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grrrr... arggg...

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:30:34 GMT

Jafnr�tti kynjanna er au�vita� ekki � h�fn - kynbundinn launamunur er �g�tt d�mi - en n� erum vi� a� upplifa � fyrsta skipti held �g a� �a� halli � kallinn.

M��ravernd er mj�g g�� h�r og miki� gert fyrir ver�andi m��ur, en fa�irinn vill �v� mi�ur gleymast svol�ti�. � �essi skipti sem vi� Agnar�gn h�fum fari� � sko�un hefur Einar alltaf veri� eini fa�irinn � bi�stofunni og stundum hefur �urft a� grafa fram aukast�l handa honum � snarhasti - greinilega ekki mj�g algengt a� pabbinn taki ��tt. Svo f� �g �keypis n�mskei� � f��ingarundirb�ningi, alveg 16 t�ma, en ef "partner" vill koma me� kostar �a� litlar 95 evrur aukalega. Vi� getum sem betur fer leyft okkur �etta, en fyrir f�t�kari fj�lskyldur ��ir �etta bara a� f��ingin er alfari� � �byrg� m��ur og fa�irinn e�a hitt foreldri� er ekki me� � l�ppunni. Skilabo�in eru sk�r - konan s�r um b�rnin, karlinn er afskiptur. �a� er eiginlega erfitt a� segja hvort kyni� hallar meira � �arna, �v� �a� er h�tt vi� a� mamman sitji uppi me� umm�nnunina �egar svona er lagt af sta� og f��urnum finnist hann ekkert velkominn � l�fi n�ju manneskjunnar. Jafnr�tti kynjanna, sem er l�legast hj� f�t�kari fj�lskyldum fyrir, er �v� ekki l�klegt til a� aukast vi� �etta.

Hitt er ungbarnasundi�. �g n�t �essi ekki beint a� fara � sund - allt of blautt - � me�an Einari finnst �a� mesta f�tt. Ungbarnasund er hins vegar sni�ug hugmynd. � augl�singum fyrir sl�kt var hins vegar bara tala� um Mutter und Kind og hvergi minnst � f��ur. �annig a� vi� spur�um. "Ja, j�, neeii ... veistu, �g bara ... �yrfti a� sko�a �etta ... held ekki a� ... hefur bara ekki komi� upp... *tafs, jappl, jaml og fu�ur*. Sennilega ver�ur Einari gert a� koma for-sturta�ur og skipta um f�t � kl�settinu.

En �a� er s�l og sumar og von � vorfuglinum (Erlu perlu) � p�skaheims�kn. Leikstj�rnarverkefni� hans Unnars Geirs var a� komast � Edinborgarh�t��ina og Ragnhei�ur tengd� var a� senda okkur alveg hreint �tr�lega s�tt prj�nadress � Agnar�gn. Hver nennir a� ergja sig?

S�kadel�skt s�ruk�ntr�

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:19:56 GMT

(Einar pennalati deilir gle�inni me� s�r)

� g�r slysa�ist �g inn � bloggs��una hj� Dr. Gunna, sem er svosem varla � fr�s�gu f�randi nema vegna �ess a� �ar er a� finna hina t�malausu snilld Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In). S��an �g smellti � �ennan hlekk hefur lagi� veri� � repeat � hausnum � m�r og �g er a� f�la �etta "s�kadel�ska s�ruk�ntr�" � druslur. Ef mig hef�i bara dreymt atri�i� �r The Big Lebowski � n�tt v�ri �g � sk�junum!

� tilefni �ess stanslausa part�s sem er � hausnum � m�r by� �g lesendum m�num a� smella h�r og syngja me� m�r:

(yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)

I woke up this mornin with the sundown shinin in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

(yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)

I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin out as I was a-crawlin in
I got up so tight I couldnt unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

(yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)

Someone painted april fool in big black letters on a dead end sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah yeah oh-yeah

M�nudagsblogg

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:04:44 GMT

(Einar pennalati bloggar)

�i� kannist �ll vi� .com, .org, .is o.s.frv. - en �egar .asia var opna� var �hj�kv�milegt a� einhver myndi setja upp:

nevergetinvolvedinalandwarin.asia

- �i� ykkar sem ekki hafi� lesi� The Princess Bride ... �ttu� a� gera �a�!

