Yesterday I had four hours of manuscripts, three hours of Italian lessons and 30 mins of good hard ping pong (technically all ping pong is hard for me). What more could a girl want?

Wandered up the Janiculum today with Ben to the American Academy, got my card and did a bit of work, didn't feel all that productive, I am having trouble getting my head down and really working. Though partly the problem was I didn't have anything I really needed to do there, just lots of little things. I think tomorrow I will head back to the Casanatense in the morning and do some more libretti and then come back in the afternoon and try and write. I might even sign up for lunch. I think I need some music or something. I will make cups of tea and knuckle down to the queen casimira stuff that i can do via the net. Then try and get my set design analysis framework sorted.

There is a lecture on soon, about pots and Pompeii, hopefully it is good, but at least there are free drinks after and special dinner.