ça fait longtemps sans bruit

Okay, I know that this space has been massively silent for a really really long time...not that I'm too lazy to update (though that might not be too far from the truth) but because my laptop went for an unfortunate and ill-advised swim 2 weeks ago on the way to Vienna. Sent it for repair last week; but this being France, and knowing how effective and efficient the French system is, I don't think i'll be getting it back anytime soon. say another 2 more weeks. at best. So right now i've to make do with using the school computers, which uses an "azerty" keyboard rather than a "qwerty" one..thus some zords hzill look like this fro, ti,e to ti,e. yeah. hell of an irritant to use to type.

Have got presentations and essays over the next 2 weeks; got back some french results and have proven my point that i'm a disaster in the language..no one understands what in the world i'm writing, and worse still, neither do i. oh well. time to go back to basics and try and make it work.

Will update this space with details of the Easter break trips that I made: went to Vienna, Bratislava and Prague. Really beautiful places and nice people; stark contrasts to parisiens that look like they have a grudge against the world and who habitually go home and kick their cats, kids, anything that moves. But spring is here and Paris is much much prettier. And warmer.

oh and i need a haircut. soon.