Unofficial Europe Update

Switzerland?
Doesn't it just snow there?

Apparently RTL is going to corner the big cheese to discuss for more details.
The only information that we have right now is location, client, and job title. So before everyone freaks out, nothing is set in stone and the ball hasn't started rolling. We are still in pre-preliminary talks. At least on the employer side of things, RTL and I have set up timeline and project lists in case employer has an offer that we can't pass up.

Sometimes it's just best to go with the flow.

At least the location is in a French speaking part of Switzerland. Good for me, not so good for RTL. And it was really hard to give an unbiased answer to her question of "do you think that French is easy to learn?" I can't ever remember a time where I didn't want to speak French. So learning for me was really easy. We are looking at immersion programs for her and some basic brush up skills for me.

Other thoughts about this possibility -
The location does not have a high cost of living like SF.
House prices are CHEAP.
Kind of screws up me going back to school.
But I can take classes online.
I would have the Swiss bank account I've always dreamed of.
2 hour train ride to Paris.
4 hour train ride to Amsterdam.
2 hour plane ride to K & F in Ireland.
Really make my French fluent.
Basically the same distance from the East Coast as the West Coast is.

Random Weekend Thoughts

Why do I have a 22 minute and 44 second version of Whipping Post performed by the Allman Brothers?
I have so much stuff in my iTunes library that I put iTunes on party shuffle. That way I hear something other than what I listen to all the time i.e. Jump Little Children.
Great I thought, until I realized that I had been listening to Whipping Post for approximately 20 minutes already.
And already knew the other problem was RTL's fetish for audiobooks and the obscene amount of holiday music we have that I have to watch out for in party shuffle mode, but 20 minute songs?

Speaking of JLC, I just downloaded their new album. Be proud of me though because I haven't listened to it enough to memorize all the words yet.

Let's compare points in the I've been a good friend vs the I'm a slacker as a friend competitions
Good friend points - 2
Slacker friend points - 10

Been planning to call F for how long now? And have I? Have I thought about it? Yeah, everytime it's about 11 p.m. EST. But I made sure that RTL and I called K & F in Ireland before it got too late. Slacker friend points galore there.
Still haven't bought birthday gifts for 3 people, still haven't done wedding gifts for 1 person, and still trying to finish 2 baby shower gifts plus got another one coming up.
Oh yeah, I forgot about the graduation gift and lets add 2 more birthday gifts that go into a package for Ireland that I've been meaning to send since January.
Just call me Slacker Girl!
I plan to clear this up this week while RTL is in Redmond. Wish me luck.

Oooooh, I have some fun movies from RTL's little sister that I should post. We got the dvd in the mail on Saturday and I laughed my head off. Although MB might send evil thoughts my way if I do. I'll have to ask first.

I love Netflix.
I hope there is a Netflix in Europe.
I love Netflix.

Why is my dog afraid of my cat? He's four times as big as she is. She loves him. But the sight of her strikes fear in poor Dexter.

I think I'm avoiding other stuff right now which is why this post is so schizophrenic. I'm going to go take a breather and finish up some emails instead.

Good friend points - 2