Dear Diary...

I read volume 2 of Happy Mania last night which i enjoyed very much. Like Shigeta, I'm looking for my place in life but it seems i always end up in the wrong places. She's looking for love, i'm not. I've already found my prince.
I remember telling my mum "if only i could find my man, then everything would be so much easier because i wouldn't have to concentrate on finding my prince". Looks like i was dead wrong...

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J'ai beaucoup aimer le 2ème volume de Happy Mania que j'ai dévoré d'un coup hier soir. Je m'identifie beaucoup à Shigeta qui recherche sa place dans le monde mais qui inévitablement se retrove toujours au mauvais endroit. Elle recherche l'amour tandis que j'ai déjà trouvé le mien.
J'a déjà dis à maman: "si seulement je pouvais trouver mon homme, le reste serait tellement plus facile puisque je n'aurai plus à penser à retrouver mon prince charmant". Putain... qu'est-ce que j'étais à côté de la track!



I've been singin' the blues (and i'm not singer...) *** J'ai le cafard grave!

P.S.: GGGrrrrr... I just realized that my unkymoods would all change to the current one, therefore affecting previous posts.

eating: homemade cherry-rhubarb pie
wearing: red beach dress & black corduroy shirt
doing: singin' the blues
reading: happy mania, kerouac, sagan. Finished daniel Clowes' Caricature. Brilliant!
watching: Trainspotting (with bonus DVD)
wishing: too many things
thinking: blue
listening: Got Love to Kill by Juliette & the Licks

Unconscious Mutterings N°121

1. Crowd:: control
   
2. Hamburger:: mustard
   
3. Choker:: black ribbon
   
4. Lights:: fairy lights
   
5. Tinsel:: dust
   
6. Testament:: sad
   
7. Best part of the day:: it depends
   
8. Election:: won't change much
   
9. Clarinet:: happy
   
10. Cake or death:: frosting or life
    

Making a wish...

Je dois dire que je suis superstitieuse pour certaines choses... Notament les cils. C'est-à-dire que chaque fois que je perds un cil (c'est rare), je le récupère sur le bout de mon doigt et je fais un souhait puis je souffle. Si le cil s'envole mon désir se réalisera. C'est derniers jours j'en ai perdu trois donc 3 fois j'ai fais le même voeux. Le cil s'est toujours envolé mais j'ai dû souffler très fort. À chaque fois, il s'accrochait et c'est avec beaucoup de peine qu'il partait.

Je pense que ça veut dire qu'il va falloir que je bosse dur pour qu'il se réalise...

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I'm afraid to say i'm a rather superstitious person, especially concerning eyelashes. Everytime i lose a lash, i pick it up on the tip of my finger, i make a wish, i blow on it and if it flies away it means my wish will come true. During the past few days, I've lost 3 which means i made 3 times the same wish. My eyelashes have always took off but i had to blow very hard. Everytime, the lash would hang on to my finger and i had to make an extra effort for it to go away.

I think it means my wish will comme true only if i work hard...


eating: asparagus & cucumber, pintade, green beans & potatoes
wearing: black shirt & asymetrical skirt
doing: in-laws
reading: daniel clowes
watching: the last temptation of christ

Until the real thing

I adopted a kitten...




feeling: Sunny
listening: Strange Fruit by Cassandra Wilson
wearing: black t-shirt, black short skirt with polka dot cloth belt, fancy schmansy fake patent leather slippers
doing: procratinating
watching: Chacun Cherche son Chat
reading: finished Marie-Antoine's Bio last night. Reading Sagan & Kerouac
wondering: who pianoman is
enjoying: shutters that keeps our flat cool

Petits Plaisirs du moment

* le cadeau du samedi • saturday's gift
* cerises • cherries
* nouveau cabas estival • new summery tote bag
* montre avec poisson et strass (acheté 5€ dans une foire) • watch with fish & strass (bought for 5€ at a street fair)


* manger du fromage de chèvre frais • eating goat cheese
* écouter la radio via internet • listening to the radio via internet
* recevoir des coquelicot de mon chéri • my darling offering me poppies


* faire des cd de mp3 • making mp3 cds
* paré mes cheveux de fleurs • sporting flowers in my hair
* écrire des vacheries dans mon journal • writing bitchy things in my diary
* parler au téléphone avec des copines • talking on the phone with girlfriends
* savoir que mon cycle se stabilise • realizing my cycle is back on track
* savoir que mon mari est fou amoureux de moi • knowing my husband is madly in love with me


listening: Kiss by Prince
wearing: I'm not sure i'll keep this up... it seems i only wear jeans
eating: baguette & goat cheese
doing: teaching english
watching: i watched Clara Sheller afterall...
enjoying: morning hugs
drinking: café au lait
wishing: for courage
reading: on the road by kerouac + Bonjour tristesse by Sagan + Marie-Antoinette biography



Un grand moment de gourmandise

We buy this dessert coffee cream that is divine! You have to understand that every bite is sublime!

