SINE NOMINE

The Ballad of 'Sguarauunda'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:04:37 GMT

This is a short cartoon I found on youtube ... It's a song in Lombardian-Comasque Dialect (from our lake area in Northen Italy). I thought it'd have been interesting and funny! =) I'll add a translation on the next one: it'd be about Cain & Abel.

Enjoy!!!

If Charles Muntz was younger ...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:27:37 GMT

Well ... yes, I'm bored! :P
Ironically, I was wearing these clothes the first time I watched that movie!!!
Now, I just need an airship (longer than 22 prohibition paddy wagons placed end to end) and then I'll finally be able to go wherever I want. I'll need a 'couple' of talking dogs too, I suppose.

I'm sure you'll forgive my craziness! ;)

Languages and Translations

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:12:14 GMT

Hi everybody! I'd be curious to know a couple of words I don't understand: recently I've been listening "The Spirit of Adventure" from the new movie by Disney Pixar ... 'UP' =) As you know, I've become a huge fan of that movie and for this reason I'm looking for every kind of information available on the net.

I found these lyrics but I'm a bit unsure about the meaning of a couple of words I couldn't find on my beloved dictionary.
Please, could you help me with these words?

Adventure is out there, it's heading our way,
so grab your scarf and goggles, let's fly!
I've mapped out our journey, we're up here to stay.
A sunset is our home.
A moonbeam we will own.
My Spirit of Adventure is you!

Adventure is out there, it's my Holy Grail,
so cannibals and tigers beware!
I've made my life's journey to blaze every trail.
I've got my aero fare.
The high-brows will be there.
My Spirit of Adventure is you!

The freaks of nature span the globe, that's too big to deny ...
with canine guards we'll travel there and spit into their eye!
I can't wait another day
for my life to waste away.
We'll make it a joint venture, before we're in our dentures.
My Spirit of Adventure is you!

Gargantuan monstrosities, larger than a whale ...
come with me and we will snatch that giant monkey's tail.
Bang! Bang! Once the smoke has cleared,
after all the crowds have cheered,
another risky venture it sure would be the clincher!
My Spirit of Adventure is you!

Adventure is out there, let's crack some champagne,
I've hung a hundred heads on my wall.
To say that I've traveled is far too mundane.
Let's grab our aero fare.
A new deal will be there.
The Spirit of Adventure is something to indenture ...
My Spirit of Adventure is you!

BTW, I thought that a comparison between languages would be interesting after all ...
What do you think about the Italian version? XD

Up ... (may contain spoilers)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:05:10 GMT

Hey! Yesterday night I watched UP in 3D with my old friends and I liked it very much. Personally I think it's a nice story powered by amazingly crazy ideas in a positive way; those character designers did a wonderful job, personally I'd have never imagined such a spectacular result. I really loved all those graphic details here and there, and I particularly liked the main character (Carl Fredricksen) because he looks like my grandfather! XD

Well, talking more seriously, I also liked the figure of Charles F. Muntz; it's a pity he gets so insane, lunatic and paranoid for that stupid bird. However he confirms my theory: often the antagonist could be a lot more fascinating and knotty than the main character. Personally I don't think he should die like that ... ok, he tried to kill Russel and burn Mr. Fredricksen's house, but that's not a good reason to let him die; he's an old grumpy bastard, but personally I think that a good dose of humiliation (mixed with some adverse conditions) would have been enough for him. In other words, he should suffer and slowly pay for what he did.

Anyway I confess that I love Muntz's airship; a character of mine (invented 8 years ago) also uses a big airship prototype to reach South America ... how IRONIC!!! BTW, when I saw that "fossil chamber" I was litterally drooling, I thought "somebody has stolen my ideas!" ;) :P

Well, now I want to show you how it sounds in Italian: I hope you'll like it!

I'm online again!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:35:07 GMT

Hi everybody! Finally I've got my line back and I can communicate with you again ...
I spent my first week at the University and I liked it, there're a lot of new things to do and probably the best one is 'Paleography' (recently I had to transcribe the first part of Dante Alighieri's purgatory from an ancient illuminated version of the famous Divina Commedia - late XIV century). Now, I just hope to find enough time to study what I missed during the past month and everything will be OK. =)

40 minutes by train are acceptable, those surroundings are not as stressful as Milano; the lake is a very relaxing place and there're a lot of things to do. Como is a beautiful city with a a lot of history: every single brick and stone can tell you something about its glorious and rich past. (I promise to post some photos in the next future).

Meanwhile I want to show you these:
The faculty of Law and Jurisprudence is located inside an ancient monastery, close to the romanesque abbey of St. Abbondio (built in 1050). I'm kind of jealous because my section is located inside an horrible complex built during the '70s ... Anyway, they're still restoring a good part of that medieval monastery, and I really hope they'll move my faculty (Cultural Heritage and Arts) over there! XD

If you don't know where Lake Como is, just take a look on googlemaps. BTW, there're around 45 km (28 ml) between Como and Lissone, which is the city with the nearest train station.

