MY BOY!
[4/29/11 9:32:53 AM] Lisa Symington: On your last night in your apartment, right?
[4/29/11 9:33:35 AM] Troy Symington: Yup!
[4/29/11 9:33:49 AM] Lisa Symington: what have you been doing?
[4/29/11 9:33:53 AM] Troy Symington: Tomorrow night we stay in a hostel across the river in Florence.
[4/29/11 9:34:11 AM] Troy Symington: Cleaning. Packing. Seeing everything I still had to see.
[4/29/11 9:34:19 AM] Troy Symington: I climbed the Dome today finally!
[4/29/11 9:35:23 AM] Lisa Symington: Funny to stay in the same town in the hostel. Yay, you climbed the Dome! I'm glad. Was it still great? or did it lose some of it's pizazz because Firenze was more familiar to you?
[4/29/11 9:37:11 AM] Troy Symington: Nope! Don't think so! It was pretty cool to get a veiw of absolutely everywhere in the city! I kept going "that's where ... is, and that's the ...".
[4/29/11 9:37:24 AM] Lisa Symington: :)
[4/29/11 9:37:42 AM] Lisa Symington: Did Accent have a going away party for you guys?
[4/29/11 9:39:02 AM] Troy Symington: Yup! We went to a pizza place nearby our apartment that I've actually been to twice before. We got free soda and pizza! I was stuffed! And we said goodbye to all of the teachers and a couple of the students who left early. Our roommate Sean left this morning! It's so weird!
[4/29/11 9:39:41 AM] Lisa Symington: Seems weird after making a home together for the last 3 months!
[4/29/11 9:40:48 AM] Lisa Symington: Is all going well with your packing? extra storage off to your friend for the ride home? (was it Jordan? i forget whom)
[4/29/11 9:42:01 AM] Troy Symington: Naw, it was our friend Shannon. I dropped the bag off yesterday with all of our stuff (it ended up being pretty darn heavy even though it's just a duffel bag!)
[4/29/11 10:05:08 AM] Lisa Symington: Sorry, I got a phone call from our travel agent. I tried to type in be right back but didn't get the return button hit.
[4/29/11 10:05:45 AM] Lisa Symington: I trust you weighed your duffel bag to be sure you didn't go over the weight limit?
[4/29/11 10:05:49 AM] Troy Symington: It's ok, I know it's because you don't actually love me... : )
[4/29/11 10:05:56 AM] Lisa Symington: Not really!
[4/29/11 10:06:53 AM] Lisa Symington: I have you booked in the tiny, cramped, cheap, inside, windowless cabin with Katie and Nick for our sailing cruise.
[4/29/11 10:06:59 AM] Troy Symington: The wait limit is 50 lbs and it's a small duffel bag. I really don't think we got anywhere near it. It was probably like 30 lbs or something.
[4/29/11 10:07:00 AM] Lisa Symington: Okiedokie
[4/29/11 10:07:52 AM] Lisa Symington: Tell me about your plans that you have booked already for your next couple of weeks
[4/29/11 10:09:58 AM] Troy Symington: Florence for 1 night tomorrow night. Then Dublin for 3 nights. Then a train to Galway and an unknown number of nights there. We haven't booked our Galway hostel yet because we might want to spend an extra night in Dublin.
[4/29/11 10:10:34 AM] Lisa Symington: Sounds like you're city folks :) What is there to do in DUblin?
[4/29/11 10:10:54 AM] Troy Symington: Not a whole lot...
[4/29/11 10:11:17 AM] Lisa Symington: Then why stay so many days?
[4/29/11 10:12:36 AM] Troy Symington: Oh! By the way... I'm probably going to need some more money in the bank account soon. There's still over 500 in there but since we're going to start traveling around it's going to disapear reeeaaally quickly.
[4/29/11 10:13:56 AM] Troy Symington: For the Irish culture! And I know how that is synonomous with drinking, but that's not what I intend to do... much.
[4/29/11 10:14:38 AM] Lisa Symington: OK
[4/29/11 10:14:57 AM] Troy Symington: I got to go mom! We're meeting people for dinner! Love ya!
[4/29/11 10:15:06 AM] Lisa Symington: I'll see what I can do about your bank account. You are going to owe me big time!!!
[4/29/11 10:15:11 AM] Lisa Symington: Love ya too!
Showing posts with label Florence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florence. Show all posts
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Finals in Florence
Troy!
[4/26/11 1:29:39 PM] Lisa Symington: You there?
[4/26/11 1:29:51 PM] Lisa Symington: Hellooo!!
[4/26/11 1:31:06 PM] Troy Symington: Whoa! My mom's messaging me!
[4/26/11 1:35:43 PM] Troy Symington: But Skype's not sending it apparently...
[4/26/11 1:35:54 PM] Lisa Symington: and then I ran away since nobody loved me enough to respond!
[4/26/11 1:36:04 PM] Lisa Symington: Hi honey!
[4/26/11 1:36:40 PM] Lisa Symington: I was about to book the San Francisco de Young museum for June 18, a Saturday, for a Picasso exhibit.
[4/26/11 1:36:46 PM] Lisa Symington: Do you want to go?
[4/26/11 1:37:40 PM] Lisa Symington: We are only planning a day trip with the exhibit time of 12:30, if I can get it.... they are already sold out for the first weekend and most of this second weekend
[4/26/11 1:38:55 PM] Lisa Symington: Did you run away?
[4/26/11 1:40:21 PM] Lisa Symington: Now Skype isn't sending my chats to you!
[4/26/11 1:40:38 PM] Lisa Symington: they are "pending", so what's with that?
[4/26/11 1:41:13 PM] Lisa Symington: It still has you listed as a green check for having your computer open....
[4/26/11 1:42:10 PM] Lisa Symington: oh well, I'm out to mow the lawn with the PUSH mower. The regular one is being repaired and the grass grows fast this time of year
[4/26/11 1:42:20 PM] Lisa Symington: Where's my mower when I need him?
[4/26/11 1:42:35 PM] Troy Symington: I'll have school and work by then... what day of the week is it?
[4/26/11 1:42:58 PM] Lisa Symington: Saturday
[4/26/11 1:43:05 PM] Lisa Symington: Yay! you ARE there!!
[4/26/11 1:44:04 PM] Troy Symington: Whoa! It just sent me your last, like, 10 messages all at once!
[4/26/11 1:44:05 PM] Lisa Symington: We could probably do a Sunday if it's better. I am waiting for Katie's reply still..... but she leaves for Hawaii later that week so I thought sooner was better than later for her sake.
[4/26/11 1:44:47 PM] Troy Symington: I just don't know what my work schedule will be, but I can probably do it!
[4/26/11 1:45:29 PM] Lisa Symington: I suppose you would be able to schedule work around it since, as of now you are not scheduled at all :)
[4/26/11 1:45:48 PM] Troy Symington: Yup! :)
[4/26/11 1:46:04 PM] Lisa Symington: OK, I'll count you as a go! Your ticket is $21 as a student
[4/26/11 1:46:27 PM] Lisa Symington: How was your history essay?
[4/26/11 1:47:37 PM] Troy Symington: Woohoo! The essay went pretty well I think! Afterwards we had a Soc Sci essay that was really easy, but by the time we took it I felt really burnt out from all the writing! (our journals were due that day as well so I had spent the entire night before writing many, many pages).
[4/26/11 1:48:11 PM] Lisa Symington: Last minute journaling for the whole semester?
[4/26/11 1:48:36 PM] Lisa Symington: Congratulations on feeling good about your essays!
[4/26/11 1:48:50 PM] Troy Symington: Ha, no. It's just the last 8 entries that were due today.
[4/26/11 1:48:51 PM] Lisa Symington: SmartiePants!
[4/26/11 1:48:56 PM] Lisa Symington: OK
[4/26/11 1:49:06 PM] Lisa Symington: Anything new?
[4/26/11 1:49:17 PM] Lisa Symington: I saw Anna's Greece photos on FB
[4/26/11 1:49:42 PM] Lisa Symington: Why didn't you go to Greece? I had thought that was one of those places you wanted to go?
[4/26/11 1:50:40 PM] Troy Symington: Started throwing away things today that I'm not gonna need after the program... Ok, stop freaking asking me all these questions at once, I started writing in response to the "anything new" and then you start throwing all these other questions at me! Stop it!
[4/26/11 1:51:11 PM] Lisa Symington: Type faster :D
[4/26/11 1:51:36 PM] Troy Symington: You need to learn proper chat room etiquette!
[4/26/11 1:51:43 PM] Lisa Symington: Pause....
[4/26/11 1:51:54 PM] Lisa Symington: awaiting prior responses....
[4/26/11 1:52:29 PM] Lisa Symington: pause....
[4/26/11 1:53:22 PM] Lisa Symington: pause.....
