*grasps for fresh air*

Gawd, I’m suffocating in here. My living room is really horrible in summer, especially when all doors are closed. Not an air breath! And computers keep on heating up and shut down at random times. I can’t wait to go on holiday at the sea, in Abruzzo… I’ll have less time to dedicate to work (of course, since it’s *vacation*!) but I’ll do it in a healthy environment, at least. Not this mess.

And I want Rabbit Air in my bedroom. *sigh* Air purifiers are what I really long for right now. I’m melting on my textbooks, paper work and netbook. It’s like a nightmare.

But let’s switch to a happier topic now (oh, I need it!).

My new favorite ice-cream flavor is vanilla with pistachio. I know that sounds totally random, but I’ve *never* liked pistachio before, so this is a complete surprise to me. I tried the new flavor at my fiancé’s: his mom had several ice-cream varieties stored in the freezer, and something inside just told me I had to go for vanilla (which I love) and pistachio (which I used to hate)— well, an empty glass and a happy stomach can tell you how much I enjoyed it. LOL

In other news, I’m probably going to reach a total of 330 domain names by end of the year. Ugh! I hope I’ll have enough money to renew them all. I guess I should sell some– or give them away. But getting a few bucks back wouldn’t hurt.

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The year 2012 threw a twenty-seventh birthday at this kid-at-heart girl, here.

But I still have a youthful face. Thanks goodness. :3

On the 17th of June (or was it the 18th? I can’t remember, ugh!) I ate a delicious lunch at “Il Sole” (The Sun) restaurant here in Genzano with Simone and my sister Barbara. Really, it was only the three of us, because my other friends were all busy, but I had made plans to see them later in the week, so it was fine. We spent a lovely time at the restaurant, not just eating a lot of our favorite food, but chit-chatting about our lives and laughing at a bunch of jokes my sister and Simone seem to pick out of a magician’s hat every time. xD LOL. They have humour in their DNA!

On the 27th I met Silvia (did I tell you that we’re back to a good friendship?! I haven’t? Bad, I’ll have to make up for that ) and she gave me her birthday present: a wonderful A3 sketchpad and a set of colored markers! Adorable, and useful. *_* On June 29th I met with my fiancé and together we spent some time with my best friend Cristina and her boyfriend. Then, on June 30th, I went out with a friend from the comics school, Barbara.

Overall, it was a quiet birthday event. I didn’t want anything fancy this year because — let’s be honest — I’m not as young anymore. But my fiancé, my sister and my friends are always good to have around, so any excuse is good to hang out together! Ahah.

Did I tell you about Coursera.org?

It’s a free online no-credit college/educational platform offering a lot of courses from top universities (Stanford, Princeton, etc.) in various subjects, and some of the subjects do use a Video Conferencing option for Live Seminaries too. I joined in late May and I’m totally hooked on it! Plus, it helps me to master a lot of subject I have at university, so that I’ll be able to successfully pass all exams once I’m back to my courses in 2016 (or later).

Registration is free, if you want to try it out.

The camera here on the right, instead, comes from the  Cook and Wiley website, all dedicated to video conferencing rooms and tools. I added it here because it’s relevant and because it inspired me an interesting idea: renting a video conferencing room, one day, to offer my own free art and blogging courses as recorded video seminars. What do you think? I’ll have to master my spoken English first, but I’m confident I’ll be able to handle it. I know I have something to offer to other young aspiring artists and writers out there.

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