Impedance mismatch

We got invited to a ‘90s nostalgia party yesterday. The last nostalgia parties I remember attending were focused on the ‘50s and ‘60s; in other words focused on the time when I was in school. As you might guess, everybody else at the party was in school in the ‘90s. In the Soviet Union, no less. We were supposed to arrive dressed as we would have been in that decade, which was really easy for Alla and me because we just put on business clothes and we were done. I did have an old and dated-looking pair of shoes with me, and since my suits are also old and dated I did just fine.

I keep forgetting when invited to parties here that I really need to rehearse something before I go. Everybody was performing, reciting and otherwise acting brilliant. Trying to salvage my dignity, I sang “Catalina Magdalena” while Alla attempted a simultaneous translation. I’ll be ready with something in Russian next time!