SINE NOMINE

Crash Twinsanity

2008-05-17T16:10:00Z

Wow I finally bought "Crash Twinsanity"!!!
It's fantastic game, I like how Vivendi Universal Games worked on Crash and Cortex's expressions; This game reminds to me my first videogame for Playstation: "Crash Bandiccot 2 - Cortex strikes back". ;D =)

There's a little lack of continuity in the story, probably because you spend a lot of time between all the various chapters (and probably because the italian dubbing is not perfect) :P ;)

They put one the cover "+3".
What the ... how could a 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 years old child play that game???
It's hard even for me! XD ahahahah Maybe because it's too flexible.

Anyway I spent these last two days playing without stops (except for sleeping and eating) and probably I reached the first half of the whole game! :P XD

Birthday ...

2008-05-13T22:46:25Z

Maybe it's still too early if we consider United States, ... anyway here's already the 14th of May (0:40 AM) and I want to say

HAPPY BIRTHDAY thornwolf!!!!

I realized that I didn't prepared anything for this special occasion, so I picked up my pencil and I drew a super-mega-quick birthday doodle for you! =)
It's a bit stupid and simple perhaps, but I absolutely wanted to show you a sign of my appreciation and this is the result; I hope you like it anyway! ;) XD

Surprise ...

2008-05-11T21:35:26Z

Ahahahah XD ... please, go and watch this
I love this trailer! I must find this videogame!!! =)

"I'm an evil scientist, what do you expect?"

Today the Chef suggests ... Risotto alla Monzese

2008-05-10T13:05:08Z

Hi everybody!!! I promised to post more recipes, so here's another one: Risotto con la Luganega (Rice with Sausage)... or Risotto alla Monzese.

As the name says, it's a typical plate that you can find in the city of Monza.
Ingredients:
- Olive Oil
- Onion
- Sausage
- White Wine
- Salt
- Rice
- Saffron
- Chicken Bouillon Cubes (one per person)

You can start putting directly into the pressure cooker some olive oil to slowly fry some very fine sliced onion (a tablespoon and half per person), then add the sausage and let it fry it slowly too; when the onion becomes "soft" you can add the rice and let it toast a bit, then you can put an half glass of white wine (half glass is enough for 2 or 3 persons more or less); when the alcohol boils off you can put the chicken bouillon cubes (personally I suggest Knorr), then you can put some water (you have to obtain 200 gr of broth per each 100 gr of rice); put a very little quantity of saffron.

Since you put the rice into the mixture, it has to cook for 20-25 minutes more or less.

At this point you can close the pressure cooker ...
(The last point is written between the last and the penultimate photo under here)
REMEMBER: keep moving and mixing the ingredients while the pressure cooker is opened)

(it could cook for 9 or 10 minutes, it depends by the rice quality)
That's all folks ...
BUON APPETITO =D

Help please ...

2008-05-09T15:50:33Z

Since I came back from Italy my sweet dog Diva refuse to sleep inside her wooden house even during rainy days.
I don't understand why ... I cleaned it, I put inside her favourite blanket, but nothing!
I don't know what to do, do you have any good idea?

Please, it's Important! I'm worried!

Skulls

2008-05-06T14:29:43Z

Sooo ... I have a new friend at home! Well, maybe it's just a "part" of a friend ;)
It's a cat's head, a skull; I decided to call him BEPI (short form of Giuseppe - Joseph - in Bergamasque dialect) XD
Many thanks to yelth for helping me with some suggestions about how to clean it!!! =)

(PS: this is for aylie; she wanted to see a couple of photos) ;D

That's Good!

2008-04-29T16:40:16Z

Just a random thought:
I was nervous, so I picked up my old Boken (Wooden Sword) and I sarted spearing the air all around ... moving here and there on my terrace! It's wonderful ... I feel so relaxed! =)
I just wish to have somebody else to train myself in a duel now! ;) XD

Just some random expressions ...