[4/26/11 1:53:35 PM] Lisa Symington: still pausing.........
[4/26/11 1:53:58 PM] Troy Symington: Ok... I had wanted to go to Greece. But the program that Anna went with was through something called Florence For Fun. And I knew that if I went it would just be a lot of partying and I wouldn't see anything of Greece. Anna told me she hated the Greece trip because of this (as well as the very perverse Greek men). And if you say pause one more time I'm hanging up.
[4/26/11 1:54:19 PM] Lisa Symington: hahahaha
[4/26/11 1:55:27 PM] Lisa Symington: I understand about the partying and the men! yikes! I guess it was all right to miss her trip then, although the boat trip looked wonderful and the caves and shoreline were beautiful.
[4/26/11 1:55:49 PM] Lisa Symington: What did you throw away?
[4/26/11 1:55:58 PM] Troy Symington: She did say that it was very beautiful. But it's not how I want to see Greece.
[4/26/11 1:56:08 PM] Lisa Symington: Gotcha :)
[4/26/11 1:56:12 PM] Troy Symington: Again with the multiple statements!
[4/26/11 1:56:24 PM] Lisa Symington: I'm pausing :)
[4/26/11 1:56:25 PM] Troy Symington: You have no idea how annoying...
[4/26/11 1:56:30 PM] Lisa Symington: Love you :)
[4/26/11 1:57:15 PM] Troy Symington: Just threw away a lot of papers and the museum tickets and city maps that I didn't want (I kept most of them).
[4/26/11 1:57:49 PM] Lisa Symington: That makes sense, especially since you will be carrying everything on your back for the following 2 1/2 weeks
[4/26/11 1:59:00 PM] Troy Symington: My friend Shannon is actually going to take a bag back for us. We're going to pay the $55 dollars baggage fee and buy her dinner or something.
[4/26/11 1:59:19 PM] Lisa Symington: You have that much stuff?
[4/26/11 2:00:29 PM] Troy Symington: I need to send my books back mostly. Plus the souvenirs. I was able to take my carry-on on the flight over here, but I'm not going to be able to when we travel around.
[4/26/11 2:01:25 PM] Lisa Symington: Are your books worth $55?
[4/26/11 2:01:38 PM] Lisa Symington: You could leave them in Italy...
[4/26/11 2:03:04 PM] Troy Symington: Do you have any idea how expensive textbooks are? Any one of them is worth $55. Plus I need one of them for next year. Plus, Alec is paying for half of it. Besides, I need to send back my bowler hat, a large mug we stole from a beer garden in munich, among oher things...
[4/26/11 2:03:26 PM] Lisa Symington: Oh, I get it now...
[4/26/11 2:04:06 PM] Lisa Symington: Are you ready to say goodbye to Florence? How does the timing feel?
[4/26/11 2:04:35 PM] Troy Symington: I feel like I should have another couple of months here!
[4/26/11 2:04:54 PM] Lisa Symington: I'm glad you're still enjoying it!
[4/26/11 2:05:18 PM] Lisa Symington: I bet your Italian is pretty good now, too
[4/26/11 2:05:24 PM] Troy Symington: I feel like there's so much left to do, just in Florence!
[4/26/11 2:05:36 PM] Troy Symington: My italian is still... eh.
[4/26/11 2:05:55 PM] Lisa Symington: I guess 3 months isn't very long, really
[4/26/11 2:06:11 PM] Lisa Symington: I really miss gelato
[4/26/11 2:06:13 PM] Troy Symington: Not really...
[4/26/11 2:06:27 PM] Troy Symington: But I signed up for Italian 3 next semester!
[4/26/11 2:06:50 PM] Lisa Symington: I'm glad. It will keep you connected to this time and to the country.
[4/26/11 2:07:35 PM] Lisa Symington: Any other news? I should get mowing since you're not doing it!
[4/26/11 2:08:18 PM] Troy Symington: Not really, I should get to bed... I have 2 more finals tomorrow...
[4/26/11 2:08:33 PM] Lisa Symington: Love you. Good luck on the finals
[4/26/11 2:08:40 PM] Lisa Symington: Mwah (h)
[4/26/11 2:08:49 PM] Troy Symington: Love! Ciao!
[4/26/11 1:29:39 PM] Lisa Symington: You there?
[4/26/11 1:29:51 PM] Lisa Symington: Hellooo!!
[4/26/11 1:31:06 PM] Troy Symington: Whoa! My mom's messaging me!
[4/26/11 1:35:43 PM] Troy Symington: But Skype's not sending it apparently...
[4/26/11 1:35:54 PM] Lisa Symington: and then I ran away since nobody loved me enough to respond!
[4/26/11 1:36:04 PM] Lisa Symington: Hi honey!
[4/26/11 1:36:40 PM] Lisa Symington: I was about to book the San Francisco de Young museum for June 18, a Saturday, for a Picasso exhibit.
[4/26/11 1:36:46 PM] Lisa Symington: Do you want to go?
[4/26/11 1:37:40 PM] Lisa Symington: We are only planning a day trip with the exhibit time of 12:30, if I can get it.... they are already sold out for the first weekend and most of this second weekend
[4/26/11 1:38:55 PM] Lisa Symington: Did you run away?
[4/26/11 1:40:21 PM] Lisa Symington: Now Skype isn't sending my chats to you!
[4/26/11 1:40:38 PM] Lisa Symington: they are "pending", so what's with that?
[4/26/11 1:41:13 PM] Lisa Symington: It still has you listed as a green check for having your computer open....
[4/26/11 1:42:10 PM] Lisa Symington: oh well, I'm out to mow the lawn with the PUSH mower. The regular one is being repaired and the grass grows fast this time of year
[4/26/11 1:42:20 PM] Lisa Symington: Where's my mower when I need him?
[4/26/11 1:42:35 PM] Troy Symington: I'll have school and work by then... what day of the week is it?
[4/26/11 1:42:58 PM] Lisa Symington: Saturday
[4/26/11 1:43:05 PM] Lisa Symington: Yay! you ARE there!!
[4/26/11 1:44:04 PM] Troy Symington: Whoa! It just sent me your last, like, 10 messages all at once!
[4/26/11 1:44:05 PM] Lisa Symington: We could probably do a Sunday if it's better. I am waiting for Katie's reply still..... but she leaves for Hawaii later that week so I thought sooner was better than later for her sake.
[4/26/11 1:44:47 PM] Troy Symington: I just don't know what my work schedule will be, but I can probably do it!
[4/26/11 1:45:29 PM] Lisa Symington: I suppose you would be able to schedule work around it since, as of now you are not scheduled at all :)
[4/26/11 1:45:48 PM] Troy Symington: Yup! :)
[4/26/11 1:46:04 PM] Lisa Symington: OK, I'll count you as a go! Your ticket is $21 as a student
[4/26/11 1:46:27 PM] Lisa Symington: How was your history essay?
[4/26/11 1:47:37 PM] Troy Symington: Woohoo! The essay went pretty well I think! Afterwards we had a Soc Sci essay that was really easy, but by the time we took it I felt really burnt out from all the writing! (our journals were due that day as well so I had spent the entire night before writing many, many pages).
[4/26/11 1:48:11 PM] Lisa Symington: Last minute journaling for the whole semester?
[4/26/11 1:48:36 PM] Lisa Symington: Congratulations on feeling good about your essays!
[4/26/11 1:48:50 PM] Troy Symington: Ha, no. It's just the last 8 entries that were due today.
[4/26/11 1:48:51 PM] Lisa Symington: SmartiePants!
[4/26/11 1:48:56 PM] Lisa Symington: OK
[4/26/11 1:49:06 PM] Lisa Symington: Anything new?
[4/26/11 1:49:17 PM] Lisa Symington: I saw Anna's Greece photos on FB
[4/26/11 1:49:42 PM] Lisa Symington: Why didn't you go to Greece? I had thought that was one of those places you wanted to go?
[4/26/11 1:50:40 PM] Troy Symington: Started throwing away things today that I'm not gonna need after the program... Ok, stop freaking asking me all these questions at once, I started writing in response to the "anything new" and then you start throwing all these other questions at me! Stop it!
[4/26/11 1:51:11 PM] Lisa Symington: Type faster :D
[4/26/11 1:51:36 PM] Troy Symington: You need to learn proper chat room etiquette!
[4/26/11 1:51:43 PM] Lisa Symington: Pause....
[4/26/11 1:51:54 PM] Lisa Symington: awaiting prior responses....
[4/26/11 1:52:29 PM] Lisa Symington: pause....
[4/26/11 1:53:22 PM] Lisa Symington: pause.....
[4/26/11 1:53:35 PM] Lisa Symington: still pausing.........
