and it is short! but i think even shorter would be better... i've never really learned to FULLY commit to anything. that could be a good thing to learn to do!
in keeping with these week's horoscope, in a way, after all...
"All of us have gaps in our education. You and I and everyone else alive have dank pockets of ignorance that diminish our humanity and musty pits of naivete that prevent us from seeing truths that are obvious to others. We all lack certain skills that hold us back from being more fulfilled in our chosen fields. That's the bad news, Aries. The good news is that the gaps in your education will be up for review in the coming weeks -- which means that it'll be an excellent time to make plans to fill them. Here's a good way to get started: Be aggressive in identifying the things that you don't even know you don't know. "
it is SUCH a nice day today! i stumbled onto a flea market where i found a lot of great things to the tune of .50-1.00 each + i found some tan oxfords for two euros! i chatted with some sellers and was explained that "i am his daughter" by a girl standing next to her mom. gendered pronouns are for the birds! ha.
i was even more pleased when i came home, tried everything on, and am still highly pleased with what i came away with... the only questionable item is a navy-and-white skirt printed with tiny flowers that i bought intending to wear as a dress. it is a bit long and made of a LOT of fabric. but, if the weather stays this gorgeous, i'll definietly be wearing it.
right now, i am getting ready to go sunbathe in the yard while sipping mint iced tea and reading "the picture of dorian grey." i made delicious fajitas for lunch. and THE SUN IS SHINING! c'est parfait.
the photo above is from this random girl's amazing collection of polyvore sets. what skills! it's all here.
How did I forget to mention one of the things I loved most this week: seeing Hot Chip lives at the Nuits Sonores Festival! My attempts at videos failed, I had to step away from the insane dancing in the middle because I had never needed a water bottle more in my life, and I was stalked by a Frenchman afterward who said, "I didn't want to lose you, the American who knows Hot Chip!"
Thankfully, I found some you tube footage of their epic performance.
Oh, yeah: they're from London. Natch.
SO FUN!
Also cool: Paul Kalkbrenner, German DJ whose film, "Berlin Calling," I watched before the concert--in German!--with mes amies allemagnes. That counts as a cultural experience, right?!
Now, this type of music (Hot Chip included) is not my number-one-favorite-genre-of-all-time (in fact, I remember the first time I heard Hot Chip: it was at the now-abandoned Late for the Train location in Flagstaff, where I sat, nursing my triple-tall latte and attempting to do homework but instead Google-searching the lyrics of the songs I liked from the satellite radio station they had going... and then buying them off itunes. "Ready for the Floor" was definitely my song of the day! And I don't think at that time I could ever have guessed I would be dancing like a lunatic, drunk off 3 euro red wine with two German girls in Lyon, France, to that very same band, and that very same song!). That being said, it was a lot (a LOT!) of fun to dance to, and when I finally dragged my emo self out to some of the free events on Saturday (Saturday! That means my chemically-imbalanced brain made me miss both the events of Thursday AND Friday!), it was to dance in fountains, have myself bedecked in red paint, and have my absentminded dance moves (how can I have a Skype date AND meet Lancelot for coffee at the same time?!) be made fun of by French girls who look like the lead singer of the Gossip and claim to have driven 15 hours for the Festival ("But isn't 15 hours longer than it takes to drive all of France?" my wise German friend N pointed out). Anyway, here's a recreation/example of my inimitable dance moves. Sugar? ("Yes?" I respond, while picking up my name tag.) How'd you get so fly?
The world may never know. But I think it has something to do with hot sauce.