2008-04-29T13:48:53Z

Just some random expression of me in cartoon version ... I felt the need to draw something silly pretty quickly, and this is the result! :P ;D

Pimping here and there ...

2008-04-29T09:59:47Z

Hi everybody! I want to help my dear friend thornwolfwith her new auction on furbuy =) ... please check this link:
http://www.furbuy.com/auctions/1004576.html

If you want to get some awesome art, ... come on! You just have to contact her up! =D
For more details, please READ THIS

(PS: This is my first "Pimping Post", so I hope to have written it correctly! :P ;)

A logo!

2008-04-28T17:25:38Z

Hi everybody! Today I created a different thing: I worked on a Logo Design ...
Publymas would be the short form for Publicidad-Y-Mas (Advertising and More), it's an advertising agency. =)
I hope you like it! ;) Anyway if you have suggestions or critiques, please let me know!

I'm on DA!!!

2008-04-27T13:23:03Z

Hi everybody! my DeviantART Gallery is finally open!!! =D
For now I just put some old work, anyway I promise to keep it updated. ;)

I've seen that somebody have already replied to my "friend addition" ... I really appreciate it!
If somebody wants to take a look around here's the link:

Doc-Halfmoon's Gallery

Thanks for your attention guys! =)

Maybe ...

2008-04-26T00:22:52Z

Maybe yes, maybe not ...
that's just a random thought:
I'll have my revenge!

Oh yes, I'll have it ...
Oh yes, I'll have it ...
Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not the day after
Anyway it's better doing it faster!

But I'll have my revenge ...
Nobody can stop me, I'll obtain what I want
Cause I'm looking for revenge and I'll never stop!

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Bwahahahahah, I feel so evil tonight!
Don't be scared: it'll pass ... :P ;) XD

Hi everybody!!! ... Here's my short story!

2008-04-22T23:06:14Z

Well, well, well ... Here we are!
I would like to start with a short note: it was time of elections during this month and I'm happy to see that Silvio Berlusconi won; the result was 47,3% for PDL (right wing) - 38,0% for PD (left wing) - 14,7% for the rest

On another side I find this funny photo on the newspaper: Hollywood is not longer the only one with giant letters on a hilltop! XD Here you see the "BRIANZA", a particular region in Lombardy.

Ok! Now we can start ...
With my beloved Monza (here you can read my old post with a bit of history abou the city);
First I want to show you some photos, then I'll explain some personal things.

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist founded in 595 (VI century) by Teodelinda, Queen of Longobards (people who gave the name to our actual region Lombardy) and rebuilt during the XIII century.

(Sorry, but there's a little distorsion because I assebled two different photos)

Entrance to the Cloister and to the Museum

The Arengario: Medieval Town Hall and Justice Court

The Bronze Moon, ancient symbol of the City; It's set on an old wooden girder in a house close to the Cathedral's cloister

... And my old High School! After more than 30 years they finally decided to put a nice plaque at the entrance!!! XD

Now some explanations: ;)
I spend all those days helping my grandparents in preparing things for their new house, visiting Monza and Milano ... and meeting my old friends; We went often in a wonderful pub in Cabiate, "Il Fundeghè" (The Grocer in Milanese dialect), where they've 400 different kinds of beer from every part of the world. I discovered that I love Belgian Beers :P ;) =)

On a wall of and old farmsted in Cabiate is still possible to read a old phrase written during the Fascist Period:

"Diciamo che solo Iddio può piegare la Volontà Fascista: Gli uomini e le cose mai!"
"We can say that only the Great God can subdue the Fascist Will: Men and things (will) never (can do it)!"

