þriðjudagur, janúar 30, 2007

Get eiginlega ekkert skrifad um lif mitt sem stendur thar sem eg bid bara og bid eftir litlu fraenku minni. Er svo spennt ad eg bara gleymi ollu odru. Stikla kannski bara a storu

- Tamsin Gilbert hattvirtur kennari er flutt inn til okkar tho svo ad vid seum a leidinni ut ur husinu…hvenaer sem thad verdur. Bara skemmtilegt ad hafa adra stelpu enda bara buid med karlmonnum sidastlidna 18 manudi.
- Eg og Andy bordudum ljuffenga maltid hja Will vini okkar (var med okkur i naminu) og kaerustunni hans Kate a laugardagskvoldid adur en vid heldum a tonleika med John Martyn. Otrulegur thessi kall, var I hjolastol enda vantar a hann einn fot vegna afengissykingar…hann drekkur vist enn. En ljuffengir tonar hans foru vel med Iranska matnum sem vid gaeddum a adur.
- Litla fjolskyldan, eg, Andy, Paul og Tamsin forum svo i sma “road trip” a sunnudeginum, keyrdum upp til Formby sem er nordan vid Liverpool. Thar saumum vid raud ikorna sem eru nu vist i utrymingarhaettu. Pinkulitlir og saetir. Svo miklu betra ad gera eitthvad en ad hanga a sofanum.

þriðjudagur, janúar 16, 2007

2007

A New Year and we’ve been keeping ourselves busy. To mention a few...

- Celebrating Emma’s 30th birthday, both with their friends at the local pub as well as going to a luxury hotel and being totally spoiled for about £20 each, unbelievable.
- Saying goodbye to our friend and housemate Neil who’s now moved to Los Angeles. Always good to know people around the world.
- Almost bumping into Badly Drown Boy and Andy Rourke from the Smiths at Urbis just before they stepped on stage and preformed a few songs together – really good. This was part of a bigger event later on in the year to support a local cancer charity. Andy’s job definitely has its benefits.
- Meeting our good friend Will from our Master’s course down in his bar in Castlefield. He’s just bought us tickets to go and see John Martin – a one legged alcoholic but a really good musician. There you go!!
- Seeing Katie off as she’s off to Paris, again good to know people in different parts of the world.
- Finding out that the house we’re renting is going on sale and that we have to move again. Hmmm…what to do!!
- Waiting for me to become an aunt – my sister Kristin is due any day now and I am really excited and hope that all will go well. I will keep everyone informed.

Hope everyone is enjoying 2007 so far and I wish all my friends and family much happiness for the coming year.

turulu

mánudagur, janúar 15, 2007

Gledilegt nytt ar

Vid Andy attum alveg yndisleg jol og aramot a Islandi.

I hnotskurn

-Lentum a Islandi I sud-vestan stormi og hef eg sjaldan lent i odru eins, Andy svaf vaert i veltingnum med hinum bornunum.
-Rettum nokkrum Bretum hjalparhond um nottina eftir ad Icelandair gerdi sama og ekkert til ad adstoda folk eftir margra klukkutima seinkunn. Hvers konar fyrirtaeki er thetta eiginlega, thokkalega hneykslud.
-Komumst loksins a Eyrarbakka og var okkur fagnad med yndislegri fiskisupu a la mamma, nothing like it!
-Fengum jolasveinana i heimsokn a adfangadagsmorgun, svona rett til ad vekja Andy. Jolasveinarnir a Eyrarbakka eru alveg snar og tala lika svona goda ensku:-)
-Fengum fullt af godum gjofum og skemmtilegum jolakortum
-Forum i midnaeturmessu sem mer finnst algjor hapunktur jolanna, var svo yndislegt ad sja svona morg kunnuleg andlit, sakna thess.
-Attum godan joladag a Eyrarbakka i fyrsta sinn, en vid hofum alltaf verid i Reykjavik a joladag en ekki i thetta sinn. Lambafillet a bodstolum, oh svo gott.
-Dalbaer a annan, hangikjot, fraendfolk, fjos og hestar
-Ferjunes a thridja, kjotsupa, meira fraendfolk og hetjan hun Stina fraenka.
-Hveragerdi thann fjorda, Kolla, Fanney og fjolskyldur i svaka sing star studi, oh thad var svo gaman.
-Jolabod a Eyrarbakka thann 29. des. Tartalettur og politik…sumt breytist aldrei!
-Djamm seinna um kvoldid i Reykjavik, Andy fannst aedislegt thratt fyrir radir ut um allt klukkan half thrju, Dillon og Celtic Cross, rokk og rol.
-Gamlarsdagur byrjadi a brunch hja Unu og Runari, langviu og hreindyri seinna um daginn og svo endad upp a Hallgrimskirkju i spengjuregni med godu folki. Gaman!
-Nyjarsdagur – flogid til Manchester eftir frabaera veru a Islandi, takk allir saman.