The things I tell you. Really.
This question thing is easy, perhaps a bit too easy. And I'm sure it could get tedious after a while, seeing as how I'd have to be answering questions all the time pretending I was in the loop about all kinds of stuff and couldn't just rant about daily stuff, like the ditzy woman with wet hair who had her open [black] car door pushing against my [silver grey] car outside Bónus today while she pulled stuff out of her back seat ...
YT: Excuse me, your door is pushing against the side of my car.
LADY WITH WET HAIR: Oh.
YT: It left a mark.
LWWH: I didn't slam it against yours.
YT: It left a mark.
LWWH: [Wets finger and rubs the black mark on YT's car.] Yeah, well I didn't slam it.
YT: Oh, I see. You just pushed it.
~ BUT we still have questions, and here are a couple more.
From xl:
Do you ever get "island fever?" (That is, have the feeling of being trapped on the island and have to go to a larger space.)
~ Nope! I do not. I sometimes want to get out of here to see something new, immerse myself in a different culture, but I don't really associate it with being on an island. And after all, Iceland is big. A total of 103,000 square kilometres to be exact.
From Virginia:
Are Icelandic ponies like Shetland ponies, in that they are psychotics with Short-Man Syndrome, or do they have sweet personalities to match their utter cuteness?
~ They have sweet personalities. And incidentally, they're not ponies. They're small, but they exceed the official pony size and are bona fide horses. Be forewarned: 'Iceland ponies' is a term that should not be uttered in Iceland. Under any circumstances.
From Skúli:
I constantly return to your blog precisely for the things that you complain make you unhappy about it. That's what life is like - it's not focused. Then a question: would you agree with the proposition that style shows the personality of the writer?
~ First, thank you for the first part of your comment. Very reassuring. Second, yes, I would absolutely agree with your proposition. In fact, I am consistently amazed at how clearly some people's character shows through their writing. There's no way to hide it. It seeps out somehow.
From the Pharmacy Trainee [now a pharmacist]:
My question will be the sillyest of all and perhaps offensive (I hope not) but... Dont you feel that Iceland is worldwide knew (not only, but mostly) because of Bjork? (Oh God, that´s a question I´ve always wanted to ask an icelandic and never had the balls to make...)
~ Not silly and certainly not offensive. The question is a resounding YES. Björk totally put Iceland on the map. She did what the Iceland Tourist Board could not have done with a ten-billion-dollar budget. BJÖRK FOR PRESIDENT!!
Okay, that's it for now, I have to go to bed.
IT WAS A GORGEOUS SUNNY DAY, VERY DECEPTIVE
Because as soon as you went outside, it was absolutely freezing. Windchill temps well below zero. Tolerable out of the wind, though, but intolerable if you had it full-on. Right now -4°C [25F] and sunrise was at 6.34 am, sunset at 8.29.
YT: Excuse me, your door is pushing against the side of my car.
LADY WITH WET HAIR: Oh.
YT: It left a mark.
LWWH: I didn't slam it against yours.
YT: It left a mark.
LWWH: [Wets finger and rubs the black mark on YT's car.] Yeah, well I didn't slam it.
YT: Oh, I see. You just pushed it.
~ BUT we still have questions, and here are a couple more.
From xl:
Do you ever get "island fever?" (That is, have the feeling of being trapped on the island and have to go to a larger space.)
~ Nope! I do not. I sometimes want to get out of here to see something new, immerse myself in a different culture, but I don't really associate it with being on an island. And after all, Iceland is big. A total of 103,000 square kilometres to be exact.
From Virginia:
Are Icelandic ponies like Shetland ponies, in that they are psychotics with Short-Man Syndrome, or do they have sweet personalities to match their utter cuteness?
~ They have sweet personalities. And incidentally, they're not ponies. They're small, but they exceed the official pony size and are bona fide horses. Be forewarned: 'Iceland ponies' is a term that should not be uttered in Iceland. Under any circumstances.
From Skúli:
I constantly return to your blog precisely for the things that you complain make you unhappy about it. That's what life is like - it's not focused. Then a question: would you agree with the proposition that style shows the personality of the writer?
~ First, thank you for the first part of your comment. Very reassuring. Second, yes, I would absolutely agree with your proposition. In fact, I am consistently amazed at how clearly some people's character shows through their writing. There's no way to hide it. It seeps out somehow.
From the Pharmacy Trainee [now a pharmacist]:
My question will be the sillyest of all and perhaps offensive (I hope not) but... Dont you feel that Iceland is worldwide knew (not only, but mostly) because of Bjork? (Oh God, that´s a question I´ve always wanted to ask an icelandic and never had the balls to make...)
~ Not silly and certainly not offensive. The question is a resounding YES. Björk totally put Iceland on the map. She did what the Iceland Tourist Board could not have done with a ten-billion-dollar budget. BJÖRK FOR PRESIDENT!!
Okay, that's it for now, I have to go to bed.
IT WAS A GORGEOUS SUNNY DAY, VERY DECEPTIVE
Because as soon as you went outside, it was absolutely freezing. Windchill temps well below zero. Tolerable out of the wind, though, but intolerable if you had it full-on. Right now -4°C [25F] and sunrise was at 6.34 am, sunset at 8.29.
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