Debrief

It was a weekend of new experiences. Friday night we went dancing at Art Cafe- an underground spot in Villa Borghese. It's a huge club but we found ourselves brushing up against anyone and everyone, just trying to stay afloat in the mass. I felt like I was hallucinating: petals were falling from the sky, women (prostitutes?) were doing their thing in lace and boots, and the bartenders were wearing eyeliner. The Italians were in full form, especially the man hanging above the balcony, kissing his suited compatriots like the godfather he was (or was trying to be). Saturday I went to Trastevere in pursuit of vintage and a look at Chiara's amore- the barista at Trasteverino. He was beautiful and eyed her after we eyed some vintage Hogan/Valentino/ Issey Miyake. Later, we hid under some trees while an ominous swarm of birds flew overhead, shitting for miles. Saturday night I hung out in Campo de Fiori with some friends from Hopkins, in from Spain+etc for the weekend. On the way to our night out, we saw a wild dog attack a man. His owners chased after him but they were too late: the dog was crazed, bitting the man's arm, and throwing the bridge into chaos. The Carabinieri were too late to be effectual but ran with authority and even picked up corn scattered by a vendor. Way to go! This morning Zoe and I woke up and met her lovely stepmother Yazmin at Porta Portese flea market. This was the highlight of my weekend. I love! flea markets and this one was amazing- sprawling and extremely cheap. There were tables and tables of rotary phones, 1 euro jewelry, leather jackets, fur coats, Indian dance tracks, gold sneakers, etc etc. While perusing gold costume jewelry, the man working the booth spoke to me in Italian: "if you take this long to pick jewelry, how can you ever pick a boyfriend?" he asked. I laughed for about five minutes and responded, "lo so lo so." I'm indecisive! I can't help myself. Now, we are in my apartment preparing pizza for dinner and drinking wine. It's lovely. I should help saute the peppers but I will be back soon. Ciao.

ps. T-1 week until my family comes! And I made a breakthrough with my play! La vita e bella.