At lunch, Gwen & i were chit-chatting while having this exquisite dessert. I was talking and holding my spoon in the air when SPLAT! my delicious bite fell on the kitchen table. We both stopped & stared in shock.

I totally licked it off the table! You know what... i suspect my husband was damn proud of me for it! ^-^

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Nous achetons une crème-dessert au café qui est divine! Vous pouvez pas vous imaginez combien elle est sublime!

Au déjeuner, Gwen et moi discutions en savourant ce merveilleux dessert. Je parlais en gesticulant lorsque tout-à-coup, PLOUF! ma bouchée s'est écrasé sur la table de cuisine. Gwen & moi nous sommes regarder avec horreur!

Je l'ai léché directement sur la table! Je pense que secrètement, mon mari était très fier de moi! ^-^

Mutterings week 120

1. Heimlich:: Dr.
   
2. Gesture:: arms
   
3. Party:: pin-the-tail donkey
   
4. Cuddle:: warm
   
5. Room with a view:: white curtains flowing with the wind
   
6. Sebastian:: Belle
   
7. Ooooh:: la la!!!
   
8. Sigh:: coeur qui soupire n'a pas ce qu'il désire
   
9. Two fish, three fish:: dead fish
   
10. Cake or death:: cake totally! although i prefer frosting! ^-^
    

taken from Subliminal Lunanina




listening: caramel - Suzanne Vega
doing: reading
eating: salad with feta cheese & garlic toasts. This season's first cherries Mmmmm delich!!!!

Ma Critique de Clara Sheller

Last night, after watching Open Water, i turned on the television. I wanted to watch something light after such an oppressive movie. I tuned in to the new French serie Clara Sheller.
Verdict: so-so.
As the story unfolded, it really reminded me of Aubépine's blog & I wouldn't be surprised it inspired the writer. For those who haven't seen it, it's a french version that has picked up elements from Briget Jones-Sex and the City-Ally McBeal. I must say it's better than the usual police series they have here but it's still very amateur. The dialogues aren't great, most actors are bad & let's not even mention the cinematography! I think they blew all their budget on music copyright rather than investing in some lighting. The image is sooooo dark! The television series in Québec are far superior to this & I'm sure they don't have as much money as here. Anyway, I was still entertained but I don't know if i'll remember to tune in next wednesday. I may have been interested only by the subject because even though i've been married for 2 years, I can still relate to 30-something singletons, regardless of what some people may say.

Après avoir regardé Open Water: En Eau Profonde hier soir, j'ai eu besoin d'écouter un truc plus léger. Du coup, j'ai ouvert la télé et j'ai regardé la nouvelle série sur France 2 CLara Sheller.
Verdict: moyen
Plus l'intrigue avançait, plus j'avais l'impression que l'auteur s'était inspiré du blog d'Aubépine. En moins bien... Le blog d'aubépine me fait mourrir de rire tandis que les blagues de la série tombaient à plat. Les dialogues étaient mauvais, la majorité des comédiens jouaient mal, sans parler de la cinématographie! Je pense qu'ils ont dépensés le budget en droit d'auteur (musique... pas mal d'ailleurs) plutôt que sur l'éclairage et c'est dommage car les images étaient beaucoup trop sombres. On produit des séries télés de bien meilleure qualité au Québec et je pense qu'ils ont moins de sous qu'en France puisque le marché est beaucoup plus petit. C'est dommage car j'aime beaucoup le style Bridget Jones/Sex and the City/Ally McBeal auquel je m'identifie énormément malgré le fait que je sois mariée (même si certaines personnes pensent le contraire). Enfin, reste à voir si je me souviendrai d'ouvrir la télé mercredi prochain.



listening: 95,5fm + Europe 1 via internet
wearing: white 50s style shirt with black polka dots, blue jeans, barefoot
eating: baguette with butter & honey + vegetarian styr-fry with Udon noodles
doing: teaching english

I'm craving for...

an 80s teen movie marathon slumber party.

