Where The Hell Am I?

I recently found myself in a Facebook conversation about a place called Jertih, Terrennganu. I didn’t even know there was such a thing, but I won’t bore you to death with the details because I don’t remember any. Just suffice it to say that World Geography was never my best class.

Don’t get me wrong, blognuts are teachable beings, but we didn’t get geography. I think I missed that day in school. It was just one day, right? I didn’t even find out the earth is round until a few months ago when I finally learned I was being robbed of a day off from work for Columbus Day, (which I’m still outraged about), and I had to ask who he was and what I was supposed to do to honor his day, and someone explained the whole thing to me and I kinda remember something about him setting sail in 1492 with three boats that didn’t fall off the earth because it turned out to be round. Frankly, I still have my doubts about that whole round theory, but I’m choosing to believe it because it relieves me of having to worry about tripping off the edge of the planet and falling into outer space.

Outer space is kinda scary to me. Did we learn about that in science? I think I was sick that day too, but I did see something on TV with a fat guy that always wanted to be beamed by some unseen man named Scotty. I dunno. I think they were a couple.

Before you go getting all worried, just know that I can read and write and I’m pretty math-y, too. I’ve always been all about the numbers in a Rainman sort of way. I mean, I can’t count toothpicks flying through the air or keep track of cards in Vegas, but I can solve a math problem eventually, and I may or may not memorize your social security number if you tell it to me. I don’t do that on purpose, it just happens to me. In fact, I wish it didn’t happen to me because I have to forget something important-y in order to make room for your social security number which I have no use for unless some nefarious sort offers to buy it from me.

Anyway, I’ve rambled on so long that I no longer recall my point so I’ll just go now, but I won’t know where I’m going until I get there because… hello, that’s geography.