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gribouilleI'm back from my grand-parents' place in Tourraine. It was great.
The great story of doing nothing
I was finally able to sleep. I mean, for a whole night, without waking up. I eventually fell sick on wednesday night, but the other nights I just slept. And in the morning I would wake up, eat my breakfast, and go back to bed. On the afternoon, when I wasn't busy reading or visiting castles or swimming, I would just lay on a deckchair and droze off for a moment, which is something I used to love doing. I still do, I had just forgotten that I could do it - just sit or lie down and do nothing.
Zoos depress me
On Thursday we went to the "Zoo de Beauval", which is, I think, one of the biggest zoos in France, and also one where the animals are well taken care of (... is this sentence gramatically correct ? I'm not sure...). And it's true they looked fine, and some of them were really impressive (there was this eagle that was just... magnificent, and one of the white tigers looked just like one of my cats, only in bigger and with different fur). But I really do feel uncomfortable in zoos even though I know it helps protecting the animals and all, and that the visitors, by buying their tickets, help financing the studies. I can't help imagining myself at the animal's place, behind these transparent walls, with all these dull faces looking at me. Maybe they don't care, but I don't know that. And there are the kids hitting the glass, and the adults mimicking animal's noises. I was glad when it was over, even though I had enjoyed the day - most of it because I was with cousins I don't get to see often.
But I love castles and museums
On Wednesday we went to the "château de Blois", which is very interesting because it has been built in four parts, each one from a different period. The best part of it is the "aile François Ier", where, "according to the legend", the Duc de Guise was murdered by king Henry III's men. I don't know much of France's history during the Middle Ages (is that how we say it ?), even though I love history, so I feel like I learned a lot XD And there was this show with fencing outside, which was not bad even though one (or rather, I) could tell that the movements had been rehearsed. Which reminded me how much I loved fencing. Maybe in one year or two I will have time to go back to practice ^_^
So now I'm back...
And next Thursday, off to Ireland. Yeah ^_^ Which may or may not explain why I'm writing in english right now. It's mostly because I just felt like doing it. And I think it might be useful to post more in english this year, since a) I'm having more english-speaking friends (hello there ^_^) and b) I need practice @_@ but don't worry, french-speakers, I'm not disowning you !!!
Last but not least...
A mème ! Taken from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
flo_nelja ^_^
Pick a fandom, and I will tell you which character I would
1. bake cupcakes for:
2. trust with the keys to my car:
3. put thumbtacks on the chair thereof:
4. have a crush on:
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door:
6. vote for President:
7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie:
8. pair up:
9. vote off the island and into the volcano:
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player:
The great story of doing nothing
I was finally able to sleep. I mean, for a whole night, without waking up. I eventually fell sick on wednesday night, but the other nights I just slept. And in the morning I would wake up, eat my breakfast, and go back to bed. On the afternoon, when I wasn't busy reading or visiting castles or swimming, I would just lay on a deckchair and droze off for a moment, which is something I used to love doing. I still do, I had just forgotten that I could do it - just sit or lie down and do nothing.
Zoos depress me
On Thursday we went to the "Zoo de Beauval", which is, I think, one of the biggest zoos in France, and also one where the animals are well taken care of (... is this sentence gramatically correct ? I'm not sure...). And it's true they looked fine, and some of them were really impressive (there was this eagle that was just... magnificent, and one of the white tigers looked just like one of my cats, only in bigger and with different fur). But I really do feel uncomfortable in zoos even though I know it helps protecting the animals and all, and that the visitors, by buying their tickets, help financing the studies. I can't help imagining myself at the animal's place, behind these transparent walls, with all these dull faces looking at me. Maybe they don't care, but I don't know that. And there are the kids hitting the glass, and the adults mimicking animal's noises. I was glad when it was over, even though I had enjoyed the day - most of it because I was with cousins I don't get to see often.
But I love castles and museums
On Wednesday we went to the "château de Blois", which is very interesting because it has been built in four parts, each one from a different period. The best part of it is the "aile François Ier", where, "according to the legend", the Duc de Guise was murdered by king Henry III's men. I don't know much of France's history during the Middle Ages (is that how we say it ?), even though I love history, so I feel like I learned a lot XD And there was this show with fencing outside, which was not bad even though one (or rather, I) could tell that the movements had been rehearsed. Which reminded me how much I loved fencing. Maybe in one year or two I will have time to go back to practice ^_^
So now I'm back...
