skins party and chat roulette: week nine.

20 weeks left...

daily updates:

9 march. [tuesday] a very routine day, school and work.

10 march. [wednesday] another routine day.

11 march. [thursday] a not so routine day. i went to my first lecture class. it was... hard, to say the least. i am used to sitting in the back, so i can knit without the teachers noticing. that was a big mistake. the professor refused to use the microphone. i was left trying to simultaneously hear him and decipher the foreign language. it did not work. but now i know to sit closer!

lauren, katy; and i ran some errands. i finally succeeded in opening my french bank account. i now have a carte bleu and everything. since my bank is literally right next door to phildar, i popped in and bought some yarn. im making romain a scarf, since he has stolen katys and it is easily duplicated. but shhh, its a surprise. luckily, he cant read english!

that night, we hung out with danny. we hadnt seen him in ages, not since we both got frenchie significant others. we tried to go to the social club, but that failed miserably. we did, however, successfully figure out the night buses!!

  

12 march. [friday] i worked, we got italian food and went to see shutter island. it feels like im dating these kids. i love meeting the people, i now have three groups who constantly repeat in my courses. but sometimes, when im watching the movie, or playing billiards, i cant help but think that id rather be doing those things with romain. well, at least im getting paid.

that night, we went to a skins party! romain was very iffy about me going, due to the fiasco that was the bloody party. we eventually convinced him. i have been told numerous times that color is mandatory at a skins party. unfortunately, katy and lauren got dressed while i was at work. they arent stupid enough to make friday night courses, unlike me. there are three pairs of bright tights in our house; a black spandex pair, a sheer red pair, and a yellow knitted pair. katy donned the black pair, lauren snatched the red pair, and i was left with the yellow pair. now i despise wearing yellow. it makes me appear sallow, but i sucked it up.

this time, the party was inside paris, but still at a hidden location. we got off the twelve line, almost at the end, and started to queue at an unmarked building on the corner. lauren grew impatient within seconds. she walked up to the bouncers, said something along the lines of "nous sommes avec romain clerc. [we're with romain clerc.]" and they let us right through. not only did we skip the queue, but we didnt pay! i felt so important. we later got our four irish friends in that way. to top it off, our drinks were free for the rest of the night. not only did romain get free drinks, thanks to the STAFF written across his wrist in bold letters, we also met someone who knew the bartender. the night was supposed to be a forty euro night, and we spent nothing.
the party was great, but not as wild as the others have been, despite the bounty of interracial, bisexual kissing that was going on on the mattresses in the corner. i refused to partake, those mattresses were crawling with herpes. the party was in a legitimate venue this time, complete with a screen on which to view the newest episode of skins. we passed a great night, just dancing and enjoying being the ricaines again. people recognized us from last time, and katy even got a facebook recognition. katy fell in love again! i think, this time, it might actually be legitimate!! hes a beautiful mixed boy from morocco. my parents would be so proud.

laurens photos:

   

my photos:

     

romains photos:

and my personal favorites, they make a sort of slideshow:

as i said, both interracial and bisexual make-out sessions occurred at that party. i found out later that skins parties are also known as erotic parties. i am not surprised, i am just questioning what i have gotten myself into.

13 march. [saturday] we spent the day with katys love. then at night, we headed over to taras for an exciting night... playing chat roulette! im not sure if you know what chat roulette is, i certainly didnt before this night. it is where you log onto a sight, and video chat with random strangers all across the world. sometimes you meet really cool people, sometimes you see penises. thats why it called roulette. as katy always says, im getting into debt for this.

14 march. [sunday] tara made yellow chicken curry with an amount of vegetables i wouldnt have thought possible. it was delicious. we also watched the l-word, which i am getting addicted to.
15 march. [monday] classes at work all day. we played billiards and watched some american tv. then i made romain turkey enchiladas for dinner. he bought turkey on accident, but they were actually really good

weekly highlights:

dates: 9-15 march [days 63-69]
sights seen: i dont believe i saw any sights...

something new: chat roulette.
someone new: countless.
somewhere new: nowhere new this week! i need to start adventuring more!

what i'm not so sure of: my french university. i know studying is what i came here to do, im just having some major problems with it. my fear of it has taken me aback. i felt nothing akin to this in london. i was nervous, yes, but nothing this debilitating. and fear is a cycle, it feeds on itself and just gets worse and worse.
what i miss: my own university.
what i love: paris. it grows on you, it takes getting used to, but now i cant imagine leaving...