2/5/09
What an easy day. Slept in, danced around in my empty apartment while I was getting dressed and ate some Special K Frutta Rossi. Who knew the red berries could be so delicious? Went to class, where we talked about my future. I discussed the possibility of me doing Teach for America, and people wondered about my obsession with Minneapolis/Minnesota. There’s no way to express it, I guess. Afterward, Alyssa and I found Emily, who came shopping at H&M with us. I bought the last skirt they had of the pretty one that was in the window, which is dark grey/black and flippy. Hooray flippy skirt!! It’s got a little 1920’s in it. Anywho!

2/6/09
Well, I clearly got distracted yesterday. Inevitably there was something shiny. Actually, I think I got hungry. All us roomies made dinner and had a nice little apartment dinner. I made chicken and roasted potatoes. I’ve discovered I’m not too shabby a cook. I mean, I’m not making anything super tricky, but chicken, potatoes, different pasta sauces, etc., and so far everything has been edible! So there you go! Mmmmmm potatoes. I missed potatoes. I like food.
So after we ate we all hung out in our common area and chatting, discussing and myriad of things which were all fun and informative. Later Ali, Larissa, and Andy came over with a little wine, and we told more stories, though I didn’t listen to any about the Saw movies. Ick. We told a lot of weather stories, and I’m not entirely sure how they came about… Andy told one about a macroburst that happened in Rockford that he witnessed, and, seeing as he was outside when it happened, it’s pretty amazing he didn’t get blown away.
I’m still very excited about my flippy skirt. I’m going to wear it out tonight.
Believe it or not, I’m actually starting to get a little sick of pasta. I’m not as sick of it as my roommates, probably because I switch the sauces up more often, but I’m craving meat that’s not chicken. I can’t handle raw red meat, so I haven’t made any for myself, but I’m mad craving a burger or steak or something. I think we’re going to dinner tonight at some place called The Sizzler or House of Sizzle or something like that, but they’re all about the steak and burgers. Later at night it turns into a club (which is pretty common here), so we’re going early to 1) beat the crowds, 2) avoid techno while we eat, and 3) maybe get free stuff. Usually if you go early and you’re the only person in the place you’ll get something for cheap/free. At least that’s what I’ve found.
I finally did laundry today. Well, it’s in the washing machine as we speak. The fact that we have no dryer has deterred me from doing it, because I don’t want to leave my clothes on the line outside when it’s raining everyday. It’s a good thing I have plenty of underwear.
Speaking of rain, yesterday had THE weirdest weather. When I woke up it was cloudy, then there was a huge downpour of rain, then it was sunny, then cloudy, then sunny, then a mild thunderstorm. Yes, Alyssa spotted lightening and we both heard the thunder. It was very, very weird. Rainy again today too… boo…. At least its not constant rain, right? Just cloudy with some rain. Better than constant downpours.
I’m a little too excited to have my internet back and have been using it more than usual to attempt to connect to the world from my apartment. Here, at school, I can get on the internet on their computers, but my computer, for some reason, won’t connect to the WiFi. I’m nervous to bring it back to the computer man here, because he wasn’t in the mood to help me last time. I also don’t want to pay for someone to try to fix my WiFi. I guess I’ll just use my 3 Internet. It’s only 1 euro per hour, which is good. Otherwise I may kill this wireless network.

2/8/09
Friday night proved to be epic. After trying to use the internet at school, I took a nap. I had a little headache (and have had a little one every day since) and wanted to knock it out before the night. We went to House of Sizzle (yes, that is the name) for dinner, and we were the first ones there. Everything looked delicious: burgers, steaks, fajitas, deliciousness. I opted for a burger. Then a group of, like, 10 guys came in, mid-twenties looking. They pulled tables together next to ours. Turns out, they were all members of the Cabinieri, which is the police force here. They were all pretty hilarious. One told us a story of when he went to Miami is “two zero zero five.” Apparently there was a typhoon and he met a witch. The rest of them played us all the American music they had on their cell phones, including “Le Who” and Guns ‘n Roses. They all sung along, which was pretty adorable, and tried to chat with us as much as they could. “Oh My God-ness!” As we were leaving, Alyssa and I turned around and invited them to Yab to hang out with us later. Then we went home to get ready.
Around 10:15, Alyssa, Keyana, Emily and I, clad in our new clothing, rocked over to Ali and Larissa’s apartment, where we hung out until about midnight, when we emphatically agreed it was time to dance. Yab, as it turned out, had a 13 euro cover charge, and there was no guarantee of awesomeness, so we decided to run to TwentyOne. Now, ok, we were sad we wouldn’t see the policemen, but there was no guarantee they’d show up either, and we do have their facebook. I’m giggling. It was such a surreal experience. Anyway, we headed to TwentyOne. There are a number of good things about this club. 1) We know the bartender by name. We get discounts. 2) Allie runs into people she’s been hoping to. That sounds vague, but I don’t care. 3) There’s a separate area from the dancing room to hang out in. 4) No cover charge. 5) Fun dancing music. We had a GRAND time. We met up with Colleen and some other people there, and it was great. Dancing was fun, especially since there were fewer creepers than in previous times. Alyssa and I walked Emily home, then came home. We didn’t realize how late it was until we got home and immediately went to bed.
Exhausted, I slept in the next day. In the late afternoon, us roomies did some shopping, though I didn’t buy anything. We also found a Chinese restaurant! Now, it wasn’t as good as Jade Fountain, but really, what Chinese food is? And this place was waaayy cheap for each course. The beef and broccoli and hot and sour soup were my favorites for the night. We also got some delicious gelato on the way home. Strawberry and chocolate is my combination of choice at the moment.
I just realized how much I write about food on this thing. What can I say? The food is real good here.
When we got home, full and happy and tired, we really didn’t have any desire to go out. Colleen is sick, Alyssa was tired, and I additionally had a little headache. So we stayed in and watched three episodes of the Sopranos. Ooooooh my god-ness!!! What a good show. I also Skyped with my mom and found out I have an interview for the internship I applied for this summer. I hadn’t heard anything from them, so I was nervous I wasn’t being considered. The job is by no means mine, but it’s good to know I’m in the running.
Today was equally chill. Slept in, did my reading, studying, and photography project, went grocery shopping, etc. Not a whole lot of interesting stuff. Tonight will be relaxing as well. We’re making Tacos for dinner. Well, we’re going to try to make tacos for dinner. They had a “Fiesta” section at the grocery store we went to, which was different from our normal one. I think the epic-ness of Friday justifies the lazy, relaxed-ness of yesterday and today. Totally called for. I also have an Italian test tomorrow on presente, passato prossimo, imperfetto, passato remoto, futuro, and gli articoli. I’m feeling pretty good for it, but I confuse when to use imprefetto and passato prossimo sometimes. I’m trying though! I try to speak whenever I can, and I think I’m getting better. Anyway, I should probably study. Pace, tutti!