The Dog-Days Queen
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Summer is coming!
Posted on 07/05/2013
I just looked out the window, and it's not completely dark yet. The sun is below the horizon but there's still an orange glow. The time is twenty past eleven in the evening. It...
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Election night
Posted on 30/04/2013
Don't trust this man.Iceland has a new government. Unfortunately it will probably be headed by the lizard queen himself. The voting was on Saturday but since Iceland has proportional...
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Spring and politics
Posted on 14/04/2013
April is here and I think winter is well on the way out. It did snow just a little yesterday, but we've had some very warm and pleasant days recently also. I am busy working on various...
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A couple of misconceptions regarding Icelandic folklore
Posted on 09/03/2013
So after having lived here a while and seen a variety of stuff catering to the tourist market (fun facts about Iceland and suchlike), a couple of things are particularly starting to stand...
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Acclimatisation
Posted on 07/03/2013
This morning, noting with relief that yesterday's insane blizzard had entirely abated, not even leaving that much snow on the ground, I checked vedur.is. Oh, thank god it's warmed...
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Universities in Britain and Iceland
Posted on 13/02/2013
I've only been to one university in Britain (University of Sheffield), and only one in Iceland (Háskóli Íslands), so perhaps this won't actually all be valid,...
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Gleðilegan Bolludag
Posted on 11/02/2013
Happy Bun Day everyone! I may not agree with eating salted lamb and split pea soup on Shrove Tuesday rather than pancakes with lemon and sugar, but Bolludagur is clearly an excellent idea....
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Post Code Deterioraton
Posted on 06/02/2013
I am pleased to announce that I will, in a few weeks, be making the move from 107, the second coolest post code in Iceland, to 105, the third coolest. This following my heady beginnings in...
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Australia Day
Posted on 27/01/2013
Yesterday I attended the sixth annual Australia Day beach barbecue, organised by my friend Kalli. This is the second year I've been, and the weather was much better than last year....
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