met on 28 november

Alis, at PanePasta, Milano

I met her for the first time in 2008, when she just got back from her Erasmus in Glasgow. After a summer spent in Berlin, this autumn-winter I meet her often at my place, because she's great friend with my flatmate Tati. I like her a lot. I like her calmness, her air of wisdom and her undisputed elegance, always.

it would have been great meeting

Selma Blair in Storytelling by Todd Solodz

storytelling

WARNING: UNUSUAL LONG POST

I think that, now and then, everybody deserves a break.

Metyesterday took its break.

I thought about moving metyesterday to tumblr or even saying goodbye and draw the curtain over every blog, but during this break-month I met many people and my first thought always went to Metyesterday.

Maybe Metyesterday needs a change, but there's no need of moving to tumblr or somewhere else. Welcome back on Metyesterday!

I didn't take pictures of all those I met, but I have something:

met on 26 october - 26 november

1) Vincenzo, Chatroulette (he is in Marsala, Sicily)

2) Maddi and Fuggio, Trattoria da Lina

3) Franci and Lina, Trattoria da Lina

4) Cecco, Halloween

5) Ali and Tati, at PanePasta

6) Marchino, Balakobako Café

7) Angelo, Skype (he is in Nigata, Japan)

8) Ale, Halloween

9) Dino and I, Halloween

Evolution Revolution Love

met on 25 october

These are Cinzia and Manu, at their place, London

Skype conference for women. Skype me and my housemates and share your experience and suggestions about female sexuality on monday night!

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING

Girl, you'll be a woman soon - Urge Overkill

met on 23 october

These are Charlotte and Antoine, at Antoine's place, London

Skype Antoine and Matteo on Saturday afternoon, probably they're still awake from the night before.

Charlotte is Matteo's beautiful girlfriend. She lives in Paris while Matteo lives in London. They meet during weekends: once in Paris, once in London.

These are Franci and Lina, at Trattoria da Lina, Milano

Everybody falls in love with Lina. This time has been Franci's turn: she was worried about Lina's sleep, she bought Lina a rose, she never stopped saying "Lina is beautiful, I love Lina".

Super Lina.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO

Alice

God is a DJ - Faithless

met on 21 october

This is Tati, at Spazio Prospekt, Milano

The exhibition CARNEM at Spazio Prospekt shows the works of six young photographers. Among them, Francesco Merlini, who used my housemate Tati as a model. She actually felt a bit awkward, her body hung up in the middle of a an exhibition. But we loved her.

IT WOULD BE GREAT

taking pictures of her with my dad's yashica

Small Time Shot Away - Massive Attack

met on 15 october

This is Christoph, at Lio Bar, Brescia

Christoph comes from Mainz and he's a friend of my brother's girlfriend.

I met him on friday night and I spoke some german. I can still remember something!

Actually I was a little bit confused... I studied german at high-school and since then I haven't spoken it anymore (ok, in Berlin, but only to order kebab with turkish people not speaking german). By the way, I received Christoph compliments!

THE REAL GERMAN HERE IS

Fagio! He learnt german only listening to Rammstein and.. his german is awesome!

[pic stolen from his facebook]

Pussy - Rammstein

met on 13 october

These are Ivan, Dario, Marta and Jou Zou, at Opificio Telecom Italia, Roma

Nokia University Program Final event: their team reached the finals with the application iTi (on Repubblica.it the abstract of the five finalist projects)! Unfortunately they didn't win, but at least they received a Nokia smartphone as a prize.

My congratulations to all of you, I really liked your project and... what about offering it to Nokia competitors?

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING

Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita

When I was a young girl - Feist

met on 12 october

This is Matt, at The Drunken Ship, Roma

"Do you speak english?" "Yes" "Can I sit with you? I'm all alone"

This is how Matt introduced himself to me and Viola. He's Australian, from Newcastle, and he travels. Yes, he's been travelling for 5 months and his going to do that at least for the next 10 months.

IT HAS BEEN GREAT VISITING ROMA WITH...

Viola, here in piazza San Giovanni.

Framing with her camera is fantastic: the objective doesn't open completely, unless you do it by hand!

Lemonade - CocoRosie

met on 10 october

This is Sofia, Lambrate, Milano

SO MANY THANKS.

On tuesday I have to go to Rome in occasion of the Nokia University Program Event - no, my team didn't reach the finals - and I need my kind-of-formal trousers and a shirt because it's a formal occasion.

I spent my money to buy a pair of boots (combat boots - is this really their name? i checked "anfibi" on wordreference and what I found is "combat boots"), so I asked my mum to meet Sofia in Brescia and give her my trousers.

It's the first time we met in Milan, where she studies Design at Politecnico, and we should meet again, maybe in front of a beer, not in front of Lambrate station.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT HAVING

a different camera. ok, my brother has been incredibly cute giving me this one after my old little yashica broke, but... I miss a real camera.

