perhaps it's the summer heat. perhaps it's chronic depression. perhaps it's some quirky 60/40 or 80/20 combination of the two; nonetheless, my favorite blogger has been on hiatus for two weeks now...her scathing and quirky snippets are all that have kept me going as of late, and now i have nothing left to look forward to all. perhaps i will be subscribing to "tunafishdreams" instead.

you-who! how does this internet machine work?!?!

good morning america! arrival in france was flawless, and as any of you who have ever dealt with french administration can imagine, life is uncomplicated to say the least. wink. wink.

take for example our bout with internet service: orange (previously france télécom) owns the main landlines. we wanted SFR so we could call home for freebies...well, long story short, we're out 55 euros because SFR cut off our phone service with orange (which they shouldn't have done) and finally 8 weeks after our arrival here, we have service with orange instead of SFR. don't ask. it's complicated.

it's kind of like my paperwork to live and work here...it's complicated as well. in fact, our dog and cat are probably more legal to be living and working in the EU than i am, however, i don't see either of them getting off their keisters to do anything. helas...
i digress with this "sujet qui fâche" and furthermore, "cela m'incite à broyer du noir." i will stop here and rejoice in the simple things in life: minitel and the black beans that just arrived via la poste from my auntie. it could be worse, non?

top ten in teaching history:

my time as a teacher has come to a close. :) with many "student of the week" profiles gone by the wayside, i'd like to end the semester with the following top ten list...perhaps not the best, but surely the most memorable moments so far:



10. being called a "bitch" and "nice girl" in one breath by a student

9. having students ask me to move an 8:30 a.m. class time to accommodate them

8. being mistaken by students as a lesbian

7. receiving "love letters" on teaching evaluations at the end of the semester

6. getting grilled by students (see cuckoo chanel) on teaching evaluations

5. having one or two students turn out to be "cool" people and hanging with them post-class time

4. having students ask you if you "want to be a teacher when you grow up?" and telling them no

3. seeing justice served

2. getting an e-mail from a (minor) student asking for beer

1. not ever having to see their whiny faces again!!!

so long shit-stain, usa!

our worldly possessions are either shipped or sold, so now to mayberry i bid my final farewell:

pro bono is for boneheads

my original post title was going to be "pro bono is for boners" as i was recalling slang from years past (circa the sandlot when i was growing up and leave it to beaver when my parents were wee ones). i took one look at the hit results when i googled said term, and decided to avoid the porn, and keep it clean.

i'm bilingual. this causes people to flock to me when they need something done. currently, i am typing up health certificates for our pets so that they can move across the pond with us, and i also have to translate my husband and my driver's licenses. what stinks about this whole thing is that i'm not getting anything out of this except a neck ache and higher blood pressure. oy! i do hate capitalism, but oh, i love making money for the things that i do!

the bonehead award of the day goes to none other than yours truly. what a turd! furthermore, i am disgusted by the fact that "bonehead" appears to be a white supremacist band name also, and that there are still folks who carry out "white pride" events. gross. get over yourselves, whitey! and thank you google for enlightening me on a minute-to-minute basis.