[4/26/11 1:53:58 PM] Troy Symington: Ok... I had wanted to go to Greece. But the program that Anna went with was through something called Florence For Fun. And I knew that if I went it would just be a lot of partying and I wouldn't see anything of Greece. Anna told me she hated the Greece trip because of this (as well as the very perverse Greek men). And if you say pause one more time I'm hanging up.
[4/26/11 1:54:19 PM] Lisa Symington: hahahaha
[4/26/11 1:55:27 PM] Lisa Symington: I understand about the partying and the men! yikes! I guess it was all right to miss her trip then, although the boat trip looked wonderful and the caves and shoreline were beautiful.
[4/26/11 1:55:49 PM] Lisa Symington: What did you throw away?
[4/26/11 1:55:58 PM] Troy Symington: She did say that it was very beautiful. But it's not how I want to see Greece.
[4/26/11 1:56:08 PM] Lisa Symington: Gotcha :)
[4/26/11 1:56:12 PM] Troy Symington: Again with the multiple statements!
[4/26/11 1:56:24 PM] Lisa Symington: I'm pausing :)
[4/26/11 1:56:25 PM] Troy Symington: You have no idea how annoying...
[4/26/11 1:56:30 PM] Lisa Symington: Love you :)
[4/26/11 1:57:15 PM] Troy Symington: Just threw away a lot of papers and the museum tickets and city maps that I didn't want (I kept most of them).
[4/26/11 1:57:49 PM] Lisa Symington: That makes sense, especially since you will be carrying everything on your back for the following 2 1/2 weeks
[4/26/11 1:59:00 PM] Troy Symington: My friend Shannon is actually going to take a bag back for us. We're going to pay the $55 dollars baggage fee and buy her dinner or something.
[4/26/11 1:59:19 PM] Lisa Symington: You have that much stuff?
[4/26/11 2:00:29 PM] Troy Symington: I need to send my books back mostly. Plus the souvenirs. I was able to take my carry-on on the flight over here, but I'm not going to be able to when we travel around.
[4/26/11 2:01:25 PM] Lisa Symington: Are your books worth $55?
[4/26/11 2:01:38 PM] Lisa Symington: You could leave them in Italy...
[4/26/11 2:03:04 PM] Troy Symington: Do you have any idea how expensive textbooks are? Any one of them is worth $55. Plus I need one of them for next year. Plus, Alec is paying for half of it. Besides, I need to send back my bowler hat, a large mug we stole from a beer garden in munich, among oher things...
[4/26/11 2:03:26 PM] Lisa Symington: Oh, I get it now...
[4/26/11 2:04:06 PM] Lisa Symington: Are you ready to say goodbye to Florence? How does the timing feel?
[4/26/11 2:04:35 PM] Troy Symington: I feel like I should have another couple of months here!
[4/26/11 2:04:54 PM] Lisa Symington: I'm glad you're still enjoying it!
[4/26/11 2:05:18 PM] Lisa Symington: I bet your Italian is pretty good now, too
[4/26/11 2:05:24 PM] Troy Symington: I feel like there's so much left to do, just in Florence!
[4/26/11 2:05:36 PM] Troy Symington: My italian is still... eh.
[4/26/11 2:05:55 PM] Lisa Symington: I guess 3 months isn't very long, really
[4/26/11 2:06:11 PM] Lisa Symington: I really miss gelato
[4/26/11 2:06:13 PM] Troy Symington: Not really...
[4/26/11 2:06:27 PM] Troy Symington: But I signed up for Italian 3 next semester!
[4/26/11 2:06:50 PM] Lisa Symington: I'm glad. It will keep you connected to this time and to the country.
[4/26/11 2:07:35 PM] Lisa Symington: Any other news? I should get mowing since you're not doing it!
[4/26/11 2:08:18 PM] Troy Symington: Not really, I should get to bed... I have 2 more finals tomorrow...
[4/26/11 2:08:33 PM] Lisa Symington: Love you. Good luck on the finals
[4/26/11 2:08:40 PM] Lisa Symington: Mwah (h)
[4/26/11 2:08:49 PM] Troy Symington: Love! Ciao!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
In which Troy is a twit
[9:18:52 AM] Katie Symington: yo wassup
[9:19:45 AM] Troy Symington: Laying on my bed listening to my iPod and reading Harry Potter. You?
[9:22:43 AM] Troy Symington: Yo! You there?
[9:22:52 AM] Troy Symington: Helloooooooooooooo?
[9:23:16 AM] Troy Symington: Ms. Katrina Ann Symington you talk to me this instant!
[9:26:42 AM] Troy Symington: Fine! See what I care!
[9:27:32 AM] Troy Symington: I'm just sitting here... all alone in Italy... out in the big world with no one to give me guidance... whatever shall I do?
[9:28:06 AM] Troy Symington: I didn't want to talk to you anyways!
[9:28:24 AM] Troy Symington: Nyeeeeaaaahhhh!
[12:35:09 PM] Katie Symington: Hi!!!
[12:35:42 PM] Katie Symington: ...ello?
[12:36:02 PM] Katie Symington: I saw that pencil moving! you can't fool me! I know you're there!!!
[12:36:32 PM] Katie Symington: Hey!
[12:36:37 PM] Katie Symington: Talk to meeeeeee!
[12:36:51 PM] Troy Symington: I'm ignoring you the way you ignored me!!!
[12:37:07 PM] Katie Symington: lol I'm sorry, I had to go to school and I left my computer open!
[12:37:28 PM] Troy Symington: Then why did you message me???
[12:37:45 PM] Katie Symington: I was on for like five minutes!
[12:37:52 PM] Katie Symington: And to say hi!
[12:37:55 PM] Katie Symington: So, hi!
[12:38:18 PM] Troy Symington: Rawr... I will never forgive you.
[12:38:24 PM] Katie Symington: *sobs*
[12:38:29 PM] Katie Symington: *cries*
[12:38:31 PM] Katie Symington: *snots*
[12:38:41 PM] Katie Symington: *flings self onto floor in miserable heap*
[12:38:51 PM] Katie Symington: "Woe!
[12:39:03 PM] Troy Symington: Muhahahahahaha!
[12:39:03 PM] Katie Symington: Woe is me!"
[12:39:13 PM] Katie Symington: Ahem.
[12:39:47 PM] Katie Symington: So, I have about twenty minutes before I need to get ready to leave for my next class. Last I read you were reading Harry Potter and listening to music. What did you do in between that stuff?
[12:41:26 PM] Troy Symington: Ate dinner, read more, listened to more music, and now I'm sitting around a table with friends and ATTEMPTING to do homework... but there's no way I could ever do homework around friends... so now I'm just procrastinating.
[12:41:57 PM] Katie Symington: I do that a lot. Which is why I was up till midnight doing hw that was due this morning. ;)
[12:42:09 PM] Katie Symington: Tell me something amazing that happened today.
[12:42:19 PM] Troy Symington: Hrrrrmmmm
[12:43:43 PM] Katie Symington: There must be something.
[12:43:49 PM] Troy Symington: ... I didn't do too much today. It's kinda been a day to relax, we're going out tomorrow.
[12:45:50 PM] Troy Symington: Tomorrow we're going to the Duomo in our Soc Sci class! We're totally going to the top and I'm so excited!
[12:46:19 PM] Katie Symington: Awesomeness! I didn't even know that was possible until Nick asked if you'd gone to the top. Apparently they talk about the Duomo a lot in his architecture design class.
[12:46:30 PM] Katie Symington: Take looots o' pictures!
[12:46:36 PM] Katie Symington: Have you put any on photobucket yet?
[12:46:46 PM] Katie Symington: *ominous knuckle-cracking and glaring*
[12:48:30 PM] Katie Symington: ...this long pause better mean you're loading them right now.
[12:49:04 PM] Troy Symington: ...no. But yeah, the Duomo was a revelutionary architectural feat! It went unfinished for years because they didn't have a way to create a dome that big until Brunelleschi came along and was all like "I'm a genius and I'm gonna try these new architectural ideas and hopefully it won't cave in!"
[12:49:51 PM] Katie Symington: ....yeah, whatever. PICTURES, BOY!
[12:50:08 PM] Katie Symington: (Also kind of funny, hoping it works. Good thing it did!)
[12:50:42 PM] Troy Symington: I know, right?
[12:51:12 PM] Troy Symington: And look! I'm changing the subject to something other than uploading pictures... inconspicuously...
[12:54:09 PM] Katie Symington: not so inconspicuously, dude. Your blog is like weeks behind! I'm not going to be able to catch it up!
[12:54:38 PM] Troy Symington: Not. My. Problem.
[12:54:46 PM] Troy Symington: ;)
[12:56:22 PM] Katie Symington: Ignoring you now.
[12:56:42 PM] Troy Symington: Wait! Don't ignore me!
[12:56:47 PM] Troy Symington: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
[12:57:08 PM] Troy Symington: Fine!
