Happy to announce that I’ve bounced back from my people-weary state thanks to a good night’s sleep and a long leisurely breakfast with the family. Phew! People-weary is not a good way to travel through life. Being one of those SAD* things.
EPI and I cosied up in our little hobbit-hole last night with our combined brood of four. Daughters. Who are very busy young ladies so a rarity for all of us to be assembled in the same general location at the same time for any longer than it takes to eat a dinner or so. Watched The Big Lebowski on Icelandic telly and loud-guffawed all the way through it. The Dude is arguably the greatest film character of all time – definitely the greatest film slacker of all time. F***in’ A man!! Am I wrong?? Am I wrong??
WEATHER
It’s a-blowin’ pruddy hard out thur now. Almost too hard for YT to venture out for a run. Plus it’s cold. However, the alternatives are not attractive: 1. Wait until tomorrow, when it’s set to be even worse, 2. Venture into one of those awful fitness centers and run on a treadmill breathing clammy air and pretending you don’t notice any of the other sweaty people all around you. Official weather: strong winds from the west, temps around 2 degrees. Sunrise was at 9.54; sunset scheduled for 16.29.
INCIDENTALLY
Only three more days to the first anniversary of When Polly Became a Girl. Stay tuned!
* Seasonal Affective Disorder. The greatest acronym of all time!
“It’s good knowing he’s out there. The Dude. Taking it easy for all us sinners.”- Orð að sönnu, Dúdinn er einn af þeim bestu 🙂
It’s lovely that the Dude is as appreciated in Iceland as he is here in the States. I agree that he is one of the truly great characters of our time, made all the more great by Jeff Bridges’ performance. He didn’t just play Dude for laughs, there was a lot of pathos and humanity in the role that he saw.
The Big Lebowski. Truly the best work ever by Joel and Ethan Coen. And that’s saying something, considering that Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink and Fargo all are among my personal favorites.
Oops. And O Brother Where Art Thou.
Didn’t you like Blood Simple ..?? 😉