Scary

I honestly think this is scary.

OCTOBER

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

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

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


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Crazy stuff...

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

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?

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!

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!

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!!!

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

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.

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

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...

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?

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!

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!

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!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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!!!!

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.