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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Done! Done done done done done! After six months of toil and agony and bewilderment and mind-stretching, I'm finally done with...my first semester. Three to go. Sunday, January 25, 2004
So Far I've Been To... create your own visited country map or write about it on the open travel guide Thursday, January 15, 2004
Is It Any Surprise? Which America Hating Minority Are You? Take More Robert & Tim Quizzes Watch Robert & Tim Cartoons Friday, January 02, 2004
The Sounds of New Year's Eve in Rome's Piazza del Popolo Bang!^1 Bang!^2 Scusi!^3 Whoosh!^4 Pfzzzzz!^5 Tanti auguri!^6 BANG!^7 Fshhh!^8 Eep!^9 Crash!^10 Whoooo!^11 1. Firecracker (noise only: decibel equivalent to gunshot) 2. Ibid 3. "Excuse me!": A thousand people trying to push past me over the course of a minute 4. Firecracker (flying, colorful) 5. Firecracker (spinning, spark-emitting: tossed on ground in a crowded area) 6. "Happy new year!" 7. Like #1, but battle-ready 8. Dozens of spumanti (not champagne) bottles opening at once 9. The sounds of people in my party reacting to getting sparkling wine on clothes, in hair, up noses as result of #8 10. All those bottles simultaneously hitting the ground in a just-cleared area five feet from where I was standing 11. "Hey, this is a lot of fun!" |