Category Archives: paris

Plus fast!

By susan | Published: April 30, 2010
I noticed an ad in the métro claiming that some… product (I don’t recall what it was) was in fact “faster!” (than other competing products, I assume). What interested me was the fact that the phrase in French, “plus vite” (literally more fast), could be iconically abbreviated by swapping in the + sign for the [...]
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Please be advised:

By susan | Published: September 3, 2009
Please be advised: I am the friend of the stomach!
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New Look

By susan | Published: August 30, 2009
I’ve spent a bit of time changing around how things look, to reflect the fact that I’m now in Paris.  I have so much to write about, but for now, I leave you with CHEESE.  That is all.
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bahhh… oui!

By susan | Published: March 25, 2009
I will be moving to Paris this summer, and my excitement about this move can be explained by my belief that my life there will be something along the lines of this: (hat tip to res.cogitans)
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