But enough about you

I went to my first French night at chez Miller last night. I've only had one quarter of French, so I was pretty quiet, but I really enjoyed listening to everyone else babbling away.

Here are some things I wanted to say, but couldn't. Maybe one of my more French-literate readers can help me with the translations, since I idiotically left my dictionary at Miller's.

• I am thinking about taking French 102 online.
  
• We have met before. Chris and I drove you home from Little Red Studio a few weeks ago.
  
• When the circular needle is no longer long enough, you switch to the double-pointed needles.
  

And then, for calibration, here are a few things I did successfully say in French:

• Wine, please?
  
• The cow eats the apple.
  
• Would you like to fondle my yarn?
  

French night is excellent and I'll definitely be going back -- in fact, we are hosting next time! -- but I'd really love to go to Spanish night. Unfortunately, it's on Wednesdays and conflicts with my architecture course, so it will have to wait until summer.

Elliott found some new conversational partners today. We were walking on the UW campus with macabre0, but she had to get to an appointment, so Elliott and I took our time crossing Red Square on our way back to the car. We passed some Asian (Chinese, maybe?) tourists taking pictures of Suzzallo Library. Elliott ran up to a tree and exclaimed, "Tree! Tree! Hello tree!" The tourists, thrilled they could understand him, joined in. "Hello, tree! Hello, boy! Green tree!" The three of them went on like that for a minute or two, with the tourists breaking off in their own language periodically. I just stood and watched and smiled.

Next time I visit a place where I don't speak the language well, I'll have to remember this idea: talk to two-year-olds!