It's still light outside!

Went out to brunch with Buffistas today, which was very fun. Then I wanted to go to a store that I remembered as being two or three blocks south of the brunch place. So I walked two blocks, didn't see it. Walked another block, didn't see it. One more block, and I gave up and went home. I checked the website, and it turned out, it was about another half block south of the point where I gave up.

Now I'm watching Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, and it's making me want pizza.

It's not *tight*; just fitted, which I'm not used to,

yes, but I suspect that it looks awesome. You have great curves.

It was universally admired, though the comments were mostly along the lines of how perfect it was for this surface-of-the-SUN weather we're having.

I forgot to take a picture. But I'll be wearing it again.

ION, as of 11:45 p.m., skin is all still attached.

ION, as of 11:45 p.m., skin is all still attached.

You should get a twitter account and just use it for these skin updates. Because it would confuse the hell out of everyone who's not us.

You should get a twitter account and just use it for these skin updates. Because it would confuse the hell out of everyone who's not us.

Ahahahaha!!! That *almost* makes me willing to get a Twitter account! (That, and Owen. And Feminist Hulk.)

Shir did it for me. I know. Hopeless, aren't I.

Wonders if Aims knows the young prince flew to Queens to throw out the first pitch for a Mets game.

Saw an update from a friend, telling that people were shot during the Pink Saturday at SF, and it freaked me out enough to come here and delurk again.

You people are all OK and safe, right?

Today, and for the next few days, we are in Siena, which is gorgeous, and the most "Italian" (meaning: least touristy) place we've been yet.

Yesterday, just before we got to Siena, we stopped in San Gimignano (yes, ALL of the places I picked to visit are featured in Assassin's Creed 2... What????). In San Gimignano, I visited the Torture Museum and the Death Penalty Museum, and the whole time, I wished I had Buffistas in general (and Jilli in particular) with me.

Yes, the food has been AMAZING. One of the things my dad and I did in Florence was to take a half day cooking class with a very sweet woman who runs her own bed and breakfast. We met at about 10:30 in the morning to browse the fresh market and pick our menu, then we went back to her place, cooked it and ate it.

We made a panzanella (cold wet bread salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and fresh basil), an artichoke risotto, pan seared pork loin wrapped with herbs and lard, and tiramisu for dessert. That was the most delicious meal we've had yet, though it's not for lack of competition.

The fresh basil in Italy is the best I've ever had.

Ohhhh, I'm perfectly divided between raging jealousy at all the museums and historic sites, raging jealousy at a cooking class in Florence, and pure undiluted delight for you. After careful consideration, I'm going to stick with the delight.