Cinq jours

Ah, feeling a little crazy now and then, but then acting sane for most of the time. Counting on des choses quotidiennes et nombreuses à mon travail to keep me on track until i see him again. Oh, upon the good advice of a friend i have decided to create a secret blog! Words to hold my moments. Moments that i don't ever want to let go. Hehe, thanks for the advice N, but sorry, can't share the key with ya! Quel dommage! For my eyes only, old friend!

Guess i will leave the inauguration for tomorrow! No, no, not what you are thinking...i really have no feelings for Valentine's day, just that it's too darn late in the night to start a whole new blog. As for me, i would rather celebrate St. Patrick's Day. :-P Que-dites vous, monsieur j? Oh, i so want to say your name, but i can't! Hmph!

I have been crazy busy since i got back. Started my lundi with an exam that killed my students supposedly, mais c'est pas ma faute! Hopefully they will wise up by the final and realize that regurgitating won't get them anywhere with me. Although i peeked into the exams a little as per mr jones' suggestion and found at least one brilliant exam. And it's not just by my fav students! Oh my, a girl too! Hmm, wonder why you are so quiet in class dear. Dazzle me girl, cause you've got it down!

Mardi, senate meeting was so much fun, cause we had Welcome Back Emeritii Day. Bunch of old profs showed up in tweeds and three-piece suits and shared what they have been up to, since retiring. Never in my experience as a senator have i heard so much laughter and applause. It began with one serious guy standing up and narrating for 5 minutes all the 37 things he has completed since his retirement. Gets nods and smiles. Next up was a cantacerous guy with a pasty smile. He offers one sentence in his growl of a voice, "I retired 15 years ago and haven't done a damn thing since!" Hall bursts with laughter and applause! hehe, melikes too! And then it goes on and on for like an hour... aww... i like old people!

Mercredi, learned useful bad words in french class. I was put in the group with two like-minded guys to extract historical evidence about french revolution en français but ended up extracting many good but not so historical stuff from our like-minded prof. Guys asked how to say "that girl is hot". Hmm, very politely, like "C'est une jolie femme". Never say "bonne femme" though. It's means something else. How to say my boyfriend is one hot guy? "C'est un chaud lapin"...hehe not so polite now, is it? It actually means someone who enjoys sex a lot, literally meaning something else again! So learning a language is a lot of responsibility, huh, you don't want to get mixed up and send wrong signals!

Okay, we didn't learn much about fall of Bastille, but i knew it already!

Sigh. I have a tough month coming at me. New grant proposal, a talk, a workshop i am organizing are all in addition to my daily chores. Got the ball rolling on grant today, i need like 10 letters at least, man! Eek, had my intake meeting this morning and guess what! The grant analyst was no other than my ex-student Y, someone i flunked like four years back. Let's rephrase, someone who flunked my advanced M-theory class gorgeously. Pas ma faute vraiment! I am seriously pouting now! Anyway, s/he was uber-nice and helpful. Thank you, dear, you get an A this time!

Vendredi soir, trying to study french. Using my 501 french verb book, but not getting much done. Just staring at the inscription...

Girl you are so gone!