Anyways, Day 2 (or 3, I'm not sure) of me being sick has progressed significantly. Not in a good direction. Last night my stomach and intestinal tract seemed to be all messed up and I again couldn't sleep another night. So instead I stayed up watching Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice -- again -- and it seems that I'm now all caught up. I've even seen this week's episodes that y'all don't have yet in the States! I also washed all of our dishes last night. But today my throat's bugging me, I sound like a boy and my nose is super runny. At least I woke up two hours earlier than yesterday...
Oh and my roommate apologized for being a bitch. Still doesn't change the fact that she was, but we kind of had a bit of a talk and from now on out she's going to be napping in her own bedroom when I'm home. Take that! And she's paying me for toilet paper this time, because I've bought it the last three times. So that's a bit of good progress.
Another merde-y situation: SNCF -- Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer, in short, rail systems -- is striking an eighth day. And while 400 of 700 TGV (high-speed) trains are running throughout the country, there are "les boycotts," I'm not even kidding, the news report actually used that word, and people are setting fire to some of the cables. Excellent. And it's raining today! Stoppppp.
Crappy situation No. 29,475,629: I have to work tomorrow!!!! On Thanksgiving :( However, I usually have Wednesdays off, so today Sarah and I are going to Carrefour to do all of our pre-Thanksgiving dinner shopping and preparations.
Here's how the menu's going to look (8 people total):
Oh and my roommate apologized for being a bitch. Still doesn't change the fact that she was, but we kind of had a bit of a talk and from now on out she's going to be napping in her own bedroom when I'm home. Take that! And she's paying me for toilet paper this time, because I've bought it the last three times. So that's a bit of good progress.
Another merde-y situation: SNCF -- Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer, in short, rail systems -- is striking an eighth day. And while 400 of 700 TGV (high-speed) trains are running throughout the country, there are "les boycotts," I'm not even kidding, the news report actually used that word, and people are setting fire to some of the cables. Excellent. And it's raining today! Stoppppp.
Crappy situation No. 29,475,629: I have to work tomorrow!!!! On Thanksgiving :( However, I usually have Wednesdays off, so today Sarah and I are going to Carrefour to do all of our pre-Thanksgiving dinner shopping and preparations.
Here's how the menu's going to look (8 people total):
-Apéritifs: Cranberry kir to be eaten with olives, bread, cheese and spinach-artichoke dip
-Green salad and bread/butter -Pumpkin and chestnut soup
-Mashed potatoes and gravy-Orange-zest green beans with honey and walnuts
-TURKEY and stuffing, however no one has an oven large enough, so it's going to be pre-made. Let's see how that one goes...
-Cranberry sauce (2 euros a pop at the grocery store, it better be worth it)
-Apple, Pecan and/or Pumpkin PIES
-Mulled wine and cider slash coffee.
-TURKEY and stuffing, however no one has an oven large enough, so it's going to be pre-made. Let's see how that one goes...-Cranberry sauce (2 euros a pop at the grocery store, it better be worth it)
-Apple, Pecan and/or Pumpkin PIES
-Mulled wine and cider slash coffee.
And of course, lots and lots of wine and champagne throughout the evening.
I totally can't wait for this! It's going to be so fun celebrating my second un-important holiday to this "foreign" country.
I totally can't wait for this! It's going to be so fun celebrating my second un-important holiday to this "foreign" country.
1 comment:
i figure thanksgiving gives me a reason to not go to class..."but it's a holiday for ME!"
feel better soon :-)
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