favorites from today

notre dame

have you ever seen an open stained glass window?? i didn't even know the possibility existed.

a peaceful pigeon just chillin' with Jesus

fountaine de medicis, jardin du luxembourg

after an encounter with a lonely italian man, i relocated here. although his teeth looked as if they were permanently crusted with cheetos, he was harmless. however, the seemingly harmless grow creepy with the passage of time. so after a few friendly exchanges, i bid him good day.

catching the metro at cite to go back home.

ma hood

for julie

Attempt for Accountability

Technically, I could be roaming around Paris right now. I just got off work, and NEED to get out of the house. However, the following To Do list must take precedent:

1.) Send one incredibly long overdo email (so late, "better late than never" may not apply)
2.) Buy soy milk boxes (Geraldine might kill my lactose intolerant soul if i don't)
3.) Plan out two amazing itineraries. One for myself (a whole week off!). Another, for when amanda comes.
4.) Write out some very important goals for my liiiifffeeee. and HOW i'm going to accomplish them. (on going work in progress)

Although small in number, these require mental faculty (sans #2). Just wanted to share and put them out in the void.

nice of you to stop by

this is tabitha. she's pretty great. from the south of london, and an au pair with a salary which puts the rest of us to shame (her weekly pay about equals mine monthly!). to pass the time at her old job, she would flip through randomly generated blogs here on blogspot (which explains all the randoms who've stumbled on to mine. hello.) once i told her utah had been a previous address of mine, the following conversation gave me a good laugh. her commentary is too priceless, not to share:

big problem.

just told geraldine how great she was for letting amanda stay here next month. with the reaction i got, i might was well have told her, "there's a huge purple giraffe pooping all over your clothes!"
before i arrived she told me,"you can have a friend stay here in our guest bedroom." when i arrived, "you can have a friend stay here in our guest bedroom." lies.
a month ago, i asked if it was ok for my friend amanda to come stay here, just to double check. she looked at me, hesitated, and then agreed. david heard, came into the room, and piped off in irritated french to geraldine. didn't look at me once. i had no idea what he was saying. after he walked out, "so...is it ok if amanda comes the last week i'm here?" she did her weird eye-twitch-and-stare, "it's like you want." seeing as amanda is coming in 2 weeks, i wanted to give her a heads up. SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. "david said you couldn't have a friend stay. i was right here when he told you. remember?" she exclaimed. looked like she was going to kill me. i apologized for misunderstanding, awkwardly fumbled all over myself, and felt a huge rush of stress go to my head.
i cannot even explain how terrible the communication is between us. yes, they "speak" english. but, they don't actually SPEAK english. in the end, she realized there was nothing that could be done. when they meet her, they'll love her. and it won't be a problem.....i hope.

lest we forget

the true gifts of easter: