First lip Balm and Trois Sirens

Time: 2:51pm
Place: An off-street of Montparnasse

I found two places to buy a phone! The first is the very popular FNAC and the second is Orange. I also can't decide on a camera but oh well.

I had my first class at the ICP and found that I have to walk about ten flights of stairs. I will take a picture of it soon when I'm not exhausted, in class or whatevs. Aussi, I find that I am slowly remembering some French.

I had a jambon et fromage crepe today at the dorm. A french woman asked me a question about my shoes and then after I found a knife pointed to where the knives were. I later used this information to help out a fellow ESA member. There are about a hundred of us, we are a big group.

After class, I had this nagging feeling like I was forgetting something because even I, Blank Esquire have flaws. Because my lips are dry I bought lip balm during the fifteen minute break. I know this isn't the most interesting of facts, like you are going to jump up and scream, 'Mon dieu, Blank Esquire bought lip balm, what a miracle!' But it is important to know that Paris has somehow managed to be both dry and humid. It is the oddest thing. More odd than being in the warm rain of Kauai.

A note about sirens: I have noticed that sirens sound a bit different in different countries. Now I personally have only experienced three countries so I can only give you three examples. First is the American ambulance siren which seems to have no melody, justman obnoxious electronic burping of half what sounds like beep boop eee argh ahh whoo-bu-loop repeated over and over as loudly as possible.  It's like the combination of several annoying sounds mixed into a sound bite. The second is the Irish ambulance siren and it goes eee-ooh-eee-ooh-eee-ooh. Strong, confident, distinct it is. It is oddly not as loud as the American one, well it seems less loud, since I don't have anything to actually measure sound and even if I did I'm not going to Ireland this trip. Third is the Parisan siren and like the first two it is loud and goes eer-arr-eer-arr-eer-aar like somehow even the siren has a French accent. Tis very peculiar.

This is Blank Esquire, drinking lukewarm water in Paris, au revoir...