Clearly We Need to Synchronize Our Watches

For Kyla,

 who not only understands the weird things I do, but is also willing to join in. 

Oh, and thank you for introducing the Ellen Degeneres Show to me.  

And believing in me.

I don't know if Kyla actually believes in me, but I felt like my dedication needed something a little more pizazz-y.

The past couple of days a few really funny things have happened.  But when I started to write the story in my head I realized that no one else would find them funny.

Except my sister Kyla.

However, since I am unable to call her and sending this all as a text would take way too long, I decided to dedicate this post to her. I also think she's deserves it because it is very likely that she already knows the movie I'm referring to in the title.

If your name is not Kyla feel free to keep reading, just be warned that a lot of it might not make sense.

First off, thanks a lot Kyla for understanding all of my random movie quotes.  (That was sarcasm.)  It turns out that using movie quotes as a normal part of every day conversation is not as acceptable as I thought.  When I try it over here, people just look at me weird.  And I'm like, "Oh, I'm sorry, have you never seen Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken?"

You can see how this could quickly become embarrassing.

Which brings me to the title.  I had my first law class today and my professor is British.  Because the class is three hours long, we get to take a 10 minute break every hour.  After our first break was over -- and most of the class hadn't returned -- my professor said, "Clearly we need to synchronize our watches." 

In his British accent.

Naturally, my first thought was James Bond.

Speaking of which, remember when we were at Target and you bought Quantum of Solace even though you had never seen it?  I still haven't seen it.  When I get home we're watching it.

Second, thank you for introducing me to the Ellen Show.  Netflix doesn't work over here.  Nor are you allowed to watch episodes of a show online outside of the US territories. (Yeah, no Big Bang Theory, New Girl, Psych, Arrested Development when they release the new episodes in May...)  Luckily, the Ellen Show posts a lot of their stuff on YouTube.  Which means I have now watched the highlights of almost all of the episodes of Ellen (not really, but I think I'm getting close).  And she's hilarious, so it's a great start to my morning/way to waste an afternoon/bedtime story.

Next... you know the Metro Game?  I don't play it too often because usually the metro is so crowded that if I messed up I would fall on top of multiple people.  However, today the metro was so crowded that I couldn't grab onto anything and I was forced into the Metro Game.  Now, I've only practiced this with my feet apart, but if you look down at your feet it is so much easier!  Especially if you can't really see anything other than your feet and the ten feet of the people surrounding you.  Also, you want to be facing the back of the car, but turned slightly at an angle.  See the picture below as a reference.

 Could you practice this in Boston and tell me how it works for you?  Thanks.


Speaking of Boston...
I learned two fun facts today in my law class.  First, there exists a council known as the European Council which meets to agree on policies, but doesn't actually have power to implement them.  (It's like the UN of the EU.)  I hope that while you're in Boston, you have fun agreeing on policies that you have no power to actually make happen.
However, if that is not your style, I also learned that the power countries in the UN are powerful because they give the most money.  Consequently, if anyone starts to get annoying by talking too much during the conference you should send them a note saying,

"Dear _______,
We've reviewed last year's budget and decided that you have too much of an opinion for how much you contributed last year.  Consequently, we will need you to send us a US dollar any other time you feel like sharing.
Sincerely,
________"

Or, you know, something like that.

You know how I like to look for AEDs?  Well, today at school I saw this sign:

Now, I know my French is pretty limited, but even I can understand that this site is equipped with a defibrillator.

Also, in an emergency I have to call what number?  "You!  Go call 04 78 78 78 18!  I mean, Vous, appelez zero quatre, sept huit, sept huit, sept huit, un huit!"

Yeah, there is no way anyone is living through that.  Also, you may have noticed that it doesn't tell you where the AED is, just that one exists.  Thank goodness I'm not responsible for responding outside the US.


Speaking of lifeguarding, I got to wrap my foot this week.  Look at how well I did!

Each time I rewrap it I always think, "Hello, my name is Kenna.  I'm a lifeguard trained in First Aid and CPR.  Can I help you?"

I'm usually about halfway through wrapping my foot by the time I make it through the spiel, but whatever.  Consent is probably implied if I'm wrapping my own foot.


Finally, and this is the story I'm most excited to tell you, so I hope you're still reading...

Yesterday I went to my school's cafeteria.

There were chefs.  And real food.  And I had to order in French.

It was just like a scene from a movie.

Well, it would be if Anna and the French Kiss were made into a movie.

So really it was just like a few pages from a book.

Thanks Kyla for letting me tell you all these stories.  And even though I couldn't tell them to you in person, I'm pretty sure you understood them all.  Thanks for coming to the airport with me when I left, even though it was 6:30 in the morning.  Thanks for becoming a lifeguard so that we could work together in the summer.  And thanks for getting into U of A so we can spend a whole year in Tucson together.  (Assuming, of course, that you're coming to U of A.  You are coming to U of A right?!)

In conclusion, you're amazing.