Looks Innocent Enough

Here is the laptop bag, of the non-rolling variety.

Between it and Partini's purse, she must fit:

- 1 camera in a chubby case, with extra card & batteries
- 1 video camera, just in case, with extra batteries
- video battery charger and v. heavy converter
- laptop & power source & adapter
- phone & charger

Hmm. When did all this happen? Miss Partini must have had her back turned.

Well, bags are almost packed, so time for Breakfast for Dinner and then off to a Boggle Party!

What Time Is It, Partini?

Well, funny you should ask.

It is time to forget about school for a few months.
Time to pack.
Time to try out new camera.
Time to get some beauty sleep. (Out, out, damned spot!)
Time to stop worrying about everyone and everything in one's path.

And that's MISS Partini to you!

Wrong Bags, Wrong Books

But the mind is starting to head to the right place. In the direction of Milan.

Partini has one more day of school.
She is cleaning out her in-box.
She has ascertained that someone will meet her at the flat with a key despite her arrival during Italian elections.
She has been offered Internet access.
She has made a list of parties and events.
She knows Celeb Boyfriend will be there. Out there.
She has a new camera that will not shake when she does.


In fact, she knows he has designed a floral arrangement for a car. A Cinquecento covered in Dutch flowers, to be precise. She will have camera ready.

Early Evening, A Long Time Ago

This is what Partini would like the inside of her mind to look like.

Is this too much to ask?

Rolling Laptop Bag, Anyone?

This is what laptop will feel like in Milan.

Why? Because flat has NO internet access. That's why.

Why do Partini adventures have to be such adventures?

Found 2 slim guidebooks. One had better layout, the other better map. Why does it always have to be that way? No, no, Partini would NEVER slip lovely laminated map into better guidebook! How DARE you?

Canadian Superheroes

Where's the Partini stamp?

"Armed with a drink and a handbag, Partini defies the bad guys to bring it on. With a swift kick from her pumps, she takes out all evil, only sometimes resorting to her red lipstick."

You get the picture.

See, Fun Day was profitable. Might not have acquired more stuff, but packed in the ambition.

True Colours

I know, I know. It's too soon to break out the Party Card. But I can't help it. I can feel it in my bones.

Just over a week of school. And masses of assignments.
House has been sprayed. Ants should never resurface again.
Milan will be managed, enjoyed and loved.
Mater & Pater will settle. Eventually.

Partini will most definitely Carry On.


(Oh, the weirdest song is going through my head. Not party-ish at all - the theme song from Love, Actually, the washed up rock star's Christmas song. Never mind, I'd dance to that!)

The Future Is Now

"No, no, Edna, I have ZERO time for Celebrity Boyfriends. Don't worry."

Oh, wouldn't it be ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS if Edna were my Yoda-Dobby-helper-thingie?!!
Actually, no, she'd probably be really difficult and then I'd end up being bossed around by her. What the heck was I thinking?

Anyway, gave the box of Kleenex back to Mater, as it was easier than buying her a new one.

Oh, and Fun Day WAS fun (well, maybe fun is not the right word - it was a trip to the Museum of Civilization, for goodness' sake, and Partini is nothing if not civilized!), in a totally zen sort of way, after breaking away from the group. Anyone who has ever seen Partini in action knows her tendency to bolt, especially in museums and galleries. Some may call it anti-social, but their terminology may be limited.

Anyhow, it was a complete change of scenery, especially since Partini managed to enter every exhibit through the exit and thus, spent part of the morning going backwards through time. As opposed to into the future with Edna.