Bring it on Alex

In an effort to save money (as I unpleasantly viewed my bank account today) my friend Alex and I have gone in on a bet. The challenge you may ask? Spending money. We are going to see how long it takes for one of us to break. First one to spend a cent buys the other gelato at Grome (our favorite gelato place in the city). And yes, one would think that spending money at the end of a non-spending marathon would be counter-productive, but the free gelato at the finish line seems to be enough incentive for both of us to hoard our loose change and stash our wallets to a far away place. It has been 2 days since I have bought anything. A record I think for myself. I would normally treat myself to a chocolate or gelato, but I mean business with this challenge. Sadly, yesterday's lack of spending was a sheer result of not leaving the apartment once and lazing around in my pajamas all day. I joked earlier last week (I think it was at the San Lorenzo leather markets) that someone just needs to lock me up in my room for a couple of days and not let me out.. but I guess it really does work. And I can justify my laziness with the showers and thunderstorms we've had these past couple days which gives me the perfect excuse of staying in! Thank god I just did grocery shopping on Saturday. I'll have to get creative, but I should hopefully make it through the week just fine. I'll let you know what crazy pasta concoctions I come up with!