I did manage to go on holiday: in the end I went to Pesaro, in central Italy. From there I visited Urbino and Frasassi's Caves, plus I spent three lovely days on the beach doing nothing. Well, that's not true, I finally read Neil Gaiman's "Trigger Warning", which I bought last year in Edinburgh and hadn't read yet. He's definitely one of my ( Read more... )

Oh, nice, that was just what I needed this morning, a nice little earthquake. I had just woken up and was standing at the sink in the bathroom when the whole room started swaying. I was still half-asleep and, since yesterday we had very strong winds, I thought "Man, is the wind so strong it's making the house sway?" It took me a couple of seconds ( Read more... )

When we finally think the world will stop making fun of us because of our Prime Minister, THIS happens:

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*headdesk multiple times*

I'm sorry to say this, because it was a tragedy and people died, but really? Did the captain really think he could get away with such a ridiculous excuse? He deserves all the mocking he's getting.

One of the many reasons why I love Luca e Paolo (the two guys in my icon):

They had the balls to make fun of Berlusconi during the biggest Italian TV show EVER (Festival di Sanremo). And not late at night either, but at 10:30 PM. I'm not going to translate the whole song, but it's basically about all the quarrel between him and his former right- ( Read more... )

Guess what was the first piece of news on the BBC News website 5 minutes ago?


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These are a bit old, but it's incredible how the first one is still so topical. Even more topical now than when it was first broadcast.

And this is the only reason why I'm proud to come from Milan:

It's funny, yes, but if you really think about it, it's pretty tragic too...

schwimmerin! flaschengeist! I got your cards today! :D

Jenny: your card is adorable, both the illustration and what you wrote, I had a :3 face the whole time I was reading it. <3

Maike: the card is hilarious! Poor Santa, is he allowed to bring liquids on board? XD And the fic was fantastic, especially Lestrade's comment at the end. XD ( Read more... )

*dies*


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If you're still wondering why I sometimes feel ashamed of being Italian and why I've been thinking of moving abroad:

Something rotten in state of Italy

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk

And the post I wrote on the subject in my Italian blog: Osteria ItaliaIn short: yesterday Prodi (the current- ( Read more... )