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July 29, 2006
temporary...
...shutdown of this blog while I figure out what to do with my domain and hosting. The Siena Design Project event has inspired me and sparked off a million ideas in my head and I'm trying to externalize whilst being on holiday at the same time.
In the meantime, I will be blogging over at my vox.com. Pictures over at Flickr, of my Siena and NL trips.
Ciao.
Posted by Yasmina at 11:58 PM
July 26, 2006
under the tuscan sun
edit, 060727: I'm back in Milano but only for a night, as tomorrow we are catching a 9 am flight to Amsterdam, where Robert and I will be chilling out with our friends for a week... Ciao ciao...
Wow, what a week! I'm loving it here... meeting interesting people, eating yummy food, waking up to the amazing view out of my bedroom window, even the heat is not as intense as Milano, we get cool breezes at night. We slept with the windows open and one night ended up with a bat flapping round our livingroom, poor thing...
The presentation went well, I thought. We always have to present last so on Monday I felt anxious all day, but once I slip into the presentation mode, I just get comfortable. Feedback was positive so we're happy.
Last night we went to Siena, to Piazza del Campo, where we had a refreshing apperitivo *make mine a mojito* and watched people. Dinner was absolutely amazing! I had a Tuscan specialty pasta: pici, which is like spaghetti but thick. Pici all'anatra for starters. Then I had veal with chestnuts.... Ooooohhhhh heavenly veal with chesnuts... No picture would do justice... The veal was perfect, rare and coated in a super-duper-delizioso (chestnut?) sauce, with pieces of tender chestnuts.... omg, to die for...
More news when I get back to Milano. Right now, I need to prepare for this afternoon's presentation :)
Posted by Yasmina at 01:21 PM | Comments (1)
July 16, 2006
bread porn: lazy sunday bread
Saturday afternoon is usually the time when Robert and I go round the neighborhood getting our weekly shopping done. Sure, during the week, we nip to the shops once or twice to get fresh ingredients, but Saturday is when we do the full-neighborhood tour: the greengrocers, the butcher, the supermarket, the bakery, the gelateria.
The promise of Robert's homemade bread, made us skip the bakery entirely yesterday afternoon. Whether it's raisin bread, or croissant, or plain white bread, Robert's homemade breads is always made with love and always comes out perfect...
Delicious bread porn by Robert on Flickr...
Posted by Yasmina at 02:57 PM | Comments (2)
July 11, 2006
disjointed
Oh, I don't know. So much happened, emotions running high, so many thoughts to visualise, verbalise, but they don't come out. The colors are so bright. The asphalt is starting to melt, motorbikes and scooters leaving their mark in the black, that I wonder why the bike companies don't put their branding on the bottom of the bikes' kickstand. A sidewalk imprinted full of Ducati-Vespa-Yamaha logos.
Tragic things in the metro
Men in polyester suits. Ugh. In this summer heat. Dirty toenails in flipflop feet. Cowboy boots. Girls who don't shave their armpits, leaving wispy strands of underarm hairs and wearing tanktops. Smelly, sweaty people during rush hour. I'm still trying to get over the people who wear their sunglasses in the metro. Why?
Amazon interaction problem
Does anyone know how to merge Amazon wishlists? I somehow ended up with two: one at Amazon.co.uk, and at Amazon.com. I want mine to be centralised at the UK site since I get things shipped from there. I can't figure out how to do this. Perhaps I need to ask my dear friend Sahala if it's even possible.
Happiness are new T-shirts for the summer
I forgot I had $42 worth of Threadless points, so we got new T-shirts. We got Miss Yasmina in the Studio with the Bubble Gun, this one, that one and this really cute one.
Saying things out loud
Something is missing between my brain and my mouth: I say things out loud, things that are not meant to be spoken out. Random things. Silly things. Occupying-my-mind kind of things. Robert laughs at me because this week, whilst washing the dishes, I said, "Random ping generator" completely out of the blue, with an emphasis on the "ping". I also end up muttering things like "chaos", "ubiquity", "facial" and "superduper gelato".
Missing people
We've broken up for the school "focus period" and summer break. After six intense months with people at school, I'm ready for a break. On one hand, I miss my-before-Italy friends. All those people, all those lives, where are they now.
On the other hand, I want to melt and disappear until everyone forgets about me.
Posted by Yasmina at 01:47 AM | Comments (3)
July 03, 2006
sunday at the lake
Robert, Joris and I woke up early on Sunday *surprise, surprise* and spent a lazy day on the shores of Lake Como. We took a train from Milano Cadorna to Como Nord Lago, then a fast wingboat to Menaggio.
We spread our towels, slathered sun lotion, and swam in the lake. Or rather, the boys sawm and I bobbed in the water. The water surface was warm, the water colder as I dived to the bottom. I like swimming in the lake; it's not salty like the sea and no salt crusts in my hair afterwards. I miss swimming. I should swim in Milano.
Afterwards we ate gelato and went for a nice stroll in Menaggio, looking at all the beachfront properties. Then, we explored Como's walking streets. Shops were having massive sales but we sat in a bar and had a drink before dinner.
We're awfully lethargic after our afternoon in the sun. And poor Robert is terribly sunburned too... oh dear... I gave him temporary treatment in the form of calamine lotion and an ibuprofen, but tomorrow I must get some kind of aloe vera lotion or so from the pharmacy.
You can also view photos on Joris' Flickr page.
Posted by Yasmina at 12:28 AM | Comments (2)
