I guess this is why 2,0 is 2,0. He knows how to read and stuff…Good to hear from him. Allegedly I’ll be getting a real update from him when he starts drinking.
I hope all is well with you and Stephanie.

There seems to be a law in Italia whereby a diner/trattoria type place in Italy has to give you free food (like appetizers) in the early evening. I guess this is so people don’t get too drunk after work. These aren’t proper type dinner places, but I think places people go after work. There seems to be the usual snacky type foods…chips, nuts, bread, olives, dips etc. At one place near my flat they have several pizza’s sitting on the counter. You go in and buy a drink and can (I guess) keep eating all you want as long as you’re drinking a drink or buying a lottery ticket. That’s where I went for dinner.
I’ve gone in before and tried to order off the menu. They let me, but it seemed very irregular. They weren’t able to explain to me that it was irregular (language barrier and all…), but they were willing to serve me anyways. The guy at the counter had to go check with the cook and see if they could make me a pizza…which is weird because they were making pizzas for the counter. They probably were just laughing at the foreigner who insisted on eating off the menu when they could have been eating for free…haha…the american must have his own pizza…

I’m slowly learning to be italian. Drinking my coffee (espresso) whilst standing at the counter and now eating the free food on the counter. I’ve always been a hand talker (apparently) so in about 18 or 20 years I’ll fit right in…

I lost all kinds of respect for Lily Allen when she rhymed “al fresco” and “tesco”…I guess this is character flaw of mine. Those two words, just don’t belong in the same sentence. I’d feel the same way if some singer rhymed “Safeway” or “Fred Meyer” in a song.

I almost wore long sleeves this morning. This is a monumental day for me every year (when I wear long sleeves). In the end I didn’t and I guess it’s cuz I only have one long sleeved shirt with me. I guess if I get too desperate I’ll just go over to the Carrefour and buy something with long sleeves. It will have some sort of logo on it as it seems hard to just buy a long sleeve shirt without a logo on it here. My general philosophy is that if I’m going to wear a logo shirt it better either have been free or it better be used and old (like my camel t-shirt).

I watched “Children of Men” this weekend (in Italian it’s i Figli degli uomini). I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. This was a great movie…
I’m giving it 10 out of 13….
If you aren’t aware of my rating system everything gets a 10…it might be 10 out of 1,000,000 or 10 out of 10. Depends on the quality of the art.