they learn to get along. It would be great to be able to watch TV and have both of them lounging nearby. Lamb is going to Grandma’s for visitation, so I’m hoping that we won’t need to re-acclimate them when Lamb gets back next week. Until then, I think they’ll enjoy some time as king of the kittydom in their respective households for a few days.