Peter Pan R.I.P. - Kula Shaker

met on 8 and 9 october

♥

Yes, our anniversary lasts two days, the 8th and the 9th October.

Few friends know why.

ACTUALLY...

...I fell in love with his fireplace.

This is not a love song - PIL

met on 9 october

This is Manon, at Manu's place, Milano

"Are you Isabella?" "Manon!!"

I met Manon almost 3 years ago, she's Paul's cousin. Paul is a great friend of mine, met during his Erasmus in Milan. When she came to Milan that spring we had an amazing night dancing at LondonLoves and now she's doing her Erasmus here.

It's definitely a small world!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO

Manu

Die by the drop - The Dead Weather

met on 6 october

This is Rocco, at PanePasta, Milano

Rocco! Ok you don't like vagina at all, but I can't believe it's the first time you see a napkin! Alice and I had to show him how the pad can easily absorb liquid soap and Rocco was disgusted.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING

Drew Barrymore and her WONDERFUL-FABULOUS-AWESOME ombré hair!

Totally Confused - Beck

met on 4 october

This is Rob, in his brasilian flat, Rio de Janeiro

We are lucky he has a heart and we are lucky that part of this heart is in Milan: otherwise he would never come back from Rio de Janeiro!

Well, he lives 30meters far from Copacabana beach and summer is going to start in a few weeks!

This is Tube, at HEC campus, not far from Paris

Paris. Actually, not really Paris: Jouy-en-Josas. French woods, French classes, French mates, Internation Students ghetto, slowcoach people from the far East.

Dino and I really miss your sarcasm, your quietness and... monday nights at Rob's place.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING

Danny Trejo in Machete by Robert Rodriguez

Follow the Waves - Melissa Auf Der Maur

met on 30 september

These are Vincenzo, Mohamed and Antonio, at Tabaccheria Darsena, Milano

Vincenzo and Antonio are part of the Milano Bollate jail acting company. Every year they organize a theatrical performance and the jail is open to the public. Their activity is considered as an important and quality one, so that they perform their play also in theaters.

Vincenzo gave me the agenda Liberi di Vivere 2010 as a present.

EVERYBODY SHOULD READ

There There - Radiohead

met on 29 september

These are Antoine and Matteo, at their place, London

Antoine moved to London last year and Matteo, after some months in South America, followed him.

They now live together and calling them is .. a total mess!

Antoine spoke to me in italian with a touch of french, while Matteo was trying to learn french by a french girl and communicated with her in english.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING

Maurizio Cattelan

Teardrop - José Gonzàlez (Massive Attack cover)

met on 25 september

This is Gian, at Scimmie, Milano

Gian vs Bocconi = 1-0

He graduated and he's moving to Oxford.

Everybody is moving far away from Milan.

Great night, great drinks, great music.

Good luck!

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING

Dita von Teese in the Perrier Mansion

I don't like her at all, but you should at least see what Perrier did with her www.perrierbydita.com/

Woman - Wolfmother

met on 24 september

This is Constantinos, at his place, Milano

He's from Athens and moved to Milan last year. While we were walking to his place, he introduced it as a hole. When we arrived there:

- usually in Milan when you say I live in a one-room apartment you really mean that your flat is composed by one small room with sofa-bed, kitchen, table, armchair and, if you're lucky, a small bookcase. Your flat has two separate room for the kitchen and the bedroom!

- the flat is in corso Ticinese and it is a typical "casa di ringhiera"!

Thanks for the food, the beer and the slippers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO

Viola - Uma Thurman

The Test - Chemical Brothers ft Richard Ashcroft

met on 19 september

These are Giulia and ?, Mousse magazine party, Milano

She offered me a drink (it was an open bar party) and I thought "I know her". In a few seconds I remembered everything: she has a twin and they are Pier best friends! Who is Pier? He is my friend Roby's ex-boyfriend!

Pier always talked about his twins-friends! And he also showed me some pictures. Well, I recognized them after something like three years!

I LOVE EXPERIMENTS WITH PANORAMIC PICTURES

Sexual Healing - Ben Harper

met on 17 september

This is Jonny, at my place, Azzano Mella

Yesterday I came back home and I was dead tired. I found my brother and his friends at the kitchen table and we chatted a bit. When I showed my brother last Vogue number, with 3D pictures, his friend Jonny saw two boobs and.. he took possession of Vogue and 3D glasses.

IT HAS BEEN GREAT GOING TO

Bazaar RENTs A DJ

Bazaarwear open till midnight and music by Rent A DJ!

I Wanna Be Adored - The Raveonettes (Stone Roses cover)

met on 16 september

This is Akira, at Betty's place, Milano

New housemate for the viaTeodosio girls: say Hi to Akira, the incredibly tiny cat.

She has been abandoned somewhere near Viareggio, but now she lives in a big Milanese flat!

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT MEETING

Francesca Woodman, Yet another leaden sky

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