TUESDAY 10 AUGUST 2010
Damask weaves incredibly fast, especially if you beat gently and use multiple weft threads plied together. All the better to work on my (and Judith's) additional project. We are feeling the pinch of encroaching deadline. Just when you think you are ready to go home, you find yourself wishing you had more time. I lost my favorite pen yesterday. Sad afternoon. But I purchased a two pack of the only capped pens (no push-buttons) in the store, and a three-pack of glues sticks - the smallest pack size of reasonable price. The pens write better and cap more securely than their American counterparts, and the glues sticks have a screw-on cap so I will never have a sticky backpack again. Happy day.
Also, cappuccino is delicious.
After class, Tori, Shaina, Alissa, and I went to a museum to see the David. He hadn't grown into his hands and feet yet, and his brow gave away that he was very concerned and under stress. The dome above him and other purposeful architecture helped monumentalize him. Still, his size was impressive. Shaina summed it up when she exclaimed that, "his nipples are huge!" The sculptures were magnificent. I could spend all day caressing them with my eyes. One room is filled with plaster molds. The women are sensual, and the children are haunting. The busts of men trying out different facial hair are hilarious. At the end of the day, we treated ourselves to, what else but, gelato. This time, I picked two flavors I did not recognize: nocciola and stracciatella. Turns out they were pretty normal. Nocciola = hazelnut, stracciatella = chocolate chip. I plan to make up for it by reaching my rice flavored gelato tomorrow.
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