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Posts Tagged ‘complaining’

to the mines!

So sorry for the dearth of posts.  The fact is that I’m not really big on the everyday-life sort of blogging, and now that I’ve lived in Bologna for more consecutive time than I’ve lived anywhere else except for my childhood home, it doesn’t really feel exciting enough to write about anymore. Anyway, I’m embarking [...]

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A lament about flying – I know I’m just adding my little voice to the chorus of millions, but it must be done. I’m not going to complain about the cost (even though this time I paid more to travel to Washington than I did to travel to Bangkok with Air Emirates), or even about [...]

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anna vs. italy + mondays

This morning I got up at 7:30 (well, my alarm was set to 7:30; I hit snooze until 7:50 or so) to go teach in Centergross, which is a…place…outside Bologna.  I say “place” and not “town” because it is in fact not a town at all but a center for companies and showrooms – a [...]

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la sfiga

After a successful trip to Ikea last weekend, yesterday Natalie and I had grand plans to actually mount the mirrors, curtains, and shelf we had acquired.  In this Riccardo was to aid us, and since he is not only an architect but competent with tools and hardware, we had all sorts of confidence that this [...]

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red whine is good for you

Today was awful because: a) I woke up with tiny bites all over.  I think we imported bedbugs from Rome.  Shoot me. b) I had my first class at Anglo American, which actually went fine but is stressful and nerve-wracking beforehand anyway. c) I shocked myself trying to remove my computer plug from the outlet. [...]

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