- A's the initial of my first name.
- I'm an Aries.
- I don't like After Eights. Somehow,
I don't think mint and chocolate go together that well.
. . .
- I like Baking more than cooking.
- I have never managed to read an entire book by Balzac.
Nor one by Proust. The descriptions are way too long...
- I am fascinated by Bilinguism and
I am planning to give my children a bilingual education.
- I love Books. Actually, I am a
hungry bookworm, and I'd be in trouble if I had to stay too far
away from any public library...
. . .
- I have never owned a Car.
- Cassoulet is one of the few things
that I simply cannot eat, along with liver and meat variety in
general. Yuuck!!
- I think Cell Phones are a nuisance.
They encourage people to be impatient, rude and constantly showing
off.
- My favourite Chocolate is black
with whole almonds.
- I love the smell of freshly brewed Coffee
- however, in spite of the repeated encouragements of both
my Grans, I don't drink coffee. I find it way too bitter.
- I love Coffee Shops- My favorite
of all is Second Cup Co.
- I used to make a lot of Collages.
I should start collaging again.
- Payne's Grey is my favorite Color.
Windsor's, not Schmincke's. (Those who've been around watercolors
will know wat I mean...)
- Canada and Ireland are Countries
where I'd like to live for a while.
. . .
- I am a very poor Dancer. In fact,
I don't really like to dance.
- I've started my first Diary in
the summer of grade 6, and since then I've been keeping one off
and on. More on than off, as things turn out. I burnt a whole
pack of diaries when I decided to stop writing diaries, at age
18. I decide to stop writing diaries on a regular basis, but so
far I've always started again rather sooner than later.
- I am not very fond of Discos. I'll
avoid clubbing whenever I can.
. . .
- I have kept the first pair of Earings
I received for five years before I finally had the guts to get
my ears pierced.
- The Eiffel Tower is one of my favorite
places in Paris.
- Euro. I don't think I'll ever get
used to our new currency.
. . .
- I've spent two months in London, and I never had Fish
& Chips!
- I received my first Flower Bouquet
from my highschool best friend on my 18th birthday.
- I used to think there were Forever things.
Now I'm just waiting to see how things will turn out.
- Next time I go to London, I definately have to have tea at Fortnum
& Mason.
- I'm from France.
. . .
- I love playing Games (cards, or
other - not chess thought.)
- When I finally settle down somewhere, I very much hope I'll
have a Garden.
- I think Garfield is a pretty cool
comic character. I like Droopy too...
- I want to have children, but, although I know it's supposed
to be the most natural thing in the world, I'm really, really
scared about Giving Birth.
- Guinness is one of my favorite
bears, and one day, I will go have a pint of Guinness in a pub
in Ireland.
- I tend to get on better with Guys,
rather than girls.
. . .
- When I was younger, Arsène Lupin and Rhett Butler were
my Heroes.
- I hate Housekeeping. As well as
dishwashing, and all other chores that remotely involve washing
or cleaning.
. . .
- Isa is a magazine that I occasionnaly
read.
- I like to burn Incense at home.
- I like Independant Theaters.
. . .
- I'm not a good Joke teller.
- When I was younger, I wanted to be a Journalist.
Or a writer. Or a radio presentator...
. . .
- When I have time, I definately want to learn how to Knit.
- I have never seen Koalas.
. . .
- I like the concept of Lagniappes.
I first found about it reading a novel called New Orleans Legacy.
- I find Languages fascinating. I
wish I could speak at least ten languages, including Czeck, German,
Hindi, Japoneese, Romanian and Swahili. But I do not wish
to be able to speak all languages, because then, they may not
seem as fascinating...
- I don't like Licorice, but it always
reminds me of the day when my friend's licorice stick got eaten
by a goat- That was so funny!
- I have decided to STOP drinking Lipton
Yellow tea, because it is simply undrinkable.
- I am currently listening to this great song by Liz
McComb, There's a man upstairs, and guess what?
You can download it here!
. . .
- I make a point of not eating at
Mac Donald's. Actually I haven't been into one for months.
Except once a few weeks ago, because they serve the cheapest tea
in Paris that also happens NOT to be bloody Lipton Yellow!
One has to give them credit for that. BIG credit.
- Messy is in the eye of the beholder.
