January 20, 2003
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Tôt le matin .
Voyez cet homme dans son bureau personnel qui à peine levé travaillait sur son ordinateur certainement sur son site Xanga .
Ce " malheureux homme " portait encore sa veste d ' intérieur et avait oublié de mettre ses lunettes (1) tellement il était occupé ou peut - être encore à moitié endormi . Et c ' est le moment choisi par sa douce femme Janine pour le prendre en photo par surprise . Je suis affreux sur cette photo . Pourquoi ne pas dire la vérité ?.Ah ! les temps sont durs !!!
(1) c ' est pourquoi la photo n ' est pas nette !
Early in the morning
See this man in his personal office . He was just got up and he already worked with his computer , certainly on his Xanga site .
This " unhappy man" was wearing his smoking jacket yet and he had forgotten his glasses (1 ) so much he was busy., Perhaps , he was half asleep yet ! And his sweet wife Janine has chosen this moment to take a picture of him by surprise . I am awful on this picture ! Why not to say the truth ? Ah ! Times are hard ! ! !
( 1 ) It is why the photo is not sharp ! ! !
Comments (91)
half asleep, yet still a smile and sparkly eyes
maybe one day you will sit in that chair with your camera, open the blinds and take a picture so we can see the view you see when you are at the computer 
...much to your credit for posting this candid picture of you. I love this photo, as it captures you as many Xangaians in the morning. Ah, but I do not see a cup of coffee. I have to have a cup of coffee as I greet the new day with Xanga. Please say "thank you" to Janine for taking the photo. It just makes you more endearing than you already are.
MuSe
heehee, Michel, you're an addict just like the rest of us~!
I love candid shots, and this is a great one!
Blogging half asleep. Hehehehe!
the really fun thing about your site is trying to use the smattering of french I know to figure out what you mean before I scroll down to read the english. well, that, and just that your site is always, without fail, really interesting. good morning!
Ah, she caught you, eh? LOL and even ROFL...If someone got ME I would kill them! Sometimes, when I have slept restlessly at night, I have my hair sticking up and look horrid. AH, but I see your little cam. I need to get one...that is it, I need to join the 21st century! You are so funny....and a VERY good sport. That is why your loyal fans (and wife) love you so much!
As far as can be from awful!
But even half asleep you still look wonderful!!!
I would have yanked that camera and deleted my picture if it was that early LOL I am not fond of sneek pictures!! You look mahvelous!
Mais, votre bureau en bois est beau et confortable...
Now I know why you are always the first one to comment on my site
. Its nice to see where you sit while you are visiting our sites . It was good of your wife to do this sneak photo for us 
See this time I have checked that I have left my comment
perhaps you may not think it is a great photo of you... however, it is a memorable one
We all look a bit " off " first thing in the morning and at least you are not too vain to let us see you ( I would be
) I too try to read your site in French first but it's school girl French so does'nt help much. At least I stretch my mind trying !!!
vous avez l'air fatigué, mais vous n'êtes pas affreux...
je suis du retour et j'ai bien bu une verre de vin chaque jour.
Haha... très drôle! Je ne pense pas que vous semblez affreux!
I love the smile. That is a wonderful thing about computers, we can talk to each other anytime and not worry how we are dressed, etc. I will never have my picture posted -- It could be very frightening. zera
Just awesome. Early morning? What is it like
It is a wonderful photo! How wily of Janine to catch you in such a moment!
It is good to know you start your day right!
Memories are made of such photographs!
It's nice to see that I'm not the only one with a cluttered desk! Though yours looks infinately more ordered than mine.
Michel, you are killing me with this picture. I am laughing so hard right now!!! hahahahah... You checked onto your xanga site first thing in the morning? hahahahahha...
Props for Janine for catching you in a candid moment! hehe
emma
la situation de cette photo est très mignonne! et votre maison est belle. les couleurs de les murs..... je suis jaloux. mais aussi, c'est un peu désorganisé. haha. toutes les maisons de la France sont comme ca?
vous êtes le roi du xanga. vous écrivez toujours des choses intéressantes. et vous donnez toujours des commentaires très aimables. chacun au xanga vous apprécie!
merci Michel!!!
