«Qui pourra arrêter Ségolène ?» and related (!) pics

In this post:

- Féministe enragée;
- Spelling;
- Juice bar;
- Pictures!

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D'abord, un court commentaire d'une féministe enragée. Dixit Christian Rioux, dans Le Devoir du 13 septembre:

"«Qui pourra arrêter Ségolène ?» se demande-t-on aujourd'hui dans les officines du Parti Socialiste, rue de Solférino."

À quand un tel titre: "Qui pourra arrêter Nicolas?", en référence à Sarkozy?
Argh! Pourquoi les femmes d'une telle evergure peutvent-elles toujours être appelées par leur prénom?

M'enfin.

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Deuxièmement. J'ai rencontré a fellow Canadian (!) from Edmonton two days ago at the Graduate Community Center. He asked for my email (!) and when I told him how to spell it he said: "My spelling is horrible." What???

You are at Stanford and YOUR SPELLING IS HORRIBLE? Compared to whom? And how did you make it here it if it is that bad??!!! Paradis: Paradise without the final "e". "E" comme easy.
;)

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I ordered a juice at a juice bar here on Monday. The guy asked for my name. I answered Elise.
He nodded.

When they called my name for me to get my drink, I did not recognize it at all.
"Mar-shk-il?"
That wasn't me. But it was my drink. So I took it.

The second time I went, yesterday, I said my name. The girl made a face. I repeated: "Lisa". And that was fine.
Well.
I had discussed with Patrice how things would change for me if I were to change my name to Lisa while I am here.
It certainly makes it easier when ordering food or drinks.
;)

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Picture time now!

The Stanford campus is nothing short of breathtaking. Really beautiful.
Some pictures now:

A superb flower that grew on the door step at Leslie's. It was beautiful one day, dead the next. I managed two pictures:





Some interesting white flowers, at the very top of a tree:



This one is for Brian and his very wealthy family (!):



This one is for Papa: You see! They use sprinklers!



These are lemons, in trees everywhere in Mountain View and on campus. Smells great!



This is one of the Stanford gates... with another one that we can see through it:



A nice orange flower, next to the Education building:



The palm tree we see coming out of Leslie's appartment:



Our home on the Stanford Campus! Moving in on the 18th! Yippeeeeeee!



A beautiful white and pink flower, found close to a posh restaurant in Palo Alto:



The flowers in the bushes at Leslie's:



Olives from one of the many olive trees on campus!



Some unknown funky fruit, with spikes!



I was stopped by a guy who thought I was lost when I took pictures of the funky fruits!

Mouahahha!

Beautiful!

Talk soon!