Music

I need it. I have been without the insistent strains of radios and computers and rehearsals and late night jam sessions in the Dynamo room for a couple of weeks now, and until yesterday, I was beginning to feel less like me. Now, I don't like to be attached. I wasn't even going to buy an iPod, but I caved a week before my trip and how glad I am to know that I am weak when it comes to purchasing electronics. I spent the week before my departure hauling & hooking up my stationary PC wherever I could just to download "one more album" to my shiny new toy. So, I listened to some of it on the plane, and a little on the train to Florence, but mostly I was resenting my purchase because it was "just another thing" to lug around. However, I must admit, I've been missing home and having a bit of a hard time adjusting to the fact that whenever I leave the apartment, there are people outside that don't speak my language & vendors that can pick out my American "look" as I pass. Basically, there are no people like your best friends and family. So, yesterday, on my way to Italian class I popped the bud-phones into my ears and put my iPod on shuffle. Good idea. I was walking down the street, much more confident of the directions at this point, to the beat of some of my favorite tunes. The best moment, however, was on the way home from Italian class: The Propellerheads came on...talk about one of my new faves. Drew, all my thanks are due to you: grazie mille. So anyway, that was my afternoon discovery. The album name is Take California.
The internet cafe is closing...alas...more later...pics tomorrow.
Ciao for now,
~Grazia