My blog and book aren't the only thing being neglected right now, in favor of getting a stronger grasp on the French language. The piano is getting awfully dusty from lack of use. Fortunately, Georges is making an effort to play more (which I love) and the Little Guy started piano lessons recently... so maybe the piano won't feel so lonely.
P.S. I totally kicked that French presentation's ASS on Friday! My topic? "Le Mariage en France: Où est la romance?" about how the over-focus on bureaucratic red tape in this country has sucked the romance right out of the wedding ceremony. I was the first in my class to do an exposé (and probably the only one with such extensive experience standing up in front of a life audience, with Powerpoint slides and everything, so on that level I sort of have an advantage) but it was my first-ever oral presentation in French. The professor told me afterward what a good job I did, that it was very interesting and well-planned-out, and that it was "the best he'd heard in a very long time". And while I was speaking, he didn't correct me nearly as much as I'd expected. Voila!
Now, if I can only perform half as well on the first of our weekly Monday-morning grammar tests tomorrow...
