A Daily Thing

If you are wondering whether I’ve lost my mind, no: it’s a quote from the Simpsons … one of my favourite episodes (the one where Lisa screams ‘Wild beast’ at Mr Burns because she’s being chased by a forest goat, and he screams back ‘Liberal midget!’.  Classic).

I am talking about something different though, namely how I can’t get a break at home.  You see, Christian thinks it’s hilarious to diss France and rag on me whenever he can.  And I have to admit he does it in such a witty way I always near pee my pants laughing (yet engage in fake indignation, just to save face).

So one of my many nicknames at home is ‘Eurotrash’.  The TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse, our bullet train) which is ungodly fast and has broken records (has it?  I’m sure I remember it has!), well you see it’s no achievement at all because France is such a puny country it’s no big deal going from end to end rapidly.  I have to be contrarian and difficult because it’s the French way of life.  Pre-vegan days, I got so excited over the lift of the roquefort embargo to Australia that Christian still quotes me saying ‘I have fantastic cheese news!!’.  Can’t get a break…

And now because it’s getting late, Eurotrash is going to make some dinner.  1, 2, 3, 4.