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Date Posted: 13:32:15 08/04/08 Mon
Author: Kashmanik
Author Host/IP: 81.99.124.136
Subject: Good afternoon, all....
How's everyones Monday so far?
I just got back from a big old hike in the rain to the supermarket, but it was actually quite a nice walk. Planning on sending out more job applications this afternoon as well, as I haven't heard back from anything yet.
What are we all up to this week? I've got tomorrow night home alone, as Richard is going out with old university friends, then we're going to see The Revengers Tragedy on Wednesday.http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/revengerstragedy
Saturday we're off to Field Day, which should be really good fun.http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/
Busy week! Hope you all have a good one too. :-)
And Darren - you settled in over in Paris yet?
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aw. you have fun things goin' on. -- gretch, 14:16:38 08/04/08 Mon [1] (129.137.198.68)
i'm takin' jude to see dave matthews on tuesday. that's about it for excitement.
painted my toenails neon pink.
hmmm...yeah...that's about it. oh! got new glasses. they're funkyrific.
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Nice Monday so far......... -- andypandy, 15:31:53 08/04/08 Mon [1] (161.112.232.17)
even though I'm at work, been a good productive day all in all and I'm pleased that we've resolved some problems with admin staff and everyone is happy, we all went out to lunch together and had a really good time walking along the riverbank and having a giggle, didn't want to come back to the office at all, never mind, soon time to go home.
Neon pink toenails sounds great, I'm changing mine tonight, not decided on the colour yet, maybe funky yellow or lime green depending on what mood I'm in ;-)
sweet chilli chicken panini and chips for tea, yum!
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Oui, je suis à Paris -- DZR, 16:19:13 08/04/08 Mon [1] (62.240.244.114)
Sunny, hot. Cool office. Challenging job. Fun so far! I'll post pictures on Facebook soon (next couple of days).
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Evening everyone -- Gabs, 18:57:06 08/04/08 Mon [1] (83.222.147.213)
That festival has a hella lot of stages! With fun names.
I'm still getting un-jet-lagged. Today I went to the bank, got my sunglasses fixed, met a friend in town for a good round of gossip and chitchat and therapy, and then I bought a new ring. Tonight I foresee organizing all our vacation photos which is turning out to be a bigger project than I though. :-/
Darren, je suis enormement jalouse! Are you speaking French there on the job? Have you been out drinking in the Quartier Latin yet? I'll be waiting for those photos!
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My French is kinda crap -- DZR, 10:44:23 08/05/08 Tue [1] (62.240.244.114)
I speak enough to get by. I'm hoping that it will improve drastically over the next few months. Everyone in the office speaks English anyway, as it's a very multinational office: French, British, Italian and Swiss.
I haven't been out drinking in earnest yet, as there's a lot of work to get done, and it is difficult work. But I did have dinner last night in the Jardin du Palais-Royal: lamb tagine with olives, lemons and onions with cous cous. My Parisian friends are very snooty about the Quartier Latin; they say only tourists and American students go out there and the prices reflect that (i.e. let's rip off the stupid foreigners). We tend to go out round here: the Marais, Oberkampf, etc.
If you're interested, this is where I live:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Rue+de+Montpensier,+75001+Paris&sll=48.865689,2.327278&sspn=0.010897,0.013819&ie=UTF8&ll=48.865661,2.334101&spn=0.010897,0.013819&z=16&iwloc=addr
This is where I work:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=18+Rue+du+Sentier,+75002+Paris&sll=48.865661,2.334101&sspn=0.010897,0.013819&ie=UTF8&ll=48.868258,2.342985&spn=0.010897,0.013819&z=16&iwloc=addr
It's about a ten minute walk between the two.
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Looks nice.......... -- andypandy, 11:56:56 08/05/08 Tue [1] (161.112.232.17)
is your apartment above the shops?
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You can't actually see my apartment in the Google street view -- DZR, 12:31:59 08/05/08 Tue [1] (62.240.244.114)
The street view that comes up is actually Ave de l'Opéra which is very close to where I am. I am quite literally living in a garret of the Palais-Royal. I'll post pictures soon. I was going to take a bunch this morning but I overslept a little and had to head straight into work.
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I'm not surprised you overslept.......... -- andypandy, 13:11:13 08/05/08 Tue [1] (161.112.232.17)
doesn't sound as if you've had a minute since you got there!
Look forward to the pics
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As is mine, mon ami. -- Gabs, 14:05:31 08/05/08 Tue [1] (83.222.147.213)
I can make myself understood and I always try to speak as much French as possible but it's hard to get the hang of the language when the natives reply in English! *sigh*
Your Parisian friends are probably right about the Quartier Latin... but I let myself get ripped off each time I'm there, it's just such a charming area. Or am I confusing it with St. Germain?
You live near such a cool area, that's awesome. The only cooler thing would be living directly on one of the islands, I love those.
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St Germain is part of Quartier Latin -- DZR, 15:48:11 08/05/08 Tue [1] (62.240.244.114)
I agree that St Germain is beautiful, as is most of the left bank. It just wouldn't be my first choice to go out drinking there in the evening. It's lovely during the day. But there are much cooler bars and restaurants north of the river.
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