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Life in Norcia
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11.03.08& some panoramasOn top of the previous post, I've taken some pictures and stictched them together, creating 90-270 degree panoramas. Warning: They're big in size, but worth the wait if you want an in-the-moment view from cyberspace. The shop The centro Castelluccio (bottom center) & Mt. Vittore Castelluccio (left) and clear skies
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06.28.08Florence & Il CentroIt's been an increasingly busy few days since I've caught up on Jet Lag and started sleeping through the night. The most difficult part has not been staying asleep, but rather getting to bed before midnight (and preferably at 10:00PM)-- something I haven't done regularly since I was nine or ten years old. On Wednesday Bryan recommended that I go to Florence and get some real-world Italian under my belt. I've been in tandem with the only other English-speaking guy my age in this town, Christian. He's just graduated from high school in Montreal and is on a bit of a ...
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06.23.08On a walkaboutPeace be to everyone reading this from across the pond and the occasional internet drifter. I've been in Norcia since about 2:00PM local time yesterday, though my body is quite unsure what time it is. The trip started at a brisk pace in Indianapolis, and got off with only a few hitches. Delta has lowered the maximum weight requirement for checked baggage, and I showed up with a bag 14lbs too big. I threw away my hangers, moved some of my audio gear and my gift for Fr. Cassian (crunchy peanut butter -- his request) into my bag. Oops. ...
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06.12.08Moving inWell, this is the beginning of a long series of headaches and geeking out. This will be the home of frequent musings about the trip -- short, simple and informative. It will also be the home of update reporting on the odyssey project and development. I've got something like 600gb worth of samples to move onto globat.com before I head across the pond. Does anyone know where I can jack-in to an OC-48 line and move all this data from Naptown to Cali? Ideas would be appreciated. [display_podcast] Just before the end of school, DJ Renfro and I put the final touches on ...