I’m blaming jet lag for any and all of our inedequacies yesterday and today. When as we headed out for breakfast, Rudder took the bagged newspaper and attempted to toss it into the room only to have it hit a nearby corner and slide ignominiously down the wall? Jet lag. When I insisted he had not given me the coupon for the hotel breakfast and went all the way back up to our room before I found it in my jeans pocket? Jet lag. When we had simultaneous attacks of spontaneous innumeracy and ended up buying sheets so expensive that we will be returning them tonight? Jet lag, dammit.
(We’re still not used to thinking in Taiwan dollars, so we convert everything to US dollars to get a feel for costs. That time we were not exactly accurate in our conversions. Oops.)
We got the car today; attempting to program the GPS was rather harder than expected. I can’t imagine why Garmin thought it was a good idea to design the thing with a remote rather than a touchscreen, but then I’ve never quite figured out why anyone would need a remote for anything in a car (my old truck’s stereo had one, too and it used to baffle me).
Shopping is a bit more confusing (or rather, a lot more expensive) than expected, but I think that’s mostly because our hotel seems to be near the equivalents of Nieman Marcus and the Arizona Biltmore. (Translation for Dutch readers: Amsterdam’s P.C. Hooftstraat. For Americans outside AZ, maybe Fifth Avenue or Rodeo Drive.) However, we’re pleased to find that there are a Carrefour, a Geant (same thing) and a nice mall a short walk from out house. I need to look at clothing prices at that mall to get a better idea of costs. One very pleasant surprise was that there’s an Aveda salon in the mall with at least one employee who speaks perfect idiomatic English, so getting my hair cut will be easier than expected. (I won’t be buying any more Aveda shampoo, though. Import prices – ouch!) There’s a Lush there, too, though since I’m not really a bath person I’ve never found them as exciting as some people do. I might try their shampoos.
Driving in Taiwan traffic for the first time in rush hour during a jet-lag-driven afternoon slump will definitely be interesting.
Hope the duhs go away after some better sleep.
Stay away from Lush shampoos. Might as well be using dish soap on your hair.
In case you didn’t come back to read other comments, I left one of my own defending Rudder’s honor and concurring with your view that he is a good guy. Sorry, we didn’t mean to slander (libel?) him when speaking of the asshole brigade of husbands.
Most excited to hear about your new home and the adventures in Asia. Love, ~LA
I’m glad you’ve made it there safely!
Lush is ridiculously over-priced, BUT. One of their hand creams (“Dream Cream”) is the only thing I’ve found anywhere that keeps the skin on my hands from literally falling off thanks to the eczema. Works better than the prescription steroid cream, without the dangerous side effects. I just wish I didn’t have to pay over $30 for a tub of it (shipping, etc).