Haney's corner

la nebbia e i suoi effetti

2010-11-12T16:10:00.003+01:00

The effects of the mist on our rosemary... I love the fog. It's like you are living in the usual world, but at the same time it's another one. One step away from you, you could step on the unexpected... and not always dog's poo!
And the silence... oh my god, I love it.

book of the day: it has to be... the mill on the floss.

Sgabei????

2010-11-09T07:58:00.004+01:00

Terribile tentativo di cucinare gli Sgabei... ovvero, come seguire alla lettera una ricetta e capire alla fine che era sbagliata! Ma cosa ci giadagna la gente a dare/scrivere ricette non corrette???? Ma non desisto e riproverò!
Comunque, a parte il fatto che non erano Sgabei, erano buoni! Delle specie di panini fritti, croccanti fuori e morbidi all'interno!
Luca ha apprezzato lo stesso...
E book of the day: Diary, by C. Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk

2010-11-08T14:18:00.003+01:00

Chuck Palahniuk è il migliore. Sto rileggendo ad uno ad uno i suoi libri e sto impazzendo. Nel senso che poi quando smetto di leggere, mi sembra comunque di viverci dentro. E questo vuol dire che alla fin fine proprio delirante come sembra non è. Credo. O forse in questo momento sono in uno di quei buchi neri spazio temporali e sono in un suo libro. Magari! Vabbeh, mi sto ovviamente perdendo. Classifica di gradimento:
1. Choke - Soffocare, che non ho più. L'ho prestato a qualcuno che non me l'ho più reso!!!! E' un caro amico e lo perdono e spero se lo stia godendo. (da almeno 5 anni)
2. Survivor
3. L'appena riletto Lullaby - Ninnananna, rivalutato alla grande. Picchi di genialità sconosciuti ai più! Grande Sarge...

Questi i migliori tre, per gli altri ci devo pensare.

2 Years!

2010-10-17T11:04:00.003+02:00

After 2 years with us, our lovely Batman!
We have been on holiday for a week, we had a great (relaxing and stress-free) time in Marsa Alam, and now we are back to work! Well, Luca is, I am at home recovering from my tonsillectomy, my goodness, it is very painful, but hopefully after this I won't be having my montlhy throat infections! Fingers crossed at least!
Summer was very busy at work, we had a good season at the campsite, but there is still loads to do to improve all the services and make our guests even happier. With winter I will have more time for cooking, so I'll start again posting the results!
Book of the day: any by Henning Mankell

London!

2010-04-13T22:18:00.004+02:00

Spring in London is something one has to experience at least once in a lifetime... flowers, ducklings, sudden rains, beautiful blue skies... let's start with flowers then! This was taken at Hampton Court!!!

Sudden rain in crowded Portobello road...

And blue skies in the city!

Book of the day: Cathedral of the Sea, by Ildefonso Falcones

My garden Sakura

2010-04-03T18:45:00.004+02:00

Here is our personal garden Sakura! Ok Noriko, nothing compared to the Japanese one and plus it's a plum tree, not a cherry one, but still we do enjoy it!

So, maybe Spring IS finally coming! We've had a very long Winter this year in Italy and the weather is still kind of wet, but getting warmer at last... We spent the morning planting some geraniums, carnations and daisies on our balcony, Luca was not much use, mum was helping me, really, but he was quite interested in the overall impression, I must admit... I am quite happy having healty plants, he wants them to be arranged colours and shapes wisely... V. ARTISTIC!

biscuits part 2!

2009-12-20T01:12:00.003+01:00

Tarà! Orange and lemon flavoured, they were easy to do, but again, recipe totally wrong! I had to double the flour and they were supposed to stay 10 minutes at 190°C!!!! Definately too much heat, so I sticked to 150°C and they came out perfect!

biscuits!

2009-12-20T01:01:00.004+01:00

How come I cannot publish another picture on the same post?
Well, anyway, this was the first try with the 2-colours rings... As for the recipe they needed to stay 20 minutes in the oven at 180°C... of course they got burnt! So, these were in the oven for 10 minutes at 150°C! Much better!

Xmas is coming

2009-12-06T20:10:00.003+01:00

Christmas. Am not a big fan. And this year is going to be weird. I love giving presents, but unfortunately I am not sure I'll be able to buy them this year. I have a job, but I will not get paid till January, as the company is having some problems, and so thinking of not being able to give my family the presents I would like to give them, makes me even less keen than usual to Christmas. Plus, I usually give some money to charity this year and the thought I cannot even spare 10 euros...
Blimey. The spirit of Christmas. Plus I'll be 31 in less than a month and I'm honestly starting to feel old... old and tired!
Any suggestions to help me feel more useful to the world???

Another dog?

2009-11-14T20:51:00.002+01:00

Honestly, I am not adopting another dog. But I keep checking blogs and website about rescued dogs and my heart is breaking. I wish I could adopt another dog. I wish I had the space, the time, the money to give him/her a beautiful life. But I have not and it hurts me. And so I turn to lucky Batman, we might not be the best owners ever, but still, we saved him from what could be a very awful life... we were very lucky to have him too. He is just the perfect dog. Love him to bits. Love him, love him, love him.
Anyway, have put on my links a couple of blogs of people devoting their life to saving animals, just in case anyone wants to give it a go...

E vale la pena in italiano. Ho linkato dei blogs di persone che si occupano di animali randagi e/o abbandonati, magari qualcuno è interessato a dare una mano!!! E' linkato, ovviamente, anche il canile di Desenzano, dove abbiamo adottato Batman. Pensateci!!!

English Class

2009-11-13T12:36:00.003+01:00

Almost everyone we met in Egypt spoke English. And of course I am not a mother tongue either, but I find extremely funny these kind of spelling mistakes... am not taking the piss, honestly, I think it's a natural development of a language (English) that is spoken worldwide, with loads of different accents. But unfortunately, and surely due to my academic education, I am a strong supporter of words like colOUr, theatRE, organiSe and similar (so I guess Americans would not love me very much) and do find these mispellings hilarious.
And now, everyone please be free to underline all the mistakes I made in this post... ;)

BATMAN!

2009-11-05T12:36:00.004+01:00

Here's lovely (and crazy) Batman! He's been with us for more than a year now and we love him to bits. Neither of us had ever had a dog before, so it was a real Adventure!
Batman is a rescued strayed dog. He was found on a street aged more or less one and brought to a Dog Rescue Center, from where we got him. Either he is very very clever, which we know he is anyway, or he was living in a family before, as he had to undergo very little training with us: he did not need anything to be told twice! For sure he was beaten, probably with a stick, as he is still very scared of the broom and the mop. He is also quite scared of wind and we cannot actually make out why. He loves human contact and running! He is very good at retrieving objects, again it wasn't much effort to teach him. All in all, he is the perfect dog, does not bark (I swear, he probably does it once in a month or so...), does not chew things in the house, is very clean, loves all other dogs and is particularly fond of cats (but they do not usually return his love...), is terrific, very tender and affectionate, with children.
With this post we want to thank again the fabulous pepole at the canile Intercomunale di Desenzano del Garda (BS), where we adopted him.

