Thievery

I just spent my monthly entertainment budget on food.

This little tiny specialty american food store the size of a walk in closet, where everything costs 6 - 8 euros a piece.

This may not seem like a lot, but it is nothing short of painful to pay 4 euro for a chocolate cake mix that you know costs 1.50 at Super Target.

Teething for the last 29 years....

I clench my teeth at night.

My dad grinds, my sister grinds. I grind my teeth so hard that I have cracked and broken them (heard: collective cringe). My dentist said last time I was in his office "That's amazing! Can I take some photos and post this on our website" after I broke a diamond centered crown with my night grinding. (yes I broke my tooth twice, the original AND the diamond centered crown that replaced it).

So I wear a night guard. A thick, plastic, protective mold that fits on my top teeth.

If I put on shiny shorts and and a pair of gloves I could be a boxer.

small streets, small cars

What would posess someone to buy a shopping cart on wheels? No really, there are two seats: one for you and one for your groceries.

Well this might.

Parking spaces in Paris go for 40 to 250 Euro per month. You can also buy one for 43,000 Euro. (60,000 dollar parking spot anyone?)

But who needs to BUY a parking spot when you can fit your car in the 2 inch space between parking spots.

Pain au Raisin

This is breakfast. This is the french version of a Cinnamon Roll. At first I was very skeptical (as I am with all foods that contain raisins), but then I got to the custard. Yes the yellow in the swirls is vanilla custard. Yes I do get to eat a a custard filled, rasin covered, buttery pastry for breakfast. And no one will try to tell me it is dessert. Even if it is right next to the chocolate pies and raspberry tartes. No one. Probably because they are eating their own dark chocolate filled, butter pastry breakfast.

Fish la Boissonnerie

Lunch: Rascasse (a fish), pistachio risotto, with sprouts on top.

So delightfully good.

Food

I love food. I love good food because no one can argue with me. I love good food because I have a taste for it.

You might say, who doesn't love good food? But I can tell you I have had at least 3 boyfriends who would be just as happy eating dirt. They would appreciate good food, but they don't look for it.

I will be posting pictures of food, because what else can I do but bore others with my obsession with tasty, textured, colorful, flirty, sexy food.

J'aimerais bien

"J'aimerais bien un verre d'eau...

...s'il te plaît"

"I would like a glass of water...

...please"

This is my boyfriends utterly polite way of saying that he would like me to get him a glass of water. I am not sure why this irks me so, but it does.

Is it because he doesn't have to actually ASK me, just mention that he would like something? Is it because he won't get it himself?

I am going to go with the former.