Meeme's introdution thread

[Meeme]

I am Meeme, living in Paris, France.

I am a French literature major at the prestigious Paris-Sorbonne university (some acquaintances of mine claim it is my second home!). Since I am a fascinated student, my dispositions are quite predictable; I do love reading, especially books from the Middle Ages in ancient French (Les Lais of Marie de France, Chrétien de Troyes, Tristan et Iseut) and the European Renaissance (Les Essais of Montaigne, Les Tragiques of Agrippa d'Aubigné, Erasmus, Rabelais, Thomas More et caetera). My favorite writers are –including but no limited to– Corneille, Racine, Baudelaire, Hugo, Rimbaud, Chateaubriand, Céline, Huysmans, Bloy, Brasillach... I like Latin authors a lot, such as Cicero, Caesar and Seneca. I read English literature as well, for instance Shakespeare and the Brontë sisters. In fact, I read everything that is, in my point of view, great literature. Basically, I cannot endure a day without opening a book

When I am not reading, I delight in listening to Wagner's operas (Parsifal, Tristan und Isolde and the epic Ring cycle) and some works of classical music eg Gregorian chant (notably sung by the British countertenor Alfred Deller). I am a Heavy Metal connoisseur (Candlemass, Solitude Aeturnus, Judas Priest, Saint Vitus, Revelation and many more acts as I only quoted the most famous of them).

Not only my mind is submitted to an intense activity; so is my body, as I practice kung-fu –its Shaolin mantis variant.

I am a manga and anime enthusiast, particularly fond of Leiji Matsumoto's work: Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999, Submarine Super 99...

I generally enjoy the finer pursuits in life –everything that is gentle, aesthetic and elegant. I believe that wetshaving is a suitable way to continue my quest for good taste.

At this point of my presentation, I guess it is not superfluous to mention that I am a lady (for those of you who have not noticed it yet). I have obviously no beard, but tiny fragile legs that are weary to suffer the atrocious Gilette Venus triple-blade razor. In my humble opinion, the pinkish plastic handle of modern razors is absolutely ugly. I loathe the Gilette Venus and its appalling aspect; it is so expensive that I was disgusted each time I spent a large sum for a dumpy handle and its injuring blades. The worst razor I have ever tried was the dreadful Quattro for women by Wilkinson. In a nutshell, I got red burning trails all along my legs because of this bright pink monstrosity with four horrifying blades

Hence my will to use a vintage safety razor (a Champagne Lady Gilette) or a straight razor (I own a beautiful 4/8 Wade & Butcher), with a gorgeous badger brush and fragrant shaving creams (which I like scented with rose, almond, lavender or violet). I am now a novice at wetshaving but I hope I will soon master this Art. I look forward to shaving with my new lovely gear and I am eager to tell you more about my attempts

A preview of my shaving set:



From left to right:

• Coco Chanel eau de parfum
• Sweet Almond Oil shaving cream, Crabtree & Evelyn
• my Delong silvertip badger brush
• my Lord Nelson pottery shaving scuttle
• a Jasmine sample soap, The Shave Den
• my Champagne Lady Gilette
• Coco Chanel body moisturizer

• my body moisturizer with Scottish lavender, Arran Aromatics
• my 4/8 Wade & Butcher straight razor
• Soir de Lune eau de parfum, Sisley
• Geisha shaving cream, The Shave Den

[Leon]

Welcome Meeme!

Wow, what a great set you have! Congratulations!

[netsurfr]

Welcome Meeme!
Glad to have you participating in the forum. Quite an elegant setup you have. The Lord Nelson shaving scuttle seems particularly appropriate for a lady of taste and culture.

[xman]

Bonjour, et bienvenue Meeme a SRP. J'aime la ville des lumières.
My wife and I were there in the spring of 2007 and were both struck with the depth of civility we encountered there.
I believe this is the school in question:

That's my wife on the right, in the orange shirt, hidden behind the baby stroller.

Here's our traveling companion, Wilfred P J Macdonald with the fabulous cup of coffee I had later that same afternoon at Café Isaac on Rue Monge:


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[gugi]

Welcome Meeme,

Very nice introduction

[gssixgun]

Welcome aboard !!!!
Will be looking forward to more great posts like your introduction !!!!

[Meeme]

Obrigada, Leon! Tack, gugi! Thank you, gssixgun!

Netsurf, as I promised you, I registered with Straight Razor Place! I am honoured to be welcome so gently. Thank you!

Xman, you are right! Your picture actually shows la Sorbonne (thus called in French) from the square. This building is marvelous, and I am very proud to study between these walls. If you come back to Paris, I would be pleased to show you the Sorbonne University indoors.

Here is a picture of a corridor (la Galerie Richelieu) where I often get lost:




The courtyard (la Cour d'Honneur):



The Grand Amphitheater:



Wilfred P J Macdonald is really cute What a nice traveling companion! I hope you enjoyed your time spent in Paris and you have fond memories of it.

[xman]

Oh, Meeme. Thank-you so much for the inside view, especially of the amphitheatre. It's absolutely stunning!

We came back from Paris and were pregnant within weeks with our first child who is now 6 weeks so I don't think we'll be able to get back too soon, but we do intend to come back. You may not be a student there by then, but perhaps we will see each other anyhow.

We do have very fond memories of Paris. My only lament is that we were unable to stay longer.

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[netsurfr]

Thanks for the pictures, Meeme. The Sorbonne looks wonderful!

[Damon]

Welcome Meeme, I hope you find your experience here a joyous one and I hope you enjoy the information here as much as I have.