Avoiding homework helps me blog...

So I don't want to read for lit. So I am updating my blog. Calm down mother I am going to get it done before class. Which is in two hours. Whatever.

Took a little trip to Provins on Friday with IES excursions. Upsides: Cool Moyen-age (aka middle ages) village. some REALLY cool catacombs taht were creepy and awesome. it was just this lovely village plopped in the middle of the country side. The chocolate cake at lunch was a m a z i n g. Downsides: being on catholic on a friday during lent when you're included meal includes pate and duck confit. what did I eat? ummm letsee. a big-ish salad. and some green bean mushroom combo with tomatoes provencale. which was good, dont get me wrong. but when you're eating rabbit food and everyone else is eating duck confit you kind of want to kill yourself. I also bonked my head twice climbing up and down narrow stone stairwells in the dungeon tower. i thought i was going to get a concussion on my face. and yes i realize how silly that sounds. Additionally, when we were leaving a car caught on fire. naturally we stopped and our bus driver helped direct traffic til firefighters (val) arrived. After I got back I ran home and changed and met cody at this event held be the non profit he interns with (ni putes ni soumises, aka neither whores nor submissives). it was focused on violence against women in teh congo and there was a panel preceded by a video done by eve ensler who wrote vagina monologues about this women in kenya who started a safe house for women escaping genital mutilation. it was really cool.

Saturday: l'institut du monde arabe. aka arabic world institute. was supposed to go day before with islamic art class. went to provins instead. whoops. but i went! and it was really cool. the building is fascinating it has all these geometric shapes in the windows, but they are rigged so they can change shapes. its got some great exhibits, cafes, and a extensive library. i have to use the library for all my islamic art class stuff. weeeeee. so cody and i did that and then went to franprix to get fixins for burgers and a sixpack of leffe. had burgers (roquefort stuffed, bien sur) and beer and watched college humor. it was a very pleasant evening.

anyone who knows me knows i get addicted to tv shows like its my JOB. Top chef is over (woo hosea!) and now i am already stuck on a new one: united states of tara. its on showtime but you can watch it online. it's been less then 24 hrs since i watched the first two episodes and i cant calm down about it. I just can't!

well i ought ot read now. DONT WANNA but i will. i guess. blech.

Ellen