since then and meanwhile

I've been checking the news and couldn't help coming to the conclusion that sarkozy had done a really really good job of everything. So much so that I can't help admiring him. And I know that social fights will be strong, and I know that Royal would have been just as bad, except mobilisation against her from the street would probably have been weaker than against polarising Mister S. And so I've started calculating when I could go back to France and what I should do and what mobilisation would be interesting. The LCR wants to start mobilising soon - I might want to work with them. And another three weeks and I'm free to go where I please.

oh, btw. Sarko's yacht has sunk.
(what would happen if that did happen?)