Author name: Megan Milonovich

one last angsty blog

I spent so much time while I was gone missing the familiarity of my routine and my home and my friends, but now that I’m back, I just want to leave again! It was so easy to get around and feed myself and take care of all these basic day to day concerns in Paris. […]

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birthday

Sunday was my 28th birthday. Last year, I ate sushi and got drunk on Veuve Cliquot while watching movies with my ex. This year I spent my birthday eating a sandwich in the nudist section of the Bois de Vincennes. It had too much mayo, and I’m like 98% sure the park was just a […]

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fashion (bored)

When I first got here, I was like, “oh my god, everyone is so chic, I will never be able to blend in.” And I haven’t! It was so impressive initially, the level of put-togetherness. Every outfit is so clean and structured and…conservative. I’m bored with it! I miss dressing stupid on purpose! I miss […]

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textiles pt 2

Continuing to take more creep shots of metro seats! Keeping a running list in my phone of each line I take and any new patterns I see. This week’s additions: -line 6 had a green to yellow gradient on the fixed seats and teal dots on the fold down seats -line 2 had funky colorful […]

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textiles

Something I’ve enjoyed paying a lot of attention to is the seats on the trains. I was so taken aback the first time I got on the RER B and saw green velvet on the seats. Originally I was kind of grossed out by the thought of fabric seats in such a heavily used public […]

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first post here we go

Hi! I’m Megan. We’ve spent the week getting settled in Paris, surviving the first, but probably not the last, heatwave of our time here. I have spent a combined 110 euros on fans and I have no regrets. I do not leave my house for this long, ever. My routine has been disrupted and I […]

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