When I first moved to Italy, I spent a lot of time alone. I really only had one friend from when I studied here in 1999 and she was in Tuscany, and my timing wasn’t great because during the summer Milan empties out for vacation. The few friends of friends I had met at the…
A San Francisco Interlude
The freaky warm “winter” weather has followed me from Milan to California, where I am currently sitting under a sunny sky in San Diego, with 82F degrees (27C) outside. I haven’t had the opportunity to wear my wool jacket or scarf I brought with me, but I am not complaining! Upon my arrival, I bought…
A Fry Up and Beigels in London Town
[Internet vocab] Up to date with all the new internet buzz words? Or are you too busy ego-surfing and photolurking to know? [Pandora] I’ve been playing a bit with internet radio Pandora. It definitely has potential and has provided some good holiday tunes – here’s my oldies Holiday station on Pandora! [Menu for Hope] I…
A December Weekend in London
[Art] This “Falling Garden” exhibit looks amazing. I would love to re-create this in my living room. [Fried Food Inventions] The inventor of Chicken Fried Bacon speaks. I have been to this Texan steakhouse, and it is damn good. Count how many “belly” shots the director uses in the video. [Photos and Films] Make a…
London, A Menu for Hope, the Tour del Gelato
I’m in London for the long weekend, and it’s shaping up to be a great one. Friends and more friends, and a –little– bit of shopping. Just a little. More pictures later. Menu for Hope III This year I’m participating in the Menu for Hope III, which is basically the best online charity raffle for…