Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Dog Dragging Hind Legs

La percezione della circostanza


The perception of the condition, besides being a beautiful word, is a trite, banal rule of etiquette that we have as children in the early afternoons when we had the extraordinary opportunity to get bored listening to the chatter large while taking tea on Saturday afternoon. The fact was the tea, to be precise, and the perception, however, was a single order received: "shut up and listen." That's it. Increasing efforts have been made, not in all truth, to apply that order to a mode of behavior "appropriate" with respect to any circumstance that fortunately, no longer just that of a tea among old aunts. And then, this small act of conscience, is now considered an exercise exquisitely designed only to intelligent minds of our kind, that would be human. I say this because personally I can not comprehend how there is still someone who spent 40 years a piece, can
interrupt you while you're talking on the phone, even excitedly, and although it quite well that you're doing something else, a significant, moreover, do not hesitate to speak on other topics. This entitles us to rage instantly tear him to pieces, "but you see I'm on the phone? NO MORE! "Or are you arguing with your girlfriend, do not ask me why, of course, always silly, and even on the street, and if you're arguing in the street, you do not know why, you're always fighting in an exaggerated, sensational: they all remember the couple who shouted at Via Tagliamento, because then we are mica in New York, where you will not be any line, no, we are in Rome, where he will not tell you that you are participating, but we feel authorized to say goodbye to one of two at a time when would be best to ignore it and go beyond. No! He greets "Hello" maybe with a smile underneath. And how should one respond? "HELLO!" Shouting with a muted subtitled: "DIE!".
Or we pizzeria, absurd and very long table, the venue is full, the decibels have soared even the cone auditel in Sanremo, the waiters are struggling to take command of all those who still do not know how to order a pizza to the table and ask for the menu, you get lost between beers, coche, croquettes, rice balls are, the pants, the whatever. Enter your friend sees that you're working to help the waiter and even your supposed friends at the table extricating summaries: "So, guys, we said four daisies, two with ham, not a tomato, then 3 cakes, 9 beer, 4 bottles of mineral water, 2 smooth and 2 drinks, as you say honey? basil with you? ". This mad and get even failing to give a hand because is too far away, you still offers it, and do not budge for a moment with his eyes, making you feel embarrassed because they do not seem to want him healthy. In fact you can not, you would like, but you can not! And what do you say? "Hello, is a life time no see." The answer should be only one: "I had my way, may be the last! A daisy, thank you! "

Monday, December 13, 2010

What To Use Besides Waxing Paper From Home

Pensieri sotto l'albero


And since this year has reached the Immaculate, here again we have made that gesture as a child we loved so much and now has become a torment: the tree! But do not bad luck, we say it out loud at Christmas una casa senza l’albero è una tristezza infinita. E quindi abbiamo arraffato una scala, siamo saliti sul palchettone per tirare giù quei due pezzi di rayon verde smeraldo per montarlo in salotto, vicino a una finestra (così da fuori chi guarda dalla strada rosica che io ho fatto l’albero e tu no) piegandosi sulle ginocchia per salvaguardare l’ernia (L5-S1). Ma quando ci si ritrova con quei bracci di fil di ferro ricoperti di muschio finto a rifare quei gesti al contrario di appena un anno fa (era il 7 gennaio), si pensa all’utilità della cosa. Il pensiero vola via alle implicazioni annuali di ogni Natale: “i regali, oddìo, quello alla suocera: il caffè, come mai a un certo punto della vita alle mother in law gives it the coffee? Perhaps in the hope that we remain on a cup, because of pressure? But then the funeral looks heavy:-if not give them, maybe today was still here. " The gifts of grandchildren, he does not like anything, like a little game you already have it, by force, by downloading from the internet, then give him a computer, but I know that 'the father? We thought the father, no? Gifts to children, according to a bell'assegno me and see how they are happy, but it is cold, impersonal, if you shoot those on holiday in Sharm, but now there are sharks, then good on iTunes, so you download a movie and if he sees it, the limit a book that title? "War and Peace" but if you are still reading "The children of the Via Paal." That pizza ... but once it was Christmas, my Christmas as a child? ". In short, these are the thoughts and rimonti tree. But suddenly in your hypothalamus is heard a strange cracking sound, a door with an ugly rusty bolt creak open foreboding. But throw a glance of curiosity: who's in there? It is your father, he is young, speaks softly to your mother, "SCCT! Make-up if not they hear us. " Your mother, holding a scale and he slowly rises to fetch the palchettone on a super 8 projector, you asked who happens to own a gift to Santa Claus, and a doll for your sister. You are small and still do not know, but you're going to be great pain and perhaps with a pride that will never in your life. Through the keyhole of your bedroom you saw it all! You turn to your sister and say, "What, did you ask Santa Claus for a doll?". She said, 'Yes, I wrote the letter. " And thou, triumphant, will you answer to, just remember when it is stopped today, forty years later, as you see your nephew bent over plastic tree while one hears you screaming and crying through her tears a phrase: " Santa Claus does not exist. "

