Entries from July 2007 ↓

a new kind of tetris, originally uploaded by garettojaksu. – uploaded on : 29 Jul ‘07, 8.30pm CEST PST

Sometimes storing the baggage in a car is just a matter of luck. Or genius. Well, sometimes you need to forget the laws of phisic in order to make them stay in the car. This time we were able to overcome the limits of the car, i just hope we can repeat this feat, tomorrow morning at 4 am.:)

Ok, tomorrow is The Day!

15 hours on a plane…

Milan -> Amsterdam -> Minneapolis -> Seattle

I’m definitely not that religious guy, but I think I will pray in every single way I know to channel some positivity!

So after some Pater Nosters it’s time for some mantra practice

I know, I know…

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic based on credit card, but to create the right trip mood I always have to get my hands on some good old banknote.
So I went to the bank this morning and I got 400 bucks to spend mostly on food and beer (yes, I am pretty much like Homer).
Since the amount wasn’t that high I didn’t have to make a reservation. Usually they ask for it just when you ask for more than a 1000 dollars.

The first thing that I thought when I held all these dollars’s been: “Hamilton? Jackson? Grant? Errrrr… Ehmmmmmm…” ;P
I felt so terribly ignorant that now I’m reading their biography on my encyclopedia (to completely repent I’m not using the wikipedia )

If you can read this text, my wordpress has been configured to get updates automatically through email.
It’s almost time, the 30th of july we are storming the airport. I just hope there aren’t strikes during this period of the year .

This is the final test: this video has been recorded, edited and published with my nokia n80. Initially i made an ending sequence using Final Cut Pro, but the resulting video was not editable by the n80. So i had to convert the music to AAC format, upload it (using bluetooth) to my cellphone, and use it as music channel. Well, the resulting effect is quite hilarious, because i wrote the texts on some sheets of paper and recorded them with the camera.

I like the final effect, i think i’ll buy a block notes and some pencils: this will be our titling platform

So monday 30th we will start our jorney at the 9.30 a.m. from Milano-Malpensa.
Our voyage is comprised of 3 parts:  Milano-> London. London -> Minneapolis. Minneapolis -> Seattle.

Of course some luggage will be delayed during the mid flight. Whatever. I just can’t wait any longer

I was just wondering how to automate the youtube integration… i’ve sort of done it. It’s complicated but it’s working.

Ok, here’s another list of interesting places to stop by while in Portland Oregon… Pubs and breweries…

Mmmmmmmm… Beer… ;P

Finally it seems the passport office got scared of me and decided to give me my fracking passport. Uzzah!
When i took it i was quite happy, then outside the office i’ve checked it. My heart stopped: my photo was almost unrecognizable.

I’ve never seen anything so crappy. 

I returned immediatly to the office and checked  my passport with another person: both the photos were horrible. (the girl i’ve asked, looked like a guest star from “day of the dead”). That’s no point denying it : the “so called” enhanced security is an hoax. How can the people tell it’s really me with such a poor imaging ? Is there a digital image stored somewhere inside the chip ?
Well, the time for rant is finished (at least now) … it’s time to plan some more!