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Five years ago I was living in Paris, my partner had recently told me he had decided to move back to Iceland, he was packing and his family was visiting for the last time. I fell asleep watching BBC choice, and woke up in the morning to the news of Diana's death.
I felt shattered, my [...]

I saw a flat that I liked on Wed. 21st, handed in my references on the 23rd, called after the weekend to check that they had been received, was told that I'd hear something by the end of the week. I called the estate agent this afternoon and they had no news from the company [...]

Aah, the things one does in order to avoid being publicly labelled "lazy bugger of the week" by the Yankee Blogger.So here is my contribution to his 100 things, 100 bloggers, 100 days project. Can you now put the whip down, Richard?

My name is Luca and, before you ask, I do not live on the [...]

Oh. My. Goodness.
I woke up this morning with an awful taste in my mouth, I went to brush my teeth and I saw my tongue had turned dark brown. Yuk. Yuk yuk yuk - apparently my lungs are starting to clear out years and years of enctrusted old tar thanks to the two-day break from [...]

You know those moments in Ally McBeal when the energetic music suddenly stops with the sound of the needle scratching the record or, better still, slows down and dies as if the record player has been unplugged? Well, that's exactly how I'm feeling at the moment.
Part of my extremely chirpy mood of the past couple [...]

Over 24 hours without cigarettes (alright, alright, I was asleep for 6 hours, but it's a major achievement anyway).

6,50 GBP in my wallet that would normally be in the newsagent's till instead.

Can't feel the health benefits yet, but I'm looking forward to them.

Can't feel the discomfort yet, and I fear the moment when it will [...]

12 smoke-free (waking) hours. Still have not decided whether I feel up to quitting or not - well, apparently I seem to be able to resist without a fag break for more than one hour.
It is quite likely that I won't smoke for the rest of the day. And tomorrow, well, tomorrow is another day [...]

I haven't smoked for the past 5 hours and 50 minutes (not that I'm counting), and it already feels like a month. My throat has not fully recovered yet from the weekend flu, and as I woke up this morning and realized I only had one cigarette left, I decided to have it and then [...]

I felt much better yesterday afternoon, so I decided to go and get my weekly fix of the RVT. Surprisingly good, with an energetic show from D. E. Experience with new songs (to me at least), less people than usual, and a different kind of crowd - I heard quite a bit of French [...]

Stupid summer flu. My throat is sore, my head aches, my bones hurt and I go from shivering to sweating every 15 minutes.
It's going to be a Brighton-less, sex-less, smoke-less, club-less, booze-less Bank Holiday Weekend.
Please shoot me now.

Umph. Why is a second date almost never as good as the first one?

Everything's packed, my room is clean and in about one hour I'm temporarily moving in with G. in *finger down throat* Streatham, until we get our new place.

As usual, I do not feel nostalgic at all about leaving a place I've lived in; I've moved countless times in my life, and not one single time [...]

2nd date with J. tonight. A movie date (his idea). When I suggest a cinema date it either means that I can't wait to get my hands all over someone, or that I can't be bothered to sustain a meaningful conversation. I'm dying to find out which is the case for him tonight.

We saw a flat that we liked last night and made an offer that was accepted. I'll probably spend the morning filling in the reference form and chasing people across Europe to let them know that they might be contacted by a British agency to check me out. Strangely enough, yesterday's agent did not bat [...]

Well, hello Mr Chin! Hello Upper Lip! Hadn't seen you in ages. Sorry about the sudden exposure, I just needed a more conservative look for a couple of appointments today (job- and flat-wise). See ya soon - do you think you'll manage to be back for the weekend?

Stuff my friends told me recently:

Friend #1: I recently read this quote attributed to Dorothy Parker: "You know, she speaks eighteen languages. And she can't say `No' in any of them." - and I immediately thought of you.
Friend #2: It can't possibly be you in this photo: he is slimmer, toned and has a defined [...]

I am absolutely appalled that scientists need to use poor innocent mice to conduct experiments that may very well take place in any gay club in London with hundreds of willing, consenting people paying (literally) through their nose to take part in them.

It took me two hours to get home from Cricklewood as my eyes had exploded overnight and I could not put my contact lenses back in, so I could not see a thing and I kept getting on the wrong train and missing stops. To make it all worse, I had to constantly pull up [...]

I have just realized that I've slept alone only three nights in the past nine days.
Excuse me while I go dye that virginal white dress a more appropriate shade of soiled greyish-brown.
Update: (Monday Aug. 19th) - Make it 3 nights in the past ten days.

I have another date with J. next Thursday. He called today to ask me out and I could not believe my ears. I'm quite excited about it, I am going to save myself for him, so I'll just cancel all engagements and spend the next five days at home, wearing virginal white clothes and indulging [...]

I've always had a thing for the Tetris "L" block. Now I know why.

While flathunting with G. this afternoon (from the comfort of a very sunny Brokwell park), we spotted an ad for a place in Vauxhall. He called to enquire and got the address, I looked it up in my A to Z and saw it's literally round the corner from the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. We're expecting [...]

You might be a Bitful reader and have met me, and if you see me at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Sunday afternoon with a man, do come and say hallo, but please refrain from saying to him "Oh, you must be J. - I've heard all about your night of passion". Because that will [...]

I might have temporarily solved the cash problem: I found a new tenant for the room I am leaving at the end of the month, and he wants it starting from tomorrow.
As I was going anyway to spend a week at G's to take care of his cat while he's on holiday, and I'll be [...]

Thanks to Jonathan, I have finally understood why my search for Mr Right has not given any results yet.
Now that I know the rules I'll be saving myself some heartache.
If only I could silence the useless little voice inside myself that keeps pushing me to pursue my romantic ideal…

I am putting much more energy into my job search (read: I am actually job hunting rather than thinking about maybe doing it tomorrow). The reason? Money is running very low, goodness knows when the Italian company I'm freelancing for will pay me, so I finally started getting seriously worried.
And, just when I was starting [...]

Date update:

Met J. at The Yard for a couple of drinks. Jaw-dropping handsome. Excellent, lively, stimulating conversation, lots of eye contact and smiling.
Went for a quick, cheap dinner at the Stockpot. More animated discussion, that we both cranked up a notch with tactful, subdued flirting.

After-dinner coffee at Bar Italia, where I showed off by ordering [...]

Off to meet J. - Yes, the guy from the drunken cradlesnatching episode. He called last night asking me out tonight for a drink, and I happily accepted.
We had to tell each other what we'll be wearing, in order to recognize each other (we met six weeks ago, it was dark, I was drunk, [...]

Tired of your old boring identity? Mo'Nique can get you a new one in a jiffy. I am much much happier as Eugenia Ebony Houston (no relation).
(Link via Eugenia Duncan O'Neil)

Kylie sings Madonna? I'm salivating already.
(Link via Keith, my #1 Madonna Info Source)