Bad Spirits

Sorry to report this entry finds me in the shadow of negative spirits. My computer has officially flipped...out. Entourage (my email program), along with about 50 sentimental/hilarious emails I've saved since acquiring this machine, are demolished. You know that scary Mac function where you drag a program from the dashboard onto the desk top and it literally goes "poof" and you think it's gone forever but no, it's just in your applications folder phew? Well worst nightmare, it went poof and then literally disappeared from my hard drive. Spotlight finds only a couple periphery files that have the word "entourage" in them. What the hell, Apple? My flight confirmation for Florence-->LAX was in that storage!! Aww, guess I can't come back to America. Which is ok, because the email detailing when I start work at Stanford is equally non-existent. Huh. Oh well.

Also, Aperture refuses to open. Aperture is my photo program. For some reason, with its functions, it has also taken down all my photos. I have this one folder "Aperture Library" which contains all my photos both pre- and post-dSLR, that just opens in Aperture. Conveniently, old photo folders that were in alternate storage areas, like "My Pictures," have turned into these so-called "alias" folders, un-open-able. DRAT that. I guess it might have to do with the fact that I filled up my entire hard drive. But I just freed up several MB's by backing up and deleting useless stuff. It still won't open. God. help. me. Thus I am afraid to upload any new photos onto my compy. I don't want to use that smelly software that came with my camera, or God forbid my computer. Don't expect many new picture postings, but check flickr.

Wow. The shadow passed. I suddenly don't care. Haha, I feel so cheery! But seriously, how sad is it that this whole thing is affecting my mood? Officially letting go of my dependence on The Machine...NOW. ok, that feels much better.

The 'rents came last week! A...good time...was had by all. We did all the fun Florence things that I had yet to do--Palazzo Pitti, um...other stuff that escapes my memory because of the blinding rage that dominated my mood for most of the week. HAHA JUST KIDDING DAD!!! Seriously, I had a really good time. I had some of the best food of my life, we had intelligent conversations, I got to show my parents how independent and worldly-wise I have become, ooh and aah! We also went to hike Cinque Terre, which is like PV but larger and more beautiful and with better gelato. The parentals thought it would be a good idea to beat all the times our map had detailed for each of the 4 hikes between the five cities. Much sweating was had by all.

Speaking of sweat, I'm schwizn like a shfitzer over here (excuse me, ancestors, for my spelling). Florence started it's humidity stint as soon as Mom n' Pop left. OH!!! OH THE HUMIDITY!!!! That's what I say when i have nothing else to say to my roommate. Unfortunately, it's zapped most of my desire to do...anything. But this weekend should be good, I'm staying in Florence ALL weekend, something I haven't done for literally a month. Updates soon on my very Florentine weekend! In the meantime, OOOOHHH, OOOOHHHHHHH THE HUMIDITY. I have to go lie on the floor. In our apartment lobby. Naked.