But look at how you are looking at your wife! That is love and that means more than anything, doesn't it?
This makes me smile right back at you! Great Snapshot ...the sneaky ones are always the best
I can still see a smile which is good to see. That always counts alot.
Good picture Michel and you don't look bad. 
HAHAH! J'adore cette photo!
Compliments to your wife for catching you at a revealing time.
you look so very cheerful early in the morning! i am envious.
AAA! Vous m'avez l'air de comme je tape! Je jamais peux répondre à d'invité à ma porte comme je traite mon livre. Je les effrerrais courir.
You look happy in the morning!! Me, I have a very grumpy look on my face when I wake up.
I like the picture!
On the contrary Michel, you look very natural in this pix...very "real"...because you were taken by surprise...i find those pixs give the best results at times.
Picture might not be superclear...but the smile is blinding! *winkz*
Ah monsieur, we get to see you at your very best. I think you are cute in the morning. Your wife must be very proud to have a man such as yourself.
You did not had your coffee yet.And the window is still closed.
Tu avais pas eu ton cafè. Et la fenetre est encore fermée.
Bon journée
Carlo
Awww but what a great photo of you! This makes you much more real to the eye! Seeing you in your natural surroundings at home. Glasses or no! I really do like this picture! Three cheers for Janine! ! ! Thank you for all your really sweet and nice comments! ! Very much appreciated! Have a great day and a wonderful tomorrow! ! ! ! Much love and hugs! ! ! ! I think I am back !
thanks for sharing! these surprise photos are the best...
With that big, wonderful smile, you can never look too bad!
not awful..beaming and happy!
youre a dedicated computer addict...like me!
Great pic... WTG Janine... I think he looks great!!
This is a very sweet photo. Those taken by surprise are the most fun.
Je pense que vous êtes mignons, mon ami doux.
How funny! You look fine!
Michel, I have to say that I have looked far worse in the morning when logging into Xanga from home.
I envy you your workspace at home. Cheers, Neil
You look quite cuddly, I could rumple your hair, you don't look as stern as when you wear glasses. No I did not have a smoke, can't abide them now , as I have said before, I gave up both smoking and drinking alcohol 13 years ago after Matt'a first Heart attack, realised how stupid smoking was and having a drink made me want to smoke, so I do neither and can't abide the smell of either now, So 'cuddly bear 'you look adorable. Cheers Marjie.
Oh Michel you look so cute!!! Aren't wives stinkers sometimes. Especially when you just wake up. I did the same thing to my husband once. Have a GREAT day.
A candid photo indeed! Your resigned smile has a wry twist..... perhaps you are not so cross with your wife for having taken the photo? After all, it gives you a good subject for your blog and brings you all these interesting comments - how revealing
But, candid photos are the most fun of them all! I like the picture very muc--you look very warm and cozy there at your computer.
I also like the wood on your walls--its very deep and nice!
I will try to update my own site soon.
-Soleil
You still look happy even first thing in the morning. It is a good picture
wonderful photo!
Tiens! Tu souris dans le matin... moi, je ne peux pas sourire dans le matin.
m{eye}k
Hi! I just wanted to say that I enjoy your site a lot, and I read it as much as possible. I found you through my good friend Tamruh
Lovely!! Good morning Michel!
Your sight always gives me a laugh, or some charming thing or image....... and a welcome friend.
Thank you!
Hubbard
I know the feeling EXACTLY --its called addiction to the computer
Hahaha! I love it!!
WHat a cute photo! I love that it is blurry too. It reminds me of blurry eyes one has when they first wake up in the morning. heh heh.
Take care my friend!
LOL! Merci pour partager!
