"word around town is - or should i say,rumor has it..."

photo:m.sanbuenaventura, originally uploaded by mjane.

there is a two-week waiting period before the civil union. this consists of the mayor filling out a publication de mariage and posting it outside of his office on a bulletin board. this announces our plan to the residents of st. paul and allows them the opportunity to publicly oppose the civil union because, say, it turns out that mackenzie is fathering 5 illegitimate children or that i moonlight as the undercover harlot of st. paul, among many other situations that could classify us as not fit for partnership.

think "days of yore", horse and carriage, ye olde this and that... you get the picture.

if music be the food of lovethen laughter is its queen

it's official, originally uploaded by mjane.

there you have it.
as of the 7th of October 2004, mackenzie and i are official residents of st. paul de vence. all thanks to the mayor's handwriting on this 4.25x5.5 piece of paper.

with this paper, mackenzie was reunited with his skateboard collection without having to pay an extra god-knows-how-many-thousands-of-euros with french customs when our shipment arrived in marseilles.

and as for me, well, needless to say, it helps my cause tremendously!

oh, and the fun ain't over yet, folks. after having blood drawn, notarizing birth certificates (and having mine translated to french for 50 euros), and getting signatures from the u.s. consulate general to prove that we're unmarried, mackenzie and i are going to have a civil union ceremony on Wednesday, the 10th of November 2004 at 11:30am.
. . .
whiter shade of pale was playing at dinner the day we set the date for our civil union. it reminded me of my family. my dad had spent many hours perfecting that song's drum sequence.
. . .
sometimes your happiest moments can also be your loneliest.

untitled

it's a pensive sunday.
entertaining myself with
what if's...

i know you will see the light,
baby,
once you
understand
what you
mean to me,
darling.

guilt

(gilt) n.
1.The fact of being responsible for the commission of an offense.
2.Law. Culpability for a crime or lesser breach of regulations that carries a legal penalty.
3.Remorseful awareness of having done something wrong.
Self-reproach for supposed inadequacy or wrongdoing.
4.Guilty conduct; sin.

okay, i just tried writing about the point of my topic, guilt.
and after many deletions/revisions, all i can say is,
fuck guilt.
. . .
there's an exchange student staying
with us from the university of montana.
like, we totally have a lot of things in common:
we're both from america,
both of us are girls.
i don't really know anyone out here,
and neither does she!
she likes art,
and isn't that something,
i enjoy art, too!
so many coincidences, right?
we should totally hang out,
like, all the time!
. . .
am i mean?
should i be hanging out with her?
is that my responsibility?
aha! the guilt again...

born on a monday at 2pm

received an important document
i was waiting for from my parents.
i must be homesick.
i got teary-eyed from looking
at my dad's handwriting on
the express mail slip.

the country who thinks they're an only child

i hate to break it to you
but your world
does not exist.

it's actually a place where reality occurs,
an atmosphere that revolves around the sun,
not you.
. . .
civilians reported killed by military intervention in Iraq:
minimum 13,278/maximum 15,357

american military casualties in Iraq:
1,101

good watch
patience is needed while it downloads, but if you're a fan of jon stewart, free speech, live programming, laughing, what have you, it'll be worth the wait.
. . .
in related news, mackenzie and i went to the u.s. consular general's office in nice and voted via federal write-in ballot.
and here are my choices, for the record. yes, i'm on record with this.

president/vice-president: John Kerry/John Edwards
california state senator: Barbara Boxer

in fact! i dare you to comment on this or email this link to as many of your friends who care about things such as retiring before the age of 70, not being drafted to hold a gun and shoot at people who have never hurt them, or keeping trees/forests in existence.

"go america!"

camera

photo:m.sanbuenaventura, originally uploaded by mjane.

photo:m.eisenhour, originally uploaded by mjane.

photo:m.sanbuenaventura, originally uploaded by mjane.

"it's time... for time"

photos:m.sanbuenaventura, originally uploaded by mjane.

it's the weekend.
friday: lunch at the market in ventimiglia, italia, small waves, super windy, rainy.
saturday: morning at the cafe, afternoon at the museum, windy, cuban dinner at home.
sunday: right now, sunny, brisk, peaceful, playing!

mjane's barbershop

photos:m.sanbuenaventura, originally uploaded by mjane.

mackenzie's new fall hairdo.
. . .
they say getting your hair cut
is therapeutic. sometimes i
want to cut my hair really
short, and then i look at my
college pictures. not a good
look for jane.

the Pooh Way

"...It's hard to explain, except by example, but it works. Things just happen in the right way, at the right time. At least they do when you let them, when you work with circumstances instead of saying 'This isn't supposed to be happening this way,' and trying hard to make it happen some other way. If you're in tune with The Way Things Work, then they work the way they need to, no matter what you may think about it at the time. Later on, you can look back and say, 'Oh, now I understand. That had to happen so that those could happen, and those had to happen in order for this to happen...' Then you realize that even if you'd tried to make it all turn out perfectly, you couldn't have done better, and if you'd really tried, you would have made a mess of the whole thing."

~ The Tao of Pooh

true blue

photo:m.eisenhour, originally uploaded by mjane.

sunday in nice.
. . .
the dodgers are on vacation now.

muse:le jardin

photos:m.sanbuenaventura, originally uploaded by mjane.

a friend of a friend is taking a nature photo class.
it made me realize, my backyard is all about nature.
so i'm starting to take some "nature" photos too.

camera!

photo:m.eisenhour, originally uploaded by mjane.

coutesy of inger,
am now borrowing her
nikon coolpix5000.
nice!
. . .
so here's me.
this is my "office"
located in the hallway
in between my room
and the airport hub.
(the walls are thick here!)
. . .
visual stimulation
a nice touch to my experience.

muse:paris

back home in st. paul.
the weather's great.
i'm finally going to have
some chinese food for
dinner tonight!
i cannot absolutely wait!
. . .
there's so much opportunity
in the city of lights.
the only pre-requisite to getting the offer:
getting my french up to par.
no worries, right?
. . .
i got some sleep in paris.
and had amazing dreams!

canal st. martin

paris is off the hook!
met with a homie yesterday and today.
observed the "youth market".
it's like tokyo,
but in place of the neon lights
is the seine and tree-lined avenues.

hung out with some hip parisiens.
tres boheme.
just like the city,
everyone's beautiful!

yellow/white striped polo button-down, brown jeans, black belt, black boots

and gold accessories!
mack & i go to paris today.
check out the scene and see what happens.
it's early right now.
back on sunday. . .