There's something here...a straight-shooting, mid '60s Truffaut-ish quality...not modelish (which is what's so appealing)...with that frank expression and those friendly-knowing eyes, she could have starred in Bed and Board or Two English Girls (assuming she can act)...her name is Jennifer Laemlin, and she may not even know who Francois Truffaut was, but she's been very gracious and accomodating as I've sat and typed away inside Le Cafe qui parle (where she works) for hours and hours on end -- Thursday, 6.1.06, 2:10 pm.
(a) Cafe on Boulevard de Courcelles -- Thursday, 6.1.06, 12:05 pm; (b) ditto; (c) Outdoor banner for La Rupture on front facade of Pathe Wepler in Place Clichy -- Thursday, 6.1.06, 12:40 pm; (d) One gallon equals 3.8 liters means that the more expensive gas on the right is selling for 6.34 Euros per gallon...right? And the slightly less expesnive "super" is going for 5.92 Euros per gallon -- Thursday, 6.1.06, 12:55 pm; (e) View from just outside the Champs Elysee screening room where I saw The Road to Guantanamo this morning; (f) Graffiti on bathroom door inside facilities at Parc de Monce -- Thursday, 6.1.06, 11:20 am; (g) Lunchtime snoozers at Parc de Monce -- Thursday, 6.1.06, 12:25 pm; (h) I'm pretty sure you can't buy lemon-flavored Tic Tacs in the U.S.; (i) Indian restaurant on rue Ruisseau near internet cafe that I've never gotten around to eating at, despite high recommends from the locals; (j) A single futon on the floor with electricity that shuts down if you run the heater, the kitchen hot plate and the bathroom fan at the same time is what you get for a weekly $500 rent in Paris these days , and with no accessible wi-fi (which sucks).
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 1, 2006 at 7:39 AM
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Mike Gebert says ...
Hey, that girl stole Frances McDormand's chin!
Posted by Mike Gebert at June 1, 2006 9:10 AM
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Sean Whiteman says ...
She's looking right past the tip-typing caffeine suckling masses. Probably got an idea behind those eyes that makes the rest of it all look silly.
Posted by Sean Whiteman at June 1, 2006 11:00 AM
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shandana says ...
she looks a bit like aussie actress rose byrne.
Posted by shandana at June 1, 2006 11:15 AM
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bobby says ...
you know she thinks your a werdo for taking her pic..right?
Posted by bobby at June 1, 2006 11:23 AM
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Tturner says ...
What is the French translation of "restraining order"?
Posted by Tturner at June 1, 2006 2:11 PM
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alfred says ...
Do you know if she is available?
I am aware that I live on a totally different continent..but I could definately win her over.
Posted by alfred at June 1, 2006 4:38 PM
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Daniel says ...
Nope. Not at ALL sketchy that you're taking pictures of random French waitresses and posting them on the Internet...
Did you tell her you that you know people in the movie industry and that you can help her get her big break?
Posted by Daniel at June 1, 2006 5:16 PM
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amos says ...
Wait, her hands are already in position to cockblock.
Posted by amos at June 1, 2006 5:30 PM
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Anonymous says ...
She's cute.
Posted by Anonymous at June 2, 2006 5:42 PM
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Chuck Wagon says ...
Her attractiveness reminds me of Maggie from "Six Feet Under," you know, the girl who Nate banged right before falling into a coma. Not gorgeous or totally fit, but very pretty...sort of feminine and approachable.
Posted by Chuck Wagon at June 3, 2006 9:56 AM