Tiny me in Abu Simbel

2009-10-30T13:22:00.003+01:00

Most breathtaking place I've ever been in my life. Surronded by the beautiful Lake Nasser... and the thought of the brilliant people who built Ramses's temple and of the brilliant people who moved it there... absolute genius. And so, tiny me, in every sense, in Abu Simbel.

One year after

2009-10-26T16:28:00.004+01:00

And so, one year after my last post, on October, 3rd 2009, we finally got married!!!
The happiest day of my life??? Well, I think I could say it. The people I REALLY wanted to be there, were there and so I felt loved, happy and beautiful. And blessed. And lucky.

So many beautiful things happended to me this year, together with some pretty awful ones and I have to admit I felt really overwhelmed at times.
But I am starting feeling better and hope this will be a new start for us, I mean I hope life will bring us something new!

soooo, feeling weird....

2008-10-03T09:21:00.003+02:00

So. Not sure there's still someone checking on this, as I disappeared for some time... well, on the picture there's the new little one, Giorgia, with 2 1/2 years old Elena and my mum holding them.

Of course you may also see that mum doesn't look exactly in great shape (especially if you've known her before) and that may also explain why I didn't have much of a life in the past few months. She is starting to feel a little better now, but there's still a long way to go and we still have very fresh memories of last time and are not exactly looking forward to what is coming, none of us.
Anyway, the wedding has also been postponed to when she'll be able to attend and enjoy the event, so, we'll see...

Funny how now that I started writing I feel I could keep going and going... How is it in English? "Writer's block"???? I bet not....

2008-05-14T19:44:00.002+02:00

Sorry this is just for the Italian speakers! It gives an idea of whom we have to deal with at work!!!! We are talking Alitalia, here... not all captains are like that!

new computer

2008-02-01T13:55:00.000+01:00

Sooooo, at last, here I am, back to anyone interested... we bought a new computer, and this time there's an apple on it. I'm sure Luca will put it at the best use, as for me, as long as I can use the Internet again, I'm happy!!!

Many news in the meanwhile... first of all: we are getting married! Nothing planned yet, apart from the fact that it is going to be in October, so not that far away.... but more news will come on the subject.

Second: I'm going to be an auntie again! My brother and sister- in-law are expecting another baby, a girl again and we are over the moon with the excitement! On the left, Elena a couple of weeks ago.

Third: have started going to the gym... very very boring, but hopefully it'll help me losing a few extra kilos! And looking gorgeous on my wedding day!

Quite enough for you to to comment on the post for today and I'll talk to you all very soon...

Book of the day: Mary Queen of Scots, by Antonia Fraser.

Scary

2007-12-03T19:06:00.000+01:00

I honestly think this is scary.

OCTOBER

2007-11-14T19:07:00.000+01:00

Best day: at Linderhof Castle.

Worst day: under the rain in Herrenchiemsee.

Silliest sentence (mine): se non ti sbrighi a chiedermi di sposarti, non ti sposo più.
Silliest sentence (someone's else):
Most repeated sentence: "excuse me, do you speak English?"
Most heard sentence: "A bit".
Music:Guitar Concerts by Vivaldi.
Movie: i Magnifici 4 e Silver Surfer.
Book: an author, Jennifer Donnelly and three of her novels. Brilliant.
Someone said: it's going to be cold in Germany! (everyone who knew we were going there on holiday).

Jude the Obscure and The Pillars of the Earth

2007-10-28T12:11:00.000+01:00

I was editing my Myspace profile, when it suddenly came to my mind the following episode:

I happened to meet Ken Follett a few years ago. We were sitting at the same table, so I couldn't avoid one simple question, one that probably anyone who'd read Jude the Obscure (by T. Hardy) AND The Pillars of the Earth (by K. Follett) would have felt the urge to ask: did he feel obliged to T. Hardy? Actually, I was a bit bolder and asked him if he got the inspiration from Jude... it was quite a funny moment. All the "brains" at the tables, book industry brains, editors, translator (but I did not use him, I asked the question myself!) looked at me in horror (once the translator had done his job and translated the question in Italian: they probably thought I was accusing him of plagiarism in writing his most succesfull book...), but Sir (if I am not mistaken) Follett smiled at me and I could see recognition in his eyes. I am sure I was not the first person in the world asking him such a question, but he probably would not expect it in Italy, where T. Hardy is quite unknown. But he just smiled, and admitted T. Hardy was his favourite author and that he had a picture of him just behind his desk, to remind him every day of his life how much he owed him. And the we went on sharing thoughts on Hardy for a while, while the others looked at us and did not know what to say.
So, I don't really like Ken Follett as a writer, but I think he's a great guy.

Book of the day: The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett.
Libro del giorno: I pilastri della Terra, di Ken Follett.

Beppe Grillo

2007-10-24T17:34:00.000+02:00

Ok, I don't like speaking of politics. I don't like politics. Sorry to all the English speaking, but I have to link this, from Beppe Grillo's blog.
Ciao a tutti. Io non mi interesso di politica e non ne voglio neppure parlare qui. Ma questo ci coinvolge tutti e come al solito ne veniamo a conoscienza solo grazie a Beppe Grillo.
Cito un suo post sul sito:

"La legge Levi-Prodi e la fine della Rete

Ricardo Franco Levi, braccio destro di Prodi, sottosegretario alla Presidenza del Consiglio, ha scritto un testo per tappare la bocca a Internet.

Il disegno di legge è stato approvato in Consiglio dei ministri il 12 ottobre. Nessun ministro si è dissociato. Sul bavaglio all’informazione sotto sotto questi sono tutti d’accordo.

La legge Levi-Prodi prevede che chiunque abbia un blog o un sito debba registrarlo al ROC, un registro dell’Autorità delle Comunicazioni, produrre dei certificati, pagare un bollo, anche se fa informazione senza fini di lucro.

I blog nascono ogni secondo, chiunque può aprirne uno senza problemi e scrivere i suoi pensieri, pubblicare foto e video.

L’iter proposto da Levi limita, di fatto, l’accesso alla Rete.
Quale ragazzo si sottoporrebbe a questo iter per creare un blog?
La legge Levi-Prodi obbliga chiunque abbia un sito o un blog a dotarsi di una società editrice e ad avere un giornalista iscritto all’albo come direttore responsabile.
Il 99% chiuderebbe.

Il fortunato 1% della Rete rimasto in vita, per la legge Levi-Prodi, risponderebbe in caso di reato di omesso controllo su contenuti diffamatori ai sensi degli articoli 57 e 57 bis del codice penale. In pratica galera quasi sicura.

Il disegno di legge Levi-Prodi deve essere approvato dal Parlamento. Levi interrogato su che fine farà il blog di Beppe Grillo risponde da perfetto paraculo prodiano: “Non spetta al governo stabilirlo. Sarà l’Autorità per le Comunicazioni a indicare, con un suo regolamento, quali soggetti e quali imprese siano tenute alla registrazione. E il regolamento arriverà solo dopo che la legge sarà discussa e approvata dalle Camere”.

