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After a bite of the lasagna, I texted the channel name to Jake on a whim, then pulled out my notes and began signing up for the various Reminds for each of my classes. Almost as soon as I signed up for French, there was a note from Mathieu the TA.
Commencez à planifier le plat français que vous souhaitez préparer pour le menu du mois de septembre. Vous devez faire une vidéo de chaque étape. Si vous avez des questions, contactez Madame ou moi-même.
Menu assignment. We’d done that last year, too. Only we hadn’t had to video ourselves, just present it to the class in French, and detail what it was about the dish we enjoyed. Making a video would be a little more complicated.
I could use my phone to make the video. But what did I fix?
Peut-on réparer quelque chose?
I sent it to the Remind for the class. The app was useful; it let the whole class have one open text thread with the teacher, so in theory the teachers only had to answer once.
La nourriture de votre choix.
Mathieu answered pretty promptly.Okay, so think about what to fix for class.I dug out my notebook and added an item to research French recipes.
My phone buzzed.
Jake:This dude is hilarious! Which one are you watching?
I glanced at the screen on my laptop. Then sent back,Master and Commander.
Jake:I’m watching Patriot. When you’re done, switch to Troy at the same time?
I hadn’t actually watched that one yet.Okay. I have ten minutes.
Jake:8 here. I’ll get it ready to go and wait for you to text before I hit play.
Archie:You still want hot coffee in the morning or want me to bring iced?
He didn’t have to bring coffee.
Archie:I’m bringing it either way, so just tell me what you want.
I sighed.Iced would probably be better while it’s so hot.
Archie:Agreed. Want more croissants? Or they have those egg, ham, and swiss croissant sandwiches?
A laugh escaped me as I stared at the message.You don’t have to feed me. But if you bring food, I’ll chip in.
Archie:Pfft. Croissants and iced coffee. Meet in the cafeteria. I try to get there right at 7:45.
That was earlier than I normally went to school.Okay, will try. I’ll let Coop know.
Archie:See you in the morning.
By the time I sent Coop the change in plans and the video ended, I’d finished my lasagna.
I texted Jake I was going to be a minute and carried the dishes into the sink. I washed them up and then checked the fridge for something else, because I was still hungry. Yogurt in hand, I retreated to my bedroom. Tiddles had settled into his spot at the window and Tabby was on my pillow. Tory was under the bed, a fact I discovered when she tried to grab my feet when I walked by. Settled again, I sent Jake a text that I was ready, and the phone rang.
“Hey, Jake,” I said by way of answer.
“Hey, Frankie. Hit play in 3-2—1…”
Twenty-five minutes later, we switched to watching the Alexander the Great one. It took three more before I got him off the phone because I really did have some reading to do before bed.
Jake:Those are awesome. Send me a list of all the ones you’ve already seen, and I’ll catch up? We can watch more later this week. Maybe?
Yep. Jake and me?