Breakfast Club - Pretty in Pink - Modern Girls - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Of course, they'd be in VHS format. We could eat pop corn & froot loops with chocolate syrup. We'd all wear a cute baggy t-shirt as a pajama (with leggings & tank top underneath). We'd talk about shopping, school n' boys.


Pretty in Pink- She should have chosen Duckie.
Don't follow Molly Ringwald's very shitty lead.


Which cheesy 80s movie are you?
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wearing: multi-coloured Love long-sleeve T-Shirt, blue jeans & barefoot
eating: tortollini a la bolognese
listening: C'est quand le Bonheur by Cali
doing: banking
reading: same 3 books.
watching: Gwen has reserved Open Water at the DVD shop for tonight

I hate the Comic Sans MS font

Am i the only one?

I despise receiving a document written in that font.



It had been a while since i'd received anything in that font but there seems to be a resurgence lately. Please stop. It's such an ugly font! I don't have a problem with other types of comic script (as long as it's used intelligently) but this one really bothers me.

So please... pretty please... pretty pretty please with sugar on top... Don't write to me using that font.

Rant over

eating: queso tortillas with home-made guacamole and corn & tomato salsa
doing: procrastinating
reading: a Marie-Antoinette biography (and still reading On the Road + Alias Grace)
watching: O.C.
wearing: Black T-shirt with bow & jeans. Barefoot
feeling: light blue
listening: The Maker - Martha Wainwright

Unconscious Mutterings Week 119

1. Grandma:: gone
   
2. Pet:: teeheehee (i'm reading this word in french)
   
3. Desolate:: house
   
4. Backspace:: erase
   
5. Common ground:: --
   
6. Storm:: snow
   
7. Dark:: waters
   
8. Water bottle:: san pellegrino
   
9. Training:: computer
   
10. Dot coms:: start-up
    

taken from Subliminal Lunanina

My Favorite Things



I was rather sick last friday and to cheer me up, Gwen offered me a gift: The Sound of Music DVD (he has a little stash of presents hidden in the house for moments like these). Singing along the tunes made me feel much better & the song My favorite Things has prompted me to do a list of MY favorite things. It's not complete... but here it goes:



• Breakfast

Breakfast with Gwen, with friends in the morning. Eggs benedict, bagels, warm café au lait in my lovely bowls (usually pucca or red polka dots), a side order of creton with papa. Chit chat & refills & radio in the background. An open day ahead of me filled with a thousand possibilities. Skimming through various newspapers & reading only les cahiers qui me plaisent: actualités, art & spectacles, book review and tourism. Reading the personal ads and guessing for whom they'd make a better match among my acquaintances. I've always loved weekend breakfasts. At dad's with warmed up croissants, a selection of cheese & delicate coffee (papa hates mugs & always serves coffee in elegant tea cups & saucers). With mum and her family at Barbie's or some other suburban breakfast joint. On sunday mornings with old lovers before saying adieu. With friends at my beloved Bistro Duluth or concocting an egg recipe at my apartment & talking about boys. And last but not least, with my darling husband every morning over fresh baguette & bodum coffee.
Can you understand why I love breakfast so much? It's connected with so many happy memories.

• The seasons

Spring: My favorite! flowers growing, tulips, cherry trees blooming, spring showers, 1st coffee or beer on a terrasse
Summer: swimming & picnics
Autumn: chimney smell, coloured leaves, cuddly nights indoor while watching a movie
Winter: snow angels & snowman, slidding & Xmas lights

• Animals

cats, goats & sheeps, pandas, elephants, fish, crabs, bunnies, chickens, cows, budgies & Ants (i know, i know... they are insects)

• Gourmandises
  

cherries, peas, crème fraîche, pasta, ice cream, tomatoes, mushroom, chocolate, cheese, beer, tortillas, caramel, fruits confits, avocadoes, honey, wine, butter, eggs, crustacés, potatoes, coeur de palmier, rice, bean sprouts, olive oil, lemon, cranberries, pecan, bread, corn, pâte d'amande, poivron, nuts, sun-dried tomatoes, onions, pesto, clou de girofle, coriandre, estragon, aneth, menthe, basil, cannelle, vinaigre balsamique, orange, banane, mayonaise, moutarde, choucroute, chips de crevette, &c



• ballade du dimanche sans destination fixe
• le tintement de mon wind chime
• les repas en famille
  
