Thursday, July 31

 
despite my rigorous diet of pasta, fresh bread and mozzarella di buffalo, i have come to the decision that i have not lost very much weight. a couple of pounds, perhaps - but that's hardly enough reward for my persistence in maintaining such an ascetic lifestlye. have decided to renew with a vengeance fitness efforts for the last two weeks.

in other news: male intern #2 and i are still going at it. last week he made a point to tell me that he didn't like my green skirt, labeling it too "minty". my retort: at least i'm not wearing pleated pants, dockers boy. we reached another low point yesterday when he told me that "take back the night" is offensive to him. poor #2. i feel so stupid having thought that those girls, what with their rapes and their sexual abuse, were the true victims.

final thought of the lunch break: is anyone else stunned by the fact that i don't get a desk in florida? michael eisner has enough money to throw vip ducks box seats at the likes of mike meyers and he can't provide his own live-in employees with a writing surface?
posted by from shannon at 4:50 AM

Tuesday, July 29

 
i think i just ate an ant.
posted by from shannon at 10:03 AM

 
also, if you haven't been since the first mention of the photo album, there are some pictures of procida and roma.
posted by from shannon at 2:03 AM

 
Am working in Visa for a week instead of usual post in American Citizen Services. This means I am working with international citizens – mostly Italians – who want to go the U.S., instead of the usual batch of Americans. A major cultural difference I have noticed: with American passports, we are very strict on the photographs. We are borderline obsessive on the purity of the white background and the plainness of dress that the applicant must maintain (i.e. no sunglasses, strange hair, etc.) However, Italian passports are a totally different matter: submitted on a rainbow of backdrops, with MUCH gold jewelry and 1000-watt smiles. It’s like ours are done by prison photographers and the Italians’ by Glamour Shots.
posted by from shannon at 1:57 AM