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by **MrsVox** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 09:24:15

Wizlah wrote:So, did I mention that meself and the family are going to live in Italy for 8 weeks?

Sure, I'll be taking work with me, and we wont be travelling far (if at all) beyond the boundaries of a small Italian town. But it's 8 weeks. All we're covering is utilities (which can be quite pricey). Outside of work, mainly my preoccupations will be making sure monkeywiz doesn't get bitten/stung by something nasty in our explorations of the countryside, trying to take pictures of crazy, hazy tuscan sunsets and drinking local wine.

Might take monkeywiz to the local football team and see whether Serie C standard beats watching dundee vs inverness caledonian thistle.

That sounds awesome.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:25:29

There was an all-museum "Attendance is expected." staff meeting this morning from 9 to 10. I forgot all about it and I'm at my desk. Too late to go now, right?

by **Wizlah** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:43:05

MrsVox wrote:
Wizlah wrote:So, did I mention that meself and the family are going to live in Italy for 8 weeks?

Sure, I'll be taking work with me, and we wont be travelling far (if at all) beyond the boundaries of a small Italian town. But it's 8 weeks. All we're covering is utilities (which can be quite pricey). Outside of work, mainly my preoccupations will be making sure monkeywiz doesn't get bitten/stung by something nasty in our explorations of the countryside, trying to take pictures of crazy, hazy tuscan sunsets and drinking local wine.

Might take monkeywiz to the local football team and see whether Serie C standard beats watching dundee vs inverness caledonian thistle.

That sounds awesome.

Aye, we're properly excited about it now. Although getting there with all the crap will be a challenge. As good as italian public transport is, I'm gonna have to do my best pack mule impersonation.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:43:45

8 weeks is a pretty monster vacation

hard to fathom

by **Wizlah** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:47:20

Houshphandzadeh wrote:8 weeks is a pretty monster vacation

hard to fathom

Thank a reasonable statutory maternity allowance in the UK. This is probably the only time in our lives that we'll get to spend this long away as a family. Plus it means I get to bore my kids with pictures of 'when we were in Italy' for the rest of my livelong days.

by **WheelsFellOff** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:51:14

I'm tired of all this kerfuffle over Ricky Gervais and the Golden Globes.

by **Woody** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:51:58

It's all media fabrication as far as I can tell. He was great on Piers Morgan last night

by **WheelsFellOff** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:52:34

I'm also a little peeved that the word kerfuffle has fallen out of the standard lexicon. I blame Jim McMahon, that punky QB.

by **Werthless** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:53:56

WheelsFellOff wrote:I'm tired of all this kerfuffle over Ricky Gervais and the Golden Globes.

I'm glad you mentioned this, otherwise I wouldn't have heard anything about it.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:55:39

yeah, stop watching ET or whatever

by **WheelsFellOff** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:56:47

Woody wrote:It's all media fabrication as far as I can tell. He was great on Piers Morgan last night

That's the main part of why I'm tired of it. They hired Gervais to create controversy, because really who gives a lumpy shit about the Golden Globes. Then they write about all the stars being mad and Ricky being mad and it all comes streaming across my headline ticker which is supposed to be showing me real news or its most reasonable facsimile.

by **Wizlah** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:00:57

WheelsFellOff wrote:I'm tired of all this kerfuffle over Ricky Gervais and the Golden Globes.

I'm tired of Ricky Gervais.

by **Trent Steele** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:13:18

Wizlah wrote:
Houshphandzadeh wrote:8 weeks is a pretty monster vacation

hard to fathom

Thank a reasonable statutory maternity allowance in the UK. This is probably the only time in our lives that we'll get to spend this long away as a family. Plus it means I get to bore my kids with pictures of 'when we were in Italy' for the rest of my livelong days.

Where are you staying

by **Wizlah** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:15:38

Trent Steele wrote:
Wizlah wrote:
Houshphandzadeh wrote:8 weeks is a pretty monster vacation

hard to fathom

Thank a reasonable statutory maternity allowance in the UK. This is probably the only time in our lives that we'll get to spend this long away as a family. Plus it means I get to bore my kids with pictures of 'when we were in Italy' for the rest of my livelong days.

Where are you staying

small town in southern tuscany near Montalcino. Same place we were before. Unfortunately, with two kids and no grandparents about, chances of me and wizlette disappearing off to Florence to wander the streets drunkenly and shag each others brains out are close to nil.

dammit.

by **Eem** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:20:22

I hate the smell of tapioca

by **phdave** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:25:02

Wizlah wrote:
WheelsFellOff wrote:I'm tired of all this kerfuffle over Ricky Gervais and the Golden Globes.

I'm tired of Ricky Gervais.

I couldn't take his podcast.

by **jamiethekiller** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:25:57

its friday. life is good

by **philliesphhan** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:46:22

Woody wrote:It's all media fabrication as far as I can tell. He was great on Piers Morgan last night

Agreed, I'm glad I happened to stumble upon that about halfway through

by **ReadingPhilly** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 13:19:47

me and my brother live together. about a month ago he tore every ligament in his knee, so he's been getting around on crutches. today he had a doctor appointment that he couldn't get a ride for so i took a half-day and gave him a lift at 7am. i don't know if the neighbor thinks i'm injured as well, because by the time i got home he had shoveled our sidewalk, part of our driveway and even cleaned off my truck. the guy cleaned off my fucking truck, it was unreal. i broke the snowblower out and went down and finished off his property then. there can be only one calvinball.

by **lethal** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 15:17:59

ReadingPhilly wrote:me and my brother live together. about a month ago he tore every ligament in his knee, so he's been getting around on crutches. today he had a doctor appointment that he couldn't get a ride for so i took a half-day and gave him a lift at 7am. i don't know if the neighbor thinks i'm injured as well, because by the time i got home he had shoveled our sidewalk, part of our driveway and even cleaned off my truck. the guy cleaned off my #$&! truck, it was unreal. i broke the snowblower out and went down and finished off his property then. there can be only one calvinball.

Halfway through the post I was thinking this is the anti-calvinball and bingo!

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