Yes people...this is me taking a look at my new residence. It’s almost time to move to DC. This pic was taken right before I stepped inside to ask Barack if he wants his kids to be tutored in philosophy. He didn’t give me an answer... he was too busy talking with Michelle about the new furniture....some Christmas decorations seemed to be way too Liberace...ya know, typical discussions between husband and wife...so, I told them that I’ll be back!
In the meantime, I am getting ready for the NEW ADVENTURE ...I am trying to “Americanize” myself....ACTUALLY, antipodes  invented the “LET’S AMERICANIZE ANTONIO” GAME while we were having Thanksgiving dinner. She said that even though I know a lot about the US -  I know the language, I know most of the traditions, I’ve been working for an American College for a very long time, etc - there are CERTAIN THINGS that one who was raised outside of the US can’t possibly know!!! She started a list (...and other people helped her): Visiting the Busch Gardens, grabbing lunch at IN-N-OUT, having some BALONEY and CHEESE SANDWICHES....some people said, “WHAT ABOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASCOTS???” ... they went on and on listing typically American things...and I only had a VAGUE idea of what they were talking about.
So, if  you want to join in and PLAY THE GAME...please do so....come up with TYPICAL American things...

Oh, by the way, I did something very EUROPEAN yesterday... I went to a mall owned by the MAFIA with an old friend of mine to watch a soccer game. The place was packed with people doing  last-minute-Christmas- shopping. While my friend and I were talking about the old days in college, a guy approached us and said, “Can I tell my wife I went to College with you, and met you guys after many years? I’d love to watch the game...carrying bags is not exactly my thing”.
We agreed....even though the conversation with his wife was pretty lame....
The game was lame too... but I found out about THE BEST COFFEE EVER....IL CAFFE’ DEL NONNO (it means “Grandpa’s Coffee”)...the name makes no sense...but it is SOOO GOOD!!! If there’s a “Little Italy” near you, GO BUY IT...this is what it looks like...YUM...

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

The door is ajar, and I am tiptoeing back into my blog. The place looks familiar even though I haven’t seen it in a long time. My previous entry dates back to the third of July...wow....I was in the Middle East, and I was getting thinner and thinner as the days went by. I believe that some readers thought I had shrank so much that I’d finally disappeared from the blogosphere. I love to think there were lots of top blog entries by people who tried to cast some light over my whereabouts (Haha...kidding).... I was teaching at the Smurf University... I was kidnapped by a bunch of lice...I drowned in a shot of limoncello... stuff like that...

Well, let’s see what is ACTUALLY going on:

I am in Italy right now....but I will soon move to Washington, DC.  I am teaching philosophy classes, as usual. Incredible things are happening to me (you’ll get to hear the stories), as usual.
I am “NOT SO SKINNY” anymore, because my mom, and all of my girl friends are excellent cooks....things just happen to be that way...it’s not like I befriend people because of their cooking skills...JUST A FORTUNATE COINCIDENCE....you don’t want to hear about antipodes ’s baking skills; you’d be too jealous!
Yes....I had a lot of GOURMET FOOD while I was gone...not to mention the WINE...
I said, “While I was gone”...it means that I AM BACK!!!! I’ve missed Mindsay, and I’ve missed all of my cool friends. I really like the idea of having my very own spot on Internet, where I can tell my bizarre stories...talk with people....and stay away from the media that are trying to convey a SENSE OF IMPENDING DOOM....oh no...no....don’t make me talk about politics....I just got back!!!!

HUGS,
Drunknphilosphr

I haven't written much lately. I wonder why. I usually look back at my old entries to re-live the "adventures"...to remember the way I felt back then. This is one of the things I enjoy the most about blogging.

Will I be able to re-live the Kuwaiti experience by looking back at old Mindsay posts? Probably not! I wrote a lot these days, but most of my thoughts are "sealed" in the emails I exchanged with my brother...and in the long chats I had with my closest friends. It's time to MAKE UP...it's NEVER TOO LATE...

I didn't tell you that I had a roommate that loved to say out loud everything I did. If I scratched my head, he said, "Hey, you're scatching your head!"...if I went to the bathroom...."Hey, you're going to the bathroom"; he usued to do that twentyfourseven. He was a very nice guy, but I couldn't stand this bad habit of his. He went back to Louisiana in April.

Another person left this place in April. A whiny woman I used to share the office with. She used to complain about everything...and she made my life quite difficult, as I can't stand negativity. Indeed, I had to EXORCISE the negativity, so I created THIS VIDEOGAME that was much appreciated by my co-workers. Shooting the whiny woman and our silly bosses is FUN!! Try and make your own version of the game...it's a great "stress reliever"!

The whiny woman was replaced by a FUN girl from Seattle...it was A GOOD DEAL... life in the office is much more enjoyable, as you can see in the slideshow:

 

I am definitely going to miss my buddies! I'll be in Italy in SIX DAYS!!! It's time to GO HOME!!!

I'll spend some time with my family and friends...and get ready for the next adventure... in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!

 

...to be  continued...

 

NOW PLAYING: A Sort of Homecoming - U2

Even though I am physically residing in the middle of the Kuwaiti desert, I have found  A MAGIC TELEPORT   that allows me to go anywhere in the world. Yes, people...I am talking about the most exciting website I have seen in quite a while.
Pack your bags...have a nice trip and...send me a postcard!
 
I am in Mexico right now, and I spent part of the afternoon in Rome... and visited cool cellars in southern France.

 

FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS!
 

Every once in a while I like to review movies I watch while being in a state of "fictional intoxication". So far I have reviewed Minority Report , What Women Want , The Phantom of the Opera , Pulp Fiction ...