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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

eric has gone riding/biking for a few days.
i feel like a teenager whose parents have gone away for the weekend and i'm left all alone... to do whatever i please. (uhhh.not that i don't do whatever i want when he IS home!ha!)
party anyone??! yesssssss. me, BBC Prime (The figs need the hornbills just as much as the hornbills need the figs.) and my sudoku book?

le 14 juillet is friday. which means a 4 day work week. which means more time for becky to bake in the sun, swim in the lake, shop, think about getting her hair cut, put off buying a plane ticket home, and plan a village / benefit music festival for the fall.
having just started a summer job (10 copies of the DaVinci Code, 5 Asterix comics, and an assortment of 'sentimental' novels, please), it's SO much easier now, than say a week and a half ago, to just laze around at home without feeling guilty.

did not work may/june. instead, after escaping to london, then lyon, then the mediterranean/hautes alpes, i roadtripped with the folks out to Liechtenstein. that's right. connected with the family roots in tiny Swiss cantons while enjoying spectacular scenery and making mommy's Sound of Music dreams come true!
then alexa and claire came to visit. then andres. we went to Chamonixxxxx! hot!
all the while feeding my growing World Cup addiction -

the BEST match: France vs. Brazil -
we found ourselves in Paris, visiting Jeah and Adeline (who's got this awesome flat just across the Seine from Notre Dame) and Seb and Emma (who live in the north end).
we watched it in a pub full of crazies (the only way to go) -
the party erupted in the streets and the honking of horns, flag waving, and general debauchery continued into the wee hours of the night




















Musilac at Aix-les-Bains this past friday was my first 'festival' experience of the summer - though it hardly counts. was upfront for Starsailor, going nuts with fellow hardcore fans. left immediately after their set to go to the signing booth and blah blah blah could fill this with girly rambling about how they-- *ahem* *cough*recognizedmeandsaidgoodtoseeyouagain*cough*... went back into the crowd to watch Simple Minds! (Don't you, forget about me... la la la la laaaa la la la laaaa la la la LA la la la la la LA)
couldnt be bothered to stick around for Texas (oh so middle of the road) so i got a pizza and listened from afar.

and now i work monday to friday, 8-4:10. at least i can swim in the lake at lunch. and i don't even LIKE swimming! generally.
Alex is due for another visit soon.
am itching to get away as soon as my contract ends August 31. possibly some random festivals in England. or France. or anywhere. Berlin is still calling me to come back.
otherwise I'll be back in Canada sometime in October. after one full year away.
am looking forward to living in m......l? as much as i'd like it to be Toronto, it won't be. but i am a happy girl. and have nothing to complain about. except for this bloody heatwave ~

~ rebecca 6:06 PM ~ [+]