there's no need for fluff

good day and hello and yes.

the big week comes to an end. luciano and cristiano left early-face this morning. (though they will be back for a bit next week before they head back). i adore them, but im looking forward to catching up on jen-life-things.

strangely enough, i have grown quite close to those 2. i only stayed w them for a week in napoli, they were here for a week oooohh sooo and ive been in fairly constnat email communication w luciano. but perhaps 24 hour hang-out for that increment of time forces people to get to know one another pretty quickly. anyway.

should have worked today, but of course slept fo-eva and lounged my face off. stace cooked freaking excellent food for me tonight - and we were able to catch up, chat, etc in her 'sweet pad.' i'm really proud of that woman. she just got job offers from two super amazing architecture firms, super high level positions to boot. so i will be The Poor One yet again. i swear i am always the poor one.

though i have begun to look for work for aug/july. more grass rootsy offers: stacey's offered to hire me to run her record label and couchsurfing wants me to be their fund development person next year (inc medical and paid travel to montreal and to burning man - what priorities). ive been glancing other 'more official' opps out there - which has been, um, real neat-o. especially since i dont have any skills at all, other than 'is willing/able to eat tuna/broccoli all the time to survive in expensive cities' and 'is a decent storyteller.' geez. why dont i have any skiiiiills.

yao is moving out, which breaks my fairly enormous heart. i will miss her and it sucks. i will also miss the free baked goods she provides me each weekend. this week, nathan (one of two other housemates) and i have to peruse through countless emails to look for the third best housemate one could hope for. (di youre first, yes). our craigslist posting has been up for about 24 hours, and we've received OVER SEVENTY FREAKING EMAILS - which is understandable since our flat is so super sweet and cheap. we've decided to have an open house and interviews - same process i had to go through to get the spot. as nathan-dearest says, "people like me. they really really like me."

this is the most exciting part of this entry, at least for my dorky ass. i'm 450+ pages into a 650 pg+ book, and i'm really glad its not over yet. ive never read a book this long - and im so happy that i love it as much as i do. its entitled "milagro beanfield war" - geography prof from grad school (for mario: paul) recommended it a looong time ago - and i recently saw it on the Streets That are My Malls so picked it up for a buck. theres a bit in 'the alchemist' when the main character talks about lovinng big books because they a) last longer and b) make better pillows. i finally know what he's talking about.

and oh my god i saw jose gonzalez last night - was only able to catch the last part of the show - but it was awwwwesome + incredible = knocked me on my ass. i was in near tears, but perhaps that was partially due to lack of sleep. though i doubt it, because he's awwwwesome.

ok so im boring. looking forward to being back, so to speak, so i can talk on im with you again. ha -

love love love

jen