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Friday, August 15, 2003
Who would have known starting work again would be so ... tiring?! I think a year of no work and all play made Jack a lazy bastard ... But I'm coping, thank god ... And I can't really complain. I mean, today we had a "rush-hour" kind of thing because all the schools are starting and people need to buy books, but I've seen rush-hours that would kill the rushes in the bookstore. I worked at the Ice-Cream Store, remember? ;)
Talking about the ice-cream store ... I remember when I was working there, me and my friend Baldvin (who also worked there), were going to publish a book about working in the ice-cream store. It was supposed to be called Ice-Cream Stories ... say it aloud and laugh! Hahahaha ... or perhaps not ...
Tomorrow we have this thing called "Cultural Night" where we celebrate the fact that, yes, Iceland has a culture and, yes, people are interested in it. Needless to say, Cultural Night is EXTREMELY touristy ... but it's fun. And there are fireworks, and if you've ever been to Iceland, you know we're insane when it get so fireworks. You guys in Europe, if you look closely to the North - those lights in the skies, they're from us! :)
Music of the day: Rocket Man with Elton John. Quite simply the best song Elton John ever wrote (and there's a lot of good stuff to choose from). I especially like the lyrics, which (if you're a Freudian enthusiast like me) are about something completely else than Rocket Men on Mars ... :D
Movie of the day: Ed Wood, by Tim Burton. A really, really funny movie about the worst director ever. I've now upgraded my Tim Burton Collection - I only need 2 more films to have every single film he's made!
Talking about the ice-cream store ... I remember when I was working there, me and my friend Baldvin (who also worked there), were going to publish a book about working in the ice-cream store. It was supposed to be called Ice-Cream Stories ... say it aloud and laugh! Hahahaha ... or perhaps not ...
Tomorrow we have this thing called "Cultural Night" where we celebrate the fact that, yes, Iceland has a culture and, yes, people are interested in it. Needless to say, Cultural Night is EXTREMELY touristy ... but it's fun. And there are fireworks, and if you've ever been to Iceland, you know we're insane when it get so fireworks. You guys in Europe, if you look closely to the North - those lights in the skies, they're from us! :)
Music of the day: Rocket Man with Elton John. Quite simply the best song Elton John ever wrote (and there's a lot of good stuff to choose from). I especially like the lyrics, which (if you're a Freudian enthusiast like me) are about something completely else than Rocket Men on Mars ... :D
Movie of the day: Ed Wood, by Tim Burton. A really, really funny movie about the worst director ever. I've now upgraded my Tim Burton Collection - I only need 2 more films to have every single film he's made!
Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Well, I've started working at the bookstore (yeeeessss!) aaaaand it looks like I'll also start working at the biggest cinema in Iceland, which is in the same building as the bookstore! This basically means that I will get to see movies for free and get discounts off books ... finally, I'll be able to save some money!
Last weekend we had the Gay Pride festival here in Iceland. Last year's festival was absolutely brilliant! More people showed up for the parade than on our national day (17. June) and we had perfect weather and everyone had fun. This year, however, was different. It was cold and it rained and not nearly as many people showed up (because of the weather, I suppose), but it was still fun. The only thing I really missed was seeing Páll Óskar's drag-queen costume (Katharina knows who I'm talking about ;D) ...
Now, however, I have to get going - can't be late for work, now can I? :)
Music of the day: I'm still hooked on Liz Phair's latest, so today's song is my new favorite from her album: My Bionic Eyes. Really cool song. Download it if you must, or just do yourselves a favor and buy the CD!!!
Movie of the day: Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Ok, I know it might sound stupid, but this is perhaps one of the best horror films I've ever seen. At the very least it's the most intelligent one. The script and the ideas Craven puts into it are just amazing. And Heather Langenkamp is and will always be my favorite scream queen!
Last weekend we had the Gay Pride festival here in Iceland. Last year's festival was absolutely brilliant! More people showed up for the parade than on our national day (17. June) and we had perfect weather and everyone had fun. This year, however, was different. It was cold and it rained and not nearly as many people showed up (because of the weather, I suppose), but it was still fun. The only thing I really missed was seeing Páll Óskar's drag-queen costume (Katharina knows who I'm talking about ;D) ...
Now, however, I have to get going - can't be late for work, now can I? :)
Music of the day: I'm still hooked on Liz Phair's latest, so today's song is my new favorite from her album: My Bionic Eyes. Really cool song. Download it if you must, or just do yourselves a favor and buy the CD!!!
Movie of the day: Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Ok, I know it might sound stupid, but this is perhaps one of the best horror films I've ever seen. At the very least it's the most intelligent one. The script and the ideas Craven puts into it are just amazing. And Heather Langenkamp is and will always be my favorite scream queen!
