Flags of our Extras

According to today’s Fréttablaðið, old Clint Eastwood and co. have been having a spot of trouble with the 400-or-so extras on the Flags of Our Fathers set. Seems they’re becoming increasingly disinclined to show up for work. A couple of factors are cited for the...

Joe Cockoverload

Joe Cocker is in Iceland to give a concert later in the week. Consequently we the poor innocent radio-listening public are being constantly subjected to Joe’s slaughtering of various well-known tunes in his trademark growl-slash-constipated vocals. EPI and YT have had...

Cottage country in pictures

EPI and R battle it out with water pistols by the hot tub.One made sure One took along One’s personal chefs.Water water everywhere……. everywhere…Ten points if you can guess what this is.Is there any greater work of art than that created by...

Chill

Going here.Going to do this.The weather is gorgeous – sunny and bright, with just a hint of wind. Temperatures are 10°C at the moment, daybreak was at 04.59 and nightfall set for 21.56.Back...

Funeral for a friend

Have just returned home from the funeral of a relative. In Icelandic we say ‘frændi’ – being a term that covers all male relatives. Similarly, ‘frænka’ covers all female relatives.He wasn’t a very close relative – he and my...

The Plumber Speaks and Speaks…

Back by popular demand, we give you more immortal words from The Plumber: ON SHORT TENDONS ‘I was thinking that your problem might be a leak behind the bathtub. I started thinking about that while I was soaking in the bath this morning. I have short tendons. When I...