parisian dream

well, i didnt know Noam Chomsky was banned from entering Israel. makes sense now that I read more about what he's said. not that it's so radical, but Israel is so sensitive.

i stopped over at the nearby 2nd hand bookshop but it's always dangerous. i spent an hour there and went a bit overboard perhaps. got 2 smaller books for doctor; Chomsky's On Anarchism and a Graphic Guide to Sartre. and for myself i seem to have decided to take up latin again (cos unsurprisingly you forget a language if you dont use it?) and educate myself on a few things...i think i might be a little too ambitious. book stores have that effect on me. i have been hearing positive things about Yanis Varoufakis' books so i got myself one of those but suspect it may be a heavy read. i dont always get through books like that. the rest is my typical feminism and biograhy mix. i love Owen Jones' Guardian articles so i'd been eyeing his book for a while.

 we were in Paris for a long weekend. the weather was very favourable, 25c throughout, surprising in October! the atmosphere was really nice, we chilled in a cute Airbnb flat, enjoyed the lively streets and good food. even found a wine festival to enjoy!

 Paris nightlife

parisian dinner with people we met at the Airbnb experience (walking tour of "philosophers & thinkers in Paris")

friends invited us over for a dinner and we made out own pizza!

me and Samantha enjoyed a lunch at a board room cafe yesterday. we tried a few different games but ended up spending most of the time on Trivial Pursuit. which i lost! my black hamburger was cool nevertheless.

Soydan came over in the evening, they got keys to their first rental flat finally but no mattress yet so he stayed with us for one night. he helped me finish our puzzle, yay! i ordered a new one right away and it arrived today.