It's Important to Learn New Things

The following post will outline some of the new things I have seen, read, been taught, been told, or been lectured on.

• I am Meryl Streep. At least, whenever my film professor needs someone to demonstrate something. (Film Class)
• Cut Camembert into little triangles. (Normandie trip)
• When washing your hands, if you have a choice between soap and the alcohol-sanitizer stuff, choose the sanitizer. Be sure to spread it between your fingers, because that's where the germs hide. (Comics Class)
• When taking over the world, don't say, "I'm going to kill you. I'm going to fight you, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to send you off to be gassed, and then we will rape your women." Instead, say, "God spoke to me, and He told me ____________." Oh, and don't forget to say that anyone who resists is a terrorist. That's important! (Comics Class)
• In The Shining, when the little boy is playing with his toy (cars?) in the hallway, that is a "Traveling Shot" (Film Class)
  
• Even though Bande Dessinées (comics) is a valid form of art/communication here in France, I am STILL the only girl perusing (yes, perusing!) the non-manga part of the comics shelves at Gibert Jeune (student bookstore/everything else store). This also means they will apologize profusely if I have to reach around them to pull out a used Batman comic album. And by apologize profusely, I mean I say "Excuse me" and they will respond, "Oh, excuse me, I'm so sorry, I was in your way and I didn't notice blahblahblah" and by the time they've finished apologizing, I've already snatched the book and started reading it. (Gibert Jeune)
  
• Batman is even funnier in French. (Gibert Jeune)
  
• When people make mistakes with lighting in films, lamps can sometimes have a shadow. Imagine a lamp (that is turned on) having a shadow. It's funny. (Film Class)
  
• French people think that squirrels are able to be petted. (Comics Class)
  
• Squirrels are, and I quote: "an American phenomenon." Think about that. (Comics Class)
  
• The word for "avocado" and the word for "lawyer" are EXACTLY the same. Sometimes, if you're lucky, you can order a "lawyer salad" for lunch. (Restaurants)
  
• In almost every class, I am somehow or another "the exception" to whatever we're talking about at any given moment. (My Life in General)
  

That is all. I'm gonna go look for cheap postcards. I will not find any, but I will look. Then, class. Then, my dad's gonna call me! Yay!!