How to Learn French

I watched a lot of infomercials this weekend. I admit it! It was very relaxing for some reason, though I just couldn’t look at that gt express after reading the bad reviews in amazon about the coating coming off very quickly!

I have been interested in the “how to learn french” teaching aids for hopefully a trip next summer to france. This summer is too late. Anyway there was something I saw on tv but I fell asleep during it (okay what can I say). However, there is a free course I found online via email which is here: How to Learn French

I will try that first and if I like it there is a more involved product. What looks good about this is that it takes less than 8 weeks, there’s a focus on restaurant ordering which I like and you can make it slow so you’re not lost. I’m a pragmatist so I like that there is a lot about asking for directions, hotel and travel dialogues and practical areas. This is what I’ll be using it for so why would I want to learn like 45 animal names etc? Also since I’m fast foods oriented I like that it’s mp3 and instantly downloadable.

When I went to school at McGill for a year it was really good but my boyfriend spoke too fast and I couldn’t get it and since he spoke perfect english, we gave up on french. Anyway this is the free course link:

How to Learn French

I think if I want to return it, it’s easier than dealing with shipping for an infomercial product right now since I don’t have time to run to PO. Au Revoir.

Luggage and Other Infomercials

Is it just me or do the infomercials have a true knack for getting you to take out your credit card? I don’t know if I’m a sucker for them or if you are more vulnerable in the middle of the night! I ordered some luggage from an infomercial and though I was happy with it, I found it cheaper online a week later. This is because I think some people will buy things and then decide it’s not for the and resell them. I found some nice infomercial luggage items here for kids so it’s worth looking around. Also it is easier to wear sneakers I find going through airport security and why wear a belt since you just have to take it off anyway! You can put a nice ribbon or scarf with a knot on your luggage so you can quickly identify it on the luggage carousel rack too.

Sonicare Tooth Brush – Sonicare Charger

I wanted to mention something I observed that might be important. In my condo the plug in my bathroom only has one jack (the other one somehow won’t work) so I have at times roated plugging in the sonicare tooth brush with the sonicare charger and using the plug to recharge my cell phone. Anyway, I didn’t charge the sonicare tooth brush for 10 days or so and it worked , but had slowed down in speed and I had more bleeding . So I think it’s important to charge it and get the max rotations you can from the  sonicare charger.

Sonicare Tooth Brush Review

Anyway you can read more at above link but I did want to mention that it made a difference in my gum bleeding. Another thing is that the picks I got from my dentist were similar to the rotadent ones and I can’t find them at drug stores. The ones at drug stores seem very thin.

Sonic Care Elite Commercial and Dental Checkup

I read something on the net that said that using the sonic care elite toothbrush could increase your pockets. Well, I had a dental checkup and he said that made no sense, so I wanted to mention it. I actually learned about this product from a tv commercial (I don’t remember if it was an infomercial or a short one). I liked that it was fun to use but also I was having a lot of bleeding and needed something. My dentist also gives out these little picks that I think are good too.

I talk a bit about the floss I use and what I notice about about the speed when I brush with it over here:

Review of Sonic Care Electric Toothbrush

Oh I did have a weird experience last time at the dentist, I tried to fill the water cup myself when they left the room for a chart and I ended up not being able to turn the water off- it was supposed to be automatic , but it wasn’t. Anyway, it reminded me of the Seinfeld episode when he was playing with the dental equipment and I realized it’s better to just stay still in there!