Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Jul 07, 2010
Summer`s here in the south of France. It seemed to come all of a sudden on the last Sunday of June. The weather changed abruptly from pleasant to dirty, summer hot almost as though somebody threw a switch.
I like it but I`ve got to admit the humidity is cutting into my cigar smoking time. The hot sticky weather makes them a little soggy so I
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Jun 15, 2010
I'm starting to get on board with the way things are done here.
I don't know if it's true for all of France but when you're in this part of the country you've got to know that a meeting or an errand that would take an hour or so back home takes up a much larger part of your day.
Example: I've been wanting to join the AVF (Accueil des Villes
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
May 16, 2010
When I saw I wasn't on the schedule for the next week I was pretty sure my days were numbered at the Pub.
Sure enough... the job ended. The owner phoned me and told me that he really liked me but that I just wasn't up to speed. When I worked he lost money. I was a little disappointed to lose the cash coming in but not surprised. Even at the height
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Apr 18, 2010
Jobs that you're qualified for if you have a neck tattoo:
- cool bartender at a hip bar
- 1990's web designer
- junkie with a heart of gold in a Keanu Reeves movie who tips Keanu off that the Japanese mob is looking for him and then is found dead a few scenes later killed Japanese mob style
- cliched rock star
- the annoying guy on a reality show
Thought about
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Apr 05, 2010
Found out today that some French change rooms are communal or at least the one at Jean Bouin Complexe is. The entrance for the men and women is separate and there are separate toilets for each but then each opens up into a larger change area with lockers and that's the part I didn't know about. Coming out of the pool I walked back into the Men's
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Mar 26, 2010
It`s a fact. Ninety percent of the world`s black clothing dye is used in Nice. The other ten percent is used by a group of Goth kids living in a suburb of Sacremento. It`s a fact. If you doubt it just take a walk on the Promenade and I challenge you to prove me wrong.
Here`s another fact. The more French you learn; the more you realize how crappy
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Mar 16, 2010
Why is it that when North American women pass sixty they seem to give up on looking stylish? It's like they wake up on the first day of their sixtieth year and decide - 'What I need is the haircut of a twelve year old boy, an oversized t-shirt with a kitty on it and dungarees that a coal miner would wear.'
They also choose to call jeans dungarees
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Jan 29, 2010
The last few weeks have been mostly grey and rainy but finally the sun has come out. It's welcome since the greyness combined with the large amount of abandoned buildings around here has reminded me of the movie of Cormac McCarthy's book, 'The Road'. I've been wondering how many people have been looking at me and wondering how delicious I'd taste.
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Jan 23, 2010
Nope - the smell in my apartment isn't gone. One of two things is occurring. The first is that I probably just get used to the smell but if I'm gone for more than twenty four hours I'm no longer used to it so I notice it all over again. Or, when I leave there's some sort of old man-chewing tobacco-bad barbecue rub with stale beer conference hosted
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Jan 20, 2010
Left early Monday morning for the big trip down to Miami. I love getting up early. It happened when I turned 40 and took me by surprise. I've always loved sleeping in. I hated waking up for work in the mornings and I used to count the days until Saturday AM when I could lie in bed and refuse to get up until my bladder said, "This is ridiculous."
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Jan 12, 2010
I almost got a job as a custodian at a High School. At first, I was happy to have some permanent work until my visa came through. I thought it might be kind of a Good Will Hunting situation for me. Instead of waiting until class was dismissed to solve problems, though, I'd burst in during class (any class) and solve problems incorrectly and shout
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Jan 07, 2010
This year, Daniel Day-Lewis starred in a musical with Fergie and Bob Dylan released a Christmas album. That's a crap year.
Oh - I think I have the smell in my apartment narrowed down. I don't know what's causing it and I can't say exactly what it is but the epicenter seems to be in the bathroom.
Nobody in real life sing talks so that's what's wrong
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Dec 29, 2009
There's definitely a weird smell in my new apartment but I can't put my nose on it. It's somewhere between left out cheese and old wet dog.
Two big events this past week - Looking for a job and Christmas.
First off let's just recap how much I love my fiance. If you put together all my favourite runs: the Ottawa canal, that ten mile run I did
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Dec 21, 2009
This is how I've chosen to think of my time back in the US until my Visa comes through: I imagine I'm in exile. The United States has graciously accepted my plea for asylum. I used to be the head of a royal family based in the south of France. I'm related to the Grimaldi's except where Albert excelled at bobsled I was great at skeleton. We're
Posted by: Reece in Uncategorised on
Dec 14, 2009
The countdown to my stay in France started Friday. My fiance and I went to a great restaurant in Nice by the name of Luc's. She considers it the best restaurant in Nice and after dinner there, I'm not going to fight her on that one. Foie gras, lamb, fish, creme brulee and lots of wine. I drank the wine. She had half a glass and I thought it'd be
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