Simo had been hinting for a few weeks that we haven't gone on any vacations this summer, and she had a good point. I was letting myself get buried in work and unwittingly letting the most beautiful time of the year pass right by. I put her in charge of finding the perfect place to go for a few d
3 CommentsEven after two years of living here, I still get nervous when I have to do something that involves dealing with Italian bureaucracy. I always imagine the worst as though I'll have to walk into an office where some old man sitting behind a desk, his face partially hidden by a mountain of rubber stam
5 CommentsIf keeping a cat happy is akin to keeping a baby happy, I'm having doubts about my future fatherly abilities. My cat walks around the house meowing like a car alarm and it's driving me nuts. At first, it was admittedly cute, but now it's getting difficult to work. I went to the store to get wet
9 CommentsToday's the first time in a week that it hasn't rained from dawn to dusk. The sun's partially out, but the sky's still overcast and the ground is soaked. With any luck we'll get a few days of sun so that we can get back to complaining about how it never rains. My landlords live right under me a
3 CommentsAfter two years of dents, dings, and the aftermath of driving off of a cliff, it's time for my biennial inspection! I have no idea where to even begin. Here's to hoping that the same "I didn't see anything" attitude that Italians have for running stop signs or getting paid in nero will be a presen
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