I changed the language on my phone to French because it's like my own version of immersion, you know? I've already done my Google and Facebook settings and stuff, so I did the phone as well. And while I can still individually select the type of calendar and clock I want (24 hr clock vs AM/PM, European-style date display, languages for each, etc), ( Read more... )

Bonjour, mes amis! It's Bastille Day which maybe only means something to you if you live in France, but because I love all things French, I feel the need to take a moment to reflect on this most important of days. In case you had a horrific (or non-existent) world history teacher like I did, it's basically Independence Day, but with more storming ( Read more... )

JONAS makes me smile. JONAS in French makes me want to have babies with whoever is responsible for it existing. Oh my gosh. I am proud to present to you the strange lovechild of Magnetic Poetry Monday and YouTube Tuesday (the days merged for my convenience in this hectic week, I guess ( Read more... )

Here's a delightfully bizarre thing I came across recently. I'm not completely clear on what's going on, I don't understand enough of what he's saying to have any idea. I couldn't find lyrics and the video doesn't help in the slightest. I STILL LOVE THIS, HOWEVER. C'est très bizarre!

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Time to get this started, I suppose. It's educational for all! My set only has three "Je suis" magnets, so I'm gonna cheat and "use" them elsewhere in this particular entry. Also, I knew there'd be grammar issues, that's how English magnetic poetry goes, after all. So yeah, don't mind the poor grammar (which there might be due to my own fault, not ( Read more... )

( I can haz tattoo?? )

Ha ha! I have returned from my French oral exam unscathed! I was sorta freaked out because the activities we had to study were like... impossible. Well, I didn't really know how it was going to go down, and I thought, "What if I have to respond off the top off my head with this stuff?" UGH. I CAN'T FIT IT ALL INSIDE MY HEAD. Like I figured I would ( Read more... )

Yeah, so today in French class, I learn the word for "single", as in one's relationship status, is "célibataire". *stares at root word* Really? Really? Like... like celibate, is that what that is alluding to? I suddenly feel like Eddie Izzard... "And when I got to France I discovered that I was a catastrophe." (Because the word for "transvestite" ( Read more... )

I may or may not have just panic!registered (only two seats left, ahhh!) for French 123 which takes place during the day not because I now have a wide open schedule for daytime classes, but rather because I was tipped off that HOT JEFF would be in that class ( Read more... )