Move Along, Move Along

I'm sitting in my room at home, trying to comprehend the fact that I've only been here for two weeks and it feels like ten years. Perhaps that's a good thing. I'm into a routine now and settling in finally. I still feel, however, like I'm in a crazy time zone where it all goes so fast, when in reality it moves at a snail's pace.

It's a beautiful day here in France. I only woke up about an hour ago after a hectic night trying to find a club that ended up having closed 2 years ago. This weekend, all museums/sites around Paris are free, so I'm thinking I should take advantage of that and have a Victoria Day walking around and seeing what I can. Yesterday, I went to the Chateau de Vincennes, where I watched an hour-long ceremony in which the students in uniform (complete with huge, black, moon-boots) from the Ecole Militaire got badges of honor. Otherwise, the weekend has been filled with nightlife-hijinks. A new lesson from Victoria's School for People Back Home: gay men love women here. I learned this by going to a cub called Banana Cafe with my friends where we were literally assaulted by topless men, one of whom, (with the body of Hulk Hogan, fyi), actually grabbed me and lifted me into the air, bouncing me up and down. I felt like a Jewish woman in a chair at her wedding.

Maria emailed me on Friday night asking if I would help her American-playwright-friend on Thursday. She was very vague, and didn't really get into what exactly I would be doing, but I said yes of course. Apparently this gentlemen had heart surgery recently and needs help doing God knows what with his current production, so she got a hold of me. More to come when I actually know what I'm doing with this man...

I must say, frankly, that any other updates I could give would be less than exciting, but I will say that I am finally feeling very happy to be here. I've reached the more-than-content zone, and it only just happened over a period of a few days. Let's just hope I don't jinx it...

Note: Shout-out to my mom and Jeff for the progress you've made on the store. The pictures look awesome! And I wasn't kidding about getting a life-sized dummy of me to put in the corner at the opening party so it would be like I was there, just creepier.