Les soldes

As expected, the streets of Limoges were filled with tons of people looking for a bargain on the first day of les Soldes. I was amongst them. I was very reasonable:

• one pair of dangling red earring : 1€50
• one black & red beaded galeries Lafayette necklace: 1€50
• 3 Pucca notebooks: 0,50€
• one men's coton shirt (Gwen looks dashing): 20€
• one Biba magazine: 1€80
• one ice-cold diet coca-cola on a terrasse: 3€00

Les rues de Limoges étaient bondées comme prévu hier pour la première journée des soldes. J'y étais aussi. J'ai été très raisonnable:

• une paire de boucle d'oreille rouge: 1€50
• un collier perlé des galeries Lafayette: 1€50
• 3 cahiers Pucca: 0,50€
• une chemise en cotton avec broderies pour homme: 20€
• magazine Biba: 1€80
• un coca-cola light très frais sur terrasse: 3€00

listening: podcasts on itunes
watching: La Confiance Règne + Bride & Prejudice + Birth
reading: Biba Magazine
wearing: red

Melt down

I can finally come back and write in my blog now that the weather has gone down a bit. Here's a little summary of the last few days great events (and not-so-great):

• sweltering heat
  
• renting DVDs (including Deep Sea which was brought out of storage just for our personal pleasure)
  
• attending a fabulous dream wedding (pictures in Flickr but most are in private mode)
  
• savouring a fabulous BBQ
  
• shopping at the supermarket just to enjoy the A/C
• wearing the coolest birthday hat just for the heck of it!
  
• reading Glamour
• eating a cold pasta salad with spanish olives
  
• receiving a free pool pass
• learning that Gwen's grandma has lost sight in her right eye :'(
  

Here's the belated n°125 mutterings

1. Useless:: limp
   
2. Radiant:: glow
   
3. W:: hotel + magazine = luxurious
   
4. Unpaid:: debt
   
5. Geek:: stink breath
   
6. Unfaithful:: not a worry of mine
   
7. Reboot:: microsoft
   
8. No!:: Yes!
   
9. Squad:: brigade
   
10. Fetish:: heels, vinyl & bondage
    

feeling: chilled out
doing: les soldes
listening: Les retrouvailles de Yann Tiersen
watching: Dark City
reading: Glamour + Femina magazines that G's grandma has given me

Solstice Review

La fête de la musique est terminée et je peux vous dire que j'ai été très déçue de l'édition 2005 à Limoges. Je n'ai jamais vu autant de monde en ville mais malheureusement il y avait peu de musiciens au rendez-vous. Nous avons vu quelques performances intéressantes mais la majorité des spectacles étaient sans interêt pour la simple et bonne raison que c'était souvent des reprises de tubes pop-rock. Je préfère nettement écouter des morceaux originaux pourris que des covers sans saveur. Le comble: une nana qui chantait (très bien par contre) avec un cd de karaoke des hits des années 80. C'est pas ça la fête de la musique... Enfin pas pour moi. Du coup nous sommes rentré assez tôt. J'ai repenser à ma playlist spécial fête de la musique et je me suis sentie coupable d'avoir mit de la musique des majors. Du coup, je vous fait une nouvelle playlist issue de morceaux télécharger gratuitement sur des sites qui encourage la relève. J'ai découvert de vrais merveilles sur *Cnet download* et *epitonic* et je vous incite à y faire un tour. Il y a plein de musiques gratuites et légales sur le net: iTunes music store, soit dit en passant, *djouls*, etc... (si vous connaissez d'autre endroit laissez-nous savoir! ^-^ ) J'écoute de plus en plus de musique légale via le web et je pense que c'est l'avenir. On a qu'à penser à Maria Schneider qui a gagné un Grammy pour un disque qui a été distribue que par le web!

