Next Thursday:LAX: I am back in my usual Air France business seat. It's just great, I really like it. Unfortunately there is nothing to watch, all the movies sucked but I got some good entertainment when some guy got stuck in the bathroom.
Week 1/13:Paris: Cold as hell [and rainy]. The first person we talk to [a cab driver] turns out to be the rudest person I've met in a long time. The stereotype that all French cabbers are assholes still stands.
The apartment: I could barely get up the stairs. It's on the fourth floor and by the time I got to the top, I almost died, I tried to rationalize it by telling myself that it's the trip [I didn't sleep in the plane], but inside, I know I am just not at my peak or any other kind of peak [shapewise]. I got to get back to the gym.
The apartment is alright. It's clean and modern, just very small. They advertize 36m2 [118ft2], but this place has about 6m2 of corridors which defeats the purpose. Call me crazy ,but I just don't consider a corridor to be a "living space."
The office: Our office is in the CNIT at La Defense, however, appearances are one thing our office is not. We have to ring the buzzer twice [in two different locations] before getting to the office. As usual, here, even if we order the access cards, we'd be lucky if we get anything in the next year, so in the meantime, we ring the fucking buzzer. The hallway leading to the office smells like old greased hamburgers that makes me gag every time. Fucking French, still can't cook a good hamburger, or fries, or pizza or sub ... [The list goes on].
Tried to go back to the gym we used to be able to sign up for. it was a nice 100euro a month gym, quiet and definitely classy. When I walked over, the whole exterior is plastered with fluorescent sign advertizing 19euro a month membership, it's dirty and loud. The receptionist is on the phone for 10 minutes before he acknowledges my presence, just to tell me that they won't sign anybody up for less than 12 months. What the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. I am so annoyed with this stupid country.
Week 2/13:Paris: I want to come back to LA.
