What happens when you sell a broken laptop on eBay, refuse to refund the money, but leave the hard disk full of your data and pictures for the new owner? Pure blog comedy. The chicken or the egg? Now we know. Before I left for Italy, I used to think I was a pretty good [...]
Entries from May 2006
Playing to a Crowd
May 29th, 2006 · 2 Comments
Tags: Culture · Food · Italy · Recipe
Mr. T, Mr. Rogers, and leaving Pavia
May 27th, 2006 · 1 Comment
You can finally Adopt a German man or woman! Or at least for the duration of the 2006 World Cup. Two You-Tube videos you can’t miss: Mr. T, renowned singer, teaches you to treat your Momma Right. (This one’s for you, Mom) The next video is a Senate hearing in 1969 where Mr. Rogers (of [...]
NFPC: Hiking Capri
May 23rd, 2006 · 3 Comments
Think you have high-maintenance hair? Not compared to these ladies. Did they or didn’t they pay a ransom for the hostages? Like I promised you in a previous post, I will always follow up an unpleasant/ranting/down post with a NFPC (Nature-Food Porn Chaser) to lift your spirits again. Today’s chaser comes from a trip to [...]
Sei vestita da signorina!
May 22nd, 2006 · No Comments
What can $1 buy you? A custom sketch from Sketch-It! – Some talented artists with a good biz idea I didn’t think it was possible: Taco Bell’s Dress the Sauce Packet Adidas’ Adicolor Short films are all out now. Different directors, same budget (keep this in mind!). The only stipulation? A color. Each short is [...]
Mosquitoes, Rice, Net Neutrality
May 16th, 2006 · 3 Comments
(The little canal next to my house) Pavia is green and lush, and humid and sweaty. The rice fields have been planted and are in various stages of harvest. On my train ride I see thousands of fields, some flooded, some overturned, some already sprouting with rice shoots. Rice is coming and that means mosquito [...]