Prodi e Levi si riparano dietro a Parlamento e Autorità per le Comunicazioni, ma sono loro, e i ministri presenti al Consiglio dei ministri, i responsabili.

Se passa la legge sarà la fine della Rete in Italia.
Il mio blog non chiuderà, se sarò costretto mi trasferirò armi, bagagli e server in uno Stato democratico.

Ps: Chi volesse esprimere la sua opinione a Ricardo Franco Levi può inviargli una mail a : levi_r@camera.

www.beppegrillo.it

Diffondete e inoltrate qualche "omaggio" a Ricardo Franco Levi"

Vi prego, mobilitiamoci.

Crazy stuff...

2007-10-11T01:10:00.000+02:00

We had some problems while on holiday in Germany, trying to figure out what the following might mean.... I go with "It is forbidden to wear shoes on these grounds" for the one on the left; and "It is forbidden to fall" for the one on the right... up to you!

SETTEMBRE

2007-10-09T12:22:00.000+02:00

Bellissima idea presa dal sito di Dory...
Ovviamente cominciamo con

SETTEMBRE

Il giorno più bello: il primo giorno a casa con Luca...

Il giorno più brutto: la sinusite due giorni prima di partire per le prime ferie in 3 anni!

La frase più stupida (mia): "visto che non riesci a capire che se guidi così mi viene la nausea, non te lo dico più e la prossima volta ti vomito addosso"

La frase più stupida (di qualcun' altro): "ma perchè tu hai fatto la stronza?!?" (spiegazione del perchè qualcuno è dimagrito solo di 1/2 kg all'ultimo controllo dalla dietista... significa "ma è perchè non hai seguito la dieta?")

La frase più detta: "sono i miei ultimi giorni"

La frase più sentita: "Non ti lasciano a casa 25 giorni..." (vedremo!)

Colonna sonora: Tutto Tiziano Ferro

Film: FUR, con l'inegaugliabile Robert Downey Jr.

Libro: poche soddisfazioni questo mese...mi tocca dire la guida blu del Touring della Germania...

Citazione: Non può piovere per sempre. (The Crow)

what is it?

2007-09-25T15:03:00.001+02:00

Ok what is it in your opinion??? It was on a wedding menu and I had never seen anything like this in my life...

Cos'è? Ci è stato servito ad un matrimonio, ma ovviamente molti non si sono azzardati a mangiarlo... Avete mai visto qualcosa del genere?

Cheesecake!

2007-08-27T16:47:00.000+02:00

This was my first attempt at cheesecake! My auntie gave a me a great recipe book: just follow the instructions and you'll have great results!
It was delicious! Will try the Chocolate marble next!

Yes!

2007-08-07T18:42:00.000+02:00

Ghost Stories by MR James!! And thank god I did found it on the bookshelves. Anyone into thriller and horror books, DO read this. It's in Penguin Popular Classics.

books!!!

2007-08-07T18:07:00.000+02:00

With thanks to Marco who always has the best meme!!!
Hope to see your answers too!!!

Hardback, trade paperback or mass market paperback?
Any paperback. Hardback is just for Jeffery. Deaver.
Barnes & Noble or Borders?
Borders, but no way to find it in Italy, so I'll have to say FNAC.
Bookmark or dog-ear?
Oooops! Dog-ear, cause I always lose bookmarks and find them squashed under the bedclothes in the mornings.. or, worst even, during the nights...
Amazon or brick and mortar?
Amazon
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random?
By language and then topic and author.
Keep, throw away, or sell?
Keep the best ones, those I know I won't read again straight to the local library!
Keep dust jacket or toss it?
Toss it. Thank god paperbacks don't have one.
Read with dust jacket or remove it?
Without. And then find it under the bedclothes in the mornings or during the nights... did I say that already?
Short story or novel?
Novel. With the exception of some Short stories collections with different authors and Poe and another author whose name I don't remember at the moment and whose book I cannot find on my bookshelves and am worrying now....
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Have to admit I did not read any Harry Potter, nor saw the movies... same with Lemony...
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
When tired. Otherwise I won't remember anything I read after I realised I was tired.
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
"It was a dark and stormy night"..., but I also love "I have just returned from a visit to my landlord-the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with". Just perfect.
Buy or borrow?
Depends on my bank account. But if I borrow something REALLY good, then I must have it.
New or used?
Used
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse?
book reviews and recommendations.
Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
Thoughtful.
Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading?
Anytime is good, wish I could read 24/7
Stand-alone or series?
Depends.
Favourite series?
Jeffery Deaver's
Favourite children's book?
Raperonzolo! Can't remember the name in English, but it's similar. Fairy tales, anyway.
Favourite YA book?
Wuthering Heights.
Favourite book of which nobody else has heard?
1) Jude the Obscure
2) Tamburlaine the great
3) Under the jaguar sun
4) Ash Wednesday
5) The last song of Dust
Favourite books read last year?
The Falls, by J.C. Oates; On beauty, by Z. Smith
Least favourite book you finished last year?
Oceano mare........... hated it!
What are you reading right now?
Gone, by J. Kellerman
What are you reading next?
Literary London
Favourite book to recommend to an eleven-year-old?
White Fang
Favourite books to reread?
Any Jeffery Deaver, any 19th century British novelist.
Do you ever smell books?
YEP!!!

Ligabue

2007-06-20T03:28:00.001+02:00

Not the famous painter, but the famous Italian singer.
Am having a long night at work and listening to Ligabue on You Tube. Balliamo sul mondo, at the moment, Urlando contro il cielo, previously. Amazing how somebody so important (musically speaking) in Italy is totally unknown out of the borders.

2007-05-23T20:04:00.001+02:00

Soooo, I know I'm probably too excited about it, but here are the two beauties!!! Quickly growing up by now, one of them already booked by my cousin Silvia, I can't wait to see the next ones!!! Two eggs are already in the nest, so in a couple of weeks time we'll have a few more little ones sto think about...

What else? We've booked our weekend in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, to go to my friend Olga's wedding... can't wait to be there! We haven't been seriously on holiday since 2004 and I really feeling like having a nice rest... but I'm working this year as well, I wished we could go in September, but Luca will probably be VERY busy in that period, so I don't think we'll manage. But I might be going to London (Xenia permitting), or maybe Scotland (Marco permitting...) for a week or so, just to relax. I wish Luca was there too, though.
Luca is in Athens tonight... for those of you who doesn't know (and live in another planet, i.e. Marco ;)) it's the Champions League final!!!! Sony has invited him over there and as far as I know, he's been having a great day today! And eating great food! If I think that when I met him, he would not eat anything that wasn't strictly Italian... lucky to meet me that guy!!! He always enjoys trying foreign food when he travels abroad and he even liked Paté de Fois Gras last time he was in Paris!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Well, we'll hear what he says when he gets back...
bye bye!!!

two little ones

2007-05-16T07:24:00.000+02:00

Here they are! my two little Canary Birds! They are 14 days old, but already quite big, as you can see... They are very sweet and both look like their father... (gloster corona)
The parents are ready to... to... "make" new eggs (??)... definately not the right verb, but you get the message. Anyone want a bird???? Please, avoid cheeky comments, thanks!!! ;)

Ecco i primi due canarini figli della mia coppia dei gloster... hanno 14 giorni e sono enormi! Nel giro di una settimana dovrebbero uscire dal nido e cominciare ad alimentarsi da soli entro il mese. Intanto stamattina ho assistito ad un nuovo accoppiamento dei genitori e così oggi dovrò attrezzarmi con un nuovo nido, sennò si mettono a spennarmi questi qui e li scacciano dal nido per deporre di nuovo... poi non ho ancora deciso se lasciare che si schiudano anche le nuove uova...

