Oh La Lauren

Poppin’ champagne

I AM DONE WITH SCHOOLWORK.

Finally! This morning I woke up at 7 and my body was like, no no no! But I had to. I had to finish reading through my history notes for the first time. While looking over my notes on the bus, the older woman sitting next to me asked me if I was taking an art history course, and I told her it was actually History of Paris. She started telling me all about how Haussmann changed Paris, and I just thought it was nice that someone struck up conversation. That happens pretty rarely in this city! So it was a good start to the day.

The essay wasn’t that hard—the topic was, does the city of Paris present itself as interested by the past, present, or future? I discussed how the changing functions of monuments show sensitivity to the present, and how modern monuments need to have a splash of “past” in them to receive a kind reception by the Parisians.

Today was one of those days where you think, someone must be lookin out for me, because I didn’t wait more than like 2 minutes for any transportation. Which I really appreciate when it’s so cold out. Apparently it’s supposed to snow tonight…but we’ll see what the Parisians call “snow.”

So let’s see…I hopped a bus to the Institut du Monde Arabe, found the bakery I was lookin for at Jussieu, went to Printemps real quick to get a view from the top, then met Liza at Parc Monceau. We consumed our personal bottles of champagne from Pommery there, and though it was really cold, I was so happy I got to see this adorable little park.

This evening I pulled a box of mini pizzas out of the freezer and I thought, great, like bagel bites! But no, these are from Picard, and they’re like freaking gourmet. Even frozen french food is fantastic. Score.

Due to my extreme fatigue I decided to stay in and pack tonight instead of go out. Which is a good thing because I’ve packed about maybe 1/3 of my stuff and feel like my luggage is already overweight.

This entry has no flow. I’m really tired. Also, the fact that I pulled out my American cell phone and WAY too many dollar bills has me thinking shit—this is really it.