" What? It's 9:35am! That's odd, my watch says 8:45am . . . . . . Although come to think of it I did adjust my watch forward by 8 hours to see what time it was in China, then adjust the time back to 7am so I could watch cartoons, then adjust the time forward to 9pm so I could have supper, then adjust the time forward by 3 hours so I could have a midnight snack, then adjust the time back to 3:30pm so I could pretend it was home time. What's the time again? "

― James Warwood , 49 Excuses for Being Really Late (The 49... Series Book 7)