[12:57:10 PM] Katie Symington: (It is TOO your problem. How are you going to remember things from Italy if I don't write them down? It's a nice way for mom and dad and I to see what you are up to all in one place and I am very upset that you haven't simply uploaded the photos to photobucket already. It would take just a few minutes and isn't hard!)
[12:59:36 PM] Troy Symington: Errrrrgghhh! It's annoying enough uploading them to FB!
[12:59:53 PM] Katie Symington: DOOOOOOOOOOOO IT.
[1:00:13 PM] Troy Symington: Noooooooooooo!
[1:00:25 PM] Katie Symington: Plug in your usb/flashdisk/whatever and load them up!!!
[1:01:54 PM] Troy Symington: No, because I should definitely upload them to picassa (so that I have a backup of all of them), plus, I don't like to upload ALL of the pictures. People don't need to see them.
[1:02:37 PM] Katie Symington: Well they won't unless they go to photobucket. And the 8 photos here and there that you upload . . . we have to look through Alec's 100
[1:02:45 PM] Katie Symington: 's of photos to get a better idea!
[1:02:52 PM] Katie Symington: So yes, you need to show them to us!
[1:04:47 PM] Troy Symington: No one except for you and maybe mom actually wants to look though that many photos!
[1:05:12 PM] Troy Symington: Okay, I really need to go and do my homework.
[1:05:31 PM] Katie Symington: EXACTLY. If you upload them to photobucket I will choose a few to put on the blog.
[1:05:48 PM] Katie Symington: But that was mom and I can see what you are up to! So GODDAMN IT TROY ALAN, PUT THEM UP TONIGHT!
[1:06:41 PM] Troy Symington: I HAAATE THAT IDEA! Besides, I'm busy and really need to stop talking to you so I can get homework done!
[1:07:30 PM] Katie Symington: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo put them online! You are really starting to get on my nerves with refusing to do this, Troy! You promised you would take lots of photos and you aren't showing them to us!
[1:07:40 PM] Katie Symington: You got a ton of presents at Xmas, remember, that you didn't expect!
[1:08:02 PM] Katie Symington: And that coat! I PICKED IT OUT. THE COAT YOU ARE WEARING IS BECAUSE YOUR SISTER BOUGHT IT FOR YOU AND YOU OWE ME AND THAT COAT PICTURES.
[1:08:13 PM] Troy Symington: GOOD. BYE.
[1:08:18 PM] Troy Symington: LOVE. YOU.
[1:08:31 PM] Katie Symington: TWIT.
[1:08:32 PM] Katie Symington: LOVE YOU TOO.
[9:19:45 AM] Troy Symington: Laying on my bed listening to my iPod and reading Harry Potter. You?
[9:22:43 AM] Troy Symington: Yo! You there?
[9:22:52 AM] Troy Symington: Helloooooooooooooo?
[9:23:16 AM] Troy Symington: Ms. Katrina Ann Symington you talk to me this instant!
[9:26:42 AM] Troy Symington: Fine! See what I care!
[9:27:32 AM] Troy Symington: I'm just sitting here... all alone in Italy... out in the big world with no one to give me guidance... whatever shall I do?
[9:28:06 AM] Troy Symington: I didn't want to talk to you anyways!
[9:28:24 AM] Troy Symington: Nyeeeeaaaahhhh!
[12:35:09 PM] Katie Symington: Hi!!!
[12:35:42 PM] Katie Symington: ...ello?
[12:36:02 PM] Katie Symington: I saw that pencil moving! you can't fool me! I know you're there!!!
[12:36:32 PM] Katie Symington: Hey!
[12:36:37 PM] Katie Symington: Talk to meeeeeee!
[12:36:51 PM] Troy Symington: I'm ignoring you the way you ignored me!!!
[12:37:07 PM] Katie Symington: lol I'm sorry, I had to go to school and I left my computer open!
[12:37:28 PM] Troy Symington: Then why did you message me???
[12:37:45 PM] Katie Symington: I was on for like five minutes!
[12:37:52 PM] Katie Symington: And to say hi!
[12:37:55 PM] Katie Symington: So, hi!
[12:38:18 PM] Troy Symington: Rawr... I will never forgive you.
[12:38:24 PM] Katie Symington: *sobs*
[12:38:29 PM] Katie Symington: *cries*
[12:38:31 PM] Katie Symington: *snots*
[12:38:41 PM] Katie Symington: *flings self onto floor in miserable heap*
[12:38:51 PM] Katie Symington: "Woe!
[12:39:03 PM] Troy Symington: Muhahahahahaha!
[12:39:03 PM] Katie Symington: Woe is me!"
[12:39:13 PM] Katie Symington: Ahem.
[12:39:47 PM] Katie Symington: So, I have about twenty minutes before I need to get ready to leave for my next class. Last I read you were reading Harry Potter and listening to music. What did you do in between that stuff?
[12:41:26 PM] Troy Symington: Ate dinner, read more, listened to more music, and now I'm sitting around a table with friends and ATTEMPTING to do homework... but there's no way I could ever do homework around friends... so now I'm just procrastinating.
[12:41:57 PM] Katie Symington: I do that a lot. Which is why I was up till midnight doing hw that was due this morning. ;)
[12:42:09 PM] Katie Symington: Tell me something amazing that happened today.
[12:42:19 PM] Troy Symington: Hrrrrmmmm
[12:43:43 PM] Katie Symington: There must be something.
[12:43:49 PM] Troy Symington: ... I didn't do too much today. It's kinda been a day to relax, we're going out tomorrow.
[12:45:50 PM] Troy Symington: Tomorrow we're going to the Duomo in our Soc Sci class! We're totally going to the top and I'm so excited!
[12:46:19 PM] Katie Symington: Awesomeness! I didn't even know that was possible until Nick asked if you'd gone to the top. Apparently they talk about the Duomo a lot in his architecture design class.
[12:46:30 PM] Katie Symington: Take looots o' pictures!
[12:46:36 PM] Katie Symington: Have you put any on photobucket yet?
[12:46:46 PM] Katie Symington: *ominous knuckle-cracking and glaring*
[12:48:30 PM] Katie Symington: ...this long pause better mean you're loading them right now.
[12:49:04 PM] Troy Symington: ...no. But yeah, the Duomo was a revelutionary architectural feat! It went unfinished for years because they didn't have a way to create a dome that big until Brunelleschi came along and was all like "I'm a genius and I'm gonna try these new architectural ideas and hopefully it won't cave in!"
[12:49:51 PM] Katie Symington: ....yeah, whatever. PICTURES, BOY!
[12:50:08 PM] Katie Symington: (Also kind of funny, hoping it works. Good thing it did!)
[12:50:42 PM] Troy Symington: I know, right?
[12:51:12 PM] Troy Symington: And look! I'm changing the subject to something other than uploading pictures... inconspicuously...
[12:54:09 PM] Katie Symington: not so inconspicuously, dude. Your blog is like weeks behind! I'm not going to be able to catch it up!
[12:54:38 PM] Troy Symington: Not. My. Problem.
[12:54:46 PM] Troy Symington: ;)
[12:56:22 PM] Katie Symington: Ignoring you now.
[12:56:42 PM] Troy Symington: Wait! Don't ignore me!
[12:56:47 PM] Troy Symington: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
[12:57:08 PM] Troy Symington: Fine!
[12:57:10 PM] Katie Symington: (It is TOO your problem. How are you going to remember things from Italy if I don't write them down? It's a nice way for mom and dad and I to see what you are up to all in one place and I am very upset that you haven't simply uploaded the photos to photobucket already. It would take just a few minutes and isn't hard!)
[12:59:36 PM] Troy Symington: Errrrrgghhh! It's annoying enough uploading them to FB!
[12:59:53 PM] Katie Symington: DOOOOOOOOOOOO IT.
[1:00:13 PM] Troy Symington: Noooooooooooo!
[1:00:25 PM] Katie Symington: Plug in your usb/flashdisk/whatever and load them up!!!
[1:01:54 PM] Troy Symington: No, because I should definitely upload them to picassa (so that I have a backup of all of them), plus, I don't like to upload ALL of the pictures. People don't need to see them.
[1:02:37 PM] Katie Symington: Well they won't unless they go to photobucket. And the 8 photos here and there that you upload . . . we have to look through Alec's 100
[1:02:45 PM] Katie Symington: 's of photos to get a better idea!
[1:02:52 PM] Katie Symington: So yes, you need to show them to us!
[1:04:47 PM] Troy Symington: No one except for you and maybe mom actually wants to look though that many photos!
[1:05:12 PM] Troy Symington: Okay, I really need to go and do my homework.
[1:05:31 PM] Katie Symington: EXACTLY. If you upload them to photobucket I will choose a few to put on the blog.
