Travel Log IV
24Jan2011 [personal]
- writing is going well; I'm able to turn out over a thousand words even when I'm not really in the mood for it, fifteen hundred in an easy run, and have so far only gone for a two hour session each day, so the signs are good to turn out a decent (and whole) first draft; it's curious to see just how much I'm deviating from the outlines I've written too — I start writing a riff on half a sentence in the outline and have to keep reconsidering the rest; this is a good thing though, letting it come to life naturally
- when I say I'm only spending two hours a day writing, that discounts the time my brain spends working; while I'm running or reading or wandering the streets, I'm finding I'm always slowly advancing the story, something there's no way I could be doing if I were working daily, or distracted by Chatter, so I'm absolutely convinced this is the right way to be doing this
- have an incredible running route going; a short jog to the louvre, where I start properly, cut through its gardens (tuileries, though there aren't any tulips to be seen in this weather), over a footbridge to the seine's left bank, and alongside the river to the Tour Eiffel, then back again; I'm still pinching myself with each sight I catch
- went back to the molière for what I hoped was a good coffee, but either they've gotten a lot worse or I've lessened my desperation for coffee (I suspect the latter, having been surviving on a tea or two a day for some time now); followed up with a blanche though, and it was a revelation — I've been looking for similar beers back in australia over the last few years, but drinking a real one I realise I haven't actually ever found a real blanche outside of europe (including the stuff they export)
- the french is, for the most part, coming back fairly easily, considering how long it's been; my accent is still pretty funky though, so I need to repeat myself; but then, I'm already thinking and speaking english with a french accent, so I hope the improved french will follow shortly
- the apartment is smack in the middle of a japan/korea-town, complete with grocers and lots of restaurants, many of which have big queues and decent offerings, and most of which are staffed and patronised by immigrants (enough that white folk automatically get the french menu, all asians get the japanese menu, including, eg, chinese french); I'm fascinated by the menus though, most trying full translations rather than using japanese (eg nouilles for noodles for ramen, and raviolis for dumplings/gyoza) — frequently confusing but by cross-referencing pictures and japanese transliterations and making a few guesses I can get close; in any case, I've lots of places to try out, and presumably won't go hungry
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