AHHHH!!!! Che meraviglia!!! Due passerotti in terrazzo che mangiano le bricioline cadute dalla gabbia dei canarini! E uno è una mamma che imbocca il piccolo!!! Che giornata meravigliosa mi si prospetta... prima l'accoppiamento, poi mentre pulivo la gabbia imbeccavano tranquillamente i piccoli e ora mamma passero imbecca il suo davanti ai miei occhi... scusate, ma queste meraviglie della natura mi emozionano sempre!!!

e comunque... qualcuno vuole un canarino??? Per sapere come saranno da grandi, cercate nel blog le foto dei genitori e lo saprete! Vi dico già che uno ha il ciuffo e uno no. Nei negozi costano anche 25 euro i canarini gloster, io ovviamente li regalo a chi me li chiede!!!

book of the day: Pars vite et reviens tard, by F. Vargas
libro del giorno: Parti in fretta e non tornare, di F. Vargas

news...

2007-05-01T22:51:00.000+02:00

Just a quick word from work... everything is going fine, but I've been struggling to get used to the different shifts: nights, days, afternoons, evenings... and so I don't have much time left to relax on my blog!!!
Good thing is that I found out there is actually somebody else reading it!!! My cousin Nicoletta!!! Thanks Nicky for taking your time and reading!!! Anyway, I'll see you in a couple of weeks (May, 19th) and I'll tell you all the news...
I love this job. And I really like most of the people I work with. You cannot actually like everyone, but do try to get along with them all. There's plenty of stuff to learn, which I find very stimulating, and Summer is coming, so the traffic will increase considerably in the next few weeks... meaning that I'll probably be busier than now!

The other news is that Luca has left the flat in Milan and we are living together again! As a normal couple! Apart from the fact that when I work at night I leave when he gets back and get back when he leaves. ..tough!!!

talk to you soon!
book of the day: Gods of Aberdeen, by... can't remember... sorry! will get back!

can you spot the difference?

2007-03-29T10:21:00.000+02:00

So.... Can you spot the difference in the nest??? It's the first born of my Canary Birds... born yesterday, he/she now has also got a brother/sister... It was a great emotion, the miracle of life... I'm so excited about it! In the next couple of days the other two eggs should give us a nice surprise too, fingers crossed that everything will procede smoothly for this lovely family! They're so tiny it's hard to believe they'll be adults in only 3 weeks!
Stay tuned for any updates!

I'm back!

2007-03-23T14:11:00.000+01:00

Not to worry everyone, here I am!!! Sorry I disappeared for such a long time, but we had a few problems with our laptop, the only pc in the house... Luca tried to install Vista and it just went PUF!
At the end he managed to fix it, but not to disinstall Vista and there still are a few tiny little problems... plus the screen went dead and we were lent one from his brother. All in all 3 weeks without the computer!

In the meantime I started working at the airport... I know I know I said I was going to keep the other job, but I was called by the airport to start when the marketing company was going to renew the contract for a month and so I took the chance!

This time it's a 6 months contract. The "real" job, dealing with the Italian Mail and their planes, will start on April, 2nd, in the meantime they're giving us some more training on the job, since we last saw the stuff in October.
I love it. Totally and utterly love it. There's no way of running away from it, it is MY job.
So really, fingers crossed on this one.

And take a look at our beautiful Elena!!!

first day!

2007-02-16T13:37:00.000+01:00

Yesterday I had my first day on the new job. As you can imagine it was just training, teaching and training! I'll do a bit more of that today as well and maybe I'll also start with a couple of interviews.
The job is interviewing people and get Customer Satisfaction's Feedback for a very important automobile manufacturer.
This is one of the projects the company is working at, and it's the one I'll be assigned to.
All clear? I'm afraid I can't say anything more for privacy reasons....

see ya!

GOT IT!

2007-02-12T16:31:00.000+01:00

After a nightmarish weekend, I got the call today, I'm starting on Thursday!!! I was supposed to get an answer by last Friday, but the job agency called me in the morning to let me know the company wasn't sure of me, because of my second job. Apparently they did not realise I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND JOB and thought I couldn't give my 100% attention. So I had to explain again about the mess with the airport and she called the company back to clarify my situation. Unfortunately, though, they all where on a meeting which went on till after 6 pm (on a Friday?!?!?!? difficult to believe, but still...) and so I coudn't get the answer before this morning! I'm really happy it went well. I hereby (not sure I'm using the word in the correct way, sorry to any native speaker reading...) swear to you all that I am not going to complain about the job and I will try to keep it forever!!!! So if I do, feel free to let me know what kind of unsatisfied and stupid cow that I am. Thanks.

Assunta! Incredibile ma vero. Cioè non proprio incredibile, ok, ma dopo venerdì non ci speravo più. Mi ha chiamato l'agenzia per dirmi che l'azienda non era convinta, a causa dell'impegno richiesto dal mio secondo lavoro. Ho così dovuto rispiegare la storia dell'aeroporto e la ragazza dell' agenzia ha richiamato l'azienda, ma non è riuscita ad avere una risposta prima delle 18.00 perchè la responsabile era in un riunione e così ho passato il weekend in sospeso! Ma stamattina è arrivata la telefonata! Giovedì comincio, non vedo l'ora...