[1:05:48 PM] Katie Symington: But that was mom and I can see what you are up to! So GODDAMN IT TROY ALAN, PUT THEM UP TONIGHT!
[1:06:41 PM] Troy Symington: I HAAATE THAT IDEA! Besides, I'm busy and really need to stop talking to you so I can get homework done!
[1:07:30 PM] Katie Symington: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo put them online! You are really starting to get on my nerves with refusing to do this, Troy! You promised you would take lots of photos and you aren't showing them to us!
[1:07:40 PM] Katie Symington: You got a ton of presents at Xmas, remember, that you didn't expect!
[1:08:02 PM] Katie Symington: And that coat! I PICKED IT OUT. THE COAT YOU ARE WEARING IS BECAUSE YOUR SISTER BOUGHT IT FOR YOU AND YOU OWE ME AND THAT COAT PICTURES.
[1:08:13 PM] Troy Symington: GOOD. BYE.
[1:08:18 PM] Troy Symington: LOVE. YOU.
[1:08:31 PM] Katie Symington: TWIT.
[1:08:32 PM] Katie Symington: LOVE YOU TOO.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Message Between the Whole Family on Facebook
Katie: Hey ya'll!
Troy, this way you can talk to all three of us at once without repeating yourself (too much.)
Kindly update us about your days on here.
I will start: I am falling asleep and it just not yet 10. That is what a day of hyper kids and crying 2nd graders will do to you. Tomorrow is the first day of the week I don't have something going on in the morning! I am going to enjoy sleeping in!
Love you!
Troy: Hey guys! Weeeell... I had a very american evening with lots of the people from Accent. We all went to a club called Twice which was ridiculously crowded but fun (Alec stayed home to get some sleep). I slept in today and I plan on going to the Chocolate Festival soon! The Chocolate Festival is down next to the Santa Croce church past the Ponte Vecchio, and Santa Croce is supposed to be where all the night life is in Florence.
Lisa: Save some chocolate for me so I can see the difference between italian chocolate and american chocolate :)
Gary: Did someone say chocolate?
Katie: I want chocolate! What kind of music did the club play? What's for dinner/breakfast? How was your first week of classes? What will you be doing this weekend?
Lisa: Katie, I thought I asked the questions? Now you're taking over, LOL!
Katie: ;) well I had to get it from somebody!
Lisa: I bought our air tickets after much trouble and will send e-mails with details but the gist of it is:
Dad and I arrive Venice March 4th. Stay 2 nights at Pensione Gerrauto then train to Florence Sunday afternoon. Expect to stay until Thursday at Hotel Montreal (not yet booked) (Opera one night I hope) and then train to Roma Thursday with Troy (?and Alec?). Let me know SOON whether to book a triple or quad room, Troy.
Dad flies home from Rome Sunday morning. Boys train home Sunday afternoon. Lisa probably returns with boys but is currently undecided. Lisa is leaning towards couple days at Cinque Terre. Then ?back to Florence a few days? Probably couple of days near Lake Como. ?Dolomites? Lisa flies home from Milan Sunday morning the 20th.
Lisa: I booked Hotel Montreal in Florence March 6-10. Have been searching for quad rooms in Rome (cheaper than 2 doubles) and am waiting to hear from one of my first choices before booking another place online.
Lisa: I received a reply from my first choice hotel (Hotel Oceania) in Rome and it is booked for a quad room. Troy, the quad cost about 20 euro more than the triple. If Alex can pay the difference, that would be great. Although, maybe we should pay him to stay with us. Now, Troy, we just have to find an opera!
Lisa: Katie, please house sit for us from Thursday morning thru Sunday evening, March 3 through March 10th when your father comes home. If you want to or are able to pick up or drop off at the airport you could help us save some $ for parking. You could even pick up the car later in the day when you are free.
Troy: I'm going to interrupt this conversation to tell you about my last couple of days because I haven't had time to talk to all of you!
On tuesday we went on a class field trip to La Specola museum (which I already told Katie all about so the rest of you just need to talk to her for details)! Then, later that night we went to the Accent sponsored apertivo! An apertivo is a place where you order an overpriced drink and then get free food for the rest of the night, and although there's not supposed to be any drinking in the Accent program... we all totally had a drink with our teachers (and you guys can't tell ANYONE or they'll get in trouble). But the food was awesome and it was really fun!
The next day (Wednesday) I didn't have Anthropology because our visit to La Specola counted as class time, so all I had was Italian at 2:00! Afterwards, we took the train to the soccer game (and due to a mix up with taking the light rail instead of the actual train, we barely got there in time)! The game was Fiorentina vs Inter Milan and although we played pretty well the first half Inter Milan is one of the best teams and kinda rocked Fiorentina.
Today, after History class the Soc Sci class took us to the Accademia where we saw the David, The Prisoners, and lots of awesome statues and religious paintings! They also had Il Museo degli Strumenti Musicali! The entire museum was pretty small and only took a couple hours for us to see everything.
Now we're at home and my roommates and I are all starting to cook a group dinner thingy! We don't have any solid plans for the weekend but we're planning on going to Pisa on Monday! (we don't have school monday because of presidents day).
So now that I just wrote a frikken novel, you all need to tell me what you all are up to! Love ya guys!
Katie: Sounds awesome bud! And that was totally not a novel, just a page from a novel! :)
Troy, this way you can talk to all three of us at once without repeating yourself (too much.)
Kindly update us about your days on here.
I will start: I am falling asleep and it just not yet 10. That is what a day of hyper kids and crying 2nd graders will do to you. Tomorrow is the first day of the week I don't have something going on in the morning! I am going to enjoy sleeping in!
Love you!
Troy: Hey guys! Weeeell... I had a very american evening with lots of the people from Accent. We all went to a club called Twice which was ridiculously crowded but fun (Alec stayed home to get some sleep). I slept in today and I plan on going to the Chocolate Festival soon! The Chocolate Festival is down next to the Santa Croce church past the Ponte Vecchio, and Santa Croce is supposed to be where all the night life is in Florence.
Lisa: Save some chocolate for me so I can see the difference between italian chocolate and american chocolate :)
Gary: Did someone say chocolate?
Katie: I want chocolate! What kind of music did the club play? What's for dinner/breakfast? How was your first week of classes? What will you be doing this weekend?
Lisa: Katie, I thought I asked the questions? Now you're taking over, LOL!
Katie: ;) well I had to get it from somebody!
Lisa: I bought our air tickets after much trouble and will send e-mails with details but the gist of it is:
Dad and I arrive Venice March 4th. Stay 2 nights at Pensione Gerrauto then train to Florence Sunday afternoon. Expect to stay until Thursday at Hotel Montreal (not yet booked) (Opera one night I hope) and then train to Roma Thursday with Troy (?and Alec?). Let me know SOON whether to book a triple or quad room, Troy.
Dad flies home from Rome Sunday morning. Boys train home Sunday afternoon. Lisa probably returns with boys but is currently undecided. Lisa is leaning towards couple days at Cinque Terre. Then ?back to Florence a few days? Probably couple of days near Lake Como. ?Dolomites? Lisa flies home from Milan Sunday morning the 20th.
Lisa: I booked Hotel Montreal in Florence March 6-10. Have been searching for quad rooms in Rome (cheaper than 2 doubles) and am waiting to hear from one of my first choices before booking another place online.
Lisa: I received a reply from my first choice hotel (Hotel Oceania) in Rome and it is booked for a quad room. Troy, the quad cost about 20 euro more than the triple. If Alex can pay the difference, that would be great. Although, maybe we should pay him to stay with us. Now, Troy, we just have to find an opera!
Lisa: Katie, please house sit for us from Thursday morning thru Sunday evening, March 3 through March 10th when your father comes home. If you want to or are able to pick up or drop off at the airport you could help us save some $ for parking. You could even pick up the car later in the day when you are free.
Troy: I'm going to interrupt this conversation to tell you about my last couple of days because I haven't had time to talk to all of you!
On tuesday we went on a class field trip to La Specola museum (which I already told Katie all about so the rest of you just need to talk to her for details)! Then, later that night we went to the Accent sponsored apertivo! An apertivo is a place where you order an overpriced drink and then get free food for the rest of the night, and although there's not supposed to be any drinking in the Accent program... we all totally had a drink with our teachers (and you guys can't tell ANYONE or they'll get in trouble). But the food was awesome and it was really fun!
The next day (Wednesday) I didn't have Anthropology because our visit to La Specola counted as class time, so all I had was Italian at 2:00! Afterwards, we took the train to the soccer game (and due to a mix up with taking the light rail instead of the actual train, we barely got there in time)! The game was Fiorentina vs Inter Milan and although we played pretty well the first half Inter Milan is one of the best teams and kinda rocked Fiorentina.