Cant see the picture... but I doubt you could look awful... take care
That's picture is very funny
Wow, your human afterall =D, its ok that picture isn't so bad, and hey the walls are beauitful, especially since the sunlight shines on it which kinda reflects your smile, right? ^.-
I see your words everywhere... now I have a smiling face to put with them... hugs... Rose
Ah Michel! I agree with winniezpoo that you are loved by many. You are NOT awful. Many of us would look much worse if we were caught at that time!!
I like to see where you work on your blogs. I think it makes it easier to think of you there when I read what you say.
As for the water heater, yes, it works now, thank God!
I would smell even worse than what I looked if it was not fixed!!! And for the games of words, Mike is usually the winner. He has more years of learning words than me! 
He will say grrrrr(growling) at me for reminding him of that! hahahaha
Tell Janine thank you for sneaking a picture of you, and THANKYOU for posting it!
Hugs,
Deb
mwuahahaha! Turn on your webcam their atop your computer next time and we can all watch you 'live' !~!
Your wife has a sense of humor! Those around us can keep us humble.
Carol
I see a webcam. I see a webcam.
open you're eyes.. do you see it too? Its so wonderful to have a wife like you'res!! hehe
Ah. A RED smoking jacket! It makes the man appear alert, early in the day!
Message eaten...said you look great and you are!
Ah...je ne pourrais jamais oublier de mettre mes lunettes!!!! Je suis aveugle sans elles. ha ha. Xanga dès que vous vous levez? Eh bien..haha. les tps st vraimnt durs..
I think you look quite dashing in your smoking jacket, and I love the way you smile in every picture I've seen! It shows that you are a truly happy person ~ and genuine, sincere and a very nice xangan, too! Janine is a lucky woman, and I think you must have a wonderful marriage!
Here's to many more anniversaries with your sweet wife!
Thanks for your nice comments about the upcoming wedding! It's so exciting!
Your office is much bigger than mine, and much more elegant. But I now use the laptop computer more than the big one and I blog downstairs sitting in an armchair. Great picture. Tom
Now I have to tell you Michel...you look much better in the morning than I do!! I never post pictures of myself-even in those taken during the day-because I feel like I have aged far beyond my 40 over the past few years.
I sure wish we could come and visit. I'm sure that if you're ever in the US, you have dozens of people who would love to have you visit...well we would SO love to have you visit if you ever come this way!!
hugs,
Lisa
Ahhhhh..Michel....I just LOVE the way the French express themselves!!! lovely photo of you my friend
. That's a lovely naughtical looking lampshade on the cabinet on the right of the photo 
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Ahhhh...Michel.... you are gorgeous.... just like your posts, and your mind and your heart!!! Merci for that!
And merci for all the comments to my site, my friend!
++What a wonderful way to greet the morning!! I bet I look more a fright just getting up than you..... You look happy....
michel...
"i'm a fixin" est slang (argot?).. c'est meme de "je prépare"... mais juste américain slang. je ne suis pas américainne, donc je le pense que c'est drôle. peut-être vous comprenez?
I am back! You look much better than I do in the morning! The christmas family picture from your last blog shows a beautiful blue dining room! Was that taken at your house or a family members?
aww, you do look very happy. .
Vive les épouses taquines!!!
-- Lise
Janine gets the eprops for catching you that early.
Thank you for the welcome back. It's good to be here!
Kudos for posting that! Most people would probably try to blow up the camera if such a picture appeared on it. Hehehe
C'est une bonne photo...j'aime le sourire! Et j'aime voir votre bureau aussi. Merci pour la partager. Maintenant je dois écrire sur "Sartre et son Existentialisme"...!
tu es affreux? je ne pense pas que oui! j'aime bien le photo! tu me sembles confortable!
This photo caught you.... in one of the best ways possible... the laugh, the glistening in your eyes!
The real you!
Michel - you are smiling in spite of the tribulation! This is a very endearing photo.
Ah, tu semble mieux que moi quand je me leve
J'ai un question: pourquoi toute de la France a les "rideaux" metalliques dehors des fenetres?
I love the picture. This shows the real you, caught on camera when you least expect it...
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