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[bjames]

this past weekend has been pretty dramaful, i lost/had my wallet stolen (i went back to the bar last nigh, but none of the workers/managers said they had received a lost wallet), and on Monday night, a large group of us went out to campo dei fiori to get some drinks, and one of the girls in our group wandered off while we were all walking to another location just right across corso vittorio emanuele ii. we had all been good at keeping up with one another, but there was a particular moment in the night where all of us were standing on a street corner; one direction was school where some of the group wanted to go use the bathroom, and the other direction was the bar, all of which was in a ten meter radius. the group began to split, and none of us thought that she, the girl, emily, was so drunk that she wouldn't follow the group, and each group thought she went with the other group. it wasn't until the start of studio that we knew she was missing, because i guess when she never showed up at her apartment, the people there thought maybe she went home with someone else in the group. so once we knew she was missing, and hadn't contacted anyone at about 3pm, everyone flipped out, myself completely included, and we, along with the professors, began a wild search which included contacting every hospital, several police stations. i accompanied the coordinator of the school, davide, to the carabinieri, a branch of law enforcement involved with national/international/military affairs. the whole experience was so stressful, and i believe i suffered a panic attack. i was stressed out as it was, but then i went with davide to have a coffee, and drank my espresso at the speed of an italian, which is basically shooting it. it sent my heart into a tissy, and i was so drained and scared i was going to have a heart attack or something. there was lecture by world renowned architecture firm mvrdv around seven o'clock, but i was still too wired and flipping out to go. i'm still a bit anxious, but now that emily is found (yes, she's found, but i don't know any of the story yet), i'm slowly starting to calm down.

in other news, felix da housecat is having a session at a club in rome on friday!! so at least remick, rachel, and i are going to be in attendance. i need to go by the club today and see about reserving some tickets. anyway, that's all for now.

ciao bella