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

Political Figures By Whom I Am Inappropriately Charmed:

1. Richard Nixon
2. Pat Buchanan

In other news, I said this blog would be more than just study abroad, but there are probably still some frenchified wrap-up thoughts in weeks to come that might trickle out. Bear with me. Or don't.

Cool Graffiti from Lyon, Take 2

I really like the way the graff is wrapped under this bridge I walk over on the way to school. Its more subtly done than this picture makes it out to be.

Overheard

... At a café on the quai:

Brit: "I'd like a little kitten; I'd just hate it to become a cat. Maybe we can get a kitten that will become an elephant?"

Cool Graffiti from Lyon, Take 1

Where I've Been ...

Russilly In Burgundy wine country with my family and host family. I apparently have a super doughy face.