sick.

no, i'm not wearing invisible white sandals. those are the worst tan lines ever.


the culprit

Yesterday I went to Les Deux Magots and had a cafe glace for 5,90. Worth it? (YES. I'll be back tomorrow after my Romanticism test. Devin and I plan on sitting there for hours while quietly judging everyone that walks by)

Went with Ally to the Fragonard Perfume Museum today, then to the nicest Starbucks near the Opera. Complete with ceiling frescoes and chandeliers.

Then Le Marche au Puces (flea market) at Metro Porte de Clignancourt and bargained with a man for some knock-off aviator Ray Bans...talked him down from 20 to 10 euros :) also bought some gaudy statement rings.

Then I got my falafel and now I'm gonna start packing to see if I have room for anything else before I go buying it...

before i leave these shores

-get rubbing of jim morrison's grave (at miles' request...i think i might expand the project to include balzac, proust, sartre, beauvoir...)
-get overpriced coffee or perrier at les deux magots
-pierre herme macaroons?
-buy you fools souvenirs (you're all getting the same shot glass)
-eat falafel one last time from Lenny Kravitz's fave spot: l'As du Falafel

...to be continued

what i've been doing lately.

Last Sunday Devin and I tried out La Villette Sonique, a FREE music festival that's in the north east corner of Paris. We saw Monotonix, (band from Israel that was kicked out of the country because of their rowdy shows) Deerhoof (mostly unremarkable), and Dan Deacon...which made me happy and sore from jumping/dancing/being stepped on/kicked etc. for the next few days. Here's a photo of Devin and I courtesy of Miles...no idea how he found it:


(I'm to the right of the dude in the shades and striped polo, Devin is the curly haired dude with the hipster glasses)

Then last night some amis et moi went to the Champ de Mars and had the usual bread/cheese/wine/chocolate binge and then watched Home, a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand that was planet earth-esque and amazing to watch on a huge screen right in front of the Eiffel Tower. The field was completely packed with Parisians...possibly a thousand? It was phenomenal. The film was also screened in Central Park, and was airing live on France 2 last night. You can learn about it here

Leaving Paris in 13 days...still need to find a way to the airport (don't want to pay for a cab) and am grasping desperately for things I need to do before I leave. I feel pretty well accomplished if I do say so myself :)

Only 19 days left (!)

Getting wifi in Parc Monceau, it's lovely.

LENNA ETA: 8:58 AM

a few days ago i was taking a nap and was woken up by this:

(students from the sorbonne demonstrating...they've been on strike all semester)

oh, france.