17. mars 2990

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:11:51 GMT

Merkilegt a� f�lk skuli sagt �myrkt � m�li. Er �� ekki bjart og l�tt yfir �v�? Ef �a� er �-myrkt? �etta er eins og me� a� af��a �ssk�pa. Er �� ekki veri� a� frysta ��? Ef �eir eru af-��ddir? Ha? Ha?

H��an �r Hamborg er annars alveg yyyndislega l�ti� a� fr�tta. Eftir �riggja m�na�a flakk og fer�al�g er bara alveg fr�b�rt a� gera mest l�ti� heima hj� s�r. Uppeldisd�ttirin flutti �t � laugardaginn en f�r n� ekki langt, �annig a� �a� er stutt a� s�kja hana ef kaffi�orsti gerir vart vi� sig : ) Agnar�gn sparkar og k�lir af krafti, s�rstaklega ef h�n f�r a� hlusta � U2 e�a Creedence Clearwater. �a� eru hins vegar �h�ld um hvort h�n hafi svona g��an t�nlistarsmekk og s� bara a� f�la 'etta � druslur og djamma e�a s� algj�r pemp�a sem m�tm�lir �essum l�tum me� innvortis kr�fug�ngu...

N�r kr�klingur

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:30:20 GMT

Setti inn hlekk � bloggi� hans Bj�rns H�kons H�sav�kurfr�nda. Sveinn J�rundur minnsti fr�ndi er au�vita� � a�alhlutverki � myndas��unni, enda enginn sm� myndardrengur :)

Fur�ulegur heimur

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:40:10 GMT

Fur� 1
Vakna�i vi� �a� a� eitthva� hreyf�ist inni � maganum � m�r. Mj�g ... s�rst�k ... tilfinning. Ranka�i samt flj�tlega n�gu vel vi� m�r til a� fatta a� �g v�ri ekki Sigorney Weaver og h�tti vi� a� �skra.

Fur� 2
Vegakerfi� � Texas. Skil loksins af hverju efstu h��ir misl�gra gatnam�ta eru stundum kalla�ar flyways. �rmj�ar, einnar akreinar, �endanlegar brautir � margra tuga metra h�� yfir j�r�. *Brrr*

Fur� 3
�tr�leg veruleikafirring Dav��s Oddssonar sem ekki ber �byrg� � neinu, tr�ir engu sem honum misl�kar og vir�ist tala miki� vi� sj�lfan sig, allavega mi�a� vi� �ll �au samt�l sem hann hefur �tt vi� �msa a�ila sem segjast sj�lfir ekki hafa veri� vi�staddir.

Fur� 4
A� einhver hafi reynt a� eitra fyrir �rna Johnsen. Ef satt er. Ef ekki, veruleikafirring �rna Johnsen.

Fur� 5
A� einhver sem upplifa� hefur me�g�ngu, hvort sem er � sj�lfum s�r e�a ��rum, geti tr�a� � intelligent design.

Offsky

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:02:09 GMT

�bbs, t�minn er floginn og �slandsdv�l l�kur � dag. � eftir h�ldum vi� af sta� til Ammr�ku og �a�an beint heim til ��skalands me� one night standi hj� fallega f�lkinu � K�ben � millit��inni.

En fyrst, �etta:

Hafr� m�lti me� kv�ta � langrey�i (langrey�? langrey�a?). Hafr�, �h�� v�sinda- og ranns�knarstofnun, sag�i a� 150 d�r v�ri varf�rinn kv�ti. �r�tt fyrir h�tanir um anna� hefur fer�am�nnum alltaf fj�lga� �r�tt fyrir hvalvei�ar. Eru einhver r�k �nnur en tilfinningar�k sem m�la gegn hvalvei�um? Svo er anna� m�l hvernig kv�tanum er �thluta�...

