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May 19, 2008

Five Things About France and Cannes

C.J. ARELLANO writes:
I'm at a public laptop and there's a long line, so I'm going to have to make this quick.

- The worst thing about France? The mighty euro pummeling the meek dollar into the ground. Paying for a mere panini is a beast here!

- The best thing about France? No sales tax, no tipping. When they say, "This baguette is 50 euro," you pay exactly 50 euro!

- The second best thing about France? The amazing "Le M Burger" at McDonalds.

- Thanks to fellow Columbia student Ben [Elliott], I attended a swanky penthouse party last night held by a magazine called Independent Film Quarterly. The people were festive and the view seemed lifted straight from a calendar page. Also, a middle-aged drunk woman fell on her face.

- Finally, a celebrity sighting: Fellow Columbia student Jon [Mendenhall] and I saw Clint Eastwood at a screening earlier today.

More soon! Au revoir!

C.J. Arellano is a Screenwriting major.

Posted by awiens at May 19, 2008 10:11 AM