January 23, 2006
So no pictures today. I haven't been carrying my camera around with me. There have been a lot of times where I had wished I had my camera in the past couple of days. The one picture I really wish I had taken was a car full of nuns dancing to music. It was priceless. I didn't go skiing this weekend, I needed to take a week off. It seems I stirred up my lacrosse injured hip from four years ago. I've been walking carefully because if I pop my hip out of place, I have no clue as to where I could go for a doctor. I have started tutoring Amandine, who wants to go to Cambridge for law. I guess it's good for me to practice the vocab with her so that I learn it too. I've been really doing good with my LSAT prep book. I feel really smart when I get series of questions right. Although, I think one of the main purposes of a prep book is to boost self confidence before going into an exam. I started crocheting myself another scarf, which makes me feel about 60 years older than I am.
I've been studying Spanish in my off-time. I learned the phrase “eso es el como” meaning “that's enough”. I plan to use it when Isvar (the Bolivian) pisses me off. I don't know what it is about him, but the girls and I think he's absolutely horrible. We've all agreed that he's a mix between three things: un con, un dragueur, and une fille. If you don't understand those words, go to www.wordreference.com for a translation. He's constantly flirting with Lena, and she can't stand it. We don't like talking to him, because he is an absolute idiot and can't hold a conversation, so we normally don't talk to him. This leads to him making the sad puppy face to try to get attention. I find the face extremely hilarious, so I usually have to walk out of the room before I burst into laughter. I know you all might think that this is pretty mean, but believe me, I wouldn't be writing about this if he was completely innocent and there was nothing wrong with him. Although he is 6 years older than me (I'm 22), he has extreme problems living on his own. To boot, since he can't win any of the girls in my apartment over with his extreme charm and intellect (that is extreme sarcasm), he has started to ask his students to go to the movies and to bars with him. I think that is one of the worst things he could have ever done. To put the cherry on the ice cream sundae, he is extremely stingy. He has problems paying 30 cents in order to share butter and milk. So, when he goes to the movies, he ends up asking his 17-19 year old companion to pay, promising that he will reimburse. (Which he never does.) After the movie, the girl also pays for his drinks at the local bar. I know this seems like complaining, but I have never met anyone in my life that does things like this. I'm stupefied by the arrogance, stinginess, and outright rudeness that he demonstrates. But anyway, I could probably complain for pages and pages, but maybe I'll save that for another day. I'll just sum it up by saying that everything that I have ever found repulsive or annoying in guys is exemplified by him.
Makes me extremely happy and gracious to have Phil. It makes me realize how lucky I am and how good he is to me. I've been plugging along on translating recipes for Danielle. And I have seemingly done no work on Algebra.
I have put a lot of work on my plate because I want to keep myself busy. Tonight I have to finish four things for school before I go to sleep. I have to make a list of GRE words for Amandine to learn. I have to critique a television show that the history department uses to teach about US history. I also have to watch a movie about the US's part in WW2 for its factual correctness. Finally, I have to break down the script of Pheobe's Wedding from Friends into 5 minute segments so that my drama students can learn the script.
I know this entry isn't the best, not much has really been happening. The girls and I have made it our goal to keep busy in order not to think about the time before we go home. This week, I plan on going to a reunion party for the assistants (current and previous) in the area on Thursday. On Sunday, I'm going to go skiing at Super Devoluy. Google it, it looks good.
One last word, best wishes to my Uncle Bob, who's in recovery and to my two cousins who go into surgery this week. You are always in my thoughts.