How do you pick up the threads of an old life?
In the last 48 hours, Rebecca has....
- Bought three goat cheese pizzas and eaten two. Also had Heather take pictures of me eating the pizza. (Yeah, we all know what I’m going to miss.)
- Bought a chocolate bar, a bag of nougat (it's a little different from what we know as nougat in the US; it's little white cubes of dough with peanuts in it, and damn, is it delicious), and two île flottant desserts (these are basically meringue with English cream and caramel sauce - so good). I’m determined to stuff as many French desserts as I can into my body during my last few days.
- Donated the English-language books that I can’t take back with me to the médiathèque.
Made three visits to the bank to arrange to have my money transferred into my American bank account. The third time I came in, I said, “Okay, this is the last time, really.” The woman who sat at the front desk all day said, “Oh, but we’ve missed you.”
The left side of my neck has been very stiff lately. I thought I might have slept on it at an odd angle, but there also seems to be something wrong with the left side of my jaw, which is sore, and my left ear, which feels funny, like I have a head cold or something. The teeth and gums on the bottom right side of my mouth are also sore, but I think this is from my last appointment to the dentist. It wasn’t really painful this time, but there was a lot of pressure on my mouth.
A list for future reference:
Against the Wind, Bob Seger
Best Friend, Toy-Box
Daughters, John Mayer
Family Portrait, Pink
The Freshman, Verve Pipe
Hey Mickey, Toni Basil
Hey Porter, Johnny Cash
Hey There Delilah, Plain White T’s
I Don’t Wanna Fight, Tina Turner
I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker, Sandi Thom
Like a Rock, Bob Seger
Lose Yourself, Eminem
The Mom Song, Anita Renfroe
My Father’s Eyes, Eric Clapton
New Soul, Yael Naim
The Night Chicago Died, Paper Lace
Paper of Pins, Andy Williams & Aileen Quinn
The Rose, Bette Midler
Runnin’ on Empty, Jackson Browne
Santa Fe, Christian Bale
Sewn, The Feeling
Something Beautiful, Tracey Bonham
Son of Man, Phil Collins
Starz in Their Eyes, Just Jack
Sweet Celine, Matthew Andrae
That’s What Love Is All About, Michael Bolton
Wherever You Will Go, The Calling
Wonderful, Everclear