Unfortunately, there’s nothing sexy about how I’m feeling right now in this Paris heat wave: hot and yes, very heavy. Everyone says the last few weeks of pregnancy are the worst and I can’t disagree.
However, as D-Day approaches, I figured I’d give a shout-out to all the things that got me through these nine months [...]
Entries from August 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Hot & Heavy
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Cleaning Out The Closets
Well it looks like my nesting instinct has feebly kicked in… somewhat. Yesterday, I finally got around to tackling my overstuffed closets.
I’m something of a reformed clotheshorse and a trying-not-to-be pack rat. Dman helped out by giving the definitive, “Hell no, throw that out!” whenever I got too sentimental—or pack-ratty.
But it got me to thinking… [...]
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Going Postal, French-Style
I know the US Postal Service leaves a lot to be desired, what with the endless lines, the bored-out-of-their-skulls workers, the inane people who don’t know how to use the automatic stamp machines. (It’s just like a soda machine, folks.)
Incredibly, the French postal service is even worse! The post offices themselves are pretty much exactly [...]
Monday, August 3, 2009
Best Korean in Paris (No, Not Me)
With no K-town in Paris (though there’s Chinatown in the 13th and Japantown in the 2nd), finding a Korean restaurant with really good food hasn’t been easy. So far, I think I’ve tried about 10 of the 50 or so here in the City of Lights.
Can you believe there are actually 50? I couldn’t, but [...]
