Au revoir, mes amis!
Comment dit-on, “bail bondsman” en français?
I’m asking because my friends Natasha, Dee-Dee, Dee’s sister Marcy and I are all heading off to Paris this week for our first ever international vacation together. I anticipate lots of delicious food, excellent wine, mispronounced French, poor clothing choices, overpacked suitcases, sore feet and quite likely, a visit to the American Consulate at some point to seek asylum.
I’m actually hopeful that the fact that both Dee-Dee and Marcy lost their passports this weekend (and later found) will mean that they got it out of their systems and won’t lose them while we’re in Paris. To be on the safe side, Natasha and I are going to make them wear those touristy neck bags under their clothing.
Assuming all goes well, I’ll be back next week with stories and photos. Or assuming all goes REALLY well, I will never come back because I will have been offered an apprenticeship at a vineyard in Burgundy.
À bientôt!
Filed under: General on October 12th, 2009
October 12th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Have a great time and take lots of photos, but please come back!
October 12th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Je crois que “bail bondsman” est “gerard depardieu” en francais.
But my French is a little rusty.
Have fun.
October 12th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
i’m so excited for you! sounds like a wonderful time. enjoy and remember every little detail for us!
October 12th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Chere Jenny,
Have une bonne excusrion! I can’t wait for the stories from your trip! Next wine vaycay for you girls– Napa. I’m slowly becoming well-versed in California wine. Or just a drunk. But it will be fun. Swear.
Love,
Vivian
October 12th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Awesome! Have so much fun that you need to seek asylum.
October 12th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Bon voyage! As long as you continue to blog during your vineyard apprenticeship in Burgundy, we’re cool. Do they have photobooths there? Someone could mail you Sometimes Rabbit, right?
TequilaCon ’10 a France? I’d be down with that. Have fun!
October 12th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
bon voyage!
October 12th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Black and white stripes, dark denim, and anything black really
It doesn’t get more Parisian than that.
Have fun!
October 12th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Ooh! Have fun!
But don’t eat the thing on the menu called “escargot” because it’s SNAILS! Yes, you read that right… SNAILS!!!
October 13th, 2009 at 12:29 am
remember, they’re NOT out to get you!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome
October 13th, 2009 at 7:54 am
Have fun, and don’t call them all “Frenchie”. They don’t like that.
October 13th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Have a brilliant trip. It’s been nigh on fifteen years since I was in the glorious gay city of Paris! Eat loads of escargots and drink too much plonk…
October 13th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
My French is not so good, but while in Mexico, my girlfriend learned how to say “I left my ATM card in your machine yesterday” in Spanish. Actually, she forgot how to say “yesterday,” so she said, “the day before today.”
I second Vivian’s California idea. No passport necessary here; hence no real reason to stay sober.
October 14th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Have a great time, and welcome to Europe! Please speak bad, slow French whenever possible… they really love it!
October 15th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
My maiden aunt has a bit of a neck bag; she wears turtleneck sweaters to hide this.