Iceland

Gay Pride Day

Today was Gay Pride Day in Iceland. 30,000 people flooded downtown Reykjavik. (For comparison, that’s 26% of the population of Reykjavik.) A parade went down the main street and bands played well into the night. Icelandair offered a special promotional deal from people wanting to come to Iceland for the celebration. Can you imagine a […]

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Dettifoss

We left Hóll around nine in the morning and headed down Rt. 862 on the West side of the gorge that Jökulsá runs through. For those of you keeping track, the more digits a road number has the worse it is. So… 862, was an adventure in places, but well worth it. We pulled off

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Hóll and back again

Our hosts were warm and seemed amused by my attempts at Icelandic. I think it pleased them that I was making the struggle to be understood. Their front yard is charming and has lots of flowers in bloom. I tried taking a picture of the view, but you’ll have to take my word for it

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Hóll and Holiday

It’s a three day weekend in Iceland. Rob and I are going to Hóll and will be back on Monday. I don’t think we’ll have internet while we are gone, so I’ve left some entries to pop up and amuse you while we’re gone. I’ll report back late Monday or on Tuesday.

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On the lawn

Today was such a beautiful day. During a break at work, I sat outside with my computer for a while until I had to go in because I was too hot. Can you imagine? In Iceland? True summer weather only happens a couple of days out of the year so everyone tries to take advantage

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All hands on deck

The last two days have been a lot of fun. We’ve had a lot of scenes which required using all of the puppeteers at once. And it’s an elevated set, so there’s no pain. Or at least not much. Steve headed home today. I sent him to the Blue Lagoon to have a facial and

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Not a journal.

Found this on Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Not a journal. 13 – In 20 Epics there is some rain. We sold all the copies we had at Readercon. It was an epic job of salespersonship by interns, friends, us, others. Finding the epically designed books was a long sordid tale of hidden icons, misdirection, and

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Icelandic Indian food.

Today was one of our very rare working Saturdays. I don’t know how they manage, but somehow the working Saturdays only happen when I have guests in from out of town. Like, say, my brother. It’s actually not as annoying as it sounds, because it means that I get Monday off, which is in many

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Footloose

We went to Footloose, which was quite the experience. The set design was inventive, the choreography was fun but the voices were weak. I think there were four good singers in the cast, and everyone else was flat. I really enjoyed the evening, but did have to adjust the lens that I viewed it with.

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Picnic

Today was another gorgeous day in Iceland. After work, we all went to Emily’s house for a barbecue. She made hamburgers, hot dogs, vegetable skewers and deviled eggs. I made potato salad and a corn salad. Both recipes are winners, so I thought I’d share, since the summer picnic season is here. Danish Potato Salad

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