Ottobre 11, 2010
This morning I woke up and asked Anita how far it was around the outside of Villa Ada. She said she had no idea, bu (more a sound than a word, but it means, I don't know, not literally, but commonly used as such. Some people throw some phlegm on the end too.). I ran around Villa Ada in the rain... got nice and wet... ran by Nic's school... a hole in the wall that was a "secret" entrace into the villa, and back to where I started. Just about 3.13 miles, so then I took an inside lap in Villa Ada, to tack on another 1-2 miles for good measure. It's funny how desolate a park can be when you add some water. While I was running (I was using the thumb and forefinger make a ring position like I'm holding a pin) I was thinking... remembering... (it's unfortunate how much I can remember things that aren't that important, but things that are important are transient) back when I was 8 or 9 and I lived in San Saba and our family would go to the football games and sit in the stands (that's ironic, we sit in stands). I remember once, I was sitting with my mom and my dad while my sister was sitting with her friends and my mom said, "Why don't you go sit with your friends?" I was shy and rather attached to Mom and Dad, so I remained planted. Slowly, I became more accustomed to the idea of stepping out of my comfort zone. Now, 15 years later, I'm a bright, outgoing guy who loves trying new things and meeting new people. Just one of the lessons that my Mom and Dad taught me through the years. Thanks Mom and Dad. (While I'm running I'm thinking this, and the strings on my sweater are bouncing back and forth, up and down, when BOOM, one of the strings lands in my "finger-hoop". Now it becomes a game... :)
After I get back, I head to Piazza di Spagna to check the location of a dinner I'm having with a lot of other baby sitters on Thursday, I get to the Spanish Steps, not to the ristorante yet, when Raffa calls and tells me the Telecom worker is at the house and I should hurry back to help figure it out. So I turn back and head back to the flat. It's raining this whole time... luckily my new sweater is keeping me warm and snug.
I get back and the man is just packing up to leave. He says the last two routers don't work because Telecom works best with a router called Alice and our other Alice router was broken, so he replaced it with a wireless router. Anita was there helping figure it all out and he was doing his best to explain it to both of us, but instead, only explained half to each of us, in English and Italian... I don't think the router will have to be paid for because I think he said since the last one was broken, they replaced it free? We're still out the router Raffa bought, but she says that if Dile or Iacopo need it, it will work for them... so... I HAVE INTERNET!!!! WHOO-HOOO!!
When Giorgio gets back he brings me more good news, I got a package in the mail that I have to go pick up from the post office, and a birhday card from my sister and cousins!!!!!! Sweet! The card said lots of 'We love you' and 'we miss you' and Had a shiny sun that said I hope you have the best birthday under the sun. :) It was great! And the cherry on it all! $15 iTunes! WHOOP! I'm undecided between the new Phil Collins album or the new Linkin Park album... help me decide with comments...
Greg never called, he said he may be getting in late though so... let's hope/pray he's still alive. :)
NIGHT ALL!
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