Today, after History class the Soc Sci class took us to the Accademia where we saw the David, The Prisoners, and lots of awesome statues and religious paintings! They also had Il Museo degli Strumenti Musicali! The entire museum was pretty small and only took a couple hours for us to see everything.
Now we're at home and my roommates and I are all starting to cook a group dinner thingy! We don't have any solid plans for the weekend but we're planning on going to Pisa on Monday! (we don't have school monday because of presidents day).
So now that I just wrote a frikken novel, you all need to tell me what you all are up to! Love ya guys!
Katie: Sounds awesome bud! And that was totally not a novel, just a page from a novel! :)
Lisa: Are you not going to Sienna with the Accent group tomorrow? or to any place special this weekend? the leaning tower of Pisa? the beach? You must travel!!
Troy: The deadline for paying for the group trips passed a week and a half ago without us realizing it.
And did you even read my freakishly long message? It says right there that we're planning on going to Pisa on monday! And since writing this we also decided on also going to Fiesole and Lucca this weekend! They're all day trips and they all cost 5 euros or less to get there!
Troy: The deadline for paying for the group trips passed a week and a half ago without us realizing it.
And did you even read my freakishly long message? It says right there that we're planning on going to Pisa on monday! And since writing this we also decided on also going to Fiesole and Lucca this weekend! They're all day trips and they all cost 5 euros or less to get there!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Day at the Ufuzi and Multitasking
Good morning!
[2/10/11 7:23:01 AM] Lisa Symington: Today was your Uffizi day. Did you like it? Was it crowded?
[2/10/11 7:24:09 AM] Troy Symington: Fairly crowded. But it was still FLIPPING AWESOME! Unfortunately there were no pictures allowed so the only picture is of the outside.
[2/10/11 7:24:45 AM] Troy Symington: We didn't have enough time to really look at everything because we had Italian class at 2, so we were going to go back sometime.
[2/10/11 7:25:03 AM] Troy Symington: We can get in for free anytime with our museum pass.
[2/10/11 7:25:20 AM] Lisa Symington: I'm surprised it was crowded in February. Crowded with Italians or tourists. Great about your pass.
[2/10/11 7:26:01 AM] Lisa Symington: That's a question mark after tourists....
[2/10/11 7:26:24 AM] Lisa Symington: And what was good in the museum?
[2/10/11 7:26:35 AM] Troy Symington: A little bit of both. And it wasn't exactly CROWDED. But there was still a healhy amount of people and tour groups to get around.
[2/10/11 7:27:23 AM] Lisa Symington: What was in the museum?
[2/10/11 7:28:09 AM] Troy Symington: I think my favorite part was the building itself. The ceilings and walls and furniture are so ridiculously elaborate! It's hard to believe that it was made to be an office building for Lorenzo the Magnificent (one of the Medici)!
[2/10/11 7:28:45 AM] Lisa Symington:
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[2/10/11 7:29:02 AM] Lisa Symington: Oz sent you the above message :)
[2/10/11 7:29:39 AM] Lisa Symington: I guess there was a lot of power and money in that family!
[2/10/11 7:30:06 AM] Troy Symington: There were tons and tons of greek and roman statues and busts. As well as a ridiculous amount of religious paintings and portraits of Lorenzo's family and friends, ect.
[2/10/11 7:30:11 AM] Troy Symington: Tell Oz I say hi!
[2/10/11 7:30:43 AM] Lisa Symington: I'll give him a hug from you when I can. I sent his away for now...Tell
[2/10/11 7:31:10 AM] Troy Symington: I... did?
[2/10/11 7:31:59 AM] Lisa Symington: Tell me about the differences between Italy and home. When you went to the grocery store and the mercado what was it like?
[2/10/11 7:34:42 AM] Troy Symington: The supermarket is acually kind of fun, because you don't always know exactly what it is your buying! The main difference is the kinds of foods. There's a lot more in the way of unprepared meat and you can just grab some octopus or calamari or other whole animal from the freezer section!
[2/10/11 7:35:08 AM] Lisa Symington: WHOLE octopus?
[2/10/11 7:35:59 AM] Lisa Symington: So they don't have already prepared salads and chinese food? How about all the pastries and cakes and donuts?
[2/10/11 7:37:03 AM] Lisa Symington: Are you guys making your own coffee or just buying it? Does one buy coffee in the grocery store like we do?
[2/10/11 7:37:53 AM] Troy Symington: There's not very much in the way of already prepared foods... but the thing is we keep going to the giant supermarket when most people go to specialty shops for everything.
[2/10/11 7:38:44 AM] Lisa Symington: Aren't the specialty shops more expensive? How do regular people afford that?
[2/10/11 7:39:01 AM] Troy Symington: There was some coffee already here when we moved in as a housewarming gift thingy but we haven't used it yet. We've just been going to caffe's (but not very often).
[2/10/11 7:39:34 AM] Lisa Symington: What did you do for dinner last night?
[2/10/11 7:39:57 AM] Troy Symington: That's the culture! The store we've been going to is about the size of holiday and it is one of the biggest if not THE biggest in the city! People just go to specialty shops here!
[2/10/11 7:41:23 AM] Lisa Symington: Tonight is the start of your first 3 day weekend. You and Alec going to San Giamarmanno? Are the girls going with you? Any other good plans?
[2/10/11 7:41:30 AM] Troy Symington: Last night Nathan made us all spaghetti. He threw some ground beef in tomato sauce and added basil, garlic, and onion. We supplied the bread and wine and it was really good!
[2/10/11 7:41:48 AM] Lisa Symington: How expensive is wine?
[2/10/11 7:42:49 AM] Troy Symington: Stop asking me questions so quickly! I can't answer them all and then you're going to complain about how I never tell you anything! I haven't even gotten to the other 2 conversations I'm having on facebook! Which questions do you want me to answer!!!!???!
[2/10/11 7:43:22 AM] Lisa Symington: ALL OF THEM! You're young, you can multitask!!
[2/10/11 7:45:24 AM] Troy Symington: We're going to spend a day in San Gimingano on either sat or sun. We don't know who all is going yet.
[2/10/11 7:45:31 AM] Troy Symington: The wine was about 3 euro.
[2/10/11 7:45:38 AM] Troy Symington: And it wasn't bad!
[2/10/11 7:47:05 AM] Lisa Symington: OK. love. I'll let you go. I'm Expediaing flights now. I think I have one for your Dad and I'm looking for mine now.
[2/10/11 7:50:02 AM] Troy Symington: Okay! Sound good! Love ya!
[2/10/11 7:50:39 AM] Lisa Symington: Love you, too!
[2/10/11 7:23:01 AM] Lisa Symington: Today was your Uffizi day. Did you like it? Was it crowded?
[2/10/11 7:24:09 AM] Troy Symington: Fairly crowded. But it was still FLIPPING AWESOME! Unfortunately there were no pictures allowed so the only picture is of the outside.
[2/10/11 7:24:45 AM] Troy Symington: We didn't have enough time to really look at everything because we had Italian class at 2, so we were going to go back sometime.
[2/10/11 7:25:03 AM] Troy Symington: We can get in for free anytime with our museum pass.
[2/10/11 7:25:20 AM] Lisa Symington: I'm surprised it was crowded in February. Crowded with Italians or tourists. Great about your pass.
[2/10/11 7:26:01 AM] Lisa Symington: That's a question mark after tourists....
[2/10/11 7:26:24 AM] Lisa Symington: And what was good in the museum?
[2/10/11 7:26:35 AM] Troy Symington: A little bit of both. And it wasn't exactly CROWDED. But there was still a healhy amount of people and tour groups to get around.
[2/10/11 7:27:23 AM] Lisa Symington: What was in the museum?
[2/10/11 7:28:09 AM] Troy Symington: I think my favorite part was the building itself. The ceilings and walls and furniture are so ridiculously elaborate! It's hard to believe that it was made to be an office building for Lorenzo the Magnificent (one of the Medici)!
[2/10/11 7:28:45 AM] Lisa Symington:
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[2/10/11 7:29:02 AM] Lisa Symington: Oz sent you the above message :)
[2/10/11 7:29:39 AM] Lisa Symington: I guess there was a lot of power and money in that family!
[2/10/11 7:30:06 AM] Troy Symington: There were tons and tons of greek and roman statues and busts. As well as a ridiculous amount of religious paintings and portraits of Lorenzo's family and friends, ect.
[2/10/11 7:30:11 AM] Troy Symington: Tell Oz I say hi!
[2/10/11 7:30:43 AM] Lisa Symington: I'll give him a hug from you when I can. I sent his away for now...Tell
[2/10/11 7:31:10 AM] Troy Symington: I... did?
[2/10/11 7:31:59 AM] Lisa Symington: Tell me about the differences between Italy and home. When you went to the grocery store and the mercado what was it like?