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We spent nice evenings and nights together; here you can see some photos at Marika's home while eating a couple of pizzas (and in this case my friend Marcello, aka Ezius, is eating a bit of Marika too ;)

On the right, Lara ... our Italo-American classmate! =) She invited us at her home in Seattle for the next year

... And me!!! What can I say now? I love to make that face :P

I took a shot of my old house too ... I lived here 4 years ago; First floor - First door ... Staircase A =D

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Milano: It could be a wonderful city just like London, Paris and Barcelona ... but it's a bit "disorganized"; I hope that with this thing of Expo 2015 they'll improve under many aspects.
Anyway it's a nice city if you know where to look! ;) =)

Via Dante with Castle Sforza and its Filarete Tower and Bona Tower

Castle Sforza was built in 1450 on the ruins of Visconti Fortress (built in 1360-70).

Filarete Tower

Bona Tower

The Ditch

I met two new friends too! Here you can see one ... and a half! XD
In that occasion I had the pleasure to meet featherclaw and artemisio87; they're wonderful girls ... =)
They're were so patient listening to me all those times when I needed them! We spent a nice afternoon walking in Milano and talking about various things.

They day after I came back, but I didn't found the girls cause they were busy ... so I decided to visit again one of my favourite museums: the Natural History Museum.
(It was like my second home! ;)

The main entrance

The Royal Palace just on the southern side of the Duomo (there was a nice exposition too: Balla and Canova)

... And then I visited my favourite place: the Duomo.
The gothic cathedral of Milano built in 1386 and officially finished in 1813, but pratically never ended; that's because when they finished it, they started a still operating renovation process. This is because we say that it's "eternal" X) =D
Here you can see how it should have appeared ... but after the XVIII century they decide to change the facade project.

Here's Piazza del Duomo with the huge Vittorio Emanuele Gallery

... and the Madonnina, the Holy Mother who protected the City of Milano for many centuries.

The Duomo (Mariæ Nascenti) is the second biggest gothic cathedral in the world with its 5 naves! The first one is in Sevilla (Spain) ... anyway it's not so tall; it's wide but not as tall as the Dome of Cologne, that's is the second highest gothic cathedral in the world.
Just under the small dome there's an iron nail of the holy cross; it's possible to find it pointing to the red light.

(look near the Cross)

The main portal

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I visited an exposition some pieces done by my old professor too!
Marco Mirzan

I particularly like this one; it was an experimental work about "evolution of the matter" and its creation.

... And then, the last night, I found my old friends again! We went in a nice pub in Monza: the Gulliver.
I spent a lot of days with them and it was spectacular. Laughing, sketching, writing, walking, drinking ... we did everything like the old times; it was fantastic!

Here's Federico (my Beer Master)

Here there're Marcello aka Ezius ... and Alessio (who just finished a fantasy book called Nauros with 417 pages and 50 drawings and sketches)

(These are just a pair of experiments with my camera)

(Don't worry, he's not this crazy!!! XD I just asked him to move as much as he could to obtain a random photo) :P

... And here there's the whole company: Gloria - Marika - Marcello - Alessio - Me - Federico.
Cheers!!!

So, the night ended with magazine on a plant!!! XD :P ;) =)
I used my time in this way as you can see: with friends, visiting places and trying to enjoy every single minute of my old good Italy!

PS: I hope that's all clear, cause I don't know how well I explained all of this stuff!!! ;)

Back from Italy ...

2008-04-21T22:03:19Z

Hi everybody! I'm back again ... and this was the best month of the whole year!!! =D
Anyway now I'm too tired for a long post, so I'll try to explain everything tomorrow (adding some photos and a video too) ;)

Just to let you know ...
See you soon guys! =)

Quick Update ...

2008-03-23T15:15:49Z

As you know now I'm in Italy! =) I'm writing with my Dad's laptop, but after this post I'll be completely absent from Internet for a while.

I'll stay here till the 21st of April.
Take care you all! =D

Now I believe in miracles!!!! =D

2008-03-19T19:19:46Z

YAY!!! ... Tonight I'll go back in Italy for 5 days! =D
I'm so happy!!! I'll see my old friends again, and probably I'll met new ones! ;) =)
(I think I'll surely recover from my temporary depression too) :P XD

I'll be completely absent during the next week, but I hope to tell you a couple of things when I'll be back!
Take care all of you ...

