Puedo Digas Wellesley, Por Favor?

While I've been toiling away in a cubicle, drinking coffee from my company-sponsored travel mug, Wellesley has been summering (as a verb) in the south of France. Unbeknownst to my old employer, my Vonage is still alive and kicking, which means that I can call him at his hotel for free. The time difference has been a bit tricky but we've been making it work.

Of course, other than what I picked up at the Queen Dee's roommate, I know absolutely zero French. Here's what I did learn yesterday though: Canadians and French people have completely different accents. It's kind of like a non-English speaker going to Mississippi (in this case, Quebec) and getting the impression that every other English speaker sounds exactly like that. In the end it doesn't really matter since I have no idea what les froggies are saying anyhow.

Thanks to four years of Sr. Viera followed by three years of hard labor in Brockton (aka: selling payroll), I may do better when he hits Barcelona.

On a different note, The Closer on TNT is hands down my new favorite show. Chief Brenda Lee Johnson has been at it for 7 seasons and I'm kinda mad at myself for only recently discovering the series.

I'm so into The Closer that I thought about reviving my Netflix subscription to get caught up, when it dawned on me that the library might have the DVD's. Low and behold, I can request them from any library in the network, they'll deliver it to my local library, and shoot me an e-mail to let me know when I can pick it up. Amazing. This living in the 21st century thing is totally going my way.

Mom is coming over for dinner tonight. A few weeks ago I posted a "hey, how do I grill salmon" on my FB status update and was inundated (I repeat, inundated) with tips, suggestions, and how-tos. Since the "grill it in a foil packet" option was overwhelmingly popular, I'm going to try it tonight. Wish me luck.

I will try to get better at this blogging stuff, I promise. In the meantime, take a journey over to Flutterbyblue's site (see side link). This Harvard educated Masshole recently moved to Iowa where she has been jumping stiletto heel first into the local culture. For example, she recently spotted Amish people hanging at a Chic-Fil-A - definitely a blogworthy moment!

Welcome home, Euna Lee and Laura Ling! Take note, Iran.