I'M BACK!

5-25-11 (RM, France)

I apologize for the length of time that has elapsed since my last blog post. Life and school have become pretty mundane so I haven't really been inspired to write anything recently. Here is an update on life in France:

1) I met up with my old intern and her husband tonight at Sacre Coeur. They were married a while ago but they are now taking their European honeymoon. It was nice to see Emma and Ted and it sounds like they are going to have a nice trip through various parts of Europe.

2) School is in full gear and I have many papers to write. Some are interesting, some aren't. My current paper on industrial side energy demand is pretty damn boring and I don't enjoy it at all. Things should pick up when I get to write about alternative energies (which I am going to run through the gauntlet) and when I get to write about gold and silver markets.

3) I'm f---ing sick of not having a full size kitchen. Seriously, is it too much to ask for a full-sized fridge and an oven? I'm looking forward to being home and cooking decent meals again.

4) My allergies have been going bat shit crazy as of late. I've never had allergies like this in my whole life. Yesterday I had burning eyes, cough, wheezing, clogged nasal passages, and itchy skin. I couldn't sleep all night but luckily I didn't have class this morning and was able to sleep in.

5) I "met" someone "special"! By "met" I mean re-connected with and by "special" I mean that she will probably be my girlfriend when I get back home to the US. Lindsey was in OU Senate with me and she is getting her PhD in Political Communications. She is brilliant and beautiful. I admit to noticing her while I was in Senate but I was very loyal to my ex at the time and I pretty much ignored her. Turns out that we have a ton of things in common and she is a great gal all around. It is pretty much one of the most unexpected things to have happened to me so far while being in France. I'm definitely excited about visiting her upon my return.

6) I took part in a go-kart race last night. Although my team didn't place that high, I had fun driving. It was a pretty intense track (1.2 km long) and there were a ton of wipe outs and accidents. The only times I spun out were when I was trying to avoid other people that had crashed in front of me. Good times were had. Our team placed 14th out of 26. Not great, but not terrible.