What, I say, what was up with the thousand brides wandering around at the end of the Olympic Ceremony. The problem with not having commentary is that I’ve got no idea what they thought that would represent, or what the seemingly random burlesque/clown/royal court was about. Okay…and now there’s someone dancing in what gives every […]
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“Mary Robinette Kowal’s Portrait of Ari is a bittersweet tale of a couple, one of whom is perhaps not quite human, and how that fact alters their happy relationship.” —Rich Horton, Locus
Last night we got a note in our mail slot, in Icelandic, which invited us to the collective housemeeting. After a bit of conversation, we decided to go knowing we wouldn’t understand anything, but figuring it was a good idea to be neighborly. The couple we are renting from also came. They won’t leave the
We all needed to get physicals to qualify for medical care in Iceland, so the studio took us to a clinic today. My exam went like this. Me: “Hi, I’m afraid I’m sick.” Dr. “Ah. What’s the trouble?” Me: “Well, I saw a doctor yesterday who said it was a viral respiratory infection.” Dr. “I
I went to the doctor today and he said that my lungs sound clear and that it’s probably a viral infection and I’ll just have to wait it out. If I develop a fever I should come back. I’m wondering why the fever I had when this started doesn’t count.
If you are curious about the going’s on of the dog we adopted and then abandoned with my parents upon our departure for Iceland, my father has started Buster’s Blog.
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This article from the covers the production of Arabian Nights for which I did the set design.
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I’m tired of it already. I had a fit today that sounded like I had consumption. Okay, not really, but it felt like someone ought to be concerned that I might have consumption. Basically, my sore throat has become a nasty chest cold which is aggravating my respirtory infection induced asthma, which is further aggravated
So far we’ve found the German, Danish and Italian coverage of the Olympics. The thing that they have in common is that they don’t comment during the events, only before and after each competitor goes. We’re watching the Italian channel because they sound sexier. The other thing, and this is really cool, is that they
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My house-husband is making dinner in the kitchen while I sip tea and write. He’s making peppers stuffed with massaman curried rice.
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Today I went in around eleven o’clock to consult with Rosa and Sigga, our puppet wranglers, and Gummi Thor about new gloves for our puppets. Thor has come up with this new system so we can have wrist-entry for the live hand puppets instead of just elbow entry. It looks good, although there’s some questions
Our travels were completely smooth with only one minor point of concern. When we arrived in Iceland, we did not have the visas for working here in our passport. Fortunately, we were in the system so it only took them a few minutes to check and verify that we were who we said we were.
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Quite frankly, I have no idea where we are right now. Probably over the Atlantic, but I’ve cleverly set my blog up to entertain you while I’m in transit. Here are pictures of the apartment we’ll have in Reykjavik. This is looking from the front door down towards the WC. The living room The kitchen
We’re packed, and ready. The itinerary is simple. We take a 10:00 shuttle from Chattanooga to Atlanta which should get us there in plenty of time for our 2:00 flight from Atlanta to JFK. We have a three hour layover in JFK and then onto Iceland. Talley-ho!