Day off

I went to the Louvre today! It was glorious. I got to nerd out over the 19th century French art and interior decoration that belonged to my two favorite French kings - Louis XVIII and Charles X (that's what I did my thesis research on... alas, I can't get enough of it), as well as checking out the romantic stuff by Delacroix (possibly my favorite painter at the moment). I also visited my other favorite painter, Vermeer. Unfortunately, The Lacemaker is on loan to another museum at the moment. I supposed I'll have to go back and see her next time. I won't bore my friends with my analysis of the neoclassical style of the king's rooms versus the free style of the romantic painters. Suffice it to say, I got pretty excited.

I also did a little shopping. When I first moved in, my room had this musty, unlived-in, old building smell because the last girl moved out over a month ago. So, I obviously stopped by l'Occitane de Provence and bought a lavender diffuser and sachet. Hopefully it will be a little nicer now. I also went to the open market for the first time. SO exciting! It was really noisy and crowded and there were people selling literally every kind of fruit and vegetable imaginable, and stalls specializing in cheese, meat, fish, bread or pastries. I just browsed today, but I'm going to make a shopping list this week and go back for strawberries and brie, among many other things.

Just a note for my roommates: I saw so many joutfits today at the Louvre. I saw two men in very trendy joutfits, and then two little kids in matching joutfits. I also saw several man japris, one that was very nicely tailored with pleating at the knees. And Lara, I walked by Esprit and saw those really awesome jeggings you were telling us about. Sah good.

Also, I start school tomorrow. Wish me luck! Maybe I will make some friends and then I will have people to go out and play with and I will stop eating so well and running and being overall healthy and totally boring. No joke, I have lost visible weight my first week here, and I'm pretty sure it's because I have no friends to drink wine and eat greasy food with. It just seems too depressing to do those things by myself.