Watching Football with the Gods

Living with an Italian, the football frenzy of the World Cup is impossible to avoid. That means that a month-long TV marathon has now begun, making our extremely uncomfortable straight-backed wooden sofa my second home for a bit.

Unfortunately, living on a different continent than where the games are organised, the matches are all on in the middle of the night our time. This means I have spent the past couple of days trying to desperately convince my body to stay awake during the night and get its rest through daytime naps. So far I haven't been that successful, physically I now feel like I have been binge-drinking for a week without proper food or sleep. In reality, I have been on a diet of green tea, salads and fruits. Silly body still complaining...

But tonight starts the serious competition, the first match of Italy kicks off at 3 a.m. our time. Getting ready by filling the fridge up with fruit beer and the kitchen cupboards with snacks.

Speaking of that, I'm continuing the series of snack pictures with this one. I wonder how this brand name would go down with Western consumers.