I'm kinda bummed, I just found out my new-found campus coffee shop went out of business today! That building stank like nothing else, but the cute little people that worked there and the BRIGHT BLUE paint on the walls made me happy. They also happened to make kick-ass espresso...I feel yer pain, man who owned the business, wherever you are...just another barista out of work.
I had an interesting friday. A midterm in my first journalism class, followed by a really interesting speaker, an executive producer from NYC's public radio station who happens to be that professor's son. He did a great job and it was really interesting.
French was alright, we had a lab. We were researching cities through this website, and I was looking into Versailles. I learned (ha). It was the place that Louis-the-whatever and Marie Antoinette had their chateau! Gorgeous buildings! Anything the two of them had anything to do with, gorgeous buildings. Then there was this place called La Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors), that had over 400 mirrors! Anyways, it seemed like it'd be an interesting city to visit. My professor came around and asked me what city I did, and she told me it's about an hour's train ride from Paris, ideal for a day-trip if ever I were to go. So I told her I'm trying to go next fall, and we talked a bit about that. She said I wouldn't be able to take the next class before I went, but she didn't seem entirely unsure of my french language skills which was nice. She's intimidating in this weird way, so I don't speak very good french in class. I know I know it better than I project. At any rate, it was cool to have encouragement from someone who's been there and is also passionate about the language!
A zit the size of a pea grew in on the bottom of my chin today in a matter of hours. Honestly, it wasn't there at 1 o clock today and BAM! I noticed it around 7. It's very strange, I'm slightly worried. It's also unbelievably attractive (but quite possibly unnoticed by someone who doesn't know my face as well as I do).
I was really excited yesterday to find that redbox added some older movies to its repertoire, one of them being Black Hawk Down which I've wanted to see for like 3 years now, but didn't want to spend the $5 renting it only to be disappointed/depressed (it was depressing, although not disappointing). They also had the latest Audrey Tatou movie! I was really excited because, again I'm too cheap anymore to rent from Blockbuster, etc. I can't even tell how much money I've spent at redbox in the last 6 months...a lot. Summer's worse. So I started the French movie today, but then Carrie wanted to go to Uptown so I only just barely got into it.
We went to uptown, decided to hit up this little thrift store that was pretty cute. They had a lot of retro stuff that I would've tore through more avidly except that I was SO tired I was barely staying awake standing up. Carrie was eager enough for the both of us (that's fairly normal, though). We went to Zeno's again, - I say again, but it's been a long, long time since we went there before and got hit on by the creepy group of 50-something year old men. We sat and had a yummy french press that I would've appreciated more had I not stupidly attempted to put half&half in it. BLECH! I HATE HALF AND HALF, I don't know why I even bothered. I knew that already.
Then we were hungry so we went to Lund's so she could touch up her make-up before we'd head to dinner somewhere. We decided on Famous Dave's. We stopped in at another clothing store which, I'm sorry to say, I don't know how they stay in business with the prices they had on freaking plain t-shirts that were hazard orange! We had our fair share of laughs there...that's a whole other story...and finally headed to dinner. We were a bit guy crazy, checking them out...but actually not that bad for us. Haha.
On the bus on the way home, this guy goes up to the front and chats with the bus driver a while. Then about 5 blocks from our stop, he comes back and sits down across the aisle from us, and says "I'm sorry to bother you ladies, but I'm just wondering if you know North East (our neighborhood)."
Carrie, "Yeah, actually I do"
He asks where a specific place is, if it's on the route. No. Do we know anywhere on the route to go, they've been hanging out in Uptown a little too much. Nothing's on the route, really. Where are you (us) guys headed, headed home? Yeah. Callin' it quits kinda early for a friday night...Yeah, we were already out at F.D. In uptown? Yeah. Oh ok, well do you know of anywhere else.
It kinda went on until literally our stop and he barely let Carrie get off the bus. I was thinking seriously dude, just let it go we're not going out with you. I didn't do much of the talking, I don't know the area or buses as well, and I was far too distracted by his (nast) chest hair that was practically trying to escape via the collar of his t-shirt. It was gross, but I just couldn't not look at it. *Shudders* Carrie said he had been sitting further behind us with his friend. Ha, sorry fellas! Not these girls!
We had quite a silly time, with all sorts more stories, but that was my particular favorite, family-friendly story. Haha. That sounds worse than it should...
Off to finish my french movie and a nice cup of tea!
