Eve came in to work with me so she could see how we do the show and what the set looks like. That turned out to be a mistake. Although I had arranged to have another puppeteer cover me while Eve and I went to the Blue Lagoon, of course I wound up working. It […]
Today we drove up to Þingvellir (pronounced Thingvetleer) to see the Oxráfoss and the place where the North American and European continental plates are separating. On this excursion Emily came with us and she and Eve were appropriately astounded. We continued our tour by heading through the land of a thousand potholes to go to
We headed out today to Skaftafell, the glacier that I took Mom and Dad to when they came to visit last time. When we left town, it was overcast and rainy, and I was worried that a lot of the scenery would be obscured by clouds. That turned out to be a needless concern. As
Our friend Eve is in town from Portland for the next couple of days. I, of course, am trapped in the studio today. We’re also discovering the downside of Rob having a job. He can’t go gallivant around town with her. Ah well, I suppose at least this way I’m not missing out on all
The ReykjavÃÂk Grapevine Online – Daily News from ReykjavÃÂk, Iceland reports: The United States military base in KeflavÃÂk is going to be scaled back significantly in the near future, with all aircraft having left permanently by September. The majority of personnel stationed there will leave, relatively new radar installations will close and a number of
I did Ziggy’s drumming for the rest of the afternoon. For the wide shots Þor thought my energy was better, and I didn´t pull down on him as much as Rikki did. Whew. He did a great job, but I was feeling a little misplaced. We finished shooting all the music videos for this episode
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Today was Ziggy’s closeup and I realized that one of the guys in props was a drummer. So, I asked if he would be willing to do Ziggy’s hands for that shot. It was soooo much better. He was willing to put up with the pain and was able to hit the actual beats instead
Today we did three music videos in which Ziggy had to drum. I have discovered that I am an inept drummer. I suck. Badly. I can make it look like he’s drumming, but can’t actually do that and stay on the beat. It is infuriating. Especially when someone who can keep a different beat in
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Need more reasons to visit me? Reykjavik got a nice article in the New York Times. Tourist season starts in May; try to come before then.
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Rob and I went to the National Theater to see Klaufar og kóngsdætur, Ævintýraheimur H.C. Andersens (Rude Lads and Royal Ladies,The Fairytale world of H.C. Andersen) which had some puppetry by my friend Bernd Ogrodnik. I was expecting the show to be forty-five minutes, which is how long most kid’s shows are in the states.
Today I went to have my haircut and feel soooo much better. Before I left Portland, my hairdresser cut my hair into a basic bob, because that would hold longer without a haircut. (I didn’t want to try and find someone in Chattanooga.) Anyway, I’m very pleased. I’ll post a picture as soon as I
Tonight we went out to dinner with one of Rob´s cousin´s friends, Dr. Jonsson. It turns out he´s an opera buff and into wine so he and Rob had loads to talk about. As we sat at the restaurant, it began to snow. It´s really lovely. Rob and I walked home in it. In downtown
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Rob has just been hired as the Script Coordinator. Which means that he’ll be making sure that everyone has the latest draft and doing lots of color-coordinated photo-copying. It also means that we get to eat lunch together every day.
I nearly forgot to tell you that the house moved! Thank heavens. My parents must be so relieved.