I guess when my exams ended, I just disappeared. Well, the real truth is that I spent less time in front of the computer, and thus had less of an urge to "update" (aka procrastinate).
So here's what's been happening:
1. Dooce had her baby! Congrats to the Armstrongs. This has to be one of the biggest events in the blogosphere. Certainly bigger and more thrilling than the firing incident that catapulted Dooce to blog fame in 2001.
2. The Cowgirl and I felt so bad about missing out on a truly American experience that we went on a search of Janet's boob revelation. That is hilarious. In the search, we also learned that the incident marks the most-searched-for topic, ever, in the history of the internet.
3. I have seen two movies this week: 1) The Last Samourai. I don't recommend it, unless you like Hollywood crap and war films. The Cowgirl and I both kept laughing at various random lines, because of the combination of Tom Cruise's bad acting and the gloriously bad script writing. We couldn't help ourselves ("Tell me how he died." "No, I'll tell you how he lived."). and 2) 21 Grams, which I was pleasantly surprised by. I thought it was excellent, and was nothing like I had thought it would be.
4. I tried raclette for the first time at a f�te thrown by a friend from the Sorbonne. Man, raclette is good! I think I'm going to have to introduce the family to it, providing a fondu alternative. We drank far too much and I spent all day Sunday recovering. The Cowgirl had also had a party of her own, both of us stumbling back home in the wee hours of the morning. This meant that we both slept until 5.30 on Sunday evening. We were completely outta whack. I was still feeling the effects of my fucked-up schedule on Monday, when I had to work at 7 am.
5. The last three days have been beautiful in Paris - very sunny and almost warm. I would place this sort of weather to be early April-ish. It's having a positive effect on almost everybody, but the high school kids seem to think it means they have to yell for me to hear them. I'm right in front of you, kiddo. No need to scream. Really, though, this weather is fabulous. I can't believe this is happening in February. I just hope it doesn't mean either an extended winter or another heat wave come June.
6. I can't believe how quickly my semi-vacation has gone (vaca from school, but not from work). It feels impossibly speedy. So Monday, it's back to square one.