my mission...should i choose to accept it

let me precede this story with 

this fact:

i have always been a reader

and know i often read on

on an e-reader of my choice

sometimes its the nook app, 

sometimes the kindle app

sometimes ibooks

however

it is still very customary

to lend books to friends

by the way i like this custom

and because we are in italy

and

it's a very popular book

the {captain}

loaned me 

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

so 

here is my mission:

to read the book

now why is this so hard

you ask?

step 1

buy a reading lamp

that works on 220v
its cheaper and easier than buying a transformer

this lamp i found at a local hardware store

angelica's

kenneth says my dad and uncle would love this store

i would agree

it's not the prettiest lamp

but given the pricey italian way of life

this will do 

it meets the goals of the mission

step two

buy a long extension cord

because there is only one plug 

and it is not near the bed

but first

i had to convert 

feet to meters

to let the nice italian man at angelica's 

know how long of an extension cord 

i needed

step three 

plug in the lamp!

and this is where it can get tricky

you see i have this outlet

but this cord with this plug

please ignore my dirty floors

i've been unpacking boxes and not cleaning floors

back to the mission

granted

this is three prong plug

and the outlet is three prongs 

but...

they are different sizes

i am afraid to tell you 

in italy

it is almost impossible to just plug in something 

straight into an outlet

more than likely 

you will have to buy some sort of plug adapter

which brings us to this....

 

my plug adapter!!

one of many that i have purchased 

in the short six days we've been living on the economy

so 

with a little time

and 

thought

i now have a reading lamp!

so i can accomplish my mission

read "eat pray love"