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Friday, October 25, 2013

sometimes...

i miss america or better yet amercia me misses. french lesson:

The French verb manquer is a regular -ER verb. It means "to miss," but can cause confusion because it is sometimes used in an unusual construction.

Manquer + direct object means "to miss something," in the sense of not being at/on/in it

   J'ai manqué l'autobus.
   I missed the bus.

   Il va manquer le film.
   He's going to miss the movie.

Manquer + de + direct object means "to lack something"

   Vous manquez de patience.
   You lack patience.

   Ce thé manque de lait.
   This tea is lacking (needs) milk.

Manquer + de + verb means "to fail to do something"

   J'ai manqué de faire mes devoirs.
   I didn't do my homework.

   Ne manque pas de m'écrire !
   Be sure to write to me!
   (Literally, Don't fail to write...)

Manquer + à means "to miss a person, place, or thing,"* as in to feel the lack of it:

   David manque à moi. > David me manque.
   I miss David.

   Tu manques à moi. > Tu me manques.
   I miss you.

so as i was saying sometimes i miss america i mean america me misses and i play bon iver over and over again. jess nor i have yet to see him but we will one day. also pepperoni pizza me misses much.

salut
john
we.did.buy.a.car.and.to.see.more.go.to.www.jessicannna.blogspot.com

Thursday, October 24, 2013

and so we wait

binge

binj/

informal

noun

1.
a short period devoted to indulging in an activity to excess, esp. ~~drinking alcohol~~ or eating (pastries)

*I know the text above has nothing to do with anything but it is there to pacify my very need to be creative in silly textual ways. that job belongs to my wife though I guess. anyhow this isn’t important but perhaps I will include french words or phrases in the future like so. voila.

jessie and I take walks down to the small center of our little village from time to time. we have two main boulangeries in town. it is so fun to go search for fresh bread everyday. we haven’t yet decided on which is the best. we will keep you updated on that and may even post photos of our treats along the way.

we decided to focus on mailboxes the other day on our walk which actually give a decent view of what we have been looking to everyday. to be clear, we have been waiting for almost now 3 weeks to receive our debit cards for our french bank account. the french are like escargots. slow pokes. they insist on sending you three separate letters from the bank which gives you the green light to go pick up your card at the actual bank only to tell you that the application is still not complete once you have received the three letters and make the 30 minute trip. so we are still waiting on our cards. and it wouldn’t be so bad if EVERYTHING else wasn’t contingent on that one debit carte bleu.

salut

john

we.might.buy.a.car.tonight

Thursday, February 21, 2013

it happened

yup

we succeeded

and it was alllll done here

we even got some bread all so delicious for like 1 dollar

you believe that

artisan bread from whole foods

we actually have learned to love this place and this area in particular

it is where all the whole foods consumption takes place

the other jessie got off of work and we just hung out here

we took a seat at some table bar and just relaxed

I am sort of afraid of what our diet/meals might look like in the near future

for now they work and boy do they work

salut

john

what.are.you.sacrificing

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

the list

I have always been into shopping

I swear it is the only thing my family and I do when I visit home

I can really be a burden though

I have strong opinions and I usually, mistakenly voice them outwardly

there have been a ton of tears shed and feelings hurt on both ends

but I guess I would consider myself the culprit or at the instigator

jessie and I are trying to master this shopping thing

it can even be a hassle when shopping for stamps but the list goes on

we do succeed, especially when there is free food involved

we are giving it an attempt tonight and I will keep you informed

it isnt so much about the list but about the person

salut

john

i.spy.my.love.in.the.library

Thursday, February 7, 2013

any ideas

does anyone have any genius helpful ideas for me?

you see I usually go to sleep around 2 am. but I start a new job tomorrow that will require me to wake up at 6 am. so ideally, I would want 8 hours of sleep considering the fact that I work from 8 am to 5 pm and then have class from 5 30 to 8 pm. so yah, I will need some sleep however what is the trick? how do I get to sleep at 10 30 pm? I am already past my bed time. I got some reading to do and maybe an episode of Portlandia and some journal but what is it going to take? the way I see it is perfectly depicted in these two photos. I need to a great idea and once I got that idea down and it has clicked I realize that it will actually be awful smelling. bummer. but here is to changing a little more for the better! even if it smells a little bit (which I actually love in fact). see you in the morning. maybe?

salut

john

thinking.and.feeling.all.day