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Gigayacht!

  • May. 8th, 2008 at 1:13 PM
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I just like saying the word.

After all that...

  • May. 7th, 2008 at 4:24 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
Aftrer all that blathering on I did, leave it to FreewillAstrology to nip it in the bud. This is EXACTLY how I feel:

"Act as if the universe is a prodigious miracle created for your amusement and illumination. Assume that secret helpers are working behind the scenes to assist you in turning into the gorgeous masterpiece you were born to be. Retrain your senses and intellect so you’re able to perceive the fact that life always gives you exactly what you need, exactly when you need it."

YES. That is EXACTLY how I am feeling right now.

saturday photos!!

  • May. 3rd, 2008 at 2:53 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
this one and this one.

Poor Gino!

  • May. 3rd, 2008 at 2:30 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
Gino is the other cat at Leo and Vincenzo's, and he's been ignored recently in my photo posts! So, without further ado, a Gino-centric post.

















Of Terror and LL Bean and Chanel and Sardine Cans

  • Apr. 30th, 2008 at 5:25 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
Click at your own risk. I'm in a weird mood today.

Offshore Banking

  • Apr. 28th, 2008 at 4:53 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
Ramblings, to be sure, but amusing nonetheless.

Two Days in a Row!

  • Apr. 27th, 2008 at 4:20 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
Everything old is new again.

Another post.

  • Apr. 26th, 2008 at 7:03 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
They're coming, slowly but surely.


[info]supermatt41, try not to pass out.

Thanks for nudging me, Wonko!

More posts to come more sooner soon.

The posts are starting again

  • Apr. 16th, 2008 at 6:45 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
Don't read this if you're hungry.

Roma, il mio cuore

  • Apr. 11th, 2008 at 3:17 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
I belong here.

Heart-crushing beauty, overwhelming generosity, unbelievable food and wine, cheap smokes, humidity, stone pine trees, ancient marble, grandiose visions of God, hilarious eavesdropping, each day bringing a simple, soaring joy that nothing can touch because the joy is kept in a secret place in my heart safe from all bad news, shit storms and strife.

I deserve this life.  Cal deserves this version of me.  Nothing ever, ever goes wrong here, and when it does go wrong, by dinner it is an anecdote, a footnote to the smells and the laughter and the love.

I'm going to go sit in L & V's garden now, and write for a client.  Vincenzo is replacing the stones on the walkway, slowly and methodically as he chats with the dog and the cats and me absent-mindedly.  I sleep on a comfy mattress in their back room, and wake in the morning to the glass brick roof shining sun down on me and the managerie sitting patiently, waiting for me to say hi.

Marco is staying at L & A's, who tonight are throwing a dinner in honor of me and my American friends who are here visiting.  It will be boozy and smoky and most likely when we walk into their loft, the entire kitchen island will be covered in cooked polenta, ready to be cut into enormous slabs and drizzled with tomoato sauce.

Next week I will post pictures!!!!!!!!  But am here for another week or two.  Just wanted to check in and let you all know that my time here is EXACTLY  as winsomely wonderful and achingly beautiful as you're imagining.

Finalmente

  • Apr. 4th, 2008 at 11:23 AM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
Today is a travel day! I love travel days. Your whole life is put on hold, because you're GOING SOMEWHERE and CAN'T BE BOTHERED with ACTUAL LIFE. It's my favorite state of being.  I never feel more alive than when I am traveling.

In case anyone was wondering exactly what I'm all about, what makes me tick? Here it is in a nutshell, scarily so:

Heathrow = No thank you.

  • Mar. 31st, 2008 at 4:27 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
yeah, I weighed in on it.

Mar. 25th, 2008

  • 6:38 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
I recaptioned another one.

funny pictures
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Tuesday things.

  • Mar. 25th, 2008 at 5:02 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
1. Talking about Stuff White People Like.

2. I went to my therapist's office today and she wasn't there again, but this time it was because I got the time wrong. However, I had finally charged my Shuffle back up and it was a gorgeous day, so I got a nice long walk out if it.

3. I had to fill a prescription for this homeopathic granule thing for my ovaries, buy bread and a large bottle of water, and two family-size packs of cigs, and it all came to less than 15 Euros. Vive la France!

4. When is it going to be warm enough to keep the windows open all day and do some real spring cleaning? Our floors are about to jump up and attack us, and I can barely see across the street out the filthy windows. Yuck. Also, I know B does not believe me about the windows, and I'm dying to see the shocked look on his face when we take the first wipe at them.

5. Rome! In less than two weeks! I'm insufferable.

Two Things.

  • Mar. 24th, 2008 at 3:07 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
1. My travel post is up on WP. 

2. I have been on a Michael Cera kick recently, because I just plain love him.  Hours of watching him on YouTube stuff has prompted me to realize that my cat has the same expression as Michael Cera:


         

Although I love him, and my cat, when they both share the confused-but-acting-like-I-know look:

(photo of cat not available, but that is exactly what she looks like)

Photo hosting

  • Mar. 22nd, 2008 at 12:01 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
Hi.

So, I want to put my pix online, my good pics, and some organized trip pics.

Please tell me what you do and don't like about particular photo sites.  Like, don't just say OMG FLICKR IS TEH COOLZ!!!!1!  Tell me specific things that you like being able to do with your own pictures in terms of organization, promotion, storage, etc.

Or, if you have tried a site and HHHHHHATED it, tell me that, too.  And I want to hear about Picasa (??) and any other sites.

Ideally, free ones - but if the paid ones are better, tell me why it would be important.

Thanks.

C

I'M IN IT FOR THE LOLZ

  • Mar. 18th, 2008 at 10:21 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
Go vote on my caption. Or something. Anyway, I made this and it's FUNNY.

EDIT: Click on the picture and it'll take you to the coting thing. COME ON GUYZ.

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Today's Travel Post

  • Mar. 18th, 2008 at 12:10 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
In which the following topics are covered:

Voltaco's cheesesteaks
The Queen Mary II
Bad websites
Florence, AGAIN, JESUS PEOPLE
Calamari in a way that makes me swoon

Check it out!

Our House, In the Middle of Our Street

  • Mar. 16th, 2008 at 11:01 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
Not the best parts, unfortunately - I was going for colors and light today as opposed to actually showing you cool stuff. Anyway, here are some pics in and around our flat.

Get Your War On

  • Mar. 16th, 2008 at 1:47 PM
travel is divine, telling the story, language, fail, silly, tu non vedrai..., cool, bitter expat, abfab, shopping is fun, impress, jonquils on the rhine, how i became, tell ya one thing, passport
If you don't know about this comic already, grab a grande chai whatever, settle in, and get reading. I've been reading it literally since the first one, and have never not laughed out loud at at least one panel.





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