If you've ever been in Las Vegas, the name "Bellagio Hotel & Casino" should be familiar to you ... ok, near Punta Spartivento you'll find the original town of Bellagio, one of the most beautiful cities around. However, if you're more interested in celebrities, Laglio is the right place for you: over there you'll probably find Mr. George Clooney walking downtown; they say he's a nice and simple guy and I hope to find him someday! XD

That's all for now folks! See you next time! ;D

I'm officially in ...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:46:13 GMT

Hi everybody!!! I'm writing this short post from my University in Como, I still have no wireless line inside my courtyard. :P
I hope everything is ok ... I miss you all, and I can't contact anybody for this stupid lack of line.

However, things are fine down here; Lombardy could be ugly sometimes, but it tastes like home ;)
I'll try to keep in touch!

See you next time!!!
CIAO =)

This is so ... right!!! XD

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:36:26 GMT

I think I'll love this series, I checked a couple of things and it's just perfect; They respected the Italian history adding some 'pepper' in all the right places. I just hope they'll show something more about Milan, but Florence is just perfect! =D

I suggest you to take a look here ... ;)

Thanks!

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:35:45 GMT

Thanks everybody for your comments ... I needed them!
I really appreciate your (digital) company; even if I should feel good for a couple of things I mentioned in a previous post, I still have some problems here and there; your comments are a good medicine in these occasion. ;)

Well, I'm ready to come back in Italy again (more or less); I'll leave Spain on wednesday 28, I don't know when I'll be online again ... but I want to say that you're in my thoughts. =)

I hope to hear of you as soon as possible.
(BTW, tomorrow it's my last day here, I hope to be relaxed enough when I'll start the University) :P

I need hugs ...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:20:24 GMT

I miss you all! :(

I'm back, but ready to leave again ...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:58:45 GMT

Hi everybody! I missed you all in these days!!!
It was a strange vacation because ... there was no vacation for me :P

Well, I have to say that I really enjoyed my cousin's wedding. BTW, I know he's planning to spend his honeymoon in California; so, I asked: "Ok, just be sure to have an empty bag ... It'd be a good hiding place for me!" XD
However, I had no time to relax because (*drum rolls*) I finally found a new university in Como! I'll start in November I suppose, when I'll back in Italy - Art Sciences and Cultural Heritage: which includes history, history of arts, archeology, literature, languages, etc. I'm pretty happy, but really tired after all of this.

Ok, now it's time for some photos (I hope to post more of them); this is a short session about the wedding with me, my parents and ... a lot of cold starters. =)

Eheheh ... I'm sure you're drooling right now! XD

I hope to have news from you; I haven't red anything yet, I don't have much time unfortunately.
Now I've to go, let me know if you're still alive guys! ;D See you soon.

I've got to go ...

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:34:19 GMT

Well, tomorrow I'll go back in Italy for a couple of weeks (I'll be here again on October 15); I really hope to relax a bit. I just want to say that I'm really sorry for being so absent in these days, however I didn't forgot you and your kind words. =)

Probably this is the occasion I was looking for ... a new start, a new way of life. I've always appreciated my 'surroundings' and my conditions, I consider myself very lucky and I've thank God for that; Anyway, In these months the loss of my sweet Diva was like a smack ... my small world has lost is brightness, but I'm happy because that kind creature made me learn a lot of important things.

Now I'll try to put those things to good use: I discovered how I love my parents, my family; Probably, even if I spent an horrible summer, this will be a quite pleasant Autumn and Winter. I hope that everything will go better from now on.

See you next time my friends!
Take care you all ...

I'm not dead yet ... but I feel like it

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:20:23 GMT

Hi everybody! I just want to tell you that I'm still alive ... I feel really tired; I feel strange: sometimes I start crying and sometimes I feel pretty relaxed, sometimes I feel sad and sometimes really happy. I don't understand!

I don't even want to write this post.
The good news is that I finally finished my season at that stupid aquapark!

I wish to talk with somebody ... but not via chat for now; I prefer to read your comments on LJ if have something to tell me; I'd really appreciate you suggestions if you have some.

Dreams

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:17:43 GMT

I had two intense dreams about Diva in these days:
In the first one I was looking for her because I couldn't believe she was gone; it was a rainy day and I discovered that she was with a new family, so I crept into their apartment and I 'stole' her. We went outside and, while running away, I said "I'll never let you go again! You'll be with me again from now on".

In the second one I was walking with her in Tarragona once again; I was so happy, and she looked happy too.
However I knew she was no longer alive, in fact there was a strange guy with us (sombody like 'Agent Smith' from Matrix); I suppose he was an angel or something, because he said "It's time now: we have to go". So I gave him my thanks for letting me spend one last day with Diva, and then I woke up.

