few thoughts 10072008

1. Field trip. Over. Blisters. Band-Aids. 
2. and...APARTMENTS!
3. so yesterday was the first night with my new APT for two months. First impression: SUCKS. No, I take it back. It's actually not too bad. No place is like home, true and I have to live with 8 other boys (because I really wanted about 2-3 people in my APT) but we are adults, damnit, and we are going to deal with it! I mean, it's way much better than living on the street and sleeping on the cardboard box. I don't want to complain about my apartment because it's actually not too bad and I'm in great place right now in Rome so I shouldn't complain about things or I'll be sound like an ungrateful snob. Balcony is sooooooo beautiful because I can see the whole plaza right front of my apartment, which by the way, has a great market during the morning. Also, underneath my apartment there's a cafe that makes a super velvety and tasty cappuccino for Euro a cup...made by cute Romanian baristas (they are twin sisters, even), I must say. Yes, I am not complaining.   
4. and my roomies are tight. Tony P and Ben J are that dudes!
5. I got the bed next to balcony. Yes, Kiri, I already took some picture. 
6. Field trip was sooooo great. Bologna was my absolute favorite place. I am going back when the quarter is over. The place was dirty but very beautiful as well. Insanely cheap food, a rich history (some painful), and people were so great. Very chilled but heart-warming. I thought I was in Mid-West, only better!
7.  Sometimes, I wish that someone was here with me right now then again, I'm so glad that someone is not in my vicinity right now. I'm soaking up all the new lights (and some stale air, unfortunately), it's so beautiful and I am so happy for the fact that I'm becoming little bit more careless than I used to. 
8. All summer, I was working on my own project (which is just shooting an ass-load of B/W pictures and crashing myself in a darkroom) and just entering different contest, submissions and that type of stuff. Guess what????!!! I got one of the spot for the all the thousand submissions I've entered. I just found out that I am one of the finalists for the Bellevue Ballet Center photo contest and they will show my picture on 11th during their performance and if I get lucky, I might win some cash but I'm just so happy that I got in. Although, 500 dollars sound really nice. Yes, you really should congratulate me.  
9. So Cubs got swept, how? WTF...To the Dodgers?