• wedding dresses
• cahiers, classeurs & crayons achetés au moment de la rentrée scolaire
• tricot de poil de castor
  
• carrousel
• poupées & marionettes
  
• velour, satin & tulle. J'aime caresser les tissus
• le cliquetis d'aiguilles à tricot
• guirlandes lumineuses & lumières de noël
• polka dots
• parading new clothes
• hand bags
• My pod
• italian
• making tapes/cds or making lists for my Pod
  
• doodling
• écraser des fleurs entre les pages d'un bouquin
• décider sur un coup de tête d'aller chez un coiffeur
• changer d'écriture; de signature
• les coeurs
• les étoiles
• Fuji 50 ASA
• red lipstick/pink gloss
• nail polish
• bain
• les ports et le marins
• Phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie, papa, tango, zulu!
• transat, chilienne, hamacs et balançoires
• magic 8 ball
  

As requested



Ebeth & her family

Voilà!

It's more of an esquisse really. Not too bad considering I haven't met them yet! ^-^


feeling: nauseous
doing: colouring
listening: the sound of a man throwing empty glass wine bottle into the recycling bin
wearing: pajamas
eating: nothing... i'm too sick


Just Like A Friend



P.S.: Still waiting for some TV series suggestions/j'attends toujours vos suggestions tv

eating: alone
wearing: haven't figured that out yet
listening: I'm a woman by Koko Taylor
feeling: lazy
doing: teaching english
reading: Re-reading Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (at the same time as Kerouac)




Television is dead! Long Live Television!

We are addicted to television series on DVD. Forget about lousy french television (well... there are some good documentaries), series on DVD are the best! You watch them whenever you want, there's no advertisement, you can pause for pipi & calls PLUS you don't have to wait a bloody week for the sequel! ^-^

• Sex and the City: Fabulous! My personal favorite! We are trying to keep the final season for as long as possible but it's getting harder and harder.
• Six Feet Under: Brilliant! Anxiously awaiting season 3. They put FUN back in funeral
• 24: Not the best but it's addictive. I'm ashamed to say we watched the first series 6 hours straight. My tush was sooooo sore afterwards.
  
• Ally McBeal: A classic. We enjoy looking at old episodes. It's like Reruns-On-Demand
• O.C.: Ok, ok, laugh... It sucks, it's predictable and all but we got hooked while at my cousin's house and now we are watching the rest of season 1.
  

We're accepting suggestion!
Has anyone seen Nip/Tuck, Desperate Housewives?

Gwen et moi sommes complètement accros aux séries télévisées en DVD. Fini la télé; vive les saisons complètes en DVD. Les plus: la version originale, visionnage quand l'on veut, pas de pub, arrêt quand on le choisi, pas d'attente entre les épisodes, pas d'horaire imposé, etc...

• Sex and the City: Ma série préférée! On regarde tranquillement la dernière saison; question de faire durer le plaisir. C'est difficile!
  
• Six Pied Sous Terre: Géniale!!!! Nous attendons la 3ème série avec impatiance
  
• 24 heure chrono:Ce n'est pas le meilleure scénario mais ça accroche. Imaginez-vous que l'on a écouter les 6 premiers épisodes d'un coup! J'avais le bas du corps paralysé!!!
  
• Ally McBeal: Un classique à regarder de nouveau.
  
• O.C.:Allez... Riez... Le scénario n'est pas fort et prévisible mais on est devenu accro chez ma cousine. Du coup, on a récupéré la première saison.

Avez-vous d'autres suggestions pour nous?
Est-ce que certains d'entre-vous on vu Desperate Housewives ou Nip/Tuck?

eating: hot dogs & mash potatoes... Golly! What a white trash lunch that was!
wearing: Khaki capris & black 50s-style shirt with white piping. Barefoot (shut up Gwen)
reading: On the Road by Jack Kerouac
doing: Adding my CD collection to my Pod
listening: La Vie est Laide by Jean Leloup

Late Last Night...

...while we had both been in bed for a while, Gwen went into a hypnic jerk. He does this almost every night but it was pretty violent this time.

C.: "I felt that..."
G.: "I've been shot"
C.: "what?"
G.: "I've been shot!"
C.: "Does it hurt"
G.: as if i just asked the dumbest question "yeah!"
C.: "..."
G.: "I was with Lady Oscar"
C.: "who?"
G.: "Lady Oscar!"
C.: "Okayyyyyyyy"

Of course, he doesn't remember any of it today. I'm still stunned that he's riding with Lady Oscar in his dreams.