Book of the day: Notes on scandal by Zoe Heller
Libro del giorno: Diario di uno scandalo, di Zoe Heller

first interview

2007-01-29T17:08:00.000+01:00

Ok. It wasn't bad, actually. When asked what I'm doing at the moment, I couldn't force myself not to mention that I'm waiting for a call from the airport... surely it makes a better impression if I am unemployed, but have already been offered a job?
Anyway, at the beginning I thought the lady from Human Resources did not appreciate the honesty. I mean, there I was "auditioning" for a job 5 to 9 pm and then I mentioned that I'm waiting to hear for a job from 9 pm to 3 am. I explained to her that there is nothing certain, and that I was willing to start on the evening shift and maybe change to the morning one, once I also started at the airport. But apparently this is not possible, as once you start on a project, you're stuck with it for 10-12 months.
Well, I was already seeing myself going around job agencies again, when she openly said that she was very interested in me and was instead going to offer me something different: a shift 4 to 8 pm, absolutely perfect in any way, apart from the fact that she doesn't know when THIS project is going to start EXACTLY. Oh no, please, not another one! Anyway, I said I was interested. I left saying that I would let her know if the airport could confirm anything on what kind of shifts we would have. So I called the airport and they said that they're quite positive we won't be starting before 10 pm!!! Called back the nice lady and she said she'll call me tomorrow to fix the second interview!!! WOW!
Could be starting pretty soon!!!!

still unemployed

2007-01-24T17:42:00.000+01:00

Oh my, still unemployed. Have talked to the people at the airport today and they said we'll have to be patient and wait at least till the middle of February. So, I have been job hunting the whole afternoon, meaning I went to a few job agencies and handed in my CV. I hate it sooooo much! I feel like selling myself and I hate lying, which is all you have to do to get a job. "Oh, yes! I totally love cleaning toilets! That's what I want to do for the rest of my life!". "Oh, yes, now that you mention it, plumbing is what I've been looking for for so long!". Not that there's anything wrong with those two, but like, why do I have the feeling that if I'm honest and say I don't like them, then they'll think I'm spoiled and just want to find a perfect job, that will give me money and power, with no effort at all?
I'm stuck, I know.

Well, fingers crossed anyway...

Test

2007-01-19T13:35:00.000+01:00

I want to mention the link to a test I created to see how much my friends know me. Just click on the scoreboard you see on the left of the page, under the My links section, and you'll be redirect to the test. If you want to see your answer on the scoreboard, you'll be asked to register an email address, don't worry, you won't receive hundreds of junk mails, or ads!

In basso a sinistra, sotto la sezione My links, ho inserito il link ad un test per vedere quanto i miei amici mi conoscano o conoscano qualche curiosità della mia vita.
Per registrare i risultati del test vi verrà poi chiesto un indirizzo email. Potete lasciarlo tranquillamente, vi assicuro che non riceverete nè spam, nè pubblicità non voluta.
Ciao!

at last!

2007-01-19T13:02:00.000+01:00

At last!!!! So, following my aunt's recipe, here they are, freshly baked bagels!!!
Ok, they still don't look perfect, I reckon, first of all the hole is missing and then they're not all goldened the same way, but they taste great!

I'm very proud of the result, but am looking for perfection, so, stay tuned and I'll try again!!!

Finalmente son riuscita a cucinare i bagels! Non sono ancora perfetti da vedere (manca il buco e dovrebbero essere ciambelle e il colore non è uniforme), ma sono buonissimi!!!
Non mi arrendo e proverò ancora, ma intanto ci godiamo questo buon risultato!!!

Book of the day: Chocolat, by J. Harris
Libro del giorno: Chocolat, di J. Harris

another one

2007-01-10T12:33:00.000+01:00

Ok, here we go with another one. Hope you like it!

1. Can you cook?

2. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?

3. What talent do you wish you had?

4. Favorite place?

5. Favorite vegetable?

6. What was the last book you read?

7. Are you Dirty or Clean?

8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?

9. Worst Habit?

HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...

1. Do we know each other outside of Blogspot?

2. What's your philosophy on life?

3. Negative or Optimistic?

4. What was your dream growing up?

5. Worst thing to ever happen to you?

6. Do you think I'm hot or not?

7. Tell me one weird fact about you:

8. Would you have my back or kick me when I'm down?

9. Do you Trust me?

10. Have you ever kept anything from me?

11. What do you think of me as a Person?

12. Do you think I'm sane or insane?

13. Would you cry for me if I died?

14. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

15. If you could change anything about me, would you?

16. How do you fall asleep?

17. Would you come over to yell at me or just call?

18. Would you go on a blind date if I set you up?

19. If I only had one day to live would you be honest or lie?

20. A million bucks.. what would you do with it?

21. What is your worst fear?

22. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

23. How many times did you curse at me while filling out this?

24. Can you sing or dance?

25. In one word, how would you describe me? Be honest....

26. Will you re-post this so I can fill it out?

I lived through 93 of these 158 things

2007-01-08T18:51:00.000+01:00

Courtesy of Marco!!! I really liked this!

directions:
1. Put numbers in the boxes instead of x's (example: 1, 2, 3, 4, ...)
2. Repost as "I have lived through ____ of these 158 things. "

I have lived through 93 of these 158 things.

[01] I have read a lot of books.
[] I have been on some sort of varsity team.
[] I have run more than 2 miles without stopping.
[] I have been to Canada.

[02] I have been to Europe.
[03] I have watched cartoons for hours.
[04] I have tripped UP the stairs.
[05] I have fallen down an entire flight of stairs.
[] I have been snowboarding/skiing.

[06] I have played ping pong.
[07] I swam in the ocean.
[] I have been on a whale watch.
[08] I have seen fireworks.

[09] I have seen a shooting star.
[10] I have seen a meteor shower.
[] I have almost drowned.
[11] I have been so embarrassed I wanted to disappear.

[12] I have listened to one CD over and over and over again.
[13] I have had stitches. yes! When I fell down the stairs!!!
[] I have had frostbite.
[] I have licked a frozen pole and got stuck there.
[14] I have stayed up til 2 doing homework/projects.
[] I currently have a job.
[15] I have been ice skating.
[] I have been rollerblading.
[16] I have fallen flat on my face.
[17] I have tripped over my own two feet.
[] I have been in a fist fight.
[18] I have played videogames for more than 3 hours straight.
[] I have watched the power rangers.

[] I attend Church regularly.
[19] I have played truth or dare.
[20] I have already had my 16th birthday.
[21] I have already had my 17th birthday.
[22] I've called someone stupid.
[23] I've been in a verbal argument.
[24] I've cried in school.
[] I've played basketball on a team.
[25] I've played baseball on a team.
[] I've played football on a team.
[26] I've played soccer on a team.
[] I've done cheerleading on a team.
[] I've played softball on a team.
[27] I've played volleyball on a team.
[] I've played tennis on a team.
[] I've been on a track or cross country team.
[28] I've been swimming more than 20 times in my life.
[] I've bungee jumped.

[] I've climbed a rock wall.
[29] I've lost more than $20.
[30] I've called myself an idiot.
[31] I've called someone else an idiot.
[32] I've cried myself to sleep.
[33] I've had (or have) pets.

[] I've owned a spice girls CD.
[34] I've owned a britney spears CD.
[35] I've owned an N*Sync CD.
[36] I've owned a backstreet boys CD. a single!!!
[] I've mooned someone.
[37] I have sworn at someone of authority before.
[38] I've been in the newspaper.
[] I've been on TV.
[] I've been to Hawaii.
[39] I've eaten sushi.
[] I've been on the other side of a waterfall.
[40] I've watched all of the Lord of the Rings movies.
[] I've watched all the Harry Potter movies.
[41] I've watched all of the Rocky movies. ehm, does the last one count??
[] I've watched the 3 stooges.
[42] I've watched "Newlyweds" Nick & Jessica. I was zapping!!!
[] I've watched Looney Tunes.
[] I've been stuffed into a locker/I have stuffed others into lockers.

