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 […]
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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Wired News: It’s Alive (ish) When Rene Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am,” the philosopher probably didn’t imagine a stamp-sized clump of rat neurons grown in a dish, hooked to a computer. Following the article back to the home of the project, NeuroLab > Potter Group, I learned about Meart. Meart (Multi-Electrode Array art)
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3d-printers I just saw this article about 3-d printers, which is like SF happening right now. I’ve seen a few things printed out by a 3-d printer, but I had no idea that the technology was becoming as accessible as it is. This is amazing stuff. One of the applications that they are talking about
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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.
I’ve been thinking about discussing reading aloud for a while now and John Joseph Adam’s recent post about Harry, Carrie and Garp brought it to mind again. I know it seems like reading aloud ought to be self-explanatory, but I’ve heard a lot of authors who should not be allowed to read their own work.
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I made this for dinner tonight. It was easy and tasty. MISO-GLAZED EGGPLANT Recipe at Epicurious.com Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 25 min 6 tablespoons shiro miso* (white fermented soybean paste) 3 tablespoons rice vinegar (not seasoned) 1 1/2 tablespoons water 3 3/4 teaspoons sugar 1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger 2
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I spent some time revising one of my novels. It felt really good. I haven’t touched it in a year and I was happy that the story held my attention still. What makes me even happier is that I’m a better writer now. That’s nice. I had a chapter, which I’ve known for a while
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
Shimmer The Summer 2006 issue of Shimmer: Available August 1. Heat makes the air shimmer. It’s too damn hot to write marketing text. Buy a copy of the Summer 2006 Shimmer. Read it. Why? 8 new stories, art, and an interview with writing team Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta. Angela Slatter, Tom Pendergrass, Paul
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Apparently my youngest niece is a big fan of the show. According to my brother: I have recently found out that Emily loves to play Lazytown, and requires someone else to play it with her. One person is Stephanie and one is Sportacus. Basically, Stephanie falls down and cries out for help. Sportacus says “Stephanie’s
All in all a fairly uneventful day. The puppetry was all on an elevated set, which meant that there was very little for Emily and I to do for the puppeteers. I did a little bit of live hand work, but other than that very little. It’s the sort of day that is fairly excruitating
Well, I’m in the midst of a website update, so there’s a chance that you’ll arrive and get frantic error messages that disappear as soon as you click on something. If you see anything that looks broken, don’t fret–unless it is still broken tomorrow.
I updated Esja and Dinner to include photos. Rob and I are off to Kolaportið, the flea market in ReykjavÃk, today and then I’m not sure what we’ll do. We’re talking about going to climb Esja.
Sometime in the last week it started getting dark at night again. Last night I slept without an eye cozy for the first time (excluding my trip to Boston) for months. I still haven’t started seeing stars again, but seeing dark outside our windows keeps surprising me.