Strange and interesting combinations

Well the sun finally came out after the "spring that never was" so that merits a post. We've literally had rain for months now. I spent most of the spring glued to the couch breastfeeding, so I guess it didn't make much difference to me. But now I'm ready to get out there again so the sun is a welcome sign.

This week I saw two things that struck me as odd. Not necessarily bad but odd. We all know I have a particular dislike for those drinkable yogurts. I know that many an Italian is loading up on the drinkable yogurt right now in preparation for the summer holidays (there are yogurts that help your skin tan faster and people drink them before going to places, such as Mexico, as a preventative measure against potential gastrointestinal problems) but I have just never been able to choke one down. Well I just saw an ad for an ice cream bar that once you bite into it becomes...don't make me say it. Yep, the ice cream bar is filled with drinkable yogurt-y goodness. As if it weren't bad enough that there's an entire aisle of them at the grocery store. Now my ice cream bar could have chocolate sprinkles and lactobacillus as main ingredients. I haven't been able to find it online but once I do, I'll post a pic.

Then I saw a video for the latest Fabri Fibra (Italian rapper) song called "In Italia," which is kind of a lament against everything wrong with Italy today. And it features Gianna Nannini. Another strange combination. Not bad, just kind of strange. It'd be like Eminem and Melissa Etheridge teaming up for a duet. Who knows? It could work. Below the video from YouTube. The chorus goes, "There are things nobody will tell you. There are things nobody will give you. You were born and died here. You were born and died here. Born in the country of half truths..." Well it's catchier (and rhymes) in Italian.