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Good times

simone — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:29:37 +0000

Joelle and I

And also for this year my vacations are finished. Many people I've met on the way … some were already friends, some were new .

I could write for hours trying to tell you who I meet and where I was, but, as you probably know I'm not good in telling stories.

So just wanna say thanks to : Jan, Rebekka, Bugo, Vale, Gio, Anca (even if it didn't work), Joelle and all the people at the NEVA meeting, Linnea, Kenneth and all the Tjärnkvist family, Karsten, Liga, the lovely people in Ultervattnet, the backpackers at the Sunflower Hostel, Adam and of course to Swedish Police

Due I didn't have a camera with me there are no pictures of the vacations, except for this one …

Finally ! What you see is what you mean

simone — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:47:47 +0000

I was looking for a good and clean editor for one of my customers, and I end up to WYMeditor !

That's the way I like, that's the way I meant !

Last one

simone — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:38:22 +0000

My english course has finished in the middle of December but just now I get the time to write the note from the last 2 lessons.

So, here we go:

I got my signals crossed: Ho perso la strada
To shuffle: Mischiare le carte
To deal the cards: Dare le carte
Card shark: Baro
Deuce: Il due a carte e nei giochi in generale (domino, dadi)
Suit: Semi delle carte
Spades/Hearts/Diamonds/Clubs: Picche/Cuori/Quadri/Fiori
Poker face: Faccia senza espressione
Garter: Giarrettiera
Hit the nail on the head: Centrare il punto del discorso
Jack (Australian) | The clap (American & English): Il fante
The jack: Malattia venerea
To have a card up the sleeve: Avere un asso nella manica
Did you splash your boots ?: Sei andato al bagno
For fack sake: Santo cielo !
To take something for granted: Dare qualcosa per scontato !
To hitch a ride: Cercare un passaggio

Well that all so far … have good time mates and remember

Some men are searching for the Holy Grail,
but there ain't nothing sweeter then riding the rail.

Slang 2

simone — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:28:45 +0000

More lessons more terms

The nitty gritty: Il punto del discorso
To understand the gist: Capire il senso del discorso
Dwarf – Dwarves: Nano – Nani
Peeping-tom: Guardone
Sod you !: Ma va a fanc…. | Sod da Sodomize
Dirt: Lo sporco
Don't bug me !: Non rompere le palle !
Still water run deep: Quiet people are likely to be passionate or complex, even though they don't show it
Dressmaker: Sarto da donna
Tailor: Sarto da uomo
To shoo: Mandar via
Jackknife | Pocket knife | Folding knife: Coltello a serramanico
Scare crow: Spaventa passeri
Fannies: "Chiappe"

A night at Blue Note

simone — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:13:31 +0000

Gream Flower

On the pic you can see Greame, a friend of my mate Ludovica. He was playing yesterday at the Blue Note here in Milano in the band of Kyle Eastwood.
That's why me, Ludo and 2 more friends were there.

Greame is a nice and really easygoing guy, you can get a more info about him here.

He said that he is coming back to Milano for Xmas … let's wait and see …

Well, once more, thank you Greame for the free tickets !

Slang

simone — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:17:03 +0000

Here some slang/vocabulary from the english course "Rain dogs"

Yes man – Brown nose: Lecchino, paraculo
Shitting bricks: Avere paura, ironico
Spew: Vomitare
Bill: Banconota in americano, conto in inglese
Note: Banconote in inglese
Check: Conto in americano, assegno in inglese
Jack the ripper: Jack lo squartatore