fresh from provence

Sep 10, 2006 17:22

considerably frustrated with my lacking progress since i've arrived (or at least that's what it feel like on the inside), i am feeling that an extensive amount of effort is about to come from me. i was content with my status on arrival, but after being here for a week and a half, i no longer see that as being sufficient. it was okay on arrival, ( Read more... )

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dclove808 September 10 2006, 17:44:51 UTC
Jon, ahh.
Your writing is always interesting and always worth taking the time to read.
I wonder if lonely people in France (who speak French) are in a constant struggle to find a word for the emotion they are feeling, or if people in France are just never lonely?
I am reading a book right now called "Word Play: What happens when people talk." It's somewhat relevant to what you're discussing about communication and acquiring certain words and phrases from writers or other languages. Maybe when I'm done I will send it in a package to you.

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e_dann September 11 2006, 02:09:18 UTC
jonzilber, i didnt even read this entry.
because sometimes i feel like youre just too smart for me now.
maybe ill read it later when i feel like reading a lot of big words.
it does look like its really interesting. yeah, ill read it later.
i miss you.

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e_dann September 16 2006, 00:46:24 UTC
i read it.

just make sure you stutter and stammer like the french do. "eh" instead of "um" and "like".

sometimes i read things you write and i feel like you wrote it in another language and had a translator translate it all into english. ha.

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