After these two dreams I feel happy, because I know she's still with me in my heart and in my mind!

I don't know what to do

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:43:56 GMT

Working has become a torture: I can't keep smiling at people while I'm heartbroken. I'm thinking to lay myself off.
Today I cleaned Diva's pantry and dispensay, I just couldn't believe it; I also recovered her leash ... I can still smell her 'perfume' on it.

I feel her presence moving away a bit more everyday. I can't accept it!
Tomorrow she'll back somehow: her remains will be placed on the best spot I have in my room, but I don't know if I'll be able to see them. I can't think of my sweet joyful puppy as a inert heap of ashes. BTW, everyday at 19:30 I take my walk as always, because I'd feel bad otherwise ... it's painful, but it helps me to feel close to her.

I just hope that Diva is fine now, and I hope she'll wait for me when my time will come.

I miss you

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:39:32 GMT

I can't believe you're gone ... not while you're so close to my heart!
Please Diva, come back!!! I'll be here for you.

God, give me strenght!

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:48:31 GMT

Looks like I'm always unable to shed tears in these sad occasions ... but it doesn't mean I'm that cold.
My father took Diva to a special place and asked for new analysis, it turned out that Diva had a malignant tumor (that's what my father told me; I don't know if I can actually believe him, since my lil puppy was always happy even with those problems) and the vet decided to put her to sleep without my agreement.

I'm still shocked and it's hard for me to accept that Diva is gone. I just wish to have been able to give her more love and pay more attention to her; I was kind of absent in these months and I'll never forget how blind I've been. I wish I could hug her one last time.

I met her at the dog pound of Mariano Comense on September 8th and brought her here in Spain on April 8th as well. I'll never forget her beautiful eyes! Goodbye sweetheart! We'll meet again someday.

Dog Problems ... a long story short

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:06:06 GMT

Recently Diva started to piss all over the terrace ... the situation was getting out of hand, so I contacted the vet for a radiography. It turned out that she has something in her belly, and that thing has completely squished her left kidney; However there could be a different reason, the vet says: an hormone imbalance.

Surgery is inevitable, and they asked me around 300 Euros! My father wants to ask for an "eternal sleep" shot, but I can't do that to her; even if she drives me crazy sometimes, I don't want to kill her. There's another sad note: if Diva survives, my parents want to give her away ... or leave her in a dog pound.

If I'll move to Scotland I'll have to make a decision.
I don't know what to do!

I'd like to know your opinion ...

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:47:36 GMT

Hi everybody! Unfortunately my plan to move in Northern Ireland didn't work as I expected, but someone told me that EU students can ask for tuition fees in Scotland; since I can study "for free" I was thinking to apply online and see what happens. However, I really don't know what to choose ... I mean, there're so many things I'd like to learn, but I don't know which faculty will allow me to find a job 'easily'.

I was pointing to Glasgow, and there're three universities for me:
The University of Glasgow (I'd choose Arts)
The University of the West of Scotland (I'd choose Languages or Digital Art)
The Glasgow School of Art

What do you think?
Could you give me your opinion?

Thank you so much for reading here! =)

My name's Nobody! (... or Trinity, if you prefer)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:26:34 GMT

Because hands are better than guns ... XD

Hey!!!

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:52:24 GMT

Happy July 4th to all my American friends!!! =D

Take a look here ... XD

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:41:33 GMT

I have a small videoclip for you, just CLICK HERE
Enjoy! (BTW, 'Buon Giorno' means 'Good Morning' ;)

Don't worry: you'll understad it ... it's mute! ;D

Blah

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:33:43 GMT

I'm at good point with my little 'thing' at home ... I'm getting close.
Well, I feel really tired; I think I'll try to post some news tomorrow.
The situation is pretty "normal" right now, I just need to finish my digital chores before feeling free to breath again; probably I'll finally feel relaxed once everything is done. BTW, I hope that July and August will pass quickly.

The good thing is that I can test my skills with english and irish people.
PS: I miss you all guys!

Some 'old' photos ... (2005)

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:56:25 GMT

Hey! I was cleaning my digital library and I found these photos I took in the ex-royal gardens of Monza; we were working on a short videoclip called "Star Worse" ... it was so funny! XD eheheh
I was the commanding officer or something, and for that occasion I used my father's uniform. =)

I thought to add a peculiar touch to my character, using one of my sun lenses and a little chain on my glasses. ;) Now I think I look like Big Boss from Metal Gear Solid III … vaguely. :P

I’m an one-eyed man too! XD

:P

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:23:12 GMT

Absent ... Am I? ;) ihihih
I have few news; I'll talk about two strange dreams I had and I'll also post an photo (directly from my happiest years at school: 2005)
See you later! Take care everyone! =)

=)

Fri, 29 May 2009 09:25:14 GMT

I need to dance an Irish jig ... ;)