On the wings of desire

What I want Right Now:

-Attention Span (for homework purposes, mostly)

-Tomato tart

-Simultaneously more and less energy

-Willingness to socialize

-More time in the day

-Scapegoat for laziness

-Better GRE scores...

-Motivation to write my prospectus

-Around my French Table, coming in 4-6 weeks by USPS, free to me

What I want, eventually:

-Get into the history PhD program at Toronto University

-Finish my thesis

-A career, or at least some kind of money to live off of

-Fluency in French (more than what I've got right now...)

-A year (or more) in Europe

-Rest

Riddles

Things that are absolutely true about me:

-I have red hair

-I absolutely love dogs

-I really, really, really like runny yolks

-I enjoy talking about several subjects without getting tired of them: Europe, France, French music, food, socialism, pop culture

-I am lazy and enjoy procrastinating

-I tend to blame other people for things (ie if someone is insulted by my sense of humor, it's because they're too sensitive, have a bad sense of humor, or something along those lines)

-I hate mingling

-I like people, for the most part

-I stare at strangers too much and don't particularly like eye contact when I'm talking, ironically

-I generally prefer the ridiculous to the serious

Dove

Messages from Dove Chocolate from Christmas Stocking:
-Whisper in the dark (x2)
-Sing along with the elevator music
-You know what? You look good in red.
-Smile at yourself in the mirror
-Make a list of your dreams
-Don't think about it so much

Things Without Explanation:
-most of what my brother-in-law says (impossible to explain)
-my fake pheasant (no need to explain)
-my love for Hello Kitty, Europe, Socialism and critical theory
-my love/hate relationship with consumerism and capitalism
-my life (until I write my memoirs...)
-quantum physics/mechanics (no explanation to date satisfies me)
-mysteries
-the tree joke

Cabin Fever

Places I Have Visited:
-France
-Italy
-Belgium
-Nevada
-Arizona
-Washington (state)
-Pennsylvania
-Maryland
-Washington DC
-Massachusetts
-Connecticut

Places I Want to Visit:
-China
-Japan
-Germany
-Denmark
-Sweden
-Norway
-Senegal
-New Zealand
-Argentina
-Rwanda
-Ghana
-Lebanon
-Greece
-Turkey
-Tibet
-Mongolia
-Korea
-French Guyana
-Suriname
-Brazil
-India
-Pakistan
-Iran
-Romania
-Russia
-Belarus
-Ukraine
-Poland
-Latvia
-Canada
-England
-Scotland
-Morocco
-Spain
-Portugal
-Thailand
-Montana
-New York
-Oregon
-Georgia
-Louisiana

Places I Do Not Really Want to Visit:
-Ireland
-Moldova
-Nebraska

The Most Boring Places I Went In Paris:
-Balzac's house
-Probably some museums
-Probably some Cathedrals

My Favorite Things of Big Cities:
-Efficient Public Transportation
-Crowds of strangers
-Flannerie
-Walking as if I have some place to be right away
-Diversity