Locked out of house, and rescued by firemen!
Yes, in Italy, firemen come to your house when you're locked out. 'twas cool! And we met all of our neighbors! We have a second lock, to which we have no key, that we only use from the inside.. it must have clicked shut when we closed the door. Luckily, we had an open window, and with a long enough ladder, it was reachable.
— by Robert Thomson, created 9th Oct, 2008, last modified 9th Oct, 2008 | 1 comment | Tags: World
Internet in Perugia
We have achieved that which we thought impossible. We now have Internet at our apartment in Perugia! It is a miracle! After over a month of wrangling with technical difficulties (which they never mentioned when we called to find out about our order - instead claiming that we were not customers, and trying to sell us something, thus leading us to assume our order was dropped, and to us placing a second order).. And so it is, that we now have Internet in our apartment. We probably could have had it a couple of weeks ago, had the modem (or instructions, since we had a spare modem) arrived sooner. But now we are officially customers, and we shall cherish our new-found status.
— by Robert Thomson, created 9th Oct, 2008, last modified 9th Oct, 2008 | Tags: Tech
Will work for food
.. if I'm ever that desperate. But seriously, since I'm going to Italy for 10 months, and quitting my job to do it, I will probably look for some projects to keep me busy, and with the current state of the share market, I'd feel better earning money instead of digging into my savings. :-) So if anybody has any 100% remote part-time work for me (python, perl, linux, whatever) at realistic rates, starting November, let me know. The Django remote work job-board looks like an interesting option, if you weed out the adverts wanting something-for-nothing.
— by Robert Thomson, created 2nd Oct, 2008, last modified 2nd Oct, 2008 | Tags: Tech
Off for another week in Perugia..
Tomorrow, I'm off for another week in Perugia. I'm looking forward to it, just like last time. The only downside is that I have to stay overnight in Florence, due to the timing of the flight and the last train, and the expense of a Saturday morning flight.. It's been getting progressively colder there, so I will take some warm clothes with me this time. I'm sure I'll be fine, since it's actually colder in Holland right now.
This round of packing is a little tough, though.. What's the largest set of clothes and other items that I can take with me that will still leave me with everything that I need here for my final 3 weeks here but that I can easily take with me next time. My final work day is on the 31st of October.
I also spent some money on things that I can't take with me, such as a washing machine, microwave, mattress, etc., and it would be nice if I could recoup some of the expense.. but I guess I'll be putting those things up for sale in my final week, unless the flatmates wish to purchase them from me (which would be ideal) for the next tenant, or the next tenant themselves.