Busy Weekend

I had a busy weekend, pictures are forthcoming tomorrow due to some computer trouble. That was my bad luck on Friday the 13th... One of my laptops played peek-a-boo with its battery. Now the other one is having trouble reading my camera SD card. Hence the no photos.

Anyway, I headed out with some of my Italian class friends (even though I got booted from Italian class, I still met some friends-of-friends there) on Friday, first to meet at another student's house, for lovely appetizers (home baked pizza and focaccia) and wine, and then we all headed out as a group to Alcatraz nightclub. I will throw up some pictures soon. Alcatraz is one of the largest nightclubs in Milan, and they have a special deal for students, which I was able to get in on by being with students and being foreign. I think I got bonus points for being from California.

Saturday I worked in lab, and got trapped in the building. They close up at night, locking all the doors. The guard usually comes around before that though, and lets you know you have to leave. He didn't come around, so I just left on my own around 7. No one has ever officially stated the closing time, and it is a little different every night, so I have no idea if I was late or if he closed early. I ended up having to climb over a fence to leave the building... It was a little scary. I calmed myself by getting more groceries and then making dinner. They had some cookies on special, I think I will go back tomorrow on my way to school and get more, they were good. The type, or the brand, or something, is called "Hedonist", which is a little over the top for a cookie. But they are good!

Today I slept in. Still catching up from flights, time zones, now nightclubbing, and being a little stressed. I bummed around the house and then headed out to the Duomo for mass. It's far less crowded now after the holidays. Also, perhaps, because the Cardinal was not giving the mass today... Too bad. I will have to check the schedule for future stuff. I was going to go to one of the La Rinascente bars, but it is just a little too cold tonight. The thermometers say -1 C. It's not so cold, but things here can get frosted because the air is so damp. Already when I was getting home around 8pm, some of the parked cars had frosted roofs. Anyway, after checking out the roof and deciding against the cold, I wandered around the store, looking at sale stuff. All of which was still too expensive for my tastes. The fashion here really is great, but I just am not going to buy a $100 t-shirt, even if it is Galliano and cute. I took a good long look at the shoe sale, too. The big find of the evening was finally heading down to the basement, which is the design store and home furnishings area. They don't do beds and sofas, but they do lamps and chairs. It was pretty close to as good as going to the design show at the Triennale. There's a cafe down there too, which I may have to start considering going to since it looks pretty hip and is way warmer than the roof!