Short and sweet tastes of this week

There is a construction worker without a shirt right outside my window. I noticed this after I ran outside screaming at my suite-mate Fiona to check out my underwear. Oh well. 

I am still working on the Florence post because I want it absolutely gorgeous and to complete the imaginary post I have in my head. Therefore, I decided a nice sweet post about some highlights of my last week here in Florence would be sufficient. 

Since discovering the market, I have been tempted to buy an octopus. Two days ago, after seeing the David for the first time I decided life was too short and heck I am going to buy an octopus. 

And I did.

His name is Pedro.

I have been wanting to take photos of my flatmate Carly for a while, so I asked if she would not mind respectively playing with an octopus for a roll of film. Not only was she over excited about being asked, but octopus is her favorite animals. She was so incredible with the octopus, I shot two rolls of film (34 photos each!) and ran to SACI to develop them. 

Lets say they turned out awesome and I cannot wait to develop more of them.

Carly and I had a whole plan for cooking the octopus, but because I leave tomorrow I am giving the octopus as a farewell gift to Carly sine she is staying in Florence for the entire summer.

On another fact of my life:

I accidentally had two cappuccinos yesterday morning. I thought that fact was important to share. 

On another note:

It turns out, from our patio we can talk to the SACI apartment upstairs and the one which shares the patio with us at the same time. Sweet.

On another cool note about my life:

Carly and I had a random idea during printmaking to make breakfast for dinner. Both strong lovers of bananas and chocolate, we decided to make banana and chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, and eggs. Our fellow folkie Nika jumped in to help as well. 

Poetic theme song to set the kitchen setting

Carly whipping up the pancake batter

Prosciutto. Extra delicious when fried, unfortunately.

Executive Chef Carly

Our lovely dinner! Nika digging in those eggs (with mild cheddar).

Banana and chocolate chip pancakes! All pancakes were gone by morning, luckily Carly is making more as I type this and hopefully she will bring them to printmaking class. 

Except the Florence post to occur sometime soon!