A little story about zombies

I had a nightmare last night.  My nightmares used to be about terrifying, evil, soulless zombies who wanted nothing more than to eat my brain, but these days, my nightmares are about French bureaucracy.  Wait - now that I think about it, that's really the same thing...

Things you might see on the street (another one)

Okay, I don't like to do two of these in a row, and I have no idea if these bikes had anything to do with this car, but seeing them all together like this was just too awesome to resist...

Things you might see on the street

Remember a couple of posts ago when I said Parisians are all about being tasteful, subtle and elegant?  Ummmm, yeah...never mind...

"Tails" of romance from the City of Love

Ladies and gentlemen, Miss K is proud to present the Fifth-Floor Feline Players production of: Cat on a Cold Brick Window-Ledge, starring Furry Man-Whore and Neighbour Kitty.

She comes and waits forlornly at the window, hoping to be invited in.

He sees her - it's love at first sight.  But wait, he also loves Miss K!  What's a furry man-whore to do?

He decides to shun Miss K and put the moves on this new gal, but now she's playing hard-to-get.

He gives up, which is probably a good thing, because it turns out...

...that she's actually a vampire kitty!  Aieeeeeeee!!!!!!

Thank you, and good night!  You've been a great audience! Tip your waitress!

(Wow, it's amazing what I'll come up with to amuse myself on a rainy night in February...)

Embrace the sparkle, people

Parisians are all about being subtle, tasteful and elegant.  They look disdainfully at the vulgar foreigners who could never possibly rise to their level of sophistication.   They don't give in to things that are fun and bright and sparkly on a daily basis, but maybe they should, because I've just realized that all that self-restraint just completely cracks  at Christmas.  I was just trawling back through some of my photos and I present you with the evidence...

Pretty, yes.  Subtle, no.

Only the French would have Xmas lights that look like chandeliers.

Not at all vulgar or over the top - noooo, not at all...

I don't get the snowy palm trees.  I like 'em, I just don't get 'em.

Think ya got enough lights here, buddy? And wtf with the palm trees??

Really not sure that the French quite grasp the concept of reindeer...

Favourite Paris photos - 18

Things you might see on the street

This is a wine shop.  This is a wine shop having a sale.  This is a wine shop having a sale, with a window display that involves...laundry.  Yep, every time I think I've seen the pinnacle of Paris craziness, I see something new.  Laundry in a wine shop window - why?  Whyyyyy???