Something isn't right here

So I've been sucked into the world of Myspace.com, and my oh my what a world it is. So since Myspace seems to be frequented mainly by teenagers, these are most of the profiles I see. Now, I dont know what I was doing when I was 15, probably at dance class or something random and innocent, but dear lord these kids are so far beyond that. The further I went the more astounding it was. They have pics up of themselves half dressed in sexually suggestive poses, talking about sex, threesomes, oh and lets not forget all the "Im so wasted" pictures. Who are these kids? Why is innocence ending so early?

As I tried to get these images out of my head, I decided to look for a layout for my profile, so I visited all the myspace layout pages that Google came up with. There were a decent amount of premade profiles, but I couldn't help but notice the apparent theme in all of them. I would say out of all the profiles I looked at today, about 80% of them were dark, not just in color, but in tone...the kind of "dark" that could be coupled with drugs, suicide, and other things of that nature. Actually,there were quite a few that did have "suicide" or "blood" in their descriptions. What the hell is going on here? Is this really representative of the youth of today? I sure hope not. What a sad reality it would be to no longer have the carefree and innocent childhood that I had. I am so thankful for it... and so scared for these kids.

If this is "cool", then I'm proud to be a nerd.

Well I like to think I am up with the times, new trends, new hobbies, new whatever. I know that in the past year or so I've witnessed the return of knitting as a popular hobby, although as most you know it is now popular with young celebrities and young people in general. This was a little interesting to me, but not completely crazy I guess. I mean, I've knit before, I guess it was an ok time or whatever.

So the other night I am out at a pub in the Village and its packed and they are playing great music, the vibe is good, and I see this guy walk in, prob mid 20's, with a big thing of yarn and knitting needles. So, of course, I am thinking...there is no way this guy has come to this bar to knit...has he? Well I lost track of him for a while, becoming distracted with other things, but noticed him later on in the evening at a bar table standing with a girl, holding the yarn as she knit. They would take turns every like 15 min or so on who would knit and who would hold the yarn. I started to think that shot I took that tasted like suntan lotion was starting to mess with me, but I did in fact see was what was actually occuring.

Is this suppose to be a new pickup technique? Are guys changing from "...yea I can get you into this hot club" to "hey Ive got some yarn in my bag, wanna knit?". My my, the times they are a changin'.

Back

Where to even begin.

Well I am officially back in the U.S. after spending two months working for NBC in Italy for the Winter Games. Aside from the work experience (which of course was amazing), let's get to what you all really want to know about...all the shit that isnt work related. Let's break it down into a "learned in Torino" bulleted list.

Learned in Torino

• It is physically possible for me to work a 19 hour day
• I can get tired of pasta in about 4 days....I was there for 52
• I'm not at all as attracted to Italian men as I thought
• I can cross "sex in Italy" off my to do list- hey o!
• I am not Jewish, and therefore, undateable
• Nutella gelato makes all problems melt away
• Don't IM while intoxicated, even if it is 9:30am
• Bluntness goes a long way with men
• Some college kids are fun to hang with, others I want to punch in the face
• Mormon girls can be very naughty
• Hotdogs on a pizza is not a way to go
• Nice guys really do seem to finish last
• I am still hot for cute IT guys, what the f?
• The best way to enjoy drinks at a bar is not to have to pay for them
• Just because a guy is engaged does not mean he wont try to rub your leg
• Grappa is the equivalent of someone lighting a blowtorch down my throat and then punching me in the stomach
• People in their 30's can party like there's no tomorrow
• Kip from the Tonight Show is fucking crazy
• Im pretty sure Tom Green thinks Im in love with him
• I'm definitely not
• Downtown stores are mostly clothes shops for babies and lingerie boutiques...strange?
• Red wine in Torino doesn't stain my lips
• Italian laundry places staple a tag to every fucking piece of clothes you give them
• My potty mouth has evolved
• After 11pm, 15% of tv channels turn to porn

Of course all of these bullet points have a story behind them, and maybe one day when you are good I will share one or two with you. Until then, I am officially ready to enjoy this crazy city again and all the loveliness it has to offer.