la gramiere: Merde!

Well, originally this word was to only have one meaning for this post, but today's events have forced me to use both meanings. What??? you're asking is she talking about? Let me explain. Merde is the French equivalent of our 4 letter word sh*t. So far, everything has gone very smoothly. We got the corks last week as well as the boxes. Saturday, I went and approved and picked up the labels, and the capsules were delivered today. I called this morning to confirm that the bottles were going to be delivered and the woman told me yes and that it would probably be in the afternoon. Well, when 5:00 came around and I still hadn't heard anything from the driver, I called again. No, they'll be delivered tomorrow, the woman on the other end of the phone tells me. MERDE! No, I say, that's not possible I need them at 9 am tomorrow. Silence. I can promise you that they will arrive in the morning, but at what time I can't tell you, she says. No, I say, I need you to promise me that I will be first on the delivery list and that I will have them by 10. (Knowing that the bottler probably won't even be set up and ready to go until 11.) Ok, she says, I'll ask the driver to make sure that he starts with you. Merde, we'll see. I have a very bad feeling about this. Merde.

What I was really planning on writing about for this post was the other meaning for the word merde. It's the French equivalent of "break a leg". The first time someone said it to me, I just stared at them with a blank look on my face. They explained that it was for good luck. So when you are walking out the door for a job interview, or an audition, or something like that your friends will say "Merde!"

So tonight when you go to bed, or tomorrow morning when you wake up say a little "merde!" for me. We're really going to need it!
1. for the bottles
2. for the bottling
3. for our visit with Kermit Lynch

Merde!