Baisé

The euro is trading above 1.6 dollars. Semi-regularly. In fact, it hit an all-time high yesterday. Happy (belated) Bastille Day.

In consoling news for Americans however, even foreigners can't afford to live abroad necessarily. Food costs were rising five percent per month for a bit and while we may be Europe's "bargain bin" as per Slate and this post, this is still only for those who aren't subsisting thanks mostly to price-controlled bread.

The Inertnet

Briefly believed Brian Eno had died today, thanks to a lame Twitter hoax I stumbled across. That'll teach me to visit the real internet.

Some good, if obvious aggregators:
The Hype Machine - Music
Ffffound! - Pictures
Cribcandy - Furniture/Home Design

Things I Miss, Part 1

riding on trains
valuable, heavy coins
not getting mocked for wearing a scarf at all times
cheap flights
sensuous badoit bottles
walking quickly
my apricot body wash
kirs
the cool graffiti
monthly transit passes
intimate movie theaters
agrum
going to paris
cheap strawberries

more as i miss it