bon hiver!

last night's protein shake was thwarted by the cleaning lady having thrown out a necessary but otherwise useless little grey cap. i'm not happy about this.

---i woke up really early to call my insurance company and then remembered that it was friday already and the israeli work week was over...

... i subsequently had trouble getting back to sleep. eventually i did sleep a little, and dreamed of trying to take two dogs for a walk and that action somehow becoming complicated. suddenly i was on a bus and a boy referred to the banana he was eating as meat (freud, you there?) which sparked a debate with another kid over the ethics of battery farming. i ended it by saying that even the bible tells us not to be cruel to animals. i woke up feeling dirty.

---before class bnw called me up to invite me to her birthday party tomorrow night, which is unfortunate because i already have tickets for the national poetry slam finals. we agreed that i'd come visit on monday (which is her actual birthday), and that we'd have beers to celebrate but not discuss work. i'm down with that, but at the same time concern is developing that we're not making much progress.

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after class i had coffee with fcmg (french class myth girl) and we spent two and a half hours discussing the project. so far she seems like the best fit of everyone i've met, she's really enthusiastic and she even appreciates my script! that was quite flattering. what was really sweet was her tearing up when i described the background of the story being told - to be fair, she's pregnant and emotional, but she didn't tear up when it would have been inappropriate :P

so now she's digging into the mythological texts and my script and once she's returned to me with her version of the storyboard we'll arrange to introduce her to bnw so she can compare notes and match styles where necessary. a part of me suspects that she'll be taking over some of bnw's work at some stage.

---during the class i used tiger balm not only to relieve my neck (the area around my slipped disc is inflamed and i can feel it now that the rest of my muscles have relaxed a bit) but also to mask the scent of the girl who arrived last and so allowed us to be absolutely sure that it's her :S

regarding the french level: i should have found an intermediate class, but this is still helpful. my groundwork is much stronger and it's been quite a confidence boost; i'm reading bone with a dictionary but the experience is still pleasurable. also, tomorrow i'll be joining a french meetup with strangers. this should be interesting!

---it's gonna snow this weekend - so i phoned mont saint sauveur to verify that i wasn't confused... the slopes are officially open for the season!!!

i'm pretty darned excited, i'm gonna go up on sunday ^_^

---after reading more bone and taking a nap i went to walmart to pick up some folding chairs so that my gaming guests will have a place to sit tonight. i deposited the chairs at home and went to the farther supermarket to pick up chocolate for bnw (okay, and myself and my guests tonight) with a groovy house mix accompanying me through the chilly evening air. that made me extremely bouncy and maintained the big smile on my face that the rest of the day had so kindly placed there.

i stopped at subway for a quick bite and the guy advised me to try the jalapeños - good one! i was paying for six inches when he suggested that it would be a shame not to get the whole foot for another dollar, so while i ate he made the other half for me. nice!

i decided to post this while waiting for the guys to arrive - i think that was a good idea because this weekend should be pretty crazy :D