PS: the picture, as had not happened time, has nothing to do ...

Monday, December 6, 2010

Funny Baby Names Food

In macchina con Mario


In 1986, Mario Monicelli open the rear door of a black Golf GLD. Beside him, Suso Cecchi D'Amico. Sitting in front of Margaret and her niece to drive myself. Then that car, was carrying two columns of Italian cinema in the company of two boys of twenty, his return from Frascati where he had just finished filming "Oci Ciornie" directed by Nikita Michalkov and produced by Silvia D'Amico. That evening, during the feast at the end of the film, Marcello Mastroianni, and I knew I had also took two pictures with him while he asked me to look at the photographer, at least during the shot, and not fissarlo come stavo facendo da un quarto d’ora. Avevo visto Suso Cecchi ballare un valzer con Nikita Michalkov ubriaco di secchi di vodka. Avevo visto Silvia D’Amico tirare un sospiro di sollievo sul genere “adesso ci manca il montaggio e poi finalmente è finita!”. Avevo chiesto a Silvana Mangano di spiegarmi come aveva dato quello schiaffone ad Alberto Sordi sul finale de ”L’Automobile” e lei mi aveva risposto: “aveva una paura Alberto e io gli ho detto ‘tranquillo’, invece gli ho dato una sberla! Hai visto, vero?”. Avevo sentito il direttore della fotografia Franco Di Giacomo descrivere come “Marcello”, su sua richiesta, aveva ripetuto un’inquadratura di un monologo dove ricordava, rideva, piangeva, tutto, con un riflesso bellissimo e irripetibile, perso per un problema che solo al cinema (“il pelo in macchina”) e lui l’aveva rifatto senza battere ciglio riprendendo la luce esattamente in quel punto! Insomma, avevo appena passato una serata così e ancora non avevo parlato di niente con Monicelli. Ma ecco l’occasione: l’avrei accompagnato in macchina, meglio di così... Comincia il viaggio e dopo le prime curve trovo il coraggio per cominciare la litania di complimenti che riguardava l’UNICO suo film che avevo visto, “Il Marchese del Grillo”, non accorgendomi che, parlando tanto di “come recitava Sordi tra le sue mani”, omettevo masterpieces such as "A hero of our times", or "The Great War" or "A Very Little". But there was nothing to do, I was excited like a crazed moth to light a lamp of a summer evening, with those two in the car did not believe it, I screamed all, but only with respect to the Marchese del Grillo: on shots of the buildings, how to Paolo Stoppa was good for the pope, the other actors, dialogues, quotes ... He nods and smiles in silence. But the time to say goodbye and closed the door tells me: "Look, I am delighted that both have liked this movie and I thank you very much for the compliments, but I remember that I would direct others, anche con Alberto Sordi, tranquillo! Se li guardi, e grazie del passaggio!”.
Grazie a te, Mario.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

How To Help Broken Hair

Venus Chronicles: the radio forum "planet Venus"

not enough for me a site website, a blog, a Facebook page, forums ... WebRadio here now!
I welcomed the initiative of the forum "The planet Venus" for a WebRadio : I manage the address book is dedicated to cultural heritage, "Venus Chronicles - Cultural Heritage .
As described in the brief presentation, which is the zero point, in this space to talk about art, archeology, architecture, literature and cultural heritage. In view of these issues, the radio has been added to the toolbar "The angle of the archaeologist" , along with several operators and utilities to archaeologists for cultural heritage.
This is my first experiment in radio, so I ask clemenza agli ascoltatori!