For those who may be wondering why I haven’t posted anything new for a while, and for those who are just curious, here you are a brief compte-rendu of my week. Having recently moved out, I’d actually planned on resting and not doing anything in particular… well, that’s not exactly what happened.

I eventually realized that when sleeping all morning long, and spending the day in front of my computer were not much fun - not to mention that it didn’t help with my upcoming internship related stress. For those who are still wondering what this internship thing is, I guess I should give you a quick explanation : I am an undergraduate engineer in telecommunications (don’t ask me to be more precise, I simply can’t, and no, this doesn’t mean that I’ll work for AT&T Wireless for the rest of my life), and, in order to get my so awaited diploma, I must undertake a six month internship wherever I want, as long as it deals a minimum with what I have been studying for the past five years (again, don’t ask for precisions). I may able to go to Sydney for this internship, but I’m still going through the recruitment process, hence the stress.

Back on track. Getting aware of the fact that spending my days pointlessly glaring at a computer screen I would probably lose any chance to ever be able to wear contact lenses again, I finally decided to “do” something. That’s how I ended up spending three days pasting various postcards (and by various, I mean really various, from landscapes, to Marilyn photos, with a bit of Garfield and Calvin & Hobbes on the side) on huge cardboard boards, to freshen up my mom’s bathrooms’ decoration. I am definitely planning on posting pictures of the final result, as, not that I want to flatter myself (but maybe a bit though), it looks really nice.

I’ve also discovered I had a well hidden yet true video games player side. I was cleaning my old bedroom at my mom’s and came across my Tomb Raider III CDs. My mom had bought me those like ten years ago, and I had played it for one hour tops. Well, I gave it another try this week, and this time it was like, woaw, this is really fun. So that kept (and is actually still keeping) me busy for a while. I know what you’re going to say, so much for my eyes’ redness. You’re probably right, but it also turned out to be a great way to do some bonding with my younger brother, and that’s real nice.

Talking about family, I’ve officially become my younger sister’s nanny. She’s almost eighteen, well, so what, you can always use a nanny ! So I pick her up at school, I help her with her homework and to get ready for her tests, (trying to figure out how ovarian hormones were produced in less than 30min, so that I could clarify things for her, just before her biology test, wad indeed a bit of a challenge…). I really like this new big brother - nanny thing though, it’s a great feeling, especially after having spent five years away from home (not that far, but still).

And then came today, this week’s most physical day. I hate sports. I really do. To me, physical activity is this thing that you MUST do if you want to stay fit and not to explode because of your job’s pressure. I know it’s supposed to be wonderful to work out, play a game with some friends, but I haven’t reached that point yet. I’m still trying to recover from gym class. Anyway, my dad and step mom once thought it would make my sister happy if she had horses. Yes, horseS. One mare and a pony. They just somehow forgot that you couldn’t put your horses in your garden and let them be. All this to say that today, my sister and I spent the afternoon working on her horses’ meadow’s fence. I will spare you the details, as it’s not much fun, but it sure was physical and tiring. Well at least we enjoyed the great weather (am I starting to sound like my grandma here ? oh well…).

To conclude on a grandmother touch, I am now enjoying a delicious cup of tea selected by my so connoisseur mother, listening to my favorite Sinatra tunes, getting ready for some more adventures with Lara Croft (see, I ain’t that old yet !)