I don’t read Entertainment Weekly, People, or Us. I don’t watch E! on TV. And I didn’t expect to get much out of listening to E! Entertainment Radio.

I was right.

I listened to part of a program called “Rock Stars’ Daughters” and decided that that was more than enough time to give this particular channel. It takes all kinds, I guess, but E! gets an F from me.

Now that I’m back at home (and work), I’m resuming my Bootcamp listening (and while I’m at it, I’m switching to the official day numbering, including the weekends, which I’m skipping; I’ve gone back and renumbered all my earlier entries).

Today’s channel is Radio Unsigned, featuring unsigned bands from many genres and locations. As you’d expect, the music is varied — I’ve heard rock, rap, and more. I’ve liked quite a bit of it, but very definitely not everything.

I’ll probably come back to this channel for occasional visits, but it’s uneven enough that it’s not a good choice for me to listen to at work.

From the current headlines page on NYTimes.com:

W. Va. May Regulate Tongue – Splitting [11:26 a.m. ET]

Somewhat to my surprise, I was able to change my flight home, so instead of stopping and changing planes in Washington, I took the non-stop from Paris to San Francisco. This meant getting up a bit earlier than I would have otherwise, and doing without a trip to the fitness center this morning, but it also meant getting home about 6 hours earlier — which is always a good idea.

I expected to eat breakfast in the hotel this morning — but at the last minute, I couldn’t bring myself to spend 23 Euros when I wasn’t all that hungry. It was too early to try the 7 Euro croissant and coffee in the bar, so I went out anyway, and found a bakery nearby which opened just as I got there at 7am. I had coffee and croissants and spent a little less than I would have in the bar, but at least I got a bit of exercise in the bargain.

The trip home was uneventful, which is just the way I like it. Now, all I have to do is stay up for a few more hours so I can get adjusted to Pacific time.

Shabbat Shalom!

Somewhat to my surprise, one of my colleagues asked me tonight if I was serious about going to Rue de Rosiers and eating falafel — I thought about it for a few seconds and decided that shwarma last night didn’t mean I couldn’t have falafel tonight, and said “yes”.

So we bought zone 3 tickets (1.90 Euros instead of 1.30 for zone 1) and took the Metro to St. Paul. Then we wandered around the area for a bit, checking out some shops (but not buying anything), before heading to the proper street for dinner.

There were lots of restaurants to choose from; finally, I succumbed to the lure of the “Artisanal Pita” sign on Mi-Va-Mi (which also got a good review from Megnut), and we sat down for a repast. Doug had the deluxe shwarma plate; I had a simple falafel sandwich (very good, though I didn’t see anything fantastic about the pita); and we split a half-bottle of Kosher L’Pesach Bordeaux. Nice and cheap.

I was still a little hungry and in a mood to do some comparison eating, so then I went to L’As du Fallafel and had another falafel. Yummy, but I’d have to say Mi-Va-Mi was a little bit better (though slightly more expensive).