(remember that if you ever cross the threshold of my house!)
- Memory. What I originally wanted
to mention here is the amazing website RAM,
but the first thing that came to my mind when I wrote the word
was the song by Barbara Streisand...
- I don't have a Middle Name.
- I am not a Morning person. As a
matter of fact, as I'm writing this, it's nearly 1:00 am.
- I listen to Music a lot. I especially
like Rythm & Blues, and songs with words that mean something,
such as Lynda Lemay, Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens...
. . .
- I don't usually read the Newspapers.
- I hope I'll finally be able to write a Novel
someday. Or short stories, perhaps.
. . .
- Olim is the name of this website.
It was also the title of a cheesy novel I wrote back in junior
highschool.
- I don't like to be living On My Own.
- One Hundred Things About Someone Else:
check out Melanie's
list.
. . .
- I love Pancakes. With mapple syrup!
And talk about blueberry pancakes! Yummy!!!
- I am quite into Peach: peach yoggurts,
peach tea, peach shampoo, ... peach toilet paper!?
- I'm not very fond of Pets. I like
them in other people's houses, as long as they don't constantly
jump on me.
- I'm not very interested in Politics.
- I never had any Posters of movie
stars, singers, or anyone remotely famous on my walls.
- I am quite good at Procrastinating
things. So I often end up frantically stressing out to get them
done before the deadline.
- Punctuality is the politeness of
kings - Good thing that I ain't no king, 'coz I would have been
considered pretty rude... I tend to be late a great deal...
. . .
- I don't understand people who Quarell
all the time, and still live together.
- I like Quotations. I am always
on the lookout for good ones.
. . .
- I love the scene where Pierre Richard dances on all
fours around a plate full of dog food for the Ragoutoutou
commercial in one of his movies.
- I Rant quite often.
- I love Rice. Especially scented
rice from Thailand that come in 5, 10 and 25kg bags. I could eat
some everyday.
- I used to be scared of Roller Coasters.
Not I enjoy the ride.
. . .
- I like the word "Serendipity",
and the whole concept of serendipity.
- I was shocked when I discovered Sherlock
Holmes was a drug addict.
- I can't Sing.
- I just love long Skirts.
- I hate the Smell Of Cigarette on
my clothes and hair after going to a party or bar where everyone
does smoke...
- I don't Smoke.
- Snow is magic!!
- I hate Soccer! Watching soccer,
playing soccer, listening to people arguing about soccer teams
and such. Soccer sucks!
- Lord Arthur Saville's Crime by Oscar Wilde is one of
my favorite Stories.
- I don't react well under Stress.
Past a certain level, I become frantic and panicky.
- I would definately Swim more often
if it didn't involve all this trimming hassle to get one's female
butt into a swimsuit.
. . .
- I love Tea. I can't imagine a
world without tea!
- The first thing that struck me when I came back to France after
spending a year abroad was the pink Toilet
paper in the loo at Charles de Gaulle airport. The second
shock came with the realization of the size and price of a so-called
large tea at the airport café.
- I think Translation is a most tedious,
difficult, challenging and fascinating activity. I would have
loved to make it my job.
- I don't have a TV, and I am adamant
NOT to own one. Because it's too easy to switch it on, and watch
crap all day long, regardless of all the better things that could
have been done meanwhile.
- However, I'm addicted to a couple of TV
shows, namely Friends and The Gilmore
Girls.
. . .
- Most of the time, I'd rather get wet than use an Umbrella.
. . .
- My brother plays the Violin.
- Volley-ball is the only sport I
really like, practice and am good at.
. . .
- I've worked as Waitress for a few
months. I don't think I was very good at it.
- I think creating Websites is fun.
- I love the smell of White Musc.
- I like Writing. I've often been
told I have a knack for it, be it in French or in English - strangely
enough...
. . .
- I can't play the Xylophone, or
any other instrument, for that matter.
. . .
- Yes, this entry and the above are
bogus, but do you have any idea how hard it is to find
words starting with X or Y?
. . .
- If I have a daughter, I'd like to call her Zélie,
after my great-great-grandmother. Of course, I never knew her,
but my Gran often talks about her. It's a family thing.
- I often play a Zen Garden cd to
cool off and relax at work.
A., February 2003.
