All greek mums think their sons can walk on water, but mine really does
My question is: How can I look like I have everything under control, while being totally irresponsible and reckless? This is my goal for the summer. I have asked Stephanie, but I need as many ideas as possible. Please discuss. It must be the annual regression to childhood, or maybe it is more permanent. Have you ever had it? Is there a vaccine against it?
And here’ s a dialogue I heard on the bus the other day, and I took everything down to tell you too. It is between two boys, around 13 or 14 years old. They are leaning baaaaaack in their seats with hair covering their eyes. You just want to give them a hug and 10 Euros to buy some orange juice and a sandwich.
Boy A : You know what’ll do the trick?
Boy B: Wha?
Boy A: Work for a few years and save 150.000 Euros. Then go live in a third world country where you’ll be treated as a millionaire.
Boy B: Cool. How much is coffee in Zimbambwe?
I’d like to thank you for you emails concerning the earthquake here. It happened far from Athens but it was strongly felt here too. This time I did not even leave the sofa.
My friend left. I was upset. Hence, I bought too many things.
Finally, this blog now serves another purpose too (let’s pretend it used to serve at least one other purpose before). My friend Blondie went to London for 3 months, and after that she is not really coming back to Athens, so I will try to keep her updated through Froth. Not too much however, because you don’t want to make it too easy.
June 10th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I really have no idea how to look under control and truly be irresponsible. I’m too busy trying to look responsible when everything is out of control.
My best suggestion is to say you’ll do something, like meet an ex-co-worker for lunch, and never show. Then give a really dumb and see-through excuse as to why you never came. It would help if you didn’t like the ex-co-worker, if you do this.
The pictures are gorgeous as always. I especially like the outdoor restaurant and the pool at night.
Good luck with the irresponsibility!
June 10th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
To look responsible, just dress nice, and wear large dark glasses so if you fall asleep sitting down or reclining no one will know. As for the irresponsible part don’t pay the bills, and spend all of your time in restaurants and buy random strangers a meal.
June 10th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
great pictures, as always. i’m very irresponsible with no signs of control in my life so i don’t even dare to give you advice. can you update me on your blogroll to the name flyturtlefly?
June 10th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
I love you my darling friend.
Now I can post…….it kept timing out on me earlier.
I love you
I have missed you~
Love Jeanne
June 10th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I am glad you are OK and the earthquake did not touch you. I hope you have a wonderful summer. I think the conversation of the kids is the bus is hysterical and part of your irresponsible summer.
June 10th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Let’s just hope the kids don’t mean it.
June 10th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
lissa
done!
Hattie
they looked desperate and like they meant it. High prices, less and less food for more and more money, no jobs or jobs that pay you 600 Euros per month is on the news every day. Forget the news, it’s something they have to live with.
I was far more carefree when i was 14. And i would dare to dream big things for me. These kids don’t. They just want to get by.
June 11th, 2008 at 2:41 am
Blondie may need her updates but we do too!!
I don’t have a clue about appearing to have it under control AND being irresponsible. I think I appear responsible and wreckless and…well, let’s not go on.
I love, love, love that place at night. If I could click my fingers and be in Greece, on your sofa reading your Marie Claire Idees, believe me I’d do it now.
I was watching Greece play tonight. Iwas divided because I like Sweden but strangely I like Greece too (I shouldn’t because they stole Portugal’s Euro Cup but what can I say?)…I love their shirts with the little blue stripes. Unfortunately they made it harder for me to support them, they were so defensive. I hope the man changes his tactics a little so I can like Greece even more.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Ways to be irresponsible (some of which I’ve done recently):
* Take an afternoon lover (even husbands will do for this one).
* Fall asleep in the sun without sunblock.
* Drink margaritas and ride your bicycle home afterwards.
* Send naughty text messages to your love.
* Take a ferry somewhere and upgrade your cabin to the captain’s suite. Then lie in bed all day and drink champagne and orange juice.
Do these things wearing sunglasses and an Audrey Hepburn dress. You’ll look so chic no-one will even imagine what’s really going on.
June 12th, 2008 at 4:57 am
I have no idea how to be in control and irresponsible at the same time - good luck with it.
xx
June 12th, 2008 at 6:57 am
Looking responsible yet being irresponsible is my area of expertise. Papa started it with his first suggestion—dress nicely, sharply. After that it’s a total act backed by the strength of the power of suggestion. Shoulders back, chest forward, head straight, talk with authority, walk with purpose, act like time is of the essence, think steam-roller with a smile. Most people will buy your alpha act and you can do whatever you want. Early on in my career, out of desperate necessity, I copied a totally with-it manager and by god it worked! Eventually you fool even yourself, so be sure it’s what you really want!
June 12th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
you sound like an irresponsible lot all of you. Thanks for the advice. I’ll try everything, Ash, except sleeping in the sun because then i wouldn’t be able to walk with shoulders back as Missalister suggests, it would be too painful.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Your photos are so lovely, as ever.
And your son is getting so tall and handsome!
I’ve e-mailed you a long rambling message….
xo
June 12th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
I wrote the book on irresponsible when I was a kid and somebody beat me with it when I got married.
Ida told that kid that coffee is just a tad cheaper than an AK-47 in Zimbabwe and you can buy them both from the same guy
June 14th, 2008 at 3:02 am
I like the idea of a cute dress, nice shoes, and a pair of dark glasses. You could get away with quite a lot before anyone ever caught on