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Friday, May 27, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Ash
Once again. The eruption struck on the day of The Rapture. The ash is now heading our way. I have just been closing all the windows and curtains. I await a very mucky apartment when I wake up.
Here's some pictures from local news
Here's some pictures from local news
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Eurotastic.
Just as I sat down to announce summer seemed to have finally made its way to Iceland, the sky covered grey with heavy clouds and its seconds away from raining. But this is Iceland and Icelandic weather. This morning and for most of the weekend the very bright sun has been making itself known and what an appreciated reunion it is. I spent most of today in the garden planting seeds and repotting young plants. This made it finally feel home. I am addicted to getting my hands covered in soil. It fills me to the brim.
The weekend was full of Eurovision. PEOPLE IN ICELAND TAKE EUROVISION VERY SERIOUSLY. This had to be in caps lock to get you to understand. I think more people have parties around this event than any other all year. Its amazing and I love it. Ben (my short term new flatmate) and I held a party with more people than we could really fit in the living room and his friend in England made us the best (if a little complicated) score sheet with full explanations. Nothing would explain how Italy ranked so high however.
Afterwards about 15 of us headed downtown along with the rest of Reykjavik. I am still smug at my accurate balance of booze, no booze, red bull, water and no hangover. I stayed out until 6 which hasn't happened once since 2008!
(photos to be developed and added later)
My favourites for this year's fest-de-tackorama are below.
Blue - of course, look at the backdrops! I think there should be a new genre in pop of man-bands.
Jedward! Hyperactive Chihuahuas indeed, how they didn't win I do not know. I danced to this song 3 times out downtown. It was being played everywhere!
Biggest scandal for me this year was that THIS SONG DIDN'T GET INTO THE FINAL. I mean seriously, the lyrics, the costume, the dance, and the gimmicky boxing ring! Blimey.
More info to come on the Weird Girls Project Episode 13 which was filmed just over a week ago. My absolute favourite yet experience wise and looking at the raw footage - my favourite yet for content. I am bursting at the seams to show this to you all.
For now I shall leave you with Germany's entry to Eurovision. The commentators here in Iceland accused Lena of ripping of The Weird Girls Project which I found very fun. Of course many many strange people have been wearing spandex long long before I decided to do it but nevertheless, that The Project is becoming a household name here is very pleasing.
The weekend was full of Eurovision. PEOPLE IN ICELAND TAKE EUROVISION VERY SERIOUSLY. This had to be in caps lock to get you to understand. I think more people have parties around this event than any other all year. Its amazing and I love it. Ben (my short term new flatmate) and I held a party with more people than we could really fit in the living room and his friend in England made us the best (if a little complicated) score sheet with full explanations. Nothing would explain how Italy ranked so high however.
Afterwards about 15 of us headed downtown along with the rest of Reykjavik. I am still smug at my accurate balance of booze, no booze, red bull, water and no hangover. I stayed out until 6 which hasn't happened once since 2008!
(photos to be developed and added later)
My favourites for this year's fest-de-tackorama are below.
Blue - of course, look at the backdrops! I think there should be a new genre in pop of man-bands.
Jedward! Hyperactive Chihuahuas indeed, how they didn't win I do not know. I danced to this song 3 times out downtown. It was being played everywhere!
Biggest scandal for me this year was that THIS SONG DIDN'T GET INTO THE FINAL. I mean seriously, the lyrics, the costume, the dance, and the gimmicky boxing ring! Blimey.
More info to come on the Weird Girls Project Episode 13 which was filmed just over a week ago. My absolute favourite yet experience wise and looking at the raw footage - my favourite yet for content. I am bursting at the seams to show this to you all.
For now I shall leave you with Germany's entry to Eurovision. The commentators here in Iceland accused Lena of ripping of The Weird Girls Project which I found very fun. Of course many many strange people have been wearing spandex long long before I decided to do it but nevertheless, that The Project is becoming a household name here is very pleasing.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Sad times and new beginnings
I have been very quiet on this blog of late, and although I don't tend to dip deeply into personal details on here usually, I will give a brief statement of fact about why.
Sadly Daníel and my relationship has ended. We have had some pretty hard family things to cope with over the last couple of years and we simply haven't made it through. On a plus point, we are not acrimonious which is wonderful for our daughter, and ourselves. No one else is involved and we have been able to get through it relatively unscathed. That's not to say it doesn't hurt, or isn't sad, it does and it is. Particularly sad is the fact I am now no longer Una's foster mother which is very hard after raising her for almost two years. Even more sad is that Lilja won't be around her 'sister' daily she has always known - although they will maintain contact.
I am not planning on leaving the country (at least for the immediate future), even though single motherhood in a country with no family is very daunting. I have had absolutely stellar support from a network of friends I truly don't know what I would do without.
The decision came to post this blog now that we have registered the separation officially, had confirmation that Una will stay with Daníel and Lilja and I have a new apartment. I felt skipping this info and simply going on to post entries about a new place without Daníel might leave rumours likely to rise by people who have nothing better to do than guess, especially in light of Daníel's current media presence.
So there you go. Its sad, but there's nothing juicy in it for the tack-o-mags to photoshop a broken heart over, as is their style. It is horrible when a family breaks up and even more so when there are children involved. I hope that this is all that needs to be said about it.
The new flat is lovely and is nestled in between close friends on every side in my old neighbourhood. By some miracle I found a flat I can (just) afford which is in walking distance of leikskoli, my job and has a garden. I will post pictures of all the lovely-slash-tacky furniture I found on barnaland.is later.
For now I am on panic mode as Weird Girls Episode 13 is about to commence on friday - involving 2 nights in the countryside and was made possible thanks to everyone who donated to the kickstarter on the post below.
More news will follow on that, plus much more next week.
x Kitty
Sadly Daníel and my relationship has ended. We have had some pretty hard family things to cope with over the last couple of years and we simply haven't made it through. On a plus point, we are not acrimonious which is wonderful for our daughter, and ourselves. No one else is involved and we have been able to get through it relatively unscathed. That's not to say it doesn't hurt, or isn't sad, it does and it is. Particularly sad is the fact I am now no longer Una's foster mother which is very hard after raising her for almost two years. Even more sad is that Lilja won't be around her 'sister' daily she has always known - although they will maintain contact.
I am not planning on leaving the country (at least for the immediate future), even though single motherhood in a country with no family is very daunting. I have had absolutely stellar support from a network of friends I truly don't know what I would do without.
The decision came to post this blog now that we have registered the separation officially, had confirmation that Una will stay with Daníel and Lilja and I have a new apartment. I felt skipping this info and simply going on to post entries about a new place without Daníel might leave rumours likely to rise by people who have nothing better to do than guess, especially in light of Daníel's current media presence.
So there you go. Its sad, but there's nothing juicy in it for the tack-o-mags to photoshop a broken heart over, as is their style. It is horrible when a family breaks up and even more so when there are children involved. I hope that this is all that needs to be said about it.
The new flat is lovely and is nestled in between close friends on every side in my old neighbourhood. By some miracle I found a flat I can (just) afford which is in walking distance of leikskoli, my job and has a garden. I will post pictures of all the lovely-slash-tacky furniture I found on barnaland.is later.
For now I am on panic mode as Weird Girls Episode 13 is about to commence on friday - involving 2 nights in the countryside and was made possible thanks to everyone who donated to the kickstarter on the post below.
More news will follow on that, plus much more next week.
x Kitty
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