ran into cristina at the airport

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cristina was also in madrid this weekend but we didn't manage to meet up until the airport half an hour before our respective flights, where we exchanged war stories and tried not to fall off our stools.

the enchanting Adrienne

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she really was a mannequin in a former life

Pluma

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maze hedges in front of the royal palace

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Satie doppelganger

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this big stuffed animal is the spitting image of Orsola's sheepdog, whom she had just been pining after before we passed this shop

Orgullo Madrid 2005

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in Chueca, home of Madrid's Gay Pride 2005, starting next week

the boy is limber

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javier and david with the incomparable josh. may he get his work papers swiftly.

the sushi obsession is alive and well

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orsola is, understandably, revolted. she probably hasn't been this near fish in years

David Alandete:

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madonna fan, gracious host and TV reporter galore.

Kilometro Cero

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Zero Kilometer. wherefrom every road leading to/from Madrid is measured.

Homo Zapping

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Inigo and David spoofing a spoof of a flamboyant show. first night in madrid

O + O

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Milutin Goes to Hollywood

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Milutin got accepted to a Master class in acting this summer with a star coach

igor, orsola and iannis

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a sorta farewell

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with olivia, ors and igor. igor leaves for belgrade in a couple of weeks. he will be sorely missed.

more Beat n' Blow

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Beat n' Blow

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these guys, from Berlin, held an impromptu show in Campo dei Fiori.

more First Aid

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Vernon had to have 2 people check his blood pressure - it barely registered

meet Anna

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i'm taking a first aid course. this is our oh-so-willing volunteer Anna.
we haven't yet got to the part where we have to break her ribs to resuscitate her.

`We Are All Former Embryos'

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Italy held a referendum this weekend on fertility treatments. the Vatican and a bunch of politicans voted `no' or urged voters to abstain, so the referendum never gained a quorum.
so as of today, the strictest laws in europe are still in place, including laws banning stem cell research, restricting the use of surrogate mothers and sperm donors and limiting the number of embryos that can be used in pregnancy attempts.
i wish i could have voted.

Hi Mom!

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the fantastically lovely Kathleen Campion

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sent from ny to grace us with her presence. what a fun time. hope to see her again soon after her intrepid and far-flung travels

marco as john legend

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things never before seen

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arguably the most disturbing ad to grace piazza venezia

up close and personal

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bloomberg interviews Romano Prodi, opposition leader, former prime minister and former president of the European Commission.
aka Mortadella

nice to be back in rome

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nice to be back in rome

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back in luxembourg

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in the press room at the Ecofin. that's lorenzo in the foreground, tv producer galore

this mannequin fools me every time

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Originally uploaded by s ghieth.

sucks to be the owner of this motorino

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Zen sushi

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the obsession continues

back in the painting saddle

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i thought he was happy to see me

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but it was really only an umbrella. marco fastidiously refused to get wet

sunset over the piazza

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marco's new friend onstage

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we think he's in a boy band

the lovely carmen consoli onstage

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me + `linda blair'

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and flavia makes more random friends

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the rain begins

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Nelson Mandela (x3)

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spoke to us via satellite in the piazza

Italia-Africa '05

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Africa Day! organized by rome's mayor Veltroni, and Bob Geldof. concert in piazza del popolo

the winter of her discontent

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and bex had to sit next to them

flavia made some random friends

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lamberto and francesco (i think), both of whom flavia invited to share our table

chin up, girls

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arianna and becky flash

portrait of a young judge

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arianna from venice

like in high school

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the cool kids smoking behind the bleachers (read: office) before Star Wars Episode III.

who doesn't want a light saber?

all in a saturday's work

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i had to cover a bank shareholder meeting all day one saturday. luckily my rival and competitor, rachel from reuters, was there to stir things up.
half an hour into the proceedings, she broke a table, sending everyone into a tizzy, while she calmly continued filing her story.
the highlight of my day.