[] I've been called a geek.
[43] I've studied hard for a test and got a bad grade.
[44] I've not studied at all for a test and aced it.
[45] I've hugged my mom within the past 24 hrs.
[46] I've hugged my dad within the past 24 hours.
[47] I've met a celebrity/music artist.
[48] I've written poetry.
[] I've been arrested.

[49] I've been attracted to someone much older than me.
[50] I've been tickled till I've cried.
[]I've tickled someone else until they cried.
[51]I've had/have siblings.
[52]I've been to a rock concert.

[53]I've listened to classical music and enjoyed it. I LOVE classical music!!
[54]I've been in a play.
[]I've been picked last in gym class.
[55] I've been picked first in gym class.
[56]I've been picked in that middle-range in gym class.

[57I've cried in front of my friends.
[58] I've read a book longer than 1,000 pages.
[] I've played Halo 2.
[59] I've freaked out over a sports game.
[] I've been to Alaska.

[] I've been to China.
[60] I've been to Spain.
[] I've been to Japan.
[] I've had a fight with someone on AIM.
[61] I've had a fight with someone face-to-face.
[] I've had serious conversations on any IM.

[62] I've forgiven someone who has done something wrong to me.
[63] I've been forgiven.
[64] I've screamed at a scary movie.
[] I've cried at a chick flick.
[65] I've watched a lot of action movies.
[] I've screamed at the top of my lungs.
[] I've been to a rap concert.

[] I've been to a hip hop concert.
[66] I've lived in more than 2 houses. Thirteen!!!
[67] I've driven on the highway/been on the highway.
[68] I've driven more than 40 miles in a day/been in a car that went more than 40 miles in a day.
[69] I've been in a car accident. But I was not driving

[] I've done drugs.
[70] I've been homesick.
[71] I've thrown up.
[72] I've puked on someone.
[73] I've been horseback riding.

[] I've filled out more than 10 myspace surveys.
[74] I've spoken my mind in public.
[75] I've proved someone wrong.
[76] I've been proven wrong by someone.
[] I've broken a leg.

[] I've broken an arm.
[] I've fallen off a swing.
[77] I've swung on a swing for more than 30 minutes straight
[] I've watched Winnie the Pooh movies.
[] I've forgotten my backpack when I've gone to school.

[] I've lost my backpack.
[] I've come close to dying.
[] I've seen someone die.
[78] I've known someone who has died.
[79] I've wanted to be an actor/actress at some point. Still want...

[] I've done modeling.
[80] I've forgotten to brush my teeth some mornings.
[81] I've taken something/someone for granted.
[82] I've realized how good my life is.
[83] I've counted my blessings.
[84] I've made fun of a classmate. And she bloody deserved it!!!
[85] I've been asked out by someone and I said no.

[] I've slapped someone in the face.
[] I've been skateboarding.
[86] I've been backstabbed by someone I thought was a friend.
[87] I've lied to someone to their face.
[88] I've told a little white lie.

[89] I've taken a day off from school just so I don't go insane.
[90] I've fainted.
[] I've had an argument with someone about whether cheerleading is a sport or not.
[91] I've pushed someone into a pool.
[92] I've been pushed into a pool.
[93] I've been/am in love.

BDAY!!!!

2007-01-03T18:18:00.000+01:00

I had a great birthday spending the day with my family... My brother and sister-in-law came to Verona for a few days and where with us on New Year's Eve as well. In the picture my niece is helping me with the candles on my birthday cake... by the way, I'm not 82, but 28! The cake is the always-present-on-birthdays Tiramisù, courtesy of my mum's hands... she's the best at it, as anyone who tried can confirm! My friend Rafael tried it MANY years ago (at least 5...) and he's still going on about it in emails! And so does Noriko, but she loves any Italian food cooked by my mum, so... We're waiting for you Nori-chan!!!

Ho festeggiato il compleanno con la famiglia, c'erano Tomaso, Grazie ed Elena, che nella foto mi aiuta a spegnere le candeline. Eh, sì, ormai gli anni son 28, è ora che concluda qualcosa nella vita!

Book of the day: Fear and trembling, by A. Nothomb.
Libro del giorno: Stupori e tremori, di A. Nothomb.

Test!

2006-12-21T16:07:00.000+01:00

Here you go guys, hope you enjoy the effort!
Can't wait to read your replies!!!!

> 01- What time is it? 16:15
> > 02- Name: Anna
> > 03- BDay:02/01 (it's 2nd of January)
> > 04- Star sign: capra cornuta /Capricorn
> > 05- Tattooes: uno solo per ora / just one
> > 06- Piercing: le orecchie contano???? do earlobes count?
> > 07- Are you in love? sì,da 3 anni e mezzo, inesorabilmente / have been for the last 3 years and a half...
> > 08- do you like yourself? interiormente sì! / on the inside...
> > 09- Did you ever cry for love? sì / indeed!
> > 10- where you ever in a car accident? guidando io, no, mai / with me driving, never!
> > 11- Did you ever break a bone? no, ma numerose distorsioni! /no, but had loads of problem on my left knee
> > 12- Pepsi or Coke? coke!
> > 12- Whisky or vodka? whisky, che domande! / whisky of course!
> > 13- Do you trust your friends? son pochi per quello! / that's why I have just a few!
> > 14- Underwear favourite colour: nero / black
> > 15- Shoes size?: 36 / I think it's a 4 in British standards
> > 16- Favourite number:2
> > 17- Favourite music: rock
> > 18- Shower or bath? bagno, ma non lo faccio da tempo! / Bath!
> > 19- What do you hate the most? la falsità / people's lies
> > 20- How do you see yourself in the future? così felice / as happy as I am now
> > 21- Who sent you this test? da Diego, dopo secoli che non si faceva vivo.... / Diego, after not hearing from him for AGES!!!!
> > 22- which of your friends lives the farthest from you? Presumo sia Noriko in Giappone... sempre che il Messico non sia più lontano... ah, no, lo so che non lo è!!!! / Just wondering if it's Noriko in Japan, or Leonardo in Mexico... No, I know, Japan...
> > 23- Who's going to reply first? Marco, come sempre / This is Marco's stuff!
> > 24- who's going to be the last one? Ivana / sorry my love! Amoooorrrr que haces por aqui???
> > 25- What would you change in your life? vorrei un figlio / I'd like to have a baby (girl)
> > 26- Favourite motto?: l'erba voglio non cresce neanche nel giardino del re /cannot translate into English, need help from who understand both languages....
> > 27- Favourite book?: Cime tempestose /Wuthering Heights
> > 28- What are you afraid of? di perdere la felicità /Of losing happyness
> > 29- What's the first thought when you wake up in the morning? : speriamo di lavorare presto! / I hope I'll start working soon!
> > 30- Favourite movie: Strange Days
> > 33- What's hanging from the wall in your room? al momento nulla!! Ci sarà un ricamo fatto da me o una stampa dell'Escorial... / nothing at the moment... I'm planning to cross-stitch something, but I also fancy a printing from the Escorial, Madrid, Spain
> > 33- What's under your bed?libri... /books...
> > 34- Where would you like to travel to?: gli Stati Uniti /to the USA
> > 35- Who isn't going to reply? Patty/ Patty, sorry!!! But you never do on these tests!!!
> > 36- Who will reply for sure? Marco
> > 37- Whose the reply you are looking forward to reading? di tutti /everyone's
> > 38- Favourite perfume? :quello di Luca / Luca's
> > 39- Favpurite sport?: da giocare, il volley! Ma con le vecchie regole! /Volleyball, old rules, though!
> > 40- Shy or outgoing? sul timido...,/ kind of shy
> > 41- Nicknames: Nena
> > 42- Sea or mountain? Mare, mare, mare... /Sea, everyday!
> > 44- What time do you usually go to bed? attorno a mezzanotte, l'ora delle streghe! midnight
> > 45- Message for anyone reading? Felicissimo Natale 2006 e tanta felicità per il 2007! A very Merry Xmas and Happy 2007!

