It's Officially Summer {2025 Week #22}

I'm finally back to classes starting Monday. Was pleasantly surprised that when I got on the bus that replaces the trains since the lines are still down, that it was free! They don't charge you while the trains aren't going I guess. Sweet deal. And fair.

I texted everyone I forgot to text back while I was hanging out in the park. Found out that the butt statues actually symbolize friendship and connection to the place. It represents a group of brothers that loved to climb mountains. Were they totally naked when doing it? Who knows.  

Water tower right in the center. Interesting...

The class went pretty well though I did the thing during a writing exercise where I rushed it so bad I made baby mistakes that I wouldn't have made if I just slowed down. I ain't ever gonna learn from the past, that shit is beyond me. I stayed later because the bus back wasn't at the usual time. It was free on the way back too! Woohoo!

At home I responded to emails and planned out the rest of my week in my planner. I've been better about using it recently, insert Obama awarding himself a medal meme here. But honestly I do fucking love a planner and I'm already excited for my new one that I'm going to have to get in August cuz this one will be finished. Maybe I'll make those annoying but strangely addicting plan with me type things but in blog form.

Listened to a bunch of Farside and Gameface in the evening. I had a few lose tracks of Farside in my playlist for some time but I finally gave them the time they deserve. They rock, man! And so does Gameface, listen to Every Last Time right now. 

Tuesday morning I went to the dentist. I've been having a lot of problems with my teeth because I haven't gone to the dentist much because I was so broke. You really need to go every year even if you brush well and do all that, especially if you have issues like I do, my gums bleed from even gentle contact and my last filling just fell out one day, it was awful. Luckily, I have total coverage in France. Yeah, 100% free dental care included which is wild. I have such insane respect for everyone involved in supporting policies like these that allow people with low income to be totally covered. By the way, even if you make the big bucks in France, up to 70% of you healthcare is still state-covered. 

Anyway I was having pain in the same place where the filling fell out so the dentist said she'd have to take it out and start over. She gave me three more appointments and considering each costs like 50-100 euro on average I was just so grateful that I don't live in America. I don't know how you guys who are from the States do it, or how you can stand it. Well, a lot of people can't and no one should. Money has no place in healthcare.

I took a short detour home and then I took the bus and left for class. I forgot my e-reader so I listened to an episode of Listen to Sassy. I probably looked deranged, because I burst out laughing a couple of times. During class I took a mock B1 exam, my teacher, Madame Mahmoudi says she wants to see how far along I am in B1. Well, I did it in about two hours and then she graded it and she said that I passed very well (I think I got 22/25 points). It's the same thing were she was praising me and I just looked at her awkwardly because I can't find it in myself to believe her. She's an excellent teacher and so was my previous teacher, Hassane, so it's not that they haven't taught me or anything. I just struggle so bad with forming even the most basic phrases when talking that I feel like I'm borderline a beginner...

I took the bus back, my mood was good because I still felt pretty good about what Madame Mahmoudi said about my written task. At home I realized that the phone that was repaired was missing the SIM slot, I was worried for a sec but then realized I can just order one, so I did that. I'm finally going to have my Xiaomi back which is pretty good because it's a great smartphone and I can do bank shit on it. Plus my previous phone, it was bendy LG, lasted me about 7 years. I want this one to go to 10, I'm already half way there. I really don't get people who change their phones every year or two. If your phone breaks in the time then I totally get it, but getting a new phone just cause? I don't get it.

On Wednesday we went to Tom's house, he picked out a game for us to play. It was Eternal Sonata, I've only heard of it but never played it. It was really fun but Tom kept faux-raging at my brother for accidentally using up all the items. See, we were an Xbox (the 360 specifically) family so we don't understand these Playstation controllers, man! There's like shapes and shit... I'm actually so full of shit because both me and my brother spent our childhood playing on the PSP. Anyway Tom played as both Beat and Polka and I played as Frederic and Mo played as Allegretto. 

Piu Grave!!!

Thursday and Friday classes were cancelled on account of holidays. May is the best. I kind of wasted Thursday and didn't get much done. On Friday I went to the bank and the lady I was supposed to meet up with wasn't even in! Who does that? I went to do my little janitorial part-time. One of our friends came over to remove a radiator because something really exciting is happening in our house next week.

Saturday was the last day of the month, I like to do some preparations for the next month on the last few days but I totally was not organized enough to do it this time. I was busy clearing the third floor and mopping it as much as we could. It's kind of a storage area at the moment though we'll have to be really moving stuff around soon. We did finish watching Attack of The Clones again, it has me wanting to rewatch the Clone Wars series. I love that shit. We also watched Mickey 17 and it was kind of a letdown.

On Sunday I finished my Style Savvy quiz for my site. I also made burritos which was pretty lucky considering we had all the ingredients at home. Mo and mum were very happy about it because they came back from painting our new staircase (all about it next week) at a friend's workshop. We watched Nope, it was alright. Anyway, this week's quiz:

Here, take it!

Same shtick. Count your a's, b's, and c's and tell me what you've got the most of. I have answers to all your most important questions! As long as they are related to very superficial but fun things like outfits, make up, and pop culture (also I just have answers, not necessarily the right answers, please don't sue me).

Before I forget, I'm also doing a small feature about a site I enjoyed during the week. It can be something active or archived. This week I would like to introduce you to the leftovers of gurl.com, active from 1996 all the way to 2018! It was a teen girl advice site that offered website hosting (gurlpages.com) and a mail client (gurlmail). It was pretty unconventional for it's time and not perfect but trying to make a novel space for girls online, which I respect.

Just gurl stuff.

As mentioned earlier, Gameface is fucking awesome. So please listen to My Star. Optionally, watch the most 1999 music video of all time that comes with it.