well, ive finally managed to find my way to a "workable" internet connection here on the Rue de la Pompe in Paris. unfortunately, this keyboard is all sorts of funky, so i'm having an extraordinarily difficult time typing anything.

it's been an entertaining 4 days so far in Paris, though i've fallen into typical Matt patterns where i'm sleeping too late in the day and end up not getting as much wandering time as i'd want. now i've got a dinner with the folks tonight at 7:30, so i really don't have time to go out to Montmartre like i'd planned. Perhaps i'll just postpone it 'til after dinner.

ok, this is taking way too long to type, and i'd like to go out to a cafe for a little bit before dinner. so, unless something extraordinary happens, i'll probably be incommunicado until i return. suffice it to say, i'm having a good time.