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This is How We Do Laundry
The entrance to the laundry shop is hard to miss: situated in a decrepit building, its blue sign covered in a layer of dust. I drag the heavy laundry bag I am carrying into the shop. The first thing I see are two men, back to back, ironing clothes on what is probably the widest…
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Not Very Effective
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? Well, a lot of French people who aren’t Parisians, Julien included. There are valid reasons: the high cost of living, the seesawing…
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The Descendant
Zorro the dog was brought home – saved – by my father from imminent death because he had a bad leg, and his original owner didn’t want to keep him because he was the weakest link among his brothers. So Zorro joined out household while I was still mourning my recently-deceased dog Taho, killed by…
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When Soul Meets Body
These past few weeks have been a long consistent headache, but finally the Paracetamol kicked in and everything is falling into place. We’re moving to Paris. Box Julien arrived the other day, struggling down the hall, rousing me from my sprawled-on-the-bed-can’t-move-because-of-the-heat half-vegetative state, he had in his arms… “Boxes!!!” I cried happily. “Excellent! Are they…
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Loop Lust
Take a good look at this, because this is what my current object of lust looks like! Lionel, visiting from Lyon, brought his Boss RC20 LoopStation along. You can record a riff and loop it to play back while you overdub layers and layers of sound, until it feels like there are 20 people playing…
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Fortune Telling
Setting up a rendez-vous with a gynecologist isn’t exactly on my list of “10 Things to Look Forward To”. Even so, because I’m all adult and mature-like, I patiently go through the Pages Jaunes in vain search for a clinic. I do have one criteria to meet: my gynecologist must be female. Last year’s trauma still haunts me:…
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Some people ride the wave
My alarm clock is set to 6:25 am every day. A backup alarm for Julien, since his phone’s alarm clock has a Decision function installed: it decides whether it feels like ringing or not. At around 10 or 11am I finally manage to struggle into a vertical position, though somewhat slumped, and make my way towards the…