i just blue myself

this morning we moved into our permanent residences at the cite. will had to wake up nice and early, hung over and all, around 630. my bed was on the floor, so he had to step over me to even do anything, so i was woken up nice an early anyways. i fell right back asleep though, so it was still a productive sleep. drew and i had to wake up at the same time. so i naturally woke up first, showered, and woke him up around 805. we had to be downstairs at 830. just as i shake him, our room phone rings. it was anne-marie, she was downstairs waiting for us...

backstory, there are protests in france, lots of them and they happen from time to time. over 1 million people were going to show up today according to the nytimes. traffic is awful, metros stop working, along with the RER and the bus lines; it just becomes a huge mess.

sooo, she told us to be ready around 830. but apparently, the roads weren't that bad in the morning, so we had to book it out of the room and fast to beat the crowds. two traffic jams and almost two of which we would have been part of later, we eventually arrived at our housing. our rooms are gigantic and in a very peaceful part of paris in the 14th arrondissement. it's a beautiful big white building, with textiles lining the floors. the entrance has the seal of the united states. the outside has a french and american flag flying in tandem. there's a Black man at the front who guards the desk. he's unbelievably friendly and helpful, yet he doesn't speak a word of english. i like that though, it's good practice.

after a quick exploration, a quick nap, drew and i just decided to chill. as i'm leaving my room, i hear panda bear coming from a computer down the hall. i stick my head in, and there's this tall guy name brendon who's been here since august studying. really nice kid. very indie and just cool. he, drew, robin and i talked until about 8, then we decided to go to dinner at a chinese place down the street. i had this four course meal for 8.90, it's a great deal.

on the walk home, we all realized we love arrested development. we quoted the entire show and laughed the whole way home. we unanimously agree that tobias and gob are the best characters.

we have our placement exam tomorrow, so i'm about to go to bed.

cheers, jhabra