And next Thursday, off to Ireland. Yeah ^_^ Which may or may not explain why I'm writing in english right now. It's mostly because I just felt like doing it. And I think it might be useful to post more in english this year, since a) I'm having more english-speaking friends (hello there ^_^) and b) I need practice @_@ but don't worry, french-speakers, I'm not disowning you !!!
Last but not least...
A mème ! Taken from
flo_nelja ^_^Pick a fandom, and I will tell you which character I would
1. bake cupcakes for:
2. trust with the keys to my car:
3. put thumbtacks on the chair thereof:
4. have a crush on:
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door:
6. vote for President:
7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie:
8. pair up:
9. vote off the island and into the volcano:
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player:
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on 2008-08-08 09:47 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2008-08-08 10:35 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2008-08-09 04:53 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2008-08-09 06:42 pm (UTC)1. bake cupcakes for: Mohinder.
2. trust with the keys to my car: Papa Bennet.
3. put thumbtacks on the chair thereof: Euh... Thompson, ça pourrait être drôle.
4. have a crush on: Répondre Sylar ne serait pas très viable, Adam non plus... Mohinder a l'air le plus... "safe".
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door: Matt, pas que je ne l'aime pas, mais bon, je préfère garder mes pensées où elles sont, merci.
6. vote for President: Nathan XD
7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie: Hiro !
8. pair up: Sylar et Mohinder ^____^
9. vote off the island and into the volcano: Difficile, même les personnages que j'aime le moins ont l'air d'être assez indispensables... mais j'ai quand même envie de répondre Peter XD
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player: Micah, logique (comme toi il me semble XD)
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on 2008-08-09 06:49 pm (UTC)Sinon... Houshin si tu t'en souviens assez ?
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on 2008-08-12 04:28 pm (UTC)2. trust with the keys to my car: .... aucun ? Allez, on va dire Sibuxiang XD
3. put thumbtacks on the chair thereof: Dakki !
4. have a crush on: Fugen XD
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door: Dakki.
6. vote for President: Taigong Wang, juste pour le fun !
7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie: Yang Jian, ça fait des économies d'acteurs !
8. pair up: Taigong Wang et Fugen ^_^
9. vote off the island and into the volcano: Dakki, mais y aurait plus d'histoire et ce serait moins fun.
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player: Taiyu, mais je ne suis pas certaine que ce soit très sage.
J'espère que les noms sont bons, je ne les ait trouvé que sur le wikipédia anglais XD
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on 2008-08-12 04:30 pm (UTC)Merci (et ouin, pourquoi les autres ne te demandent rien ? c'est frustrant ^^ )
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on 2008-08-12 04:40 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2008-08-12 04:46 pm (UTC)Harry Potter, alors, bien basiquement. Et/ou Discworld, pour toi aussi !
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on 2008-08-12 04:55 pm (UTC)1. bake cupcakes for: Neville.
2. trust with the keys to my car:
Arthur, plus rapide que la casseHermione.3. put thumbtacks on the chair thereof: Draco.
4. have a crush on: Luna.
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door: Voldemort.
6. vote for President:
ArthurKingsley.7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie: Hermione.
8. pair up: Sirius et Remus.
9. vote off the island and into the volcano: Umbridge.
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player:
ArthurHermione, pas qu'elle soit douée en bricolage, mais au moins elle sait ce qu'elle fait, et avec un bon livre, elle peut y arriver XDDiscworld, maintenant ^____^
1. bake cupcakes for: Rincevent, le pauvre, il les mérite bien. Ce qui implique le Bagage, évidemment.
2. trust with the keys to my car: Carotte.
3. put thumbtacks on the chair thereof:
RinceventLa Mort, parce que ça ne le dérangera pas, et parce qu'il aura l'air très intrigué.4. have a crush on: je ne sais pas... peut-être Cogite Stibon (le côté geek)...ou Susan...
5. pack up and leave if they moved next door: Chicard Chique. Un peu ça va, beaucoup... c'est trop.
6. vote for President: Vétérini !
7. pick as my partner in a buddy movie: Ridculle ! Et/ou l'économe ^_^
8. pair up: Carotte et Angua sont très bien ensembles ^_^
9. vote off the island and into the volcano: Uuuuh... y a personne que j'aime pas... à part les méchants qui sont fait pour ne pas être aimés...
10. wheedle into fixing my MP3 player: Cogite Stibon, tant qu'à faire.