La nuit dernière, nous étions couché depuis peu quand soudain Gwen a été pris de spasme du début de sommeil (je ne connais pas le terme en français...sorry). C'est assez courrant avec lui mais s'était plus violent qu'à l'habitude.

C.: "je l'ai ressentie"
G.: "On m'a tiré dessus"
C.: "Pardon?"
G.: plus insistant "On m'a tiré dessus!"
C.: "ça fait mal?"
G.: "Évidemment!"
C.: "..."
G.: "J'étais avec Lady Oscar"
C.: "Avec qui???"
G.: "Lady Oscar!"
C.: "Okééééééé"

C.: "Je savais pas que tu t'appelais André maintenant".
Non seulement Gwen n'a pas répondu, il ne se souvient même pas de cette conversation!

Je ne sais pas quoi penser du fait que mon mari cavalle avec Lady Oscar dans ses rêves.

Breakfast in a Diner



Ce matin, j'étais trop fatiguée pour boire mon café. Bon, je sais, la caféine est là pour ça mais ce n'est pas un effet instanté chez moi. Du coup lorsque je suis trop naze le matin, je n'arrive pas à boire mon café. C'est comme ça.

I was too tired this morning to drink my coffee. I know caffeine is suppose to wake me up but coffee doesn't have an instant effect on me. That's why i'm incapable of drinking a lot of coffee in the morning if i'm tired.


eating: 2 sips of coffee & toast with nutella
feeling: Sleepy
wearing: blue chicky pajamas
doing: reading Jonathan Coe's The Rotter's Club
listening: Worldwide Underground by Erykah Badu


Unconscious mutterings Week N°118

1. Android:: Paranoid (you know paranoid android... the radiohead song... OK Computer)
   
2. Revenge:: Bitter
   
3. Knight:: hood
   
4. Stranded:: island
   
5. Weakness:: death
   
6. Greed:: Nike
   
7. Walter:: Waldo
   
8. Dense:: ronces (i think it's bramble in english)
   
9. Sheep:: love
   
10. Propane:: BOOM! ^-^
    
    taken from Subliminal Lunanina
    

feeling: Bittersweet
eating: cheese quesadillas with home-made guacamole
wearing: White 50s style blouse with black polka dots - black frilly bottom skirt - bare foot (my hubby's gonna go mad) - dripping wet hair sticking on the back of my shirt ewwww
listening: Le temps des cerises de Juliette Greco
Doing: some email catching-up

It's Wedding Season!!!

Le Bisou du Pont Saint-Martial
Originally uploaded by Cherrylicious.

We've just received our first wedding invitation. I love weddings!

oh wait... that's until i have to figure out what i'll be wearing.

Aaahhhh, i saw the loveliest bibi at Monoprix the other day... that would be a great excuse to buy it, no? ^-^

Happy Birthday Papa!

Toilet

stand in line
Originally uploaded by indorock.

A funny thing happened last sunday when we drove to Dordogne (yes, again...)
We stopped at a Highway rest area because I really needed to go. I quickly recognized the girly icon but notice there was a man peeping into that door. He was hesitating & looking at me funny. I didn't have time to stop since i was kind of in a rush. As i stormed into the bathroom I noticed there was another man in the bathroom. As i was shutting the door, the weird one also came into the girl's room. We both came out of the stall at the same time while he was giving the dirtiest of looks as if I was in the wrong one.
Geez Louise! He was probably following the first guy who was wrong. He should know by now that when a girl's gotta go, SHE'S GOTTA GO and she ain't gonna mess it up!

eating: Winnie the Pooh cereals with fresh milk (can't stand that UHT crap)
wearing: crazy curly hair, cardigan, jeans & black ballerina shoes
listening: Astounded by Bran Van 3000
feeling: carefreeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Muttering

WEEK 117

1. Texas:: summer son
   
2. Scholarship:: university
   
3. Runner-up:: Miss World runner up with slashed wrists in Beetlejuice
   
4. Mustang Sally:: rock n' roll red
   
5. Jones:: Cola
   
6. Hard to get:: play
   
7. Jewish:: religion
   
8. Crew:: team
   
9. Cable:: circus tent
   
10. Assistant:: Martha Stewart

taken from Subliminal Lunanina

eating: Home-made Cantonese Rice
wearing: pajamas
listening: J'aime pas l'amour d'Olivia Ruiz
feeling: disgruntled (but not because of the song)

Lately...