right now it's 10:50 am and i'm chillin' in the teacher's lounge. i have two classes but not until this afternoon. the sun it out and although i had a hard time falling asleep last night i was able to sleep in so i'm not feeling too crappy.
the weekend was cool. went to pizza party with the other assistants at my school friday night and enjoyed a nice glass of cheap bordeaux. saturday went by fast but i bought some more salami in the afternoon and talked to mom, b. and dad. met some friends downtown at 8 for dinner/drinks but left early because 1. there were too many of us to have a real conversation; 2. the three people sitting opposite me were heavy smokers; 3. i just decided, fuck this, i'm not having a great time, the smoke is making me feel crappy so i left at 10 and walked home, which only took 17 mins.
one of the girls, h. from los angeles, had met this french guy at a concert the night before and brought him to dinner with us; they were obviously hooking up and being all cooey with each other (she was like, "how do you say ??? in french?" and batting her eyelashes and he was eating it up) and it was terribly funny to watch but i think at the same time when two people are hooking up you should just keep your distance because it has nothing to do with you and you'll just get in the way if you say too much. another girl at the table, s. from boston (she's only 22) had no clue; h. would ask french guy, "how do you say...?" and he would blush and answer and then s. from boston would butt in, totally unaware, and correct his french. HIS french-- a guy from france-- shouldn't he know what to say and how to say it? i tried to distract s. from boston but to no avail...
anyway, sunday was nice but then rainy (can you spot the theme here?) but j. and o. and i walked down to galleries lafayette, a grand department store usually closed on sundays but open yesterday because of their big sale. i bought a small wool cap and wore it all the way home and wasn't cold for the first time in a while. the three of us had fun browsing and poking around. the store is interesting because it sells all these famous french brands (like esprit, remember them?) but each brand has its own little corner in the store and its own register, it hink, so it's like going to 15 little boutiques in one place. kinda interesting. on the way there we saw a few runners in the marathon and cheered them on. i think it was toward the end of the route because everyone looked really, really whipped... luckily it wasn't too hot for them.
in one of my classes today i have to give a little presentation on journalism. ha ha ha!!! that should be interesting!!!
i leave for vacation in one week!!!