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One day left…

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Well, I’ve not been run down in the streets yet. *knocks on wood* I’m pretty much entirely exhausted, but we’ve seen nearly everything in the entire city of major interest, so I think it’s been a very successful trip. Today was a trip to San. Ignaccio with Ann in the early morning to do sketching followed by two churches (for Gail) and then the Villa Borghese. This was once a private garden and now is the most beautiful public park I’ve ever seen. Ann’s friend, Lauren and I went to the National Gallery of Modern Art and then met Gail at a temple on the lake.

Soon, there will be video here, kiddies…

Death is a scooter…

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…when you are Rome. Seriously…it’s driven by a little Italian man named Arman and he’s fucking barreling down a cobblestone street right at you. Look out!

Anyway, I’m in Rome! Today was splendid…we (being Gail, Ann, Lauren and myself) went to Florence (Firenze) to check out so much historical stuff. I can’t even begin to remember all of it…but the notables were climbing and descending 800 nearly vertical, sometimes spiraling stairs to the top of the dome at the Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore. It was leg-killing but the view was amazing. We saw reconstructions for Leonardo’s drawings, shopped, viewed a ton of churches and walked probably 8 kilometres. It was out of control.

So, I should cut this short since I’m on Ann’s computer. I will be posting photos and videos of everything when I get back, but look for another short text post in the near future. Ciao!

Bringin’ it from London…

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Hello, all! I’m in the lovely Mr. Andy’s flat, finally putting my feet up after a whirlwind day (and 2.5 hours of sleep). We saw Windsor Castle and its changing of the guard today. Andy drove us on the M4 and all over the city itself and then we regrouped at his for a bit before heading back out to street level. Gail gave us a fantastic lesson on the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral before we decided that £18 was too fucking much for a church tour. So we walked the Millenium Bridge to Tate Modern and saw some pretty incredible works. Gail also nearly burned down the Rothko room, but that was too be expected. Afterward, we shopped…okay I shopped…at Zara for an outfit and then we had an Italian dinner and a coffee for dessert. Now we’re back for a film, drink and hopefully some sleep before an early day and more travel tomorrow.

Until I reach Rome…

Four glasses of wine and a plane…

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I’m off to London tomorrow. Tomorrow. Tomorrow! I’ve had myself four glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon tonight whilst watching Elizabethtown with Gail. It was a real slumber party…but now I should go to bed. Goodbye, interweb friends. I will hopefully talk to you all from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in just a few short days.

Ciao.

mutual smeared_mascara makeouts

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The mix CD of your non-electric sheep dreams is ready for consumption! Dusty & I have tried to include as many of our favourite tracks as logical (there were tears over the removal of “West End Girls” – mainly mine) and also some great new material.

    The tracklist:

  1. “Come Into My World (Fischerspooner Mix)” – Kylie Minogue
  2. “Your Joy is My Low” – I Am X
  3. “Erection” – The Faint
  4. “Tear You Apart” – She Wants Revenge
  5. “John the Revelator” – Depeche Mode
  6. “Sexy Results” – Death from Above 1979
  7. “Dramatica” – Orgy
  8. “Love Song” – Snake River Conspiracy
  9. “Louis XIV” – Louis XIV
  10. “Worked Up So Sexual – The Faint
  11. “Somebody Told Me (Insider Remix)” – The Killers
  12. “The Metro” – Berlin
  13. “Strict Machine” – Goldfrapp
  14. “Only” – Nine Inch Nails

What’s that I hear? Word from Dusty is that you can download this very lovely mix for your own listening pleasure right here (~77MB, mixed mp3 and m4a)! link expired.

And, because I love you all, the album art is also provided. You know – to complete the sexy.

Mix CD madness…

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Dusty and I have been crafting a finely tuned mix of the best music for your next delightfully androgynous makeout session. Expect a full tracklist to accompany this cover art in a few days…

In other news: I’m leaving for London & Rome in just three short days. The speed with which time has been moving is absolutely astounding. I can only remember the broken person determined to make a get away as a faint glimmer in my past. I’m glad to be rid of him and even more glad that he made such a great decision. This trip is going to be more fun than I can even stand to think about. I’m all packed (save for two outfits…Zara and others, be prepared) and, minus a few minor details, ready to go. Gail’s coming over on Thursday night and we depart from Bellefonte at 9 AM Friday. Her aunt will be delivering us safely to JFK and storing Mr. Klaus for the 8 days we’ll be gone. I know I’m not a seasoned world traveler, but I feel really sure of myself going into this trip. I truly cannot wait.

But I will miss talking to my favourite interweb friends…perhaps I can rustle up a computer to travel with. Hmm?

Two words: new vacuum!

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Say hello to my new Bissell Lift Off Turbo! Yes, bitches, this thing is turb0-charged cleaning. You can tell by the metallic red finish and the italicized decals that adorn its body. (Actually, I think the Turbo refers to its TurboBrush attachment, which is not pictured.)

So what makes it so special? Well, it’s bagless and uses the much-hyped “vortex” system for cleaning. It has suction for miles. The wheels don’t fall off, like with my old vacuum, and you don’t have to unplug it to turn it off. Two major pluses. Also, it has the single coolest feature I’ve ever seen…the one that garners the “Lift Off” title: you can take the canister with you! The core of the vacuum – power cord, hoses, collection chamber, attachments – is fully detachable so you can just lift it off and take it to the stairs, bathroom or car. Yes, car. I don’t have to drag an entire contraption down from the third floor to the parking lot anymore…just the part I need!

UNBEARABLE EXCITEMENT.

I used it tonight. I had just cleaned with the ol’ Kenmore on Thursday. The Lift Off clicked and whirred all over my apartment and, when all was done, the collection chamber had a satisfyingly disturbing half inch of dirt at the bottom. Thrilling.

Evening music binge…

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When you leave a boy alone in his apartment all night with an apocalyptic blizzard raging and nothing to do, he downloads massive amounts of music. And the results are in:

  1. LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem
  2. Mice Parade – Bem-Vinda Vontade
  3. Mice Parade – Obrigado Saudade
  4. His Name is Alive – Detrola
  5. Bird York – Wicked Little High
  6. Belle & Sebastian – The Life Pursuit
  7. Le Volume Courbe – I Killed My Best Friend
  8. Piano Magic – Disaffected

That’s eight albums and counting…

Musical guilty pleasures…

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You know damn well that we all have them: those bands that we just can’t help loving, no matter how much we shouldn’t. Regardless of how big a music snob you are, you have that one album in your collection that is a favourite, even though you’d be loathe to admit it. What are mine, you ask? (You didn’t ask? Tough.)

  • My Chemical Romance
  • Kylie & Dannii Minogue
  • Fall Out Boy
  • Britney Spears

What are yours? Put ’em in the comments. We’ll get through this together…*sniffle*