New here? Check out “Best Of” for some top posts, subscribe to my RSS feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates!I’m going to be here for 3 weeks but I plan to keep on blogging, and also take the opportunity to highlight a few places from my home that I’m sure will be interesting [...]

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Amateur designer? A good collection of free fonts
By the same man who brought us the video masterpiece, “Hooked on a Feeling” - it’s “Jump in My Car.” The Hoffmeister. You have to ridicule/admire a man that has no shame. Watching it makes me want to use bleach on my eyes to bring back some purity. [...]

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So we know how it ends. I have to say I have seen both teams play better, especially Italy. But that’s how it goes, and luck was with the Azzurri last night. And Buffon the goalkeeper, of course.
But on to the partying.
The living room of our new apartment faces the cortile, or inner courtyard [...]

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Note: I wrote this while it was still fresh, and before the game so as to be untainted/affected by the outcome of the game itself.
All day, there has been an energy in the air. Excitement, expectation.
Here’s a picture of Piazza del Duomo around 1pm, still seven hours from game time. These people were there early [...]

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See the Italy-Germany goals broadcast in Arabic, Chinese, and other languages.
Hilarious Public Service Announcement viral video for testicular cancer.
A wonderful, minimalist toaster that I love.

We had grand plans for leaving Pavia - we were going to make the rounds at all of our favorite places, have a nice dinner (with real tablecloths!) out, [...]

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Americans will finally be able to get a Smart Car. You know, that really really small car that you or someone you know took a picture of at least once when in Europe?
I just discovered Steve Pavlina (Personal Development for Smart People) - very interesting articles - including how to make money on your [...]

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