E’ qui l’Oktoberfest?

May 18, 2006

Oggi sono arrivata bella tranquilla in studio (senza aver mangiato) e che ti trovo sul pianerottolo sotto di noi? Tredici casse di birra. Boh, mi dico, dovranno festeggiare qualcosa… avranno molto caldo… ci sarà stata un’offerta all’esselunga…
Non faccio nemmeno in tempo a farmi aprire la porta, che dall’appartamento in questione inizia un festoso e festante vociare, suoni di boccali che brindano, stompare (perdonate il neologismo) di pesanti piedi ed altre simili amenità. Mentre scrivo, stanno intonando raccapriccianti cori a più voci. Ma si può lavorare, in queste condizioni? Offrissero un giro di birra al palazzo, almeno…

architecture, engineering and construction

DIS/ISO 19650-1:2026 — New Concepts

Last week I tried to map the current ISO 19650-1:2018 with the concepts as they’re now laid out in the DIS/ISO 19650-1:2026, in public consultation until June 2nd. I hope if was helpful to all those who were feeling lost, but the changes aren’t the

March 25, 2026 9:00 am

music and theatre

Suzanne Vega in Milan

Yesterday, we went to see Suzanne Vega, one of the greatest artists and musicians of all times whom occupies a special place in my heart next to Tori Amos. It was a packed house at Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi here in Milan, with people belonging to

March 22, 2026 10:24 am

books and literature

Isaac Asimov’s Gold (and other stories)

It’s unfortunate that I’m coming to this after the very unsatisfactory collection of “fantasy” stories (Asimov never wrote fantasy: he wrote satire), because this was another disappointment. The book is half short stories and half non-fiction, for random reasons, and the non-fiction half is random writings

March 21, 2026 9:00 am