Free At Last

I am free at last from the chains of 7th semester work (only to be imprisoned once more in 2 weeks. The dreaded 8th semester!!!) 

I'm only being a tiny bit dramatic, & I'm not even dreading starting class again- just really happy to have a little time off. Actually, this whole semester will be dedicated to my final collection which I haven't talked about all that much in this blog, but it's inspired by insects. Enough about me! I have so many pictures that need to go up here. I got back from Berlin yesterday, & have some really sweet images, but I'm a little backlogged. SO! You're gonna have to wait for those bad boys. Here's the catch up from before I left for Germany: 

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 We all went out last last weekend for Isadora's b-day

We all know my dream is actually food photography

I come home from one of the busiest days Isadora & I have had all year, and she is standing in the kitchen making these little savory pastries. So amazing.

 

The finished product!

Next up: Berlin

Happy New Year!

I wonder how many posts are titled "Happy New Year!" in the blogosphere.

I had a really amazing time in Amsterdam, but I am now back in Milano. One week of school, then to Berlin! I'm really embarrassed to say this, but I didn't take one picture on New Year's Eve. So wild.. outside looked like a battle field with smoke everywhere- it was really the most fun. Had the nicest dinner at a friend's house (which just so happens to be a historical building in Amsterdam, & is also the coolest house ever), and then around midnight the coffee shop across the canal set off something like 100,000 fireworks. 


While I cannot prove any of this because I am a bad person who forgets to carry a camera, some other cool stuff was captured during the rest of my trip. Including cake pops (sadly, looked amazing, tasted DISGUSTING). 

 A strange installation near Frankie's old apt.

 My favorite wormy

the $

 What time is it?

 Adventure time!

Cake Pop Time!

 All you can eat sushi babyyyy

Too bad I don't eat fish.

Amsterdam Xmas

Hallo! I decided I'm going to learn to speak Dutch (because my vocab is a sad mix of crappy Italian and ever diminishing English, & I need to add more confusion to my life). Anyway, this Christmas was really...silly! And fun. 

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The first of the delicious fried food: fried apples!

Award: Best Xmas Eve sighting

This is exactly what you think it is: A (really high) old man covered in lights, singing X-mas songs in a decorated boat, using a fishing pole to collect money from the crowd. 

Greta, the Xmas Cactus

The present pile!!!

Just wanted to cut in and say that these next photos...YUM. Frankie and I made some awesome bolognese sauce (with pasta), and zucchini with parmesan cheese. So good. 

Come to think of it

I think this is my last post in 2012. Have a great new year!

Torino Trip... Finally!

Sorry this took me FOREVER, but it's been a busy week. THE LONG AWAITED PHOTOS OF (drumroll, please)... La Venaria Reale (the Palace) & the Moda in Italia exhibit (150 Anni di Eleganza) in Torino! The Palace is so amazing, I doubt I could capture it. The only thing that could've been better is they just re- did ALL of the gardens (acres and acres), so all the plants are young. In 10 years, it's going to be the most beautiful place in the entire world. 

 Started out reaaaal creepy

 Boom.

 Happy Holidays! Yeah, that's gelato.

An amazing landscape even so far.  (The gardens)

Sweet tree. Thanks to Yoshie for pointing this out!

Torino durante la sera- che bello!

Museum Behavior

Went to Torino on a class trip Tuesday.. didn't sort through all the pictures yet, but Isadora sent me a couple gems. More soon.

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Jackii Kong in "Museum Behavior"

"I did make friends in Italy."

Too much downtime?

This week is super busy. Not the busiest, but it's up there. I just found a small stash of photos from Amsterdam that may prove I wasted some precious time last week. I'm totally ok with it.

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$ & J

 Like this faceball? 

Well you shouldn't. That's MY faceball.

Now I like to cook. So, what?

Weirder things have happened, I'm sure. But really, I never saw this coming. Turns out, I like cooking. Frankie and I made this bomb meal yesterday- stuffed mushrooms, garlic roasted mashed potatoes, and burnt broccoli- I'll let it speak for itself. 

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Yeeeah, son.