lessons in pop culture

i guess i should be happy that the winter has been super mild. ive been able to get around with ease to and from work and wherever i want on the weekends. arguably, the worst weather that we have had in pgh has been this week. i can say with 96.37% confidence that it hasnt gotten above 30 degrees for about 4 days. blah.

with a perfectly timed visit however, grace and i have scorned zeus - by defying his urges for us to remain indoors and jaunting around town whenever we please. we already ran around a bit this morning, so this afternoon we are leaning towards relaxing and watching pigskin on the tele with onion dip snackage and fried rice dinner. if she is lucky, i may even throw in the flaming onion volcano - straight hibatchi style sucka. regardless, we are getting our grub-piece on.

in an incredibly exciting and unexpected turn of events, the idea is on the table for a potential move to toscana within the next ~3 years. using existing and future networking to establish a job in the industry, it is more realistic than one would initially believe. rent a small apartment, buy a cute little fiat, and zip around to miscellaneous parts of europe whenever i would wish. i guess now would be a good time to start learning italian? if this is indeed going to happen, expect to see some recipes along the lines of "101 different ways to cook top ramen" over the next couple years. more on that as it develops. in the meantime i will be doing lots of research online and clinging to the fact that living in italia for several years carries a shred of reality. maybe find some fly betty's over there to chill with...

enjoy the snow if you are getting any! i will be looking forward to warmer weather and the early spring classics. anybody else excited for their carpal tunnel to flare up again from repeatedly clicking refresh on cyclingnews.com's live race updates? hells yeah!

q: what happens when you watch real world vs. road rules whilst listening to madonna at the same time?

a: your brain explodes