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I was quite disapointed in the 2005 edition of Fête de la Musique in Limoges. The town was crawling with people but alas there wasn't many musicians out there compared to last year. There were a few good performances but we were mostly frustrated because too often they were covering pop-rock tunes. I'd much rather listen to a crappy original song than a flavourless cover. There was even a chick doing karaoke to 80s hits!?! That's simply not my idea of what the Fête de la Musique is supposed to be. Afterwards, i was thinking about my Fête de la Musique Playlist and i started feeling guilty that it was only featuring major record label artists so i made a new one with music of new artists that are promoting their music online legally. I've discovered some gems on sites such as *Cnet download* & *epitonic* . I urge you to visit these internet sites filled with legal & free music like: iTunes music store, soit dit en passant, *djouls*, etc... (if you know other ones please let me know). I've been listening more and more to music that way and i'm not the only one. You must have heard of Maria Schneider who has won a grammy for an album that was only available online!

Revised 2005 Fête de la Musique Playlist

Stars ** Mali Woods
By Your Side ** CocoRosie
Chick Habit ** April March
Stormy Weather ** Nina Nastacia
Zona A ** Eglantine Gouzy
Attagirl ** Bettie Serveert
Jardin sous la Pluie ** Andrew Koay
Safety in Numbers ** The Rondelles
Lullaby ** Bernadette Seacrest & the Yes Men
Sakura ** Fujiyama-Geisha
Capitaine Détendu ** DJ Guarana
I am Naked ** Stereo Total
Ceiling Tiles ** Kaitlyn Ni Donavan
Shoot! Shoot! ** Solex
We can ** Bessie the Gun
Skeletons ** Kisha Griffen
Moon Boots ** Fly.Man.Tell
Your Love is Mine ** Holly Golightly
A Morbid Fairytale ** Shy One
Can I Turn Now ** Monophobe
Parapoli Rosa E ** John Corbett & Heavy Friends
Roll Truck Roll ** Laura Cantrell
James Brown's Birthday ** Astroflava
My Wife ** Hayden
I've got Everything ** Wild Billy Childish
I think i poisoned your wedding cake ** Angela Darling

Fête de la Musique

Tous les 21 juin, les musiciens sont invités à sortir sur la rue et jouer de la musique. C'est très sympa comme ambiance et pour être au goût du jour je vous avais concocté une playlist mais j'arrive pas à la mettre online donc vous devrez vous contenter du lien suivant.

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June 21st is Music Day in France which means all musicians are invited to go out on the street and play music. It's a lovely festive time and we'll be enjoying ourselves tonight. I had a quicktime for you but i was unable to post it here so you'll have to follow this link if you are curious.


Fête de la Musique 2005 Playlist

• Drinking in L.A. - Bran Van 3000
• It's Raining Men - Weather Girls
• Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstad
• Un Été sur la Côte - Benjamin Biolay
• Baba O'Reiley - The Who
• Toxic - Britney Spears
• In These Shoes - Kirsty Mac Coll
• Tango 'Til They're Sore - Tom Waits
• La Vie est Laide - Jean Leloup
• What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
  

Mutterings N°124

1. Domesticated:: life
   
2. Cask:: can't think of anything
   
3. Wayne:: Gretzky
   
4. Insidious:: paparazzi
   
5. Cool!:: sometimes a good thing, other times to fill the silence in difficult situations
   
6. Dishwasher:: safe
   
7. Little house:: rue des petites maisons
   
8. Stepford:: wives
   
9. Hung:: over
   
10. Falling:: out
    

listening: these boots (are ma for walking) by Jessica Simpson
feeling: sweaty
eating: at Babette's
watching: Lord of the ring 3 (it was toooooo long...)
wearing: nothing! It's too hot!
doing: picking cherries from a tree for the 1st times in my life

Best Friend

I met my first real best friend when i was 10 & we were always together until adolescence came and teared us apart.



I dreamt of her last night. I was upset when I woke up because we were separated again. I dreamt she was very sick in the hospital & I slowly built the courage to go talk to her. Once I did she was very happy to see me & I was shocked no one would change her pyjamas so i went to Wal-mart (???) to buy her some.

