Jesus, the apartment is a mess. This is because I am the world’s worst packer. Now that the cartons have been delivered, my method is to empty closets and cabinets and dump them on the living room floor… then watch a movie. The other method I have is to pull all the books off the...
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J’adore Paris
A lot of people I know wouldn’t want to live in Paris. A bizarre concept for those who don’t live in France; I know you’re thinking, Who wouldn’t want to live in Paris? There are valid reasons: the high cost of living, the seesaw weather, the pollution, the traffic, the overall Parisian attitude, the lack...
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The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth
I bought Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s Some Loud Thunder the day it was available in stores, and I was fairly disappointed at first. It didn’t have the same ooomph that their debut album had, although I couldn’t complain in the wailing department, because oh man can the singer wail! I arrived at La Cigale...
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Straight Razor
Our first Christmas together as a married couple, I got Jul a straight razor. I don’t know why; it is certainly not romantic, but I remember him telling me that he thought straight razors looked really cool, especially in those Westerns, so I got him one. I remember running all over Lyon trying to find...
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I love your friends, they’re all so arty oh yeah!
First of all, this song is great to dance to… Second, the lyrics always make me burst out laughing (“When I woke up tonight I said I’m going to make somebody love me, and now I know that it’s you; you’re lucky, lucky, you’re so LUCKY!”) Third, when this video came out I nearly drove...
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