this is a personal blog for the express purpose of keeping in touch with my friends. as a personal blog, i like to post my experiences and opinions exactly as they are. i understand that not everyone will always agree with me. and that's okay. i do, however, expect a certain level of respect here - especially from people who don't actually know me. i am more than happy to allow everyone to read my blog. but if you have never actually met me, do not make assumptions about the kind of person i am based on a couple dozen blog posts. and if you are going to make assumptions about me, then certainly do not post rude comments containing those assumptions. if you have your own blog and want to write what you think of me on said blog, be my guest; that is your space to do with as you please. but do not come on here and post comments about me on my own blog. it is ridiculously uncalled for. so please, fabio, continue to read my blog. continue to read all about my trip to europe and, especially, all about my time in rome. but if you leave any more rude comments, you can bet all of your friends one million dollars that i will come back and delete every single one. because leaving rude comments on the blog of someone you don't know is the definition of "uncool."