I hope she's fine. I hope life has been good to her. I've tried to google her up but to no avail... I'd be so happy to hear from her.

Here are some of my favorite memories of her:

* Her grey winter boots
* Tying up JF with his scarf onto a doorknob with her & laughing about it all the way back to class
* calling our daydreams "Tu-Sais-Quoi"
* writing love stories together
* watching her read Archie & wondering why she wasn't smiling even though she found it funny
* going in the baby swings at the park
* skiing & eating maple taffy cones
* off-tracks pranks
* passing each other notes during class & trying not to get caught
* watching horror movies
* having sleepovers & talking until we fell asleep
* taking silly picture of each other

I've been thinking about her a lot lately & i sure miss her sooooo much.

feeling: blue
listening: stars by Mali Woods (you may download it here)
eating: french toasts & maple syrup
watching: old episodes of En Aparté
reading: Strangers in Paradise
wearing: track skirt & vest

google game

Go to google image search and type in your answers to the following questions. Post the first picture that is available for it, no matter what it is.

1. where were you born?
2. where did you grow up?
3. where do you live now?
4. what is your name?
5. what is your favorite food?
6. what is your favorite drink?
7. what is your favorite band?
8. what is your favorite scent?
9. what are your favorite shoes?
10. where did you go to school?


great idea found here.

listening: My prerogative by Britney Spears
reading: I don't know what go into me last night but i read 35 kilos d'espoir de Anna Gavalda & Rien de Grave de Justine Levy one right after the other.
eating: pasta bolognese
doing: selling lemonade on a pod (don't ask... me and my addiction to stupid video games)
feeling: In pain: my left foot which i banged pretty hard yesterday. If it's not getting better by tomorrow i'll go see a doctor.
watching: Some HK police/action film... Don't know the title but it was pretty good.

Les Soldes d'été

il y a un truc marrant en France: les soldes. Vous me direz qu'il y a un engouement partout dans le monde occidental pour les soldes (ex.: boxing day) mais la différence c'est qu'en France, les gens attendent ce moment avec impatience. Ils en parlent plusieurs semaines à l'avance & s'y préparent en formulant un plan d'attaque bien défini: ils débutent avec le dépôt du jour de congé au travail qui coïncide avec le premier jour des soldes et c'est suivi du repérage en boutique quelques jours avant de marchandises potentiellement soldées. Le jour J, c'est la folie! Les boutiques sont envahies de gens en quête de bonnes affaires. Le journal télévisé y consacre même sa Une. êtes-vous touché par la fièvre des soldes?

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The western world loves a bargain and boxing day in itself is proof enough but nothing compares to the way the French love their "Soldes". They eagerly await the sales which only occur twice a year. The soldes period is even determined by the government. They talk about it for weeks in advance, carefully establishing the best game plan for this season's soldes. They make sure they ask for their day off in advace so that they are free on the first day of the soldes. A few days before the soldes begins, they go to the stores to list what could potentionaly become a fabulous bargain. On d-day, they rush out to the streets (i may have seen one or two with carefully colour-coded detailled maps) & shop 'til they drop! It's such an important event that i makes the headlines of all media.

Of course, i can never really partake in any of it because i'm always broke when it's les soldes... probably because i've already bought the clothes at regular prices!




listening: Devil Got My Woman by Skip James
eating: camembert au lait cru + pain artisanal
wearing: checkered dress
feeling: bratty
reading: nothing... ain't in a reading mood
wanting: motivation
wondering: how i can get motivated
drinking: Vittel H2O
wishing: Vanilla Coca Cola
watching: Dolores Claiborne & the Awful Truth

Mutterings 123

1. Wally:: Waldo
   
2. Phantom:: of the opera
   
3. Slippery:: when wet
   
4. Fungus:: champignon de Paris
   
5. Slot:: machine
   
6. Type:: O+
   
7. Discharge:: white n' slimey
   
8. "We need to talk”:: "oh brother... not again"
   