trying to cook bagels...

2006-12-16T19:44:00.000+01:00

what a mess!!!! I was trying to cook some bagels and this is the result!! I had a recipe taken from a magazine, but halfway through it I realised it wasn't going to work, so I checked the Internet, found another recipe and went on cooking with it! So I kind of knew it was going to be a mess, but I wanted to try anyway!
They do look awful, but don't taste that bad, really... Luca is actually eating them... But still!

My plan was to practice today, and cook them on Xmas day, to eat them at breakfast with scrumble eggs and smoked salmon... and of course, bagels DO NOT EXIST in Italy, so either I find another recipe or I better forget it! My auntie Danila just gave me an American one on the phone, we'll see if I feel like trying again during the week!

Queste schifezze sono bagels! O meglio dovrebbero esserlo, ma non ci assomigliano lontanamente!! Dovrebbero essere ciambelle di pane leggermente dolce, che si usa farcire in UK e negli USA, con ripieni sia salati, sia dolci. L'idea era di fare una prova per poi cucinarle a Natale, per far colazione con uova strapazzate e salmone, visto che ai miei familiari piacciono molto! Purtroppo però, visto il risultato... Mia zia Danila mi ha appena dato un'altra ricetta al telefono, da un libro di ricette, credo inglese (o americano?), vediamo se ho voglia di riprovare in settimana!!!

Book of the day: Chapatti or Chips? by M. Minhas: very funny!!!!
Libro del giorno: mai tradotto in italiano...

why do I bother?

2006-12-14T10:41:00.000+01:00

why do I bother??? Is there anyone actually reading this blog???? (apart from Noriko...). Please, let me know!!!!
In the meantime, no good news I'm afraid. I just had a phone call from the airport and due to problems in Alitalia (who else?!??!) we won't be hired before next month. This is driving me crazy... I want to work!!!!! I'm going to the shopping center in the afternoon and see if I can find something to do for the Xmas season. It might be just a month, but better than nothing. More CVs to print out... I hoped I was over with that...
oh oh! I also have a wonderful news! My cousin Barbara gave birth 2 days ago to a sweet baby girl and named her Margherita (Daisy). Another woman in the family! YES! Girlpower! can't wait to see her photos! Unfortunately (for us, not for them) Barbara and Massimo live in Sardinia and I don't know when I'll finally be able to see them in person.

Book of the day: Life isn't all ha ha hee hee, by M. Syal. It makes me feel I'm still in London...

low....

2006-11-28T18:26:00.000+01:00

I'm feeling low today. I went to the doc. and still, they don't know what I'm suffering of. I'm so tired, I wish I could feel better by just taking a pill or something, but it won't work. I'll have to undergo more (and more) exams and then... who knows... I just don't feel like hoping anymore. I wish I could live as if nothing was happening; I manage most of the time, but on other days... :(

I've had good news from the Airport. The course went fine, so I'll start working for them in a couple of weeks. Lookinf forward to it, but a bit scared too.

That's it.
Book of the day: The Last of the Mohicans, by J.F. Cooper, one of the saddest books ever written...
Libro del giorno: L'ultimo dei Mohicani, di J.F. Cooper, triste, triste, triste.

ville...

2006-11-22T23:59:00.000+01:00

Adoro le case. Proprio mi piace guardare le case degli altri. Le ville, meglio se antiche, mi fanno impazzire. Non so cosa darei per vedere l'interno di alcune di esse. Questa è una delle più belle che io abbia mai visto e si trova in un piccolo paesino sul Lago di Como.
Quale sarà la sua storia? Quali i suoi segreti?
E perchè le case mi affascinano così? Cosa rappresenta la casa in psicologia?

I love houses, especially old ones. I'm intirgued by them, I wish I could visit them all and discover their secrets... I don't know what's the meaning of this obsession, though...
by the way, this one is in a small town on Como Lake.

Book of the day: Jude the Obscure, by T. Hardy. It makes me feel good, seeing I'm not the only one obsessed with buildings... and I know a secret about it!!!
Libro del giorno: Giuda l'oscuro, di T. Hardy.

Wow!!!

2006-11-07T13:18:00.000+01:00

Wow!! sono davvero eccitata! Ho appena scoperto che la casa di mia zia a Londra verrà "utilizzata" per girare un film, ma non di qualche regista socnosciuto, qualcuno di famoso!!! Per cui per la teoria che in 6 passaggi è possibile dimostrare che tutti si conoscono al mondo, io in sei passaggi arrivo a... beh, con solo 5 arrivo a George Clooney... Non dico niente di più per salvaguardare la privacy di zia e zio, ma.... WOW!!!!!! C'ho vissuto anch'io in quella casa!!!!!

Today I'm v. excited! I just found out that my uncle and aunt's house in London will be used in a movie!! It's the first house I lived in when I moved to London and I'm telling you, it's weird to think that in a few months I will see it in a picture!! I'm not saying who's the director or the title of the movie, but it's not some unknown low-profile director, so I think there will be loads of talking about it.... will let you know everything once it's released, ok???
By the way, there's this theory that says that in only 6 steps you can prove that we all know each other in the world, well, today I can say I know George Clooney in only 5 steps!! Oh my....

Book of the day: Ash Wednesday, by Ethan Hawke. The actor, yes.
Libro del giorno: Mercoledì delle ceneri, di E. Hawke, l'attore.

getting cold...

2006-11-03T10:01:00.000+01:00

At last it' s getting cold... today we can say that Winter has come. So, let's have a laugh!!!!

I have to thank Marco (http://marcosblog.livejournal.com/) for the picture, I think it's absolutely hilarious! I believe that everyone must have felt like this at least once in thier lifetime! So go on! spread the picture around!!!!
But don't blame me if you send it to your boss...

Book of the day: The Corrections, by J. Franzen. Politically incorrect!

Libro del giorno: Le correzioni, J. Franzen.

