When the going gets tough.

So the "landlord" of our would-be perfect appartment was arrested while we were in Lisbon. Apparently the guy rented the apartment for 10 days, showed it to lots of people, confirmed it to lots of people, took 1300 euro deposits from lots of people and was planning on escaping with the money. I'm not sure how it happened but he was reported to the caribinieri and they arrested him.

Thank god we never handed him any money, at least not yet.

We gave up the other apartment in Montesacro for this place.

What is, is.

Now, as for Lisbon, the first two days were nice even though neither Jac nor I felt very well--- but by day three Jac was full-blown sick with a neverending stomach flu (he's still sick, poor thing) and so we missed out on much. I'm still not feeling 100% so i'm going to hold off on writing my impressions of Lisbon for the moment. Maybe tomorrow.

Today i'm just sad and exhausted. I've already given up my current room from the 1st of July ... so apartment or no apartment I have to move out, and will probably move in with Jac for awhile, far, far away in Fidene. :-(

I guess I should be counting my blessings right?

Blessing 1: The surgery that I will have isn't super-serious and I will come out of it 100% healthy and fine -- and besides, all of the doctor visits and exams and expensive tests over the last few months have served to confirm that I am very healthy. That is truly a blessing.

Blessing 2: This asshole with the apartment never took any money from us before he got arrested.

Blessing 3: Because Jac's rent doesn't end till October i'm not going to be homeless, I can just go stay with him until we find a place.

Blessing 4: I didn't catch what Jac has. Thank god.

Blessing 5: I have a lovely, wonderful boyfriend that I love very much.

Blessing 6: OBAMA IS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE AND HE IS GOING TO KICK MCCAINS REPUBLICAN ASS IN THE GENERAL ELECTIONS! WOOO

I'm going to have to keep repeating these to myself all day.

I wish there weren't such awful people in this world.