t'es malade ou quoi..

As I was strolling through the center of the city with a friend we noticed our affinity for French boys. I told him, "I think that I am malade." He laughed and asked me why. All of a sudden it occurred to me that perhaps, I was a bit mentally unsound.

We had just spent some time browsing a severely expensive art shop where I had experienced a coup de foudre or as the English say, "love at first sight". A lovely boy (I swear he was johnny depp) at Severely Expensive Art Shop had taken the time to explain to me the process of making pigment or maybe pastels...in the end I wasn't too sure because I was busy swooning over his perfect cheek bones, his tortoise-shell glasses, his shy tendancies.....

In short, I have slight predisposition, that is to say, I fall madly in love with an alarmingly large portion of the people who make up my everyday social interactions.

I label this as an illness because falling in love on a weekly basis has some noticeable side effects. For example, I spend a good portion of my time daydreaming and being a hopeless romantic. I linger at cafés and stalk certain boutiques... and yet, I never have the audacity to actually speak to these characters.

I blame Paris for exacerbating my illness. In CT, I was able to control the fluttering feeling in my stomach or the eyelash batting… that is unless I happened to be working behind a front desk at a gym...

I find it hard not to fall in love living in an aesthetically pleasing city filled with gorgeous artisans. I mean, just have a look at Phoenix:

...maybe not such a good example. Stuck in the Sound?

...... 

so I might be able to better demonstrate this little problem of mine with a list (which is in no way exhaustive) of incidences when that infamous cherub impaled me with his arrow..

1. Music Man oh, monsieur maker of music, I love how you say bonjour, your blue eyes, your cigg/coffee breaks outside, your silly Christmas sweaters... you live just next door (how conventional!), you build accordions, you give piano lessons on Tuesdays, I love you Music Man and I will do everything humanly to try and not stare as I walk by..

2. Danté Man oh, beautiful barman with the cinnamon skin and freckles, it's okay that you came to my table 25 minutes after I sat down because now your teeth are shining and subsequently I am in love. No I didn't understand what you said, actually I stopped listening, and yes I will leave you an mysterious unsigned love note and stalk your café for the rest of the semester.

3. Girl at the Expensive Boutique you said that the shirt looked good on me and so I bought it. I will never forget the intimate moment we had when you ripped open the curtain and I had not quite put all of my clothes back on. You even looked for a different color down in the basement because I thought sand colored shoes would be more appropriate. 

4. Blue Eyed Bum if only I had some change, but I spent it all on the shoes that the Girl at the Expensive Boutique recommended 

5. Bicycle Guru yes I think your English is "good" and yes it seems as though cupid has struck me once again, oh beautiful bicycle guru. What's that? You make new bicycles out of old ones? Only 300 euros? Of course I will buy one of your rusty works of art. I know this one is for real because later on that day our paths crossed for a second time as you were spray painting a hunk of metal outside of your shop. 

6. Beauty Queen oh beautiful mistress of the beauty center, you tell me my French is pas mal and you lean over me as you drip hot wax... you tell me you speak English but are too shy.. well justement I will give you lessons gratuit... and yes I will be back soon, that is as soon as my hair grows back..

7. New Café Man move over danté. Not only are you stunning, oh new café man, but you smoke cigarettes after your shift and I know that you ride a moto because of the helmet on your lap. How much was my miniscule shot of espresso? 1,20 or 1,40? I'd pay 1,80, just to be able to see you again. 

and when you are not working I can still enjoy a type of languor after being served by your co-worker:

8. Cute Mohawk Girl <3

musing on music man

A la prochaine...