Alive!!!!!!

Ok,
So i made it in, as I'm sure most of you heard.

I'm at McDonalds (mcdo) and yeah, the coffee is better, the fries nto that terrible. but the hamburger ewww...

Last night for the new years eve, i went out with some friends. first to a house party, then to anther house party with LOTS of walking in between.

for the new year, the metro was free to take after 5 pm, so that was nice. i had champagne, some wine, blah blah. it was a lot of fun. everyone was screaming "BONNE ANNEE" in the streets like it was mardi gras (minus the boobs- too cold for that).

also last night i met another actor who is irish, he is friends with my friends so he's going to email me the number of his agent here, who books people for english speaking jobs in film. said he did 3 movies this last year so shes really good at finding work =) also, met a half american named melanie who is also mutal friends and she has also worked in cinema here, has great contacts and told me she would email me a list of contacts emails, etc (directors, producers) direct. she did warn me thought that its very hit or miss. but everyone has been very nice, theyre already trying to find jobs and appartments for me hahaha

oh- loooots of english speakers here. irish, australians, etc etc. and of course everyone can hear my accent =)

its not as cold as i thought, but it is getting colder and colder =)

oh--- now in bars and restaurants in paris its just like austin- NO SMOKING. crazy. who ever thought that would happen in paris????

what else.... what else.... i see so many people wearing converse shoes!

i do love it here. my fingers are cold, so sorry for the crappy typing. mmmm going to start scrounging for alittle flat. apparently if you get one matchbox size you can find one for like 400 euros. thats almost cheaper than austin. what the hell hahah and thats IN the city, not outside in the suburbs...

oh- the metro is a MAZE. inside. so many little halls and stuff. i felt like a hamster.

oh- and no one has said anything to me in the streets (yet). all the people here tell me its changed drastically in the last 5-10 years bc of the mayor. no more dog shit in the streets (apprently they dna catalogued ppls dogs, and when they left dog shit in the street, there was a special team of ppl set up who just dna tested the dog shit to send the owners fines!!! hahaha). oh and no pissing in the streets either- there are free little bathrooms all over the place. aaand what else. big glass recycling bins (for the bottle everyone drinks in the streets) aaand....

yesterday afternoon i was in the 18eme (montmartre), annnd i had wine at the cafe where Amelie was filmed...and a cafe at this little place where there was a hooker tranny saying hi to all her "freinds" and having to tell one of her regualrs that she was NOT working on new years eve, thank you very much, and see you tomorrow night. hahahah

anywho, love to all. miss youuuuu but loove it here so far! i ordered in my own meal in french at mcdo and they understood me! progress...