Mourning and Idioms

September 19, 2010 Day 24
Well, the dog days have come at last. Yes, Italy is wonderful, don’t get me wrong, but I’m beginning to think that this year might be the best and worst year of my life. Then again, being young, I think that about every passing year of my life, only on reflection can I sort out the better years.
In the past couple of days I took pictures for my visa picture, started successfully Skyping, was lice/louse checked, and even braved the public transportation system to go out this Saturday. Sadly, I can’t focus on any of those breakthroughs because I have to go shopping for black trousers, black dresses, black tights and ancient old black hats. The reason for the wardrobe change is that I am in mourning. In mourning for my computer. I refuse to have the mac versus pc argument now, but I am currently using a beautiful mac book pro which now has a new outfit change as well. It now carries a dent on its left speaker. A miniscule dent, a harmless dent, but a dent nonetheless.
I can say no more on this tragic matter. Requiem in Pacem.