The Future Is Now, Not a DeLorean in Sight
Attention children of the 80s and those who love pop culture: remember when Marty McFly time traveled in Back to the Future? If you do actually remember it, you may remember thinking of… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: June, 2012
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Downton Abbey: How Did I Ever Live Without You?
Last week, I bought season one of Downton Abbey and I’ll make no secret of it: my life was changed. The incomparable Dowager Countess, Lady Violet. The ever-solid Bates. Beautiful Mary and the… Continue reading
These Are Days
I probably spend too much time thinking about what I should be doing in Paris versus what I am doing. I haven’t been to the Catacombs yet and it’s hanging over my head… Continue reading
Friendship, Fire, and Other Swoony Things
Tonight I re-watched Before Sunrise, a movie from way back in 1995 starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Please see it if you haven’t. The movie ends leaving us wondering if these two… Continue reading
Like Actually
Today I’m celebrating my ever-so-slight progression in French: I just negotiated what I’d consider a complicated prescription refill (even in the States) entirely in French. Granted, I had to look up a few… Continue reading
Toplessness, Communal Toilets, and Neighbors: All Glamour Over Here in Paris
{scene: my Paris flat this morning at 3:43 am} Doorbell rings. I sit up in bed, confused. Was that my downstairs front door? Or is someone ringing my actual door doorbell about four… Continue reading
Rude and Better Lovers? 8 Myths About French People
I’m promise I’m not being paid by the French government or the Paris Chamber of Commerce for this post. (But if anyone from those organizations is reading and would like to pay me,… Continue reading
My (Now Not) Secret Shame: 50 Shades of Grey
Hello, my name is Rebecca and I’m reading Fifty Shades of Grey. I’ll pause while you gaze downward, hesitant to make eye contact with me for fear of association with someone reading something… Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Old Friend
I hate to miss your 75th birthday party, but we’ll do it up right again soon. I love my new city, but you know that your beautiful rusty-orangeness and our fair city of… Continue reading