Life isn't anything if it isn’t a series of unexpected events. Last night I found myself at dinner with a Roman political candidate. He thanked me for coming and for my continued support, even though we all know that he knew that there won’t be any Kansas Citians voting at this election. I thought it was going to be a grand banquet affair, and it turned out to be a private affair of about 15. I still don’t understand how I end up in these places. Ah well.
Romans find it “cute” that I’m from Kansas City because the city has been immortalized in the minds of all Italians as the place Alberto Sordi should have been born in the film Americano a Roma – American in Rome. (Useless information for the day: Sordi was given honorary citizenship in Kansas City in 1967. Kansas City is #2 in the world for number of fountains. It’s second only to… Rome.) Having a family from Kansas City seems to be my free ticket to any place I don’t really belong.
This morning I went to a lab to get my hypoglycemia checked. It’s been a real pain in the butt lately, and it’s about time I did something about it. It’s more annoying than anything. I feel like I’m on a paranoid caffeine excess all the time, which just sucks. Anyway, hassling with something minor like this makes me appreciate much more all the garbage people with real illnesses have to deal with. We should all be grateful every day for our health.
I would venture to say that spring is finally here… to stay. Since February we’ve been flirting with good weather – a gorgeous week here, a brutal resurgence of winter at the weekend. Notice I said gorgeous during the week and brutal at the weekend – the one time I’m not actually working. Curses. Ah well. I think all that is past. It’s good weather from here on out, so says Michael.
Roma lost again last night to Manchester United. Granted we were missing our captain Francesco Totti for both the 2-0 and 1-0 losses, but it’s really irritating. At least they didn’t repeat the 7-1 loss of last year. At least they ran out of tickets before our 210 Euro order for tickets at the Stadio Olimpico went through. Nothing worse than a tragic loss than throwing away a pretty penny to see it live.
Summer prospects:
Napoli and Pompeii for the April 25 and May 1 holidays.
Amalfi Coast sometime in summer.
Three week’s vacation in August to???
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I'm very glad that you are blogging again. It was getting frustrating to see the same christmas blog for months. :)
I am jealous that you get more vacation in the month of August than I get in a year...
Of course these days anytime I get two days off in a row feels like a vacation.
Michael! We are coming to Italy!! Matthew and I want to see you when we dock in Rome! Or wherever is closest to you! Email us and let us know! It will be in SEpt. between the 7-12!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!! Love Kristen
What are you doing the first week of June '09? My vacations for the year are Nov, Feb and June. An Italian told me June would be the best time of those three to go. Will you be around?
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