unknown date: found in old notebook

for my roman roommates, a stream of consciousness account of inside jokes and memories.

"so missing rome.. the tangible, painful aspect of leaving has slightly faded, though the time contrast lives on. i'm almost back to us time, finally. i wish i wasn't. i was so homesick on sunday, for arcioni... i miss the free buses, the cobblestones, the wine lady on quattro venti, tapping mac, andy but really everyone, fish n chips, even francesco, difts, scholars, no hot water, the moka, pasta every night, spicy sauce, meeting at the colosseum, the maids, acrobat protectors, smoking on the balcony, big star, marcello, whiskey coke, dance parties while getting ready, blue steel face in the bathroom mirror, losing my keys, vino, olive oil, archi bar, the studio, visiting friends, ryanair, weekend travels, dovè??, allora, prego, non ló so, maan, basta!, "i don't even care!", TAXI, "i can't get up..." "she can't get up!!!!!", "it's a video!!", groovy, street chicas, that guy you know? god?, arguing, passing out in my clothes, drunk food cooking, gauloises, not studying, waterfall in the kitchen, mary jo college nights, wine night?!?!?!, skype dates, phone cards, peroni, stella!, guinness!, nastro azzurro, italian 40's, the irish, leg humping, total eclipse of the heart, flashdance!, "i love dj's.." "i love you too!", worthful, 2007, being broke, borrowing money, passport stamps, water taxi!, "michelle's going to murder me!", "give me a break, courtney", hungry harry's, st. christophers, v&a, eiffel in the rain, eating greek food in paris, venice fish, sangria, walking for 15 years, the broken foot, ben canada, phone number tattoos, elena, the other francesco, mark, don pepe (?!?), blood red shoes, heatwaves, johny price, supermarket, nic, radio cafe, circolo degli artisti, "i fell, let's go...", "i broke my arm!!!", "keri doesn't care about me!", "you're only saying that because you know we won't!", big bang, testacchio, coyote, porta portese, the 710, 75, 44... 40N?, climbing over guardrails, the 8 tram, losing everything, getting lost, "do you like your life?", "va fancula!", not being a study major, ancient roman dinner party, "the nutcake", thanksgiving, the bird in the hat, notes on the fridge, wine in mugs, parm on everything, nutella, gelato, the trevi, that tuesday night (vino alla panteon e scalinata), JUSTICE, happy hour at finn mccool's, spilling wine in my bag/dumping it out/getting kicked off the bus, THAI!, salutè, ssseriously, hash, barbeque, the barco naumon, almost getting arrested in london, ghetto the gay club, stairs in your hair, baby romulus, yawn, antoinella: "scandalous!" "my students want to see me naked!", naked spanish man cannonball, sleepovers, zoo bar, sleeping on the beach, squid ink paella, tapas, street performers, two pound pints, that meat shop with sandwiches, the coffee machine, going low, "look in the mirror! you're an embarrassment!", carrying around sugar, piazza venezia, corso, san lorenzo, trastevere, sitting at the bar and not drinking, the secret orange garden, tiber island, being sharked, transit strikes, termini, fiumicino, ciampino, "how are we going to get a taxi if we're walking on the sidewalk?", "justyne, why are you dancing like that?" "i'm too drunk", 'crowdsurfing', gropey guys, red bull vodka, circolo's gardens, "my friend here is in love with you", "i have to go, my girlfriend is going to see us", leather jackets, "compliment for american student!", thai steps, big star steps, audrey graffiti, cig machines, night buses, the pyramid, circus maximus, catacombs, the vatican, "did you meet the pope?", scented rosaries, gypsies, the roman forum, on the rox/going in the men's/breaking a glass/getting sick, the infamous courtney night, big star strength drinks, boxed wine, jameson tasting/graduating whiskey school, il bar, la trattoria, corneto, CONTROL: "well, you know what ian curtis did before he left for america", "but christmas time is supposed to be a happy time!", overdrawn bank accounts, end of the golden age, villa pamphili, carini, fratelli bonnet, dirty kitchen, borrowing milk, first class flights/mimosas/socks!, broken shoe heel, carrying/being carried home, beer for the road, mtv italia, alluc, arcioni 3: the band photoshoot, "i feel like i'm not even here", tiny elevators, buzzing up, ciao bella!, that lady on the first floor, leaks downstairs, leaving the gas on, eggies, dove pizza?, the flowerpot at scholars, 24 shots, car bombs, phillies games, singalongs, that bartender, "there's a hole in my shoe!", "do you really enjoy this torture?", "I FEEL TRAPPED", "i'm going to have to follow you around!", drip drying, 5:09?, roman holiday, ikea trip.. psyche, breaking all the dishes, taking bar glasses, drying laundry on the furniture, vibrating washer, screaming, laughing constantly, not sending postcards, damè cinque, mental breakdowns, all day hangovers, cold floors, hair burning, flavian curls, bidet hair washer?, the philly visit, the british girls, grandma dovè, ciao ragazze, ti amo, there's poetry in a guinness, some people prefer jameson, drew wheeler, "liar!", canadese, capitoline museums, cinadus=girly man, the overlook, the taxi to nowhere, "that dude looks like my grandmother", when in rome, "i love taxis", make up/break up/dress up, italian class trip to the club, getting the flu, la farmacia, sidis, jus running out of circolo, riding the tide, remember when...., annika, bad news, "it was like my ipod shuffle", not going to milan or brussels or florence, wine tour, tuscany, cinderella wine, homemade pasta, the italian george clooney, broken bus, anxiety, "why are we walking? we could be sitting at home instead!!!", AS ROMA, RIP my black clutch/grey scarf/ wallet/ mirror/ single earring/ court's umbrella/ my umbrella/ blue sweater, oil and vinegar, panini, cappucini, crik-crok, snack friends, chips in london, "world famous", mapsen, not going to campo, notte bianca, "skip the trevi, have a bevy", bus a metano, vittorio emanuelle, no bagels in the jewish ghetto, superbad, "fidi, they're craaaazy", "brendan, i love youuuuu", "remember when we knocked this down?", "i don't want you to leave, i don't want you to leave", limoncello shots, the lazy susan table, glass noodles, cucumbers & peanut sauce, fights at coyote, "over the rainbow, so high", tiziano ferro, centerfuse in the big star bathroom, "i want to be able to stand up tonight", marco, ideal bar, flower stands on the street, sidewalk gas stations, smart cars, no stopping at red lights, vespa rides....."