The end of a rather peculiar week.

It has been a rather peculiar week, to be honest.

Ask me to put my finger on it and I can’t. There are so many half-written posts about things I found strange (but in reality weren’t that strange) or things that got me a bit miffed (drivers, dog shit, other people’s stupidity, etc.). At times I’ve felt as though I was somewhere else, some other-worldness.

And it’s been cold. Like winter, which, as you know, I hate. And there’s wind, making it seem much, much colder.

I got a bit drunk the other night. I’ve been teaching English, except not nearly as much as was planned but I might have another student, maybe. And then, before M was due to come (but didn’t because he finished work late but he’s going to pay me anyway), S texted asking if I can do lessons over the weekend. Very strange. She hasn’t been for a lesson since Christmas and then, suddenly, last night, ‘Can you do a lesson at the weekend?’. When I suggested either Saturday or Sunday afternoon, she plumped for Sunday afternoon – but then added that maybe she could do Saturday as well! Two lessons in two days after a couple of months of nothing? The only thing that crosses my mind is that she has a new boyfriend and, maybe, he’s English or American or Australian or something? I am, as you may be able to tell, intrigued. She has led a rather strange life.

I got home last night to see that my bedroom had been changed. A little. It seems I have been given a connection to next door by means of two new holes. To be honest, the first thing I noticed was plaster on top of the chest of drawers whereupon my first thought was ‘Shit! I guess the ceiling is coming down'; the plaster work in Italy seeming to be really crap. And, yes, some of the plaster was down but not from the ceiling. From a couple of holes, fairly high up on the wall. This wasn’t some crappy plasterwork but, rather, because someone had been drilling and inserted some sizable bolts from the other side!

My second thought was that I could go and get the hammer and punch the screw/bolt back through. That would mean, of course, that whatever was being held up on the other side might fall down. But I didn’t do that. I’m not quite that mischievous! But the thought made me smile.

Apart from a thought of ‘what the fuck?’ when I first saw the holes, I am, as usual, fairly relaxed about it all. After all, it’s only a wall and someone can come and fix it. It’s not really that big a deal. In fact, it’s quite amusing.

So, apart from the lesson (or lessons) over the weekend, we have no plans. F is going to Germany next week so there will be a lot of preparation that needs to be done and a ‘beauty farm’, as he calls it. This means that, invariably, I won’t see him that much over the weekend. However, I’m hoping that I can convince him to go to the cinema to see The Kings Speech which, now I’ve seen it in English, I really want to see in Italian (see, I told you it was a peculiar week :-D ). Anyway, the weather forecast says it will be a bit brighter than of late and, much more importantly, warmer. Not warm enough, of course, but warmer is better than colder.

And, did I tell you that I have booked our week in the agriturismo for August? The same place as last year. We’ve ‘been going to do it’ since Christmas but then things have happened and we never got round to it. And, then, recently F was so stressed. So I rang them up a couple of days ago and booked it. I was a bit nervous about doing it in case F didn’t really want to go (even if he had been saying that he really wanted to). Anyway, it seems it was the right thing to do and F seemed very happy that I had done it. I know what he’s like when he’s stressed at work and, I suppose, as time goes on, I shall be able to do more of this kind of stuff.

And I must remember to buy a couple of work shirts. There are some at a shop round the corner for €6! Seems a bit of a bargain to me – and they’ll only be for work anyway. And get some soap. And relax a bit as this week, with all the bits and pieces going on, I have been a tad busy.

And you? Are you doing something slightly more exciting than me (which, to be honest, wouldn’t be difficult :-) )?

8 thoughts on “The end of a rather peculiar week.

  1. Ciao Andy,
    yes, it seems a peculiar week to me ;)
    I’d love to see the movie in English and you want to see it in Italian :D Life is strange.

    I love the fact that you are relaxed about life in general. This is something I really need to learn. However it is not true that you aren’t a “planner” as you booked the Agriturismo already! I don’t even know where I will be next month, let alone in August (Japan?! waiting for an answer..).

    G. will be working tomorrow until very late :(
    I’ll have my pilates class in the morning and then I might go somewhere with Duick. No plans for Sunday as G. will be really tired… I guess. Perhaps we’ll be going to the movies. It depends on the weather. If it’s sunny, we’ll go to the lake.

    Anyway, buon fine settimana

    • Ciao Lola,

      Only ‘cos I’ve seen it in English though :-) Anyway, I want to see how they do the stuttering bit – what words they use. I’ve no doubt that they will be showing the English version of the movie in Milan in the next few weeks – we could go? :-)

      OK, not really ‘not a planner’ but that IS the only thing that is properly ‘planned between now and, well, forever :-D

      Summer in Japan? Sounds like a dream ;-)

      It is supposed to be nice tomorrow afternoon so a nice walk with Duick in the countryside sounds perfect :-). Sorry that G will be working late though. And I do understand the ‘really tired’ bit.

      Buon fine settimana a te ;-)

  2. I woud love to see it with you. This would be really great: see a very English movie with a very British friend ;)
    BTW, I haven’t seen it Italian as I want to see it only in English… although I guess Colin Firth’s accent would be quite difficult to understand. I like him a lot despite the English accent… hahhahhha just kidding! I’m jelous as I’ll never speak like that.

    • You will never speak like that …………………….. because you have a Canadian accent ;-)

      So sorry but they showed it in English ……………… LAST WEEK! :'( I am really disappointed as it would have been fun to go with you. We could have had popcorn and coke and a pizza afterwards (or before) :-D

      However, I do have a copy of it on DVD disk? I could bring it next time we have an aperitivo? The colleague who gave me the copy said that the English was quite easy to understand, so I think you’ll be OK.

  3. Sure, I will.
    It’s a shame for the movie theatre (cinema for non-Americans ahahhhaha) even though I would have had an orange juice instead of a coke!! Well, it depends on the …. “period” really
    :D
    ps. what about mars bars? You haven’t mentioned them lately..

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