[2/10/11 7:34:42 AM] Troy Symington: The supermarket is acually kind of fun, because you don't always know exactly what it is your buying! The main difference is the kinds of foods. There's a lot more in the way of unprepared meat and you can just grab some octopus or calamari or other whole animal from the freezer section!
[2/10/11 7:35:08 AM] Lisa Symington: WHOLE octopus?
[2/10/11 7:35:59 AM] Lisa Symington: So they don't have already prepared salads and chinese food? How about all the pastries and cakes and donuts?
[2/10/11 7:37:03 AM] Lisa Symington: Are you guys making your own coffee or just buying it? Does one buy coffee in the grocery store like we do?
[2/10/11 7:37:53 AM] Troy Symington: There's not very much in the way of already prepared foods... but the thing is we keep going to the giant supermarket when most people go to specialty shops for everything.
[2/10/11 7:38:44 AM] Lisa Symington: Aren't the specialty shops more expensive? How do regular people afford that?
[2/10/11 7:39:01 AM] Troy Symington: There was some coffee already here when we moved in as a housewarming gift thingy but we haven't used it yet. We've just been going to caffe's (but not very often).
[2/10/11 7:39:34 AM] Lisa Symington: What did you do for dinner last night?
[2/10/11 7:39:57 AM] Troy Symington: That's the culture! The store we've been going to is about the size of holiday and it is one of the biggest if not THE biggest in the city! People just go to specialty shops here!
[2/10/11 7:41:23 AM] Lisa Symington: Tonight is the start of your first 3 day weekend. You and Alec going to San Giamarmanno? Are the girls going with you? Any other good plans?
[2/10/11 7:41:30 AM] Troy Symington: Last night Nathan made us all spaghetti. He threw some ground beef in tomato sauce and added basil, garlic, and onion. We supplied the bread and wine and it was really good!
[2/10/11 7:41:48 AM] Lisa Symington: How expensive is wine?
[2/10/11 7:42:49 AM] Troy Symington: Stop asking me questions so quickly! I can't answer them all and then you're going to complain about how I never tell you anything! I haven't even gotten to the other 2 conversations I'm having on facebook! Which questions do you want me to answer!!!!???!
[2/10/11 7:43:22 AM] Lisa Symington: ALL OF THEM! You're young, you can multitask!!
[2/10/11 7:45:24 AM] Troy Symington: We're going to spend a day in San Gimingano on either sat or sun. We don't know who all is going yet.
[2/10/11 7:45:31 AM] Troy Symington: The wine was about 3 euro.
[2/10/11 7:45:38 AM] Troy Symington: And it wasn't bad!
[2/10/11 7:47:05 AM] Lisa Symington: OK. love. I'll let you go. I'm Expediaing flights now. I think I have one for your Dad and I'm looking for mine now.
[2/10/11 7:50:02 AM] Troy Symington: Okay! Sound good! Love ya!
[2/10/11 7:50:39 AM] Lisa Symington: Love you, too!
Troy Updated! New photos! Wheee!
Cathedral, perhaps? Troy may have updated but that doesn't mean he will caption the pictures! I'll take what I can get.
Someplace quite pretty.
Very pretty.
Something impressive.
Alec's head and the Duomo.
I . . . have no idea. Whatsoever.
Dinner time! I'll bet it's pasta. ^_^
Someplace quite pretty.
Very pretty.
Something impressive.
Alec's head and the Duomo.
Palazza Vecchio
Gallaria degli Uffizi
I . . . have no idea. Whatsoever.
Dinner time! I'll bet it's pasta. ^_^
Pictures of Statues, Friends, and Bread
These pictures are courtesy of Troy's friend Anna, who is apparently the only person who uploads photos, TROY. (Get on it, dude. This is me smacking the back of your head. Take pictures! Put them up! I mean jeez, it's not like you're doing anything interesting, like exploring a new country. No excuse.)
Troy, Anna, Alec, Allison at the girl's apartment.
The statue outside the girl's apartment. I like it a lot.
An archway by the Ufizi.
Pretty.
Anna called this photo "goobers". I think it fits.
Not goobers.
Apparently this is on the Ponte Vecchio. A fence borders a statue and couples buy locks, engrave their names on them, and chain the lock to the fence. Very cute!
Shopping at the market. It looks so colorful!
Dude. Your mouth. Use it to make a smile. Yes, that looks is cute, but not when it is in every single photo. SMILE. (You look happy. Good.)
Big, tall, foreboding building. AKA the Duomo.
I think there is something wrong with this picture.
Hog statue. BACON. If you rub the nose you have safe travels back to Florence. And if you are in Florence you call it Firenze, which just looks way more awesome.
Huge Duomo!
Duomo again!
Bell tower!
Behind the Santa Maria Novella. Very pretty!
This all looks so very awesome.
Troy, Anna, Alec, Allison at the girl's apartment.
The statue outside the girl's apartment. I like it a lot.
An archway by the Ufizi.
Pretty.
Anna called this photo "goobers". I think it fits.
Not goobers.
Apparently this is on the Ponte Vecchio. A fence borders a statue and couples buy locks, engrave their names on them, and chain the lock to the fence. Very cute!
Shopping at the market. It looks so colorful!
Dude. Your mouth. Use it to make a smile. Yes, that looks is cute, but not when it is in every single photo. SMILE. (You look happy. Good.)
Big, tall, foreboding building. AKA the Duomo.
I think there is something wrong with this picture.
Hog statue. BACON. If you rub the nose you have safe travels back to Florence. And if you are in Florence you call it Firenze, which just looks way more awesome.
Santa Maria Novella Plaza (musician playing music for the crowd)
Huge Duomo!
Duomo again!
Bell tower!
Behind the Santa Maria Novella. Very pretty!
This all looks so very awesome.
Monday, February 7, 2011
IM Chatting with Florence
[8:51:51 AM] Katie Symington: Hey boy, you online?
[8:51:53 AM] Katie Symington: ?
[8:56:44 AM] Katie Symington: Have a wonderful day! :)
[8:57:16 AM] Troy Symington: Hey Katie!
[8:58:54 AM] Katie Symington: whoa, what is this, you come online just when I go to shower?
[8:58:57 AM] Katie Symington: Hi!
[8:59:01 AM] Katie Symington: How are you buddy?
[8:59:18 AM] Troy Symington: Tired!
[8:59:37 AM] Katie Symington: How was school? Tell me aaallll about it! And everything else!
[9:00:55 AM] Troy Symington: Blaaarg... well, I woke up early and walked to the Accent center with 3 of my roommates (after getting a cappucino of course) where we had physical anthropology.
[9:01:27 AM] Troy Symington: We didn't do much in that class today but it seems like it'll be fun!
[9:01:56 AM] Katie Symington: Ooooh capuccino! Yummy! Is the coffee there better?
[9:02:44 AM] Troy Symington: It's REALLY GOOD! All I've had so far are cappucinos and expressos, but they've all been awesome!
[9:03:10 AM] Katie Symington: YUM! I want some! Kindly mail some capuccino to California.
[9:03:23 AM] Troy Symington: The sandwiches and pastries that they have in caffes are all
really good and pretty cheap!
[9:04:21 AM] Troy Symington: I will definately mail you a cappucino!
[9:04:28 AM] Katie Symington: Awesome! What have you been eating for breakfast, food you cook or do you go out?
[9:04:35 AM] Katie Symington: ;) Thanks buddy.
[9:05:54 AM] Troy Symington: It varies, I've had a couple of croissants for breakfast but for the last two days I had either bread and cheese or bread and butter that we bought at the supermarket.
[9:06:09 AM] Katie Symington: Yum!
[9:06:19 AM] Katie Symington: So did you have more than anthropology today?
[9:07:32 AM] Troy Symington: Yup! We had Italian 2 which is 8 of us sitting in a really, really tiny classroom with a teacher who doesn't speak all that much english and we're not allowed to speak english in the classroom!
[9:07:39 AM] Katie Symington: Uh-oh!
[9:07:52 AM] Katie Symington: Well, that would make you learn it pretty quickly.
[9:08:13 AM] Katie Symington: When you are on the street and in the cafe's, do the Italians speak English to you or do you try to speak Italian?
[9:08:53 AM] Troy Symington: I try to, but I obviously don't speak very well yet. Most of the time they just end up speaking english to us.
[9:09:40 AM] Katie Symington: Well I think it's great that you're trying, keep it up! I'm sure they appreciate you trying to speak it.
[9:09:50 AM] Katie Symington: Any other classes?
[9:10:29 AM] Katie Symington: OK, wait. I have to go into the shower reeeeaaally quickly, so kindly tell me all about the rest of your classes, what you did for the rest of the day, and how your apartment is. I'll be back in 5, okay?
