When in Rome, do as the Romans do

that's what I'll be doing the next two weeks in Italia.
Ciao bella New York...

Didn't our paren'ts always tell us not to play with fire?

even though I can't say that I've actually made a dent in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, I can tell you that it's sequel, The Girl Who Played with Fire comes off as an extremely enticing eye candy.
Swedish author, Stieg Larsson, brings the "Girl", Lisbeth Salandar back to the pages and the big screen alongside hacker and investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist
Needless to say to all you readers out there,Blomkvist is my new aspiration.
It's title in Swedish? "Flickan som lekte med elden"

new yorker leaves her island for her peninsula

As I more than willingly prepare for my debut escapade out of the country with 50 stars and 13 stripes, I come to realize that this island I've been living on is really just a speck on a map. Where am jet setting off to?
Italy.
Four days left till my flight leaves.
Three days left for me to get my camera at its finest.
*note: pictures will be blogged
Twelve days of doing what the Romans do.

lend an ear, throw in some peace; cryptic messages, anyone?

  Composed primarily by John Lennon, and credited under Lennon/McCartney, "Come Together" is the opening track of the 1969 album, Abbey Road. It stood at a solid fourth ranking in England's charts, and rose to the top of the charts in the United States.

  Timothy Leary's failed gubernatorial campaign for governor of California is believed to be Lennon's inspiration for the song. The campaign, titled "Let's Get it Together," ended when Leary was sent to prison.

  Speculation has risen as to whether or not each verse cryptically refers to the band members individually; 'he's one holly roller,' to the supposedly spiritual Harrison, 'he got monkey finger, he shoot Coca-Cola,' to the "funny" Ringo, 'he got Ono sideboard, he's one spinal cracker,' to Lennon, and lastly, 'got to be good-looking 'cause he's so hard to see,' to Paul, respectively.

   Aerosmith cover of the song, anyone?

   Yeah, I didn't know about it either.