Template Update

Posted by Aaron in Site Updates

I have updated my blog’s template, finally.  It’s not a custom made template, but it looks really cool in my opinion!  It’s better than the pre-loaded template that I had been using.  So all is well.  Please be advised that all blog posts are longer than what you see on the home screen.  If you want to read the rest of the blog post, you have to click the “Read More” button.

I am also working on creating a gallery where I can directly upload all of my photos.  The only thing is that it takes a long long time to upload all these photos since they are in their original high-definition format, so it might be a while before all of the photos are uploaded.  But I will get to work on that.  I love vacation periods!  It gives me time to relax and get work done!

Les vacances !

Posted by Aaron in Journal

So far, the vacation period has been fun!  The beginning of it was a bit rough since I had absolutely nothing to do.  But for the past three nights, I’ve had a sleepover with my friend from Hawaii, Renée.  Yes, she’s American even though she has a French name.  ;)  The first two nights, I spent the night at her house, and then she came to my house last night.

We went to see Paranormal Activity 3 last night.  It was a bit creepy.  It was better than the first one, but they’re not very scary.  They’re suspenseful, but not scary.  We also ate at a Chinese restaurant last night.  I couldn’t understand the waitress because she had a Chinese accent in French, and it’s difficult enough for me to understand people who have a French accent in French.  So I have no idea what I ordered, but it was good.

Tomorrow, I am supposed to go to Arcachon with my host family, if the weather is nice.  If the weather isn’t nice, I’m not sure exactly what the alternative plan is.  But I’ll find something to do.  I’m reading a novel (in English) called Freedom by Jonathan Franzen.  It’s an excellent story, and very easy to follow.  It’s a fairly big novel, which usually discourages me from giving books of that sort a second look, but I had heard many good things about it before I bought it and I read the first chapter at the bookstore before I bought it (something I always try to do before I buy a book to make sure that I won’t lose interest right away).  Whether I go to Arcachon or stay here in Bordeaux, I will pay my novel a due visit.