[9:10:50 AM] Troy Symington: Not today, but tomorrow I have History, Italian Life, Culture, & Politics, and another round of Italian 2.
[9:12:00 AM] Katie Symington: gack.
[9:12:14 AM] Katie Symington: Look up and answer the rest of my questions! Be right back!
[9:12:16 AM] Katie Symington: :)
[9:15:25 AM] Katie Symington: Back. Where are my answers? Hey! How do you like the blog? ;)
[9:18:39 AM] Troy Symington: Oh, for some reason I didn't see that text! Well... I finally got the stuff with my cell phone figured out so once I get a text telling me my phone is activated I'll have a workable phone. Then we went back to the apartment and Alec is taking a nap and I think I'll go to bed soon once I have some dinner.
[9:19:16 AM] Katie Symington: Great! What is for dinner?
[9:20:17 AM] Troy Symington: Not a clue! We don't have much that we can cook up ourselves yet so I'll probably walk to the caffe beneath our apartment and get a snack for 1 or 2 euros.
[9:21:30 AM] Katie Symington: Nice. Okay buddy, I'd better scram. Keep uploading photos, I love to look at them, and I'm having fun with your blog. I also love that you are in a lot of the photos! Keep that up! Remember you next to a building is better than just a building. :)
[9:22:32 AM] Troy Symington: Yup yup! Bye, love ya!
[9:22:56 AM] Katie Symington: love you too! bye!
[8:51:53 AM] Katie Symington: ?
[8:56:44 AM] Katie Symington: Have a wonderful day! :)
[8:57:16 AM] Troy Symington: Hey Katie!
[8:58:54 AM] Katie Symington: whoa, what is this, you come online just when I go to shower?
[8:58:57 AM] Katie Symington: Hi!
[8:59:01 AM] Katie Symington: How are you buddy?
[8:59:18 AM] Troy Symington: Tired!
[8:59:37 AM] Katie Symington: How was school? Tell me aaallll about it! And everything else!
[9:00:55 AM] Troy Symington: Blaaarg... well, I woke up early and walked to the Accent center with 3 of my roommates (after getting a cappucino of course) where we had physical anthropology.
[9:01:27 AM] Troy Symington: We didn't do much in that class today but it seems like it'll be fun!
[9:01:56 AM] Katie Symington: Ooooh capuccino! Yummy! Is the coffee there better?
[9:02:44 AM] Troy Symington: It's REALLY GOOD! All I've had so far are cappucinos and expressos, but they've all been awesome!
[9:03:10 AM] Katie Symington: YUM! I want some! Kindly mail some capuccino to California.
[9:03:23 AM] Troy Symington: The sandwiches and pastries that they have in caffes are all
really good and pretty cheap!
[9:04:21 AM] Troy Symington: I will definately mail you a cappucino!
[9:04:28 AM] Katie Symington: Awesome! What have you been eating for breakfast, food you cook or do you go out?
[9:04:35 AM] Katie Symington: ;) Thanks buddy.
[9:05:54 AM] Troy Symington: It varies, I've had a couple of croissants for breakfast but for the last two days I had either bread and cheese or bread and butter that we bought at the supermarket.
[9:06:09 AM] Katie Symington: Yum!
[9:06:19 AM] Katie Symington: So did you have more than anthropology today?
[9:07:32 AM] Troy Symington: Yup! We had Italian 2 which is 8 of us sitting in a really, really tiny classroom with a teacher who doesn't speak all that much english and we're not allowed to speak english in the classroom!
[9:07:39 AM] Katie Symington: Uh-oh!
[9:07:52 AM] Katie Symington: Well, that would make you learn it pretty quickly.
[9:08:13 AM] Katie Symington: When you are on the street and in the cafe's, do the Italians speak English to you or do you try to speak Italian?
[9:08:53 AM] Troy Symington: I try to, but I obviously don't speak very well yet. Most of the time they just end up speaking english to us.
[9:09:40 AM] Katie Symington: Well I think it's great that you're trying, keep it up! I'm sure they appreciate you trying to speak it.
[9:09:50 AM] Katie Symington: Any other classes?
[9:10:29 AM] Katie Symington: OK, wait. I have to go into the shower reeeeaaally quickly, so kindly tell me all about the rest of your classes, what you did for the rest of the day, and how your apartment is. I'll be back in 5, okay?
[9:10:50 AM] Troy Symington: Not today, but tomorrow I have History, Italian Life, Culture, & Politics, and another round of Italian 2.
[9:12:00 AM] Katie Symington: gack.
[9:12:14 AM] Katie Symington: Look up and answer the rest of my questions! Be right back!
[9:12:16 AM] Katie Symington: :)
[9:15:25 AM] Katie Symington: Back. Where are my answers? Hey! How do you like the blog? ;)
[9:18:39 AM] Troy Symington: Oh, for some reason I didn't see that text! Well... I finally got the stuff with my cell phone figured out so once I get a text telling me my phone is activated I'll have a workable phone. Then we went back to the apartment and Alec is taking a nap and I think I'll go to bed soon once I have some dinner.
[9:19:16 AM] Katie Symington: Great! What is for dinner?
[9:20:17 AM] Troy Symington: Not a clue! We don't have much that we can cook up ourselves yet so I'll probably walk to the caffe beneath our apartment and get a snack for 1 or 2 euros.
[9:21:30 AM] Katie Symington: Nice. Okay buddy, I'd better scram. Keep uploading photos, I love to look at them, and I'm having fun with your blog. I also love that you are in a lot of the photos! Keep that up! Remember you next to a building is better than just a building. :)
[9:22:32 AM] Troy Symington: Yup yup! Bye, love ya!
[9:22:56 AM] Katie Symington: love you too! bye!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Croissants and Caffe
Hey Guys! It's about 11 p.m. on sunday and I just woke up from a nap. I guess I'm still pretty jet lagged and I've been trying to make up for lost sleep. The last two days have pretty much been spent trying to get things ready in the apartment. Yesterday we met up with Anna and Allison and got some breakfast (a croissant and caffe for me) and explored some more. Then Alec, our roommate Nathan and I went to the really big supermarket across the river from us, The Esselunga (literally: Long S). We got things like bread and cheese, OJ, a few snack items, and necessities for the apartment like fabric softener, toilette paper, ect. For dinner we met back up with Allison and Anna and went to a restaurant just across the Ponte Vecchio which consisted of very well priced pesto, the house wine, and we shared a cheese plate for dessert.
Today Alec and I just had some cheese, bread and OJ that we bought for breakfast and then went with Anna and Allison to Ikea which we had to take a taxi to get to. Once we got back to the main section of Firenze we ate lunch at an american place and went to a 99 cent store. After that we went home and I went to sleep. We start classes tomorrow, and apart from the waking up early part I'm actually kinda excited!
Love you guys!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Friends in Florence
Alec, Troy, Allison, and Anna in Italy. Wine! Wine, and they aren't 21! What's up with that, Italy?
Friday, February 4, 2011
First Look at Italy Through the Eyes of My Brother
The first days exploring in Italy! These were uploaded to Troy's facebook page and then transferred here. (Painstakingly. Dude, you need a flickr account.)
Alec and Troy waiting for their flight. This is the last time they will be in America for four months! They look just heartbroken, don't you think?
Troy and Mom getting a last hug in. (Four months. I've never been this long without my buddy!)
And all of a sudden, we are in Italy! Troy's apartment in Florence. He is sharing this room with Alec, and there are two other roommates in the other two bedrooms.
Alec ironing in the living room. Troy is totally missing the 50" LCD TV he used to have.
Exploring Italy! I love how tiny the cars are . . . but how the hell do they manage to drive away when they are squished together so? Also, Troy is a ham.
Sideways pic of some gorgeous building they discovered. Correction: The Duomo, because I am an ignoramus. HAPPY, Troy?!
In the Piazza di St. Maria Novella eating gelato with Anna and Allison and Alec.
Mmmm, gelato. Still exploring on Day 2.
What a view to have outside your kitchen window!
Alec and Troy waiting for their flight. This is the last time they will be in America for four months! They look just heartbroken, don't you think?
Troy and Mom getting a last hug in. (Four months. I've never been this long without my buddy!)
And all of a sudden, we are in Italy! Troy's apartment in Florence. He is sharing this room with Alec, and there are two other roommates in the other two bedrooms.
Alec ironing in the living room. Troy is totally missing the 50" LCD TV he used to have.
Exploring Italy! I love how tiny the cars are . . . but how the hell do they manage to drive away when they are squished together so? Also, Troy is a ham.
Sideways pic of some gorgeous building they discovered. Correction: The Duomo, because I am an ignoramus. HAPPY, Troy?!
In the Piazza di St. Maria Novella eating gelato with Anna and Allison and Alec.
Mmmm, gelato. Still exploring on Day 2.
What a view to have outside your kitchen window!
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