Picked up a copy of A Nous Paris (the free weekly paper distributed in the metro) and discovered that my recent lifestyle change from a workaholic perfectionist to an aimless joyrider is actually trendy. Laziness is back in all its glory. According to Catherine Laroze, author of L'Art de Rien Faire (The Art of Doing Nothing), a lazy person is someone who knows how make the most of the time in their life. People who aren't afraid of quiet time and know that doing nothing is in fact doing something very useful and healthful. People who fight against the supremacy of "doing". So there you go. I am mega-hip in France because I often get lost during my hikes in the woods and know the value of procrastination. Vive la France, the only country I can think of that would actually declare laziness as being à la mode.