even though it feels like my french language has reached a plateau, every day i do learn something new-- little things that i don't end up forgetting. today i learned that i've been saying "i have to do my laundromat" ("il faut que je fasse ma laverie") instead of "i have to do my laundry." my friend taught me how to say it correctly: "il faut que je fasse ma lessive," which is also the correct way to say, "i have to do my laundry soap." huh.
so today was laundry day. i've started going to a new laundromat that is closer to my apartment. i'd been going to this wicked ghetto joint a little farther away-- i didn't switch because i'd finally figured out how to use the machines and didn't feel like learning a new system. but the ghetto laundry was pretty crappy-- always crowded, machines out of order, full of skeesy types who smoke and drink beer, etc. the new laundromat is much nicer-- about a euro more expensive but never crowded, machines that function, etc. and it wasn't difficult to learn the new system, yippie! funny thing at the new laundromat-- one day a guy came in, said hello to me, cracked open a can of cheap beer and stood up while reading the newspaper someone had left behind. only in france.
the weather is holding up-- still nice out-- gentle spring. god, it's doing wonders for my mood.
tonight i may see "before sunset"-- released last summer in america, it has finally made it across the ocean.