Ahh what a day, was feeling quite down this morning for one reason and another. There has been a funny vibe between me and this artist here, I don't really know, but anyway I thought we were friends and now he is more-or-less avoiding me completely. Makes me sad I clearly become too attached to new friends too quickly. But on the upper hand I clearly have something going for me as the most amazing Italian man tried to pick me up today!!! OMG, words cannot describe it. I didn't take him up on it obviously, but damn, something like that is good for the soul! He had the best Italian voice, like a bubbling stream or something, oh my I just die thinking about him. He isn't even my type, plus the whole married thing, but nevertheless, phwoar *fans self* Then tonight this Irish artist asked me out to dinner but I am so confused as to whether it is a friends thing or not.... Goddam, he is great and we are both working on different aspects of the same tiny town in Tuscany but I just get a vibe it isn't a friend thing, but I would like to be friends. What to do, I hate the feeling that you might reject someone's friendship because you are worried they actually want more, it seems a sad way to go through life. Maybe I should just go, I am a big girl, hardly going to be preyed upon Anyways today was great really, mainly because I went shopping (ok that's the real reason I wasn't interested in Rome's most beautiful man because he was between me and Zara!). I bought a gorgeous 1960s esque tweed cape, black cords with the most flattering cut, I swear they cut pants better here, they accomodate curvy legs much better, also a very mod houndstooth b&w print dress, mini with long sleeves and also an amazing kimono style top from this beautiful shop I love, with the world's most charming gay Italian man who serves you. Then I fell in love with some boots at miss sixty... they are on sale for $200 opinions? Did a mini lecture today which went well, I actually didn;t even write it, just talked to the images but it flowed well and I didn't get all nervous and stuff up like I often do. Then had to help a student charge her italian vodafone, honestly they talk so goddam much, only italians... Then dinner and had the loevliest chat with ths Irish guy, what a sweetheart, he is getting flown to Lisbon on Friday for a gallery opening, I want that job!