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In abundance
Last night I was lying in bed and flipping through the Yule catalogue from the Kringlan mall, as you do. EPI: Whatcha reading? ME: The Kringlan catalogue. Very exciting. EPI: Ah, ok. See anything you like? ME: So far, no. I'm hoping I'll find something, though, so I...
Repose
A few days ago I noticed that my Ficus Benjamina had started to sprout tender new leaves. It always happens around this time, and it never ceases to amaze me that during the darkest time of the year here in Iceland, when daylight is considered a luxury,...
On the exodus from Iceland
You've seen the Internet memes, and possibly also Paul Krugman's enthusiastic columns proclaiming Iceland the poster child of economic recovery. Having in 2008 suffered the biggest banking collapse in history relative to its economic size, Iceland has now bounced back...
A page retires, a page is born
Earlier this month I announced that I was going to retire my Iceland Weather Report Facebook page. It so happened that the announcement came in the wake of a post that had attracted racist, hateful comments from a bunch of people who apparently were at their wits end...
A brief treatise on the Icelanders and their elf beliefs
I'm sure you have heard the stories: Icelanders believe in elves, won't build anything without first checking whether there are elves living on the site, go around knocking on boulders to say hello to the elves, make whole entire maps of elf colonies, and...
Announcing some changes, plus a newsletter
Dear all! Since late last year I have been reflecting and ruminating on my career and the way I have been running things, and have decided that I want to make some changes. Nothing dramatic - just some subtle shifts that may add up to something bigger in the long run....
2014: My Year in Review
It's that time of year again! NIGHTMARE OF THE YEAR Anything to do with Icelandic politics. It has been one blow after another after another to those of us who believe in honesty and integrity and keeping promises and sticking up for those who need it most. The...
Want to be my beta reader?
Hey everyone - I'm looking for a handful of volunteers who might be willing to help out by acting as beta readers for my new book. If you're not familiar with it, a beta readers is (generally) a non-professional who reads over a work prior to publishing and...
My year in review
Everyone's doing them: end-of-the-year posts. I've never done one before, but suddenly for no apparent reason I felt inspired. So here's my own personal year in review, in no particular order. SLOG OF THE YEAR My degree. Puh. Increasingly I found myself wondering what...
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.
Recent trends in storytelling
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.
Oscar Wilde
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.