How goes? We've had a relatively chilled out week work-wise, and even summoned the energy to go out on Saturday to the Festa da Achiropita (we even got backstage tour of the fogazza production line and jumped the queue courtesy of Gabi's volunteer friend), only to have our car impounded in a police "blitz" (spot-check) on the way back, because we'd forgotten to pay this year's road tax (and our online bank wouldn't let us pay it on the spot, for some reason). So now we have to go to a holding pen in the middle of nowhere to pick it up when/if they OK our paperwork, which is a bit annoying.
We also had Gabi's parents round for a nice meal out to mark Adny's birthday, and stopped by Ridaut's dad's flat, which is in the process of being cleared out (I scored a cool 1950's briefcase and some nice Panama hats, plus a table and wardrobe for the new flat).
I also made a new
compilation, and my phrase of the day - "dar um cano" or "to give a pipe" - means to stand someone up or stiff them on an earlier promise. Not to be confused with "dar um bolo" ("to give a cake") which means, er, the same thing.
And that's about it - speak soon!
Kentucky Fred Chicken
