Properly jaw-dropping moment this evening: an e-mail from my US publisher saying that "since it's a science book", they'll publish Blue Machine WITH METRIC UNITS. So I don't have to convert everything to foot pounds per square elephant. In YEARS of writing for the US, this is the first time I have ever had a hint that there is a world outside feet and inches. Progress! #Books #Metric #Science
@szescstopni @helenczerski My poor husband. He was a gem. A chef (at home chef). We were in Montreal. They never taught metric at his school. I spent the whole mini-trip converting metric for him. I cannot believe how many times, I said "2.2 pounds" or just think of 100 grams as a "light 1/4 pound," as he stood in a gourmet store. (Rounding because I am a simple creature and bad at math.)