Salut, Shoshana!

Inspires me

2012-04-06T20:53:00.003+02:00

"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times."

That's how I feel about my 20s. I don't mean to be [riding] a dead horse but I just wanted to say it. It's the time you taste the sweetness of what's allowed just because technically, you're an adult. I remember saying many times "I'm an adult." Not that I believed it. It was also the period when I doubted myself most, disappointed myself most, was disappointed by others most and lost most. But my biggest loss, was that of ideal and therein my naivety. I don't think there's anything ideal about existence: soul mate, love, job, address. It is what it is. And for me, the things that are really important are things I spent my whole life dreaming about, waiting to happen. I think this is what adulthood is: licence to honour one's dreams and honour the potential of one's true self. I'm excited about this new decade and it inspires me. It inspires me just as these fruit trays do and this article I read here makes me feel the raw edge of a million flickering butterflies, had my hairs standing on end. This man, owns my respect. I cannot see what's more exciting than working on what is your dream.

Have a great weekend.
Bises. Xx

Un petit goûter

2012-04-04T11:03:00.000+02:00

Pain du chocolat aux amandes
and a ray of sunshine, decadence.

It's about time

2012-04-04T10:41:00.000+02:00

... I try to break in my new pair of Oxford.

An end to procrastination, getting practical

2012-04-03T10:47:00.000+02:00

After sitting on the fridge for nearly two months, I pushed hesitation aside and got the Kindle sorted. I must admit, not a bad experience at all! Novel, definitely! As Pip would say, "Don't knock it till you've tried it!"

Sooooo, what's it like? I'd say it's like a toss up between a movie and a book. Inherently similar, yet different, non-conflicting experiences in their own right.

The rest is still unwritten

2012-04-02T22:35:00.002+02:00

Cannot believe there was a time when I couldn't do this. What you don't learn in 30yrs, you learn in an hour. April 2, I got this!

The rest is still unwritten.

Thirty Awesome

2012-04-01T22:44:00.000+02:00

It's officially April of the year I turn thirty. I'm owning this month of 30 days with all egoism. Thirty days, thirty novelties, no apologies.

For starters, the Nantes carnival with Beth and Colin, snakebite, cotton candy and lots of confetti in my hair.

Spring, you inspire me.

2012-03-22T22:26:00.000+01:00

You are the real artist. We can only try to copy you.

Vive la diversité!

2012-02-18T11:54:00.000+01:00

Romanian. Jamaican. Russian.
Diversity: capital asset, wonder of the 21st century. Now we're talking!

Flash in NANTES!!!!

2012-02-11T11:51:00.000+01:00

Flash and Resd Stripe in Nantes!!!

-13°C, Siberian winter

2012-02-05T11:48:00.001+01:00

I'm not crying on purpose.

BoW Burrito Party

2012-01-21T11:14:00.000+01:00

It's been a month since Black or White has left the scene and ended my weekly burrito indulgence. Just as I began thinking scandalously outloud that there was nothing I wouldn't do for one of Kimberly's oh so decadent burritos, she saves the year and organises a Burrito Party!

Goodbye, Jula. Hello, Castel Rouge!

2012-01-20T11:44:00.000+01:00

Bonne route, notre petite allemande. Bisou.

"I can't believe that's _____%!" - Jula.

Saturday Morning Market

2012-01-07T11:35:00.000+01:00

The Market Goes Away...

2012-01-02T11:24:00.000+01:00

... Place Graslin returns and winter REALLY begins!

A question of honour

2012-01-01T22:55:00.000+01:00

Could you not download or make copies of my images, please? Could you do that? Please?

Thanks.

Coeur de Lion

2012-01-01T11:08:00.000+01:00

Absolutely addicted to this Cœur de Lion Camembert cheese! Left it in the fridge and when I got back to the appart, I had to ask: "Did something die in here?" Seriously, you have to have a lion's heart to eat it, lol. Sooo stink, but sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!

Dear First Lover

2011-12-31T21:41:00.001+01:00

Dear First Lover,

I thought I'd' make you privvy to the thoughts I've felt. They finally came to me, three years later. Thanks, Alicia for unlocking my confusion.

You broke my heart
And now it's' raining
Just to rub it in
I'm at your door
I feel so crazy about it
You'll say "I told you so"
You saw it long ago
You knew he had to go
I finally came round'
I'm back on solid ground
Can't let it get me down

It's' alright
It's' alright
It's' alright
It's' alright
It's' alright
It's' alright

Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So called it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned

Sometimes
Some lies
Can take a minute
To fully realize
His tears
Your eyes
Thirty seconds to apologize
You give it one more chance
Just like the time before
But he already know you'd give a hundred more
Until that night in bed
You wake up in a sweat
You're racing to the door
Can take it anymore

I was burned but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So call it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned

Life perfect
Ain't perfect
If you don't know what the struggles' for
Falling down
Ain't falling down
If you don't cry when you hit the floor
It's called the past cause I'm getting past
And I ain't nothing like I was before
You ought to see me now

Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So call it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned

Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So call it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned

PS
First Lover, the life you have is the life you wanted. So long, this story is at it's very end and i'm not taking you into my new year. The very best to you.

"The present is a gift" - Alicia Keys

2011-12-23T17:21:00.000+01:00

If I had no more time
No more time left to be here
Would you cherish what we had?
Was it everything that you were looking for?

I don't wanna forget the present is a gift
And I don't wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me
'Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed

Winter Welcome with Alicia Keys

2011-12-22T17:03:00.000+01:00

First day of winter: il fait beau, il fait chaud. The sun is like a promise from God himself. What better way to welcome it but with the first 30 seconds of that piano intro to Alicia Keys' As I Am! On days like these, I'm made to remember my number one love, ME.

A Litte Treat on Rue Crébillon

2011-12-21T19:33:00.001+01:00

Faire le Mur

2011-12-21T18:16:00.000+01:00

I must applaud the efforts by LU at celebrating street art as art with their latest Faire le Mur exhibition now on.

I have however, one solitary problem with the exhibition and it is that many of the pieces selected by LU are unimaginative, have a repetitive nauseating palate and do very little to dispel the prejudice against street art as odious disfigurations and aggressive outrage.

There were a few pieces I liked:

But they still do not compare to the works of Banksy nor Shepherd Fairey. I'm still left asking: besides registering the artist's presence, what really is the message?

2011-12-20T18:13:00.000+01:00

I just love Place Graslin at night.

And apparently so do they:)

Les Indignés Ont Quitté Leur Place!

2011-12-19T18:01:00.001+01:00

Too cold to be indignant?

After what seemed to be an unstoppable expansion les Indignés have lost what was my growing admiration.

Coming Soon: A Brand New Second-hand Called

2011-12-18T19:06:00.000+01:00

Place Bouffay:)

Black or White BOWS Out:(

2011-12-17T17:48:00.000+01:00

Farewell, beloved café.

Needed: A cool new hangout spot, with real burritos, homemade treats and great expat company.