Hey y'all... a quick post before I call it a day and head home for the evening. Let's see... what has been going on recently? Well, to start with, I am now officially disillusioned with men. Oye. Men. Why? you ask... well, for many reasons, I suppose. I am taking a literature class called Women's Voices in contemporary Italian literature, which is really opening up my mind to women's state and status across the world, as well as to my own self-reflection. Trust me, there has been a lot of self-reflection. Because I realize that I become unhappy or depressed at times is because of various guy situations that I come across. Just the other day, I met up with a guy here that I had known before, on the context of friendship, y'know, nothing at all more especially because he was seeing my roommate. Well, he buys me drink after drink and I just let him because I don't want to offend him, you know. Then starts the whole cherade of 'oh, you are so beautiful' and 'I really want to dance with you' etc. etc. until he is closer and closer and then comes to kiss me. And I just let him. I didn't want to, I don't even like him. And then afterwards I thought what is wrong with me??? And then I get to feeling all awful inside and it is a horrible cycle. But I don't want to do that anymore. Basta! I am done taking shit from people because I don't want to offend them or because I am too nice or whatever. It is enough. Well, at least, that is what I am saying right now that I am agitated and fresh out of a conversation with my lit. professor who is very very encouraging and inspiring. We will see how it goes.