More Politics
I was kind of wishing that I had my original Italian teacher because we talked politics a lot. He was fascinated by US politics and knew a lot about it. I was pleased with myself when he talked about the far right taking control in Italy, and I knew about it. Hey, I read the BBC and the Guardian, both of which cover European politics well. Our conversations got so intense that we’d start out in Italian and sometimes wound up lapsing into English :)
Hmm. I wonder what my mom’s Canadian friend Kate heard about and thought about the debate. She kept on calling my mom about how the US elected a fascist (Trump). I just pinged Kate on Facebook. Kate said that the Canadian press was also saying that the debate was a disaster, and "it is unnerving to think about the next four years". Yep. I told her that I'm sorry that she has to live next to us.
Jon Stewart's recap of the debate was the best thing about it. In it, he said that he was calling a real estate agent in New Zealand. Right behind you, Jon.
Oh crud, it’s predicted to rain on Saturday. I was going to mow. The rain is early in the morning though.
Crap. I overslept. I really need to take a shower at lunch (done).
I love the Italian word for "pain reliever": "Antidolorifico". It sounds like it would get rid of sadness as well as pain.
I checked that the balance on my Flexible Spending Account was low enough to roll over on July 1st, and yes.
Work is quiet today. A lot of libraries have Fridays off during the summer.
I really want to take a nap.
I've got the personal air conditioner. I need to get it set up. And the new trash can. The a/c is charging. It recommends putting ice in it, so I’m looking at ice trays.
Hmm. I found a handyman on Thumbtack, but they have a two-hour minimum. Maybe they could look at the outside water faucet as well as the doors? The doors don't have screws either. I can take out one of the screws holding the hinge on to match it. Hmm, maybe I could put the doors on myself. One of the things that I need to do this weekend is tidy up the upstairs.
Emailed the Italian teacher that Mimmo found.
Napped. I need to eat dinner, but I’m feeling too sleepy to be hungry.
I need to see if I have a Phillips screwdriver. Couldn't find one, so I ordered a set from Walmart along with drill bits to attach the outdoor weather sensor to my porch.
Studied Italian. I'm trying out reading the verb tenses to myself.