Why do nintendo girls look like porn stars?

So I'm sitting in this cyber cafe thinking of all the things that I have to do today and realizing that I haven't done any of them becuase well...I went to the zoo with 1/2 my zone and the we went to a locked institute and practiced juggling with chocolate easter eggs...and man I should have been productive.

And in my frenzied stupor my eyes fell upon a final fantasy x2 poster with nice looking girl in really short shorts and some sort of tail thing protruding from her perfectly sized back. And then I realize-she's actually a computer generated advertisement for a nintendo game-target audience 11 year old boys. That kinda makes me crazy...why do they do that?

Ok random. Vite fait my week was pretty good. I had a nice easter meal Saturday night of hallabot and spinich quiche with a side of salmon and bread. Sunday we were blessed with a traditional camaroon meal of what I can only consider is giraffe food. And the best chicken i've easten in france. it was good.

An american family showed up at church and I translated for all 6 of their blonde hair blue eyed selves. And everyone thought that it was my family coming to pick me up from the end of my mission. Weird. But hey they are from utah and I think that some how or other I will end up there. At least for a momentary lapse in judgement. The dad was a missionary here 23 years ago and told some great stories and walked around the chapel with fondness and longing. He said it is a sureal mix of reality. The mission he explained is yours and the Lords and no matter how hard you explain and how many times you force your family to look at your photos they can never really grasp that time in your life. And to be back in his "old reality" with the kids of his "new reality" ...the only world he could think of was surreal. I thought it was cool.

President did surprise apartement checks and interviews. That was a fun easter basket full of goodness...We watched the sun set from my balcony while talking about my goals for the future. And I think I might almost have it figured out. I had a little dance with personal revelation this week. And I think the 5 year plan might once again be complete. A 5 year plan. All is right with the world. I'm sure it will change.

What else...T7 and counting...May 4 is my one year mark. That's pretty cool. Wish I was 1/2 the missionary I should be. But well...I'm so annoyingly human. just today I let my humanity cripple my whole hearted desire for christian perfection when I let out words of criticism to an unsuspecting victim. i really don't like that in myself. Why do i do that? And now that the whole zone knows that I'm a shallow idiot, I'm not sure how to repaire the damage. Dang you Satan!!!

But we learn. And we improve. And maybe by the end of the next six months I'll finally be who the Lord sent me to france to find.

But in the mean time...I'll still be loving ya all.

Shai