The Brianne and Martha Project.

Last year and I guess more so last semester I decided I was going to make my attempts at baking and try to make a few of Martha Stewart's recipes from her Cookies book. Some of the cookies were a great success, some of the bars worked out, but mostly, just the granola worked...

In lieu of recent events, aka the fact that in France all I make is American comfort food (read: I make chili once a week and eat it every day for leftovers), I have decided to find inspiration in Martha's recipes. I will, over the next year, be like Julie and try to make all (read: try) of her recipes. So, if you were thinking about Christmas presents, baking supplies will be needed in great quantities, or you know, just gift cards to Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and other similar places. I might even have my hand at trying to make up my own recipes (egads!) and then hand them out. Basically, if you live in my dorm next semester, get ready for my baked love to come up to your door.

I suppose all of this is inspiration of the film, Julie & Julia, and the fact that my life has to have greater meaning that just doing homework and studying anti-Semitism in modern Europe...

Aside from all that, there is so much left for me to do in Paris and I have to get it all done! How am I ever going to get to all the things left on my list when there is a freaking grève??? Why do you people always strike in this bloody country? I hate living with all you radical revolutionaries. This whole "Vive la resistance" mentality has got to stop because people have things to do and things to see. I have narrowed it down to three very important things: 1. The Pinocathèque to see the Golden Age exhibition. 2. Les Invalides to see Napoleon's tomb. 3. Climb to the top of Notre Dame. As for food, I have narrowed it down to two restaurants I need to go to: 1. La Bourse ou La Vie 2. Aux Lyonnais.

Also, I would like to stop thinking about my professor at this moment in time and be able to get my work done in an efficient manner. God, please, save the queen.

(or find me the other homme de ma vie.)