See ya folks!

Trying to feel a bit better ...

2008-03-18T16:50:53Z

Well, there're some little troubles here ... but I'm fixing them somehow! ;)
I spent this morning working on a funny photomanipulation using my ex-professor's face! :P ;) XD =)

Soooo ... ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present:
(click to enlarge)

Say it ... in Latin!

2008-03-17T13:06:57Z

"Numquam est fidelis cum potente societas"
(Phaedrus)

It's a BIIIIIIIIIIIG family! ;D

2008-03-16T00:03:35Z

Well, I found a nice site were you can see how many people have the same surname ... in Italy and US! =)
It's interesting after all ... =D

This is what I found:

There are CAMPEDELLI in US too!!! =D ... not a lot, but it's nice to know it anyway. =)
(So, if I'll meet them someday, they'll be easy to find ;)

Here are the links:
Find your Surname in US
Find your Surname in Italy

Starting again ... and again, again, again!

2008-03-13T13:45:29Z

Soooooo, I've finished the base for the first page (more or less) but personally I don't like it; I decided to redraw it on a new sheet of paper. ;)
I need to take a short break because this comic was turning into a obligation instead of a pleasure. =S

I was forcing myself to draw something in a wrong way ... :P
Well, I think I'll post that page here just to show you how it was turnig out; as I've already told you, I'll change it in another way.
Anyway ... Enjoy! =)

PS: I particularly like how the third panel turned out! =) (Sorry for the bad scan, but It's on A3 and I had to scan it piece by piece)
PPS: I particularly hate how the monk's eyes turned out in the second panel! XD
BTW: Suggestions are always welcome!!! =D

Mmmh ... Honestly I don't know

2008-03-10T23:21:24Z

The first page of my comic took me more time than I thought ... but now I'm going to finish it (without inks), probably it's because I've never drawn a comic before and at the same time I want it absolutely perfect; :P (and I spent 4-5 days without touching a pencil too)
Now, I don't know if post it or not! What do you think guys?

Maybe I can post it (only this first page) just to show you how I'm developing the project, so you can correct me if necessary! ;)
... Then I'll post the whole comic when I'll finish it.

What do you think? ... Is it better to show just the first page or not? If "yes" would you help me finding my mistakes? =)
Please, comment!

Visited Countries

2008-03-10T19:37:02Z

Stolen from gatcat and henriekeg
Visited Countries:
Italy - Firenze, Grado, Venezia, Padova, Verona, Bergamo, Milano, Como,
Pavia, Mantova, Modena, Urbino, Rimini, Genova. ( ... of course ;)

Switzerland - Bolzano, Geneve. (just passed near it)

France - Paris, Carcassone, Mont St. Michel, Nice.

Andorra - Andorra la Vella.

Spain - Zaragoza, Barcelona, Lleida, Tortosa, Tarragona.

England - London.

Netherlands - Utrecht, Den Haag, Lelystad, Bilthoven, Amsterdam, Rotterdam.

Egypt - Luxor, Esna, Edfu, Aswan.

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PS: I wanna visit US, Ireland and Scotland!!!! ( ... and Germany and Mexico too)

create your own visited country map
or check our Venice travel guide

create your personalized map of europe
or check out our Barcelona travel guide

I have to say it ...! =)

2008-03-08T23:22:01Z

Well, often I write here when I'm sad, but now I have to say it:

I've never felt so good ... ! =)

(Now I'm really relaxed: I'm drawing my comic while listening some Ennio Morricone's Soundtracks)
PS: I'm really touched by his music! ;)

Happy Women's Day! =)

2008-03-08T13:41:32Z

Happy Women's Day!
Feliz Dia de la Mujer!
Buona Festa della Donna!

Yay!!! =D

2008-03-06T21:47:26Z

My beloved laptop computer is back home!!! ( ... after waiting 3 months for the repair service =)

HP Pavilion zd8000