I missed a week.
It feels that way, too.
I've been a touch busy.
Along with moving in to a new place and
suddenly having a packed schedule,
I've also had a few misadventures:
nearly blowing myself up,
and the cat attempting suicide - or
trying to get high; I'm not sure which.
I've been in Belize for about a month
and 10 days.
Slowly, I'm adapting and learning how
not to look like an idiot.
It's going to be a while...
On Sunday, my roommate and I went to
get some pop from the store.
As I was buying mine, she passed me a
small plastic bag that was hanging beside the counter.
I found it a bit odd –
I hardly need a bag.
It costs $1.25 to buy a pop in a glass
bottle, but there is a money saving trick:
if you return the empty glass bottle to
the store right away, then it only costs $1.00.
The cashier only charged $1.00,
but she had never asked if I was going to give the bottle back or not,
so I didn't think about it.
My roommate opened her pop, and
proceeded to pour it into the plastic bag.
What are you doing?
A bit confused, and very clueless, I
proceed to leave the store.
She reminds me that I need to return
the bottle, and I finally clue in -
Wow, I'm an idiot.
“Have you ever
drank pop from a bag before?”
“Nope, this is my
first time.”
I'd like to say
that I'm normally sharper, but I can't promise you.
What I can say is
that
when the cat licks a poisonous frog and starts drooling,
I'm handy to have around.
I'll save that
story for next week – The Cat and The Frog.
