The Writing half of this job

Strasbourg has been a lot of fun, but I think I'm ready to leave. It was a great city with so many neat areas, but it was also the first city where I encountered tons of tourists, and the annoying vendors/people on the street hawking useless things/huge crowds at places. I didn't like that as much, and I wonder if it is because this is the biggest city I've been to, or it is just because it is now later in the summer and more of a vacation time. So far, Besancon has absolutely been my favorite place.

I finally met people at my hostel, actually went out and stayed at a bar for more than the 5-10 minutes I usually spend there to check it out (before people start checking me out), actually went out to dinner with somebody besides myself. however, this means that i didn't get nearly enough writing done every night while I've been here, so i am currently writing writing writing on my day off. blah. but it was worth it because i had fun, and what would i be doing with my day off anyway besides wandering around and sitting in a coffee shop. the lonely life is more conducive to getting work done, but certainly less enjoyable. I am currently reading Wuthering Heights because I needed to read something slower than the mystery novel I read last week. The mystery novel was fun, but it was very hard to make myself put it down and write, since I wanted to know what happened. Wuthering Heights doesn't seem to mind if I put it down for a few days.

anyway, i should be on my computer all day, so say hi if you get this. not sure when i'll have Wifi chez moi again. tomorrow I head to Nancy, then Metz and Verdun.

Also, I am officially half way done as of yesterday. very strange. it is crazy how much i've done, but still intimidating to look forward to what I have to do (though I guess less intimidating than it was at the beginning.) I am much better rested in general than I was last week, though I think that my wonderful long nights of sleep also might have added to the amount of writing I have to do today.
well, yea, time to do more writing.