another Wednesday

Today was just ridiculous. They cancelled an entire day of school so we could go to a job fair and become lawyers and investment bankers. That's right, there were only banks, financial consulting firms, and law firms at this stupid thing. I got dressed up in my suit, updated my resume, fixed it up in French, and went to talk to someone at Goldman Sachs. I realized as soon as she started talking to me that I had no idea what I was doing there and no desire to be there. Plus, I didn't have any questions, so although I had a huge advantage on everyone else (they were speaking English) I sounded like a jackass. Good thing I'm not looking for work right now.

After that I went and hung out with my cousin and her husband, who are here for the week. We wandered around a bit after getting sucked into Made on MTV Europe (in German). Who thought of that show? It's so embarassing watching these people try to make their ridiculous dreams come true. I mean, a skinny little white kid from Minneapolis wants to be a rapper, and he gets freestyling lessons from Wu Tang I think and advice from Snoop and The Game. His MC battle moment was pretty bad, but I was so relieved when he actually came up with some good stuff and shut the other guy down. He only won though cause he was so less bad than he should have been. We'll see if he goes multi-platinum in a few years. Oh yeah, I was supposed to be hanging out with my cousins. We went to Notre Dame and Saint Chapelle, lots of stained glass and tourists. I could have sworn that on one statue there was a plastic garbage bag at the base of the cross. But it was apparently supposed to be his clothes or something. That makes more sense, since they only started making plastic in the 20th century.

In other news, I'm writing an article about these guys that climb up on buildings in Paris and explore the catacombs (former quarries). I spent about two hours talking to these guys, or rather, listening to them talk about whatever they felt like. Have I ever mentioned that I hate interviewing in French? I just can't get into a conversational mood or interrupt and make sure my questions get answered. It'll be ok, and they agreed to take me up on Gare de l'Est next week, but the rest of it was kinda frustrating. The guys were really talkative though, so I got good material. I'd just like more control. I'm clearly a dictator at heart.

Otherwise, I should really be doing the ton of reading for tomorrow that I've been putting off for the last week. I should also be getting ready to go to bed. Good thing we have Friday off too. Can you believe this? Two weeks of class and three days off. I'd rather have more time at xmas though, or exams in June.