I kept meaning to make mention of this and forgetting, but I'm sure you're aware that the electrical system here is different. Not only are the plugs here different, but the voltage system is also higher. In the states I think outlets are 150 volts; in South Africa they're set to 240, which means if you plug something S.African into an American plug it won't get enough power to run, and if you plug something American into a plug here without an adapter it will short out.
Fortunately I had the foresight not only to buy myself a nifty outlet plug adapter, but also to check that the important things (namely, my computer, external harddrive, and cell phone charger) were able to take on the higher voltage. They do... BUT, I think that the higher voltage is having an effect on my computer because it seems when I lay my skin against this one area of it I feel like I'm getting a shock. It makes my hair stand on end. Weird huh?
Secondly, that whole thing about the earth's magnetic fields and stuff must be true, because despite being here for a whole month, and the sun usually coming up and going down in the same directions... I still can't get my bearings!
Speaking of directions, I've forgotten I was going to take some video of a toilet flushing (or at least water going down the drain) to see if it actually swirls in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere... because I'm funny like that. LOL
They have a weird sense of time here. Some TV shows are scheduled to start at tiems like "five after 6" instead of directly on the hour or half hour.
And finally... did you know they call them "nikes" here? As in, with a long "I" and not pronouncing the final E. I've told the story of the goddess Nike and the battle of Marathon at least three separate times now. I understand why, I just think it's funny.
Okay, done with this totally random post.
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