Elena!

2006-10-30T10:22:00.000+01:00

And here we go with another cute little thing! She our precious jewel and here she is playing hide and seek behind a curtain with uncle Luca. She is almost 7 months old and already eats soups, fruits, etc. She's also starting to do Push Ups when laying in bed, she calls Mummy and is practicing her "ddddddaaaaa ddddyyyy dddaaaaa dyyyyy".
And, as you can see, she is a beauty.

Ecco Elena, la mia nipotina, in una foto scattata ieri. E' un terremoto, sempre pronta a giocare e ridere con tutti, ma con una certa predilizione per lo zio Luca, con lei nella foto.
Ormai ha quasi 7 mesi, ha cominciato a mangiare le pappine sia a pranzo che a cena, anche se non le piace molto la frutta, e si diverte ad alzarsi sulle braccia quando è a pancia in giù sul lettino o sul tappeto... inoltre già chiama la mamma e si sta esercitando per chiamare anche papà al piu presto!

Una bimba così fa venir voglia di averne una!!!

two new birds...

2006-10-30T10:10:00.000+01:00

After the death of our two Canary birds more than a month ago, yesterday we finally found two replacements! They are beautiful and sweet, as you can see....
The male is on the left, with a lovely haircut, anD the female on the right, looking at the camera.... Haven't decided the names yet, any suggestions???

Ecco i nostri nuovi canarini! Li abbiamo comprati ieri a padova, ad una mostra ornitologica. Sono Gloster Corona, famosi per la frangetta molto anni 80... il maschio è quello a sinistra, la femmina a destra... non abbiamo ancora scelto i nomi, ogni suggerimento sarà ben accetto! (ad esclusione di Romeo e Giulietta... NON AZZARDATEVI!!!!)

introvabile

2006-10-18T09:56:00.000+02:00

Tarà!!!! Here I am in a picture you've probably already seen, taken 3 years ago, with my favourite author Jeffery Deaver. It was a special meeting and I still think of it with a (stupid) smile on my face. He's a great guy. And refused to dine with Angelina Jolie, which made me feel "WOW".

Annyway, this is just an introduction to yesterday story. I resigned from the Shoes shop. Hope you'll all be glad about it, I am!!!! I was offered an opportunity at Montichiari (Brescia) Airport, not as a check-in clerk, but working on the inside, at weight and balance. The job should be very interesting and stimulating; I'll first have to take a couple of courses and pass a couple of exams and I'm a bit nervous, but positive, though.
Why Mr. Deaver? Well, at the Shop they wouldn't allow me to send a fax to the Agency I'm working with at the moment, and I had to get out and send it from a newsagent. The line was busy, so I had to wait a couple of minutes and then... suddenly... in a corner... Death of a Blue Movie Star, a 1990 thriller by Deaver, basically impossible to find in Italy, 'cause the importer got bankrupt more or less 4 years ago... Also, it was never translated into Italian and I really wanted to read it...
Whoever has a perfect author will understand the feeling I had last night at opening the book... and it looks good so far...
can't wait to go on with it, so bye!!!!
Book of the day: it will have to be The Bone Collector, by J. Deaver. Tell me about it if you've read it!!!

Ieri mi son licenziata dal negozio di scarpe. Ahahhhhh! Libertà!!!! Mi hanno offerto formazione ed eventuale lavoro all'aeroporto di Brescia Montichiari, negli uffici dell'operativo, ovvero la gestione dell'aereomobile quando è a terra. Carico, scarico, bilanciamento, etc.
Comunque, dovevo mandare il fax con le dimissioni all'agenzia di lavoro interinale con la quale ero assunta e i miei superiori al negozio non mi hanno permesso di mandarlo da lì, così ho dovuto aspettare di andare in pausa e correre da un giornalaio per riuscire a spedirlo in giornata... Carini vero? Molto professionali...
Ma dal giornalaio ho trovato la magnifica sorpresa di un libro in inglese del mio autore preferito, Jeffery Deaver, con me nella foto, libro quasi impossibile da trovare perchè del 1990 e distribuito in Italia da un distributore di libri in lingua fallito qualche anno fa...
Come avere l'umore risollevato in un istante!!!! Non vedevo l'ora di tornare a casa per cominciarlo!!! e devo dire che sembra buono per ora...

Libro del giorno: per forza, oggi è Il Collezionista di Ossa, di J. Deaver. Qualcuno l'ha letto? Che ne pensate?

cominciamo bene!

2006-10-17T09:33:00.000+02:00

ho cominciato proprio bene!!!! Nella mail inviata agli amici per segnalare il blog, ho scritto l'indirizzo sbagliato!!!!
Grazie a tutti per avermelo segnalato! Ho pensato tutta la notte al blog. Da un lato è una cosa straordinaria, io mi scateno qui in pieno stream of consciousness e chiunque abbia voglia di saperne di più di me può venire a curiosare; dall'altro sarebbe bello invece parlare con voi più regolarmente e vedervi e conoscervi di più di persona. Però alla fine siete tutti lontani, chi più chi meno, e quindi questo mi sembra possa essere un ottimo modo per almeno provare....

ah, comunicazione di servizio, ogni post sarà anche scritto in inglese, questo perchè vorrei raggiungere anche gli amici MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLTO lontani, vedi Xenia, Olga,Tatiana, Noriko, Rafael, le mie cugine etc. La parte in inglese NON sarà una traduzione esatta del testo italiano, per cui per chi volesse cimentarsi nell'impresa, potete sbirciare anche quella...
e ovviamente potete postare nella lingua che preferite!

baci!!!!

Good morning my friends!!! I just realised I sent the wrong link to the blog to my Italian friends, hope I didn't do the same with the English speakers!!!!
I'm very excited by this new experience and I hope you'll all be. I thought this could be a good way to stay in touch with everyone around the world (literally!!!!). This is because I don't have much time to stay on the internet and send emails, but I want you to know that I always think of you!!!!! Of course it doesn't mean I won't be sending personal emails anymore, but if you don't hear from me for a while, you can pop in here and say hello.
All the posts will be in Italian as well and are not strictly translated, so if you want to practice your Italian, go on!!!
hope to see you ALL. Love love!

primo post...

2006-10-16T19:30:00.000+02:00

Here we are!!! And here we go!!!!
First post on my new blog... don't know if I'll manage to make it work properly...
I feel a bit lonely, Luca's gone to Milan for the week and I know it'll be hard to get used to it. So I thought I could share my feelings with all my friends around the world and maybe make new ones!!!

Ecco il primo post del blog! Benvenuti! L'idea mi è venuta perchè mi sentivo un po' sola con Luca lontano e così... e visto che non sono molto precisa/brava a tenermi in contatto con gli amici, provo a farlo così, vedremo se funziona!!!!

Libro del giorno: Oceano Mare di Baricco. Vorrei sapere da chi l'ha letto che ne pensa... io sono rimasta un po' delusa. E' il primo e unico libro di Baricco che ho letto e...mmhh...