it's a little before lunch time, enough time for a quick post. some friends and i saw "alexander" last night. it wasn't terrible but it was rather epic-- three hours long. the best character was val kilmer, whom i've loved since "real genius." anyway, even though the film was about a half hour too long, it was nice to hang with friends and get out of the apartment for a while. there are a few other movies coming soon-- "closer," "sideways," "the aviator." i'm just thankful to be able to watch them all in english.
i have a new flatmate-- P. he speaks german, french, english and romanian. as much as i know i should practice my french with him, we end up speaking in english. i don't know, speaking english is the best way for my personality to come out. right about now i don't feel like speaking french unless i have to-- but i know i ought to... he's nice but i miss my old flatmate, J, who was super rad. P is a little awkward, but nice all the same. one of crazy lady's cats came into our entryway the other day and wouldn't leave-- we had a hell of a time trying to get this mean black cat with no tail to scram. everytime we'd try to nudge him out he'd hiss and strike at us. finally we called crazy lady and she came down to get the hisser. of course, when crazy lady showed up, mean black cat with no tail turned into nicest! cat! ever! and cozied upstairs with crazy lady. huh.