9. On the spot:: now!
   
10. Liquid:: light
    

Sleepless Night

Another sleepless night... but not because i was sick. It's because i was terrified after seeing the movie The Eye.
I've got a Love/Hate relationship to horror movies. They scare me to death but i can't help watching them. I love to be scared but then i go crazy from sleepless nights. The Eye was definitely S-C-A-R-Y! Asian horror films really spook me (Ring, Dark Water, etc...)
When we went to bed, i couldn't erase the sight of all those dead people the heroin saw, nor their haunting voices. I was holding on to Gwen like never before. My heart was thumping hard & i was piping hot under the bed covers but couldn't bear to take even my pinky from underneath the covers. I could feel the sweat running down my back. I could hear strange noises, see unusual forms in the darkness. I'd dose off from time to time only to awake and feel a strange presence... I didn't want to open my eyes... I'm exhausted this morning!
The difference with Hollywood-type horror movies is that the ghosts appear during the daytime, in the middle of a crowded city! So i'm not much more reassured now that the sun is up.
In fact... I'm terrified to look behind me right this second...

Better late than never...

Mutterings N°122

1. Exhibit:: photo
   
2. Evolution:: darwin
   
3. Loser:: Beck
   
4. Hypnotic:: eyes
   
5. Unlikely:: future
   
6. Interrupt:: ion (i know i know... but i couldn't really think of anything)
   
7. Ambivalent:: girl, inturrupted -> 2 forces going against one another
   
8. Rise and fall:: Tom Cruise (he's so bloody scary don't you think?)
   
9. Indian:: food Mmm, but i doubt my stomach could handle it ATM... except maybe for Naan
   
10. Prophecy:: christopher walken

From Subliminal Lunanina (i'm sorry but i often forget to add this... It is mentioned in my links though... )

listening: Science Fiction/Double Feature - original 1974 Roxy Cast recording (P. Quinn)
watching: Wimbledon (i need v. light stuff when i'm sick)
reading: nothing... i can't concentrate enough
wearing: pyjamas
doing: healing
thinking: not much... got a splittin' headache
hoping: health
wishing: health
eating: for some reason bread is what i can stomach best. Viva les sandwiches
drinking: Vittel... haven't been able to drink tap water.
feeling: exhausted

Pause

Althought i'm feeling a tad better today, i've been very sick these past few days and cannot bear to be at the computer for very long. I've managed to catch another gastroenteritis, YAY **Sarcastic**!!

11 things anonymously aimed at 11 different people.

1: Tu me manques beaucoup.
2: I'm terribly sorry for letting you down.
3: Everyone is against us... and its funny!
4: With you, i feel safe as houses... i love you so much!
5: Je voudrai toujours t'entendre rire
6: You are so beautiful & you have grown into such a courageous woman
7: Fonce ma belle!
8: You are my role-model. Don't change, don't go away. I need you to feel alive.
9: You have dissapointed me
10: You believe in me and that gives me strength
11: Je voudrai toujours t'entendre rire

Proudly ripped from The Life and Times.


listening: By Your Side de CocoRosie
wearing: perfume -> Angel Innocent
eating: honey + crystal sea salt butter on baguette
watching: 36, quai des orfèvres + 2 last episodes of O.C. season 1
doing: chipping my nail polish off
reading: Glamour magazine
hoping: this
wishing: for black spot v.2 sneakers (size 8US - 39France... well! Can't a girl dream???)
wondering: how some people who preach love can be so fucking hateful
feeling: lackadaisical
planning: to go swimming

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Over my dead body! * Je préfère mourrir que de porter ça Tacky * Kitsch Like it on my granny * mamie le porte à merveille! Fad... but i m a fashion victim * Oui parce que c est la mode a classic * classique a way of life * l histoire de ma vie

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