The Journal of Doug Ramsey

It's okay. My reaction was more due to not recognizing you than your appearance. I mean, having a random person who you've never seen walk up and talk like you already know each other can be kind of weird. Settling in is going really well. Jamie has really been a big help in that regard.

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I think I heard you in the kitchen this morning maybe, and I did not get a chance to say hello, so..

Hello!

I'm Marie-Ange. If you ever need to talk, just about being far away from family and feeling far away, I am usually in the game room or I am in my room, or you can follow the tiny squishy Faxmans.

Faxman is Jamie and Ev's fault.

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Um, thanks.

And what(or who) is Faxman? Jamie kinda neglected to explain that.

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You will have to ask Jamie or Ev about Faxman. I cannot do the story justice at all.

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The Amazing Faxman is a superhero who defends the world from outdated office equipment. With his faithful sidekick Xerox Boy at his side, Faxman challenges the might of the evil Doctor Mimeograph and his Legions of Doom.

Ev's Faxman, I'm Xerox Boy. I also part-time as the Legions of Doom, because I can do that, and strangely enough no one has ever seen Faxman and Doctor Mimeograph in the same room.

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If you see someone being run ragged by her ~~evil~~ room mate on the tennis courts, that'll be me.

You'll find a lot of people willing to help you settle in or talk with around here. Just take your time, and don't be afraid to ask if you've any questions.

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Say... don't suppose you play a music instrument, by any chance, mmm? ;)

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I'm trying to be cool and nonchalant about all the stuff I've seen and heard so far, but...

My brain is in the corner going "wibble" over the fact that Alison Blaire wants to know if I play a musical instrument.

And I don't play an instrument, but, um, I sing. It's kind of a hobby. I'm okay, I guess. I mean, I can carry a tune and all. *shrug*

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*grin*

Well. I'm kind of partial to music, you know? ;)

Singing! Singing is good! It's great even! Want to audit one of the last classes of the term to see if you want in next term? Come on! You know you want to.

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Sure. I guess. I mean, I don't think you'll need to twist my arm to audit a music class taught by a world-famous performing artist. *smiles*

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*throws a pillow at Ali*

By the same token, if you see someone running her ~~slacker of a~~ roommate ragged on the tennis courts, that would be me. Actually, I think I saw Jamie wander you by the courts before so at least you have a visual.

And don't let Ali sucker you into music. How are you at philosophy?

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Thanks, I was looking for an extra pillow.

*grin*

Say... you'd make a good flutist... Maybe I ought to get you in my classes. ;)

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Ha, yeah, that's going to happen about....oh, never. But I betcha I can get you into my class sooner than you'll get me into yours.

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No bet. I already am in your class, silly.

*snickers*

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I meant next semester. I was thinking of asking for a phil of ethics class.

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I'm in!

Hey. Roomie loyalty. I gotta. ;)

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Gotcha.

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Yeah. Visual.

And she wouldn't sucker me. Singing is kind of a hobby with me. It'd be more worrying about being good enough to be in a music class taught by Alison Blaire.

And philosophy...I'm not so much on the humanities and such. Math and hard science is more my thing. Except for languages. I have a sort of head for languages. I speak a couple.

And, um, yeah.

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Vous parlez d'autres langues ? Parlez-vous français ? Je , évidemment. Plus d'une langue ? Que pouvez-vous parler dedans ?

(((OOC: Man, I -love- bablefish)))

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Oui, je parle français. Je parle également allemand et russe, et je peux faire bien dans espagnol et italien.

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C'est beaucoup de langues pour quelqu'un d'Amerique de parler. J'ai ete dit que pas beaucoup de gens en Amerique peuvent parler n'importe quoi mais anglais. Avez-vous appris tout cela a l'ecole? Vous ne vous occupez pas de si je continue a parler en francais, vous? Il fait beau de pouvoir parler et ecrire dans la langue que je suis plus employe a. Je ne suis toujours pas aussi a l'aise en anglais comme je voudrai.

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--translation - because I still do not speak French really, and bablefish kinda mangled this

Wow. That's a lot of languages for someone from America to speak. I was told that not many people in America can speak anything but English.

Did you learn all that in school?

You do not mind if I continue to speak in French, do you? It is nice to be able to talk and write in the language I am most used to. I am still not as fluent in English as I would like.

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M'ai appris français, allemand, et Russe à l'école. Ils m'ont laissé prendre des cours de perfectionnement quand ils ont découvert à quel point bon j'étais aux langues. Sorte espagnole et de l'Italien I d'instruit sur mes propres, puisqu'ils sont si semblables au Français. Et il est vrai que la plupart des Américains ne puissent parler rien mais anglais. Les Américains peuvent être... étroit dans leur point de vue. Quelques Américains n'ont jamais été plus de cinquante milles d'où ils sont nés. Ce semble une honte de vivre dans un pays si intéressant et divers, et ne l'explore jamais. C'est mon avis, quoi qu'il en soit.

Je certainement ne m'occupe pas de si vous parlez français. Il me donnera une chance d'apprendre l'argot et d'autres choses qu'ils ne nous enseignent pas dans la classe française. Et peut-être je peux vous aider à apprendre plus anglais dans le processus. Je ne sais pas bon d'un professeur je serais, mais il est en valeur un essai.

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I learned French, German, and Russian at school. They let me take advanced courses when they found out how good I was at languages. Spanish and Italian I sort of learned on my own, since they are so similar to French. And it is true that most Americans cannot speak anything but English. Americans can be a little...narrow in their viewpoint. Some Americans have never been more than fifty miles from where they were born. It seems a shame to live in such an interesting and diverse country, and never explore it. That's my opinion, anyway.

I certainly don't mind if you speak French. It will give me a chance to learn slang and other things they don't teach us in French class. And perhaps I can help you learn more English in the process. I don't know how good of a teacher I would be, but it's worth a try.

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Heh. All I knew about playing drums when I started was that you hit things with sticks, and now I can hit things with sticks, it's just amazing progress. And you actually admitted you can sing, so she'll probably do everything short of marching you down the hall at fingerpoint (lasers, y'know) to get you in the class. :)

Languages, huh? I can swear in Welsh, a little. Grandpa thought it was funny when I was five.

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Well maybe you'll join us if I ever decide to a do a logic course, hmm?

How many languages? We've got a bunch running around the house; any of those?

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As a matter of fact, yes. French(and by extension I can get by in the other Romance languages), German(which reminds me, I should practice my German on Kurt), and Russian.

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Wow, that's a really wide range. You must have a real talent for languages. Jubilee speaks...Mandarin, I think. You should see if she'll teach you.

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Hi there...I;m jubes. Funny how this place works sometimes. One day you run into everyone and their mother and the next you don't run into anybody at all. Sorry bout being late on the intro but obviously we've not had the chance to meet in the halls. Hey.

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