Einar f�r a� gefa bl�� um daginn. � b�klingnum fr� Bl��bankanum stendur enn a� karlmenn, sem �tt hafi m�k vi� a�ra karlmenn, megi ekki gefa bl��. Eru ekki �r og dagar s��an aln�mi var� miklu algengara hj� gagnkynhneig�um en sam? Liggur eitthva� anna� en aln�mishr��sla �arna � bak vi�?

�ver end �t!

R� og fri�ur

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:31:57 GMT

� Reykjav�k er gar�ur �ar sem stundum sitja r��amenn �j��arinnar, stundum d�mkirkjuprestur, stundum einn r�legur r�ni og stundum bara �g. �etta er gar�urinn � bak vi� al�ingish�si�. Alla jafna er �etta einn fri�s�lasti og fallegasti sta�urinn � Reykjav�k.

En s�rstaklega finnst m�r umhugsunarvert a� �a� var �ingma�ur sem fyrstur r�kta�i �ennan gar� og ofbo�slega finnst m�r ��gilegt a� vita af honum hv�landi um eil�f� � gar�inum s�num. Hugsi�i ykkur �ingmann sem � milli �ingfunda sp��i � kr�kusa, reitti arfa og s��i bl�mum! Tryggvi Gunnarsson hl�tur a� hafa veri� s�rstakur ma�ur. Um margt reyndar. Hann og Mar�a d�ttir hans eru v�st ��r tv�r kynsl��ir �slendinga hverra samanlag�ur l�faldur spannar lengsta bili�, e�a 171 �r. Vi� �etta m� b�ta a� Tryggvi var l�ka Landsbankastj�ri :)

N� berst �r gar�inum hans Tryggva �mur af trumbusl�tti m�tm�lenda. �g vona a� �eir brj�ti ekki r�sarunnana. �a� veitir ekkert af fallegum og fri�s�lum st��um �essa dagana. Eins m� alltaf vona a� �eir �ingmenn sem leggi lei� s�na � gar�inn lesi � minnisvar�ann um Tryggva og huglei�i hvernig �eir g�tu betur r�kta� gar�inn sinn.

A Violinist in the Metro - Something to Think About

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:59:23 GMT

(Erla sendi m�r �essa ��an - stel henni h�r me� skammlaust : ))

A man stood in the lobby area of the metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin. It was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by and a middle-aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, then hurried up to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and continued to walk without stopping.

A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but then the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work. The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother pulled him along hurriedly, but the boy stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head back toward the violinist all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people actually stopped and stayed for a while. Twenty-seven people gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected about $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any other recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the finest classical musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written and he played it with a violin worth $3.5 million.

Two days before this performance in the subway, Joshua Bell had sold out at Symphony Hall in Boston where the seat price averaged $100.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by The Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and priorities of people.The outlines were: In a banal setting at an inconvenient time, would beauty transcend? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the finest musicians in the world playing some of the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing every day?

I'm all alone ...

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:35:28 GMT

(Einar pennalati skrifar)

N� er �g semsagt komin til Hamborgar of hef skili� �l�tta sp�su m�na eftir � Reykjav�k. �etta er au�vita� miki� �byrg�arleysi af minni h�lfu, en �g hugga mig vi� �a� a� h�n getur alveg bjarga� s�r sj�lf og svo er Eva l�ka � sta�num til a� halda henni kompan�.

�g hef hinsvegar takmarka� kompan� h�r og helgin f�r � a� endurskipuleggja myndaalb�mi� � t�lvunni og ... �h, stuff. �egar �g var semsagt b�inn a� lesa allar fr�ttas��ur og blogg sem m�r datt � hug enda�i �g � dag � �v� a� fara inn � XKCD og smella nokkrum sinnum � "random" takkann. Eftir nokkra smelli kom �essi l�ka smellna og vi�eigandi mynd � skj�inn

Or�i� "neat" l�sir �essu einhvernvegin mj�g vel.