My deadly truths

How to make an apple pie

2009-11-11T21:41:00.004Z

This is a video tribute for one of the most influential people on my life.Dr. Carl Sagan, an astronomer, author of several successful popular science books and a host of the TV show "Cosmos".Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. - Carl SaganLyrics:[Sagan]If you wish to make an apple pie from scratchYou must first invent the universeSpace is

Icelandic girl: Anita Briem

2009-11-06T21:16:00.005Z

Iceland as a lot more to offer than natural wonders and economic crisis's. Anita Briem is a good example for that. She is Iceland's sexiest export in recent years. The popularity of Icelandic girls is growing on the web and Anita Briem is a leading reason for this new trend. The new Icelandic/viking conquerors are back in business, resistance is futile.Anita Briem is a genuine Icelandic export.

Visit Grundarfjörður

2009-11-03T19:32:00.007Z

West Iceland is famous for it's breathtaking views. Snaefellsnes peninsula is known to top them all. Right in the middle of the breathtaking landscape of the peninsula, there's a picturesque village.Grundarfjörður, is one of that places you imagine when you think about how Icelandic village should look like. Nice and cozy houses, clean streets and perfect landscape, a visit in Grundarfjörður is

Self-Made Ambassador

2009-11-01T13:42:00.003Z

Sometimes I think that Israelis cover the land like stars cover the sky. No matter where you are on the planet, you always find at least one, or—as usually happens in my case—he or she will find you.Many times in the past I’ve been surprised by Israelis coming to the town where I live, knocking on my door or calling me at home just because they’ve heard that I am one of them and I happen to live

Iceland Music Experience: Jeff Who?

2009-10-29T11:06:00.010Z

Another great song by a clipless band. They call themelevs "Jeff Who?" but who really cares? And even if you do, there is no Wikipedia entry, no official website, nothing! (all they have is a Myspace page). The title of the song is "Congratulations" and it's one of my favorites. So, enjoy the music and note "Congratulations you won, you made a fool of everyone"...

Don't pay attention to me

2009-10-26T16:54:00.000Z

Take a look at the view! What you see in the video was a short and unsuccessful attempt to reclaim my golden years 'copper years maybe' as a skater boy. I blame this lousy performance on the scenery around me. I was too much distracted. It all took place in Grundarfjörður, a small town not far from where I live. (I think I should stop saying "small town" all the times, they are all small...)

Saying Goodbye

2009-10-21T21:28:00.000Z

I know some of you are reading this title and thinking to yourselves: "good riddance." I'm sorry to disappoint you; I'm not going anywhere just yet. Besides, my critics are my best readers, they never miss a column and I don't want to disappoint them. You can call it a columnist’s responsibly.I'll start this with a little confession. I'm in love with this country. It was love at first sight. A

Ásdís Rán: The Interview

2009-10-17T21:20:00.011Z

Recently chosen the most sexy blonde in Bulgaria and the hottest woman in Iceland by the Complex magazine USA. Ásdís Rán Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic icon. Iceland's first top model also known as the Ice Queen is a very busy girl. Between running her model agency, posing for the best men magazines and participating in a new TV show called the "Footballers wife's" she is also taking care of her

Icelandic Music Experience: Hjálmar

2009-10-15T12:23:00.000Z

I don't have much to say about this band Hjálmar, except that they play Icelandic Reggae, and they are on the radio all the time. It's not a misprint, I really said "Icelandic Reggae" and it's actually pretty good. They even look cute like this with their sophisticated style playing Reggae and all...It's Viking Reggae in it's best. Enjoy!

"Filthy Jews talking crap"

2009-10-14T00:14:00.004Z

Interesting comment I just got in my beautiful Icelandic women blog."Can someone please explain why it is wherever you go to look up and research anything having to do with Scandinavian people, culture or countries you always find a couple wretched filthy jews talking crap?What does a jewish terrorist (i mean revolutionary) have ANYthing to do with this article? Nothing.Its also strange theres

Sheep meet their God

2009-10-12T19:00:00.003Z

Here in Iceland, I started a new tradition of eating lamb on Saturday nights. But don't worry, it's not what I'm going to talk about here...After my previous story of The God of Sheep, which happened two weeks ago, it is time for the conclusion of the story.Yesterday night I finally got the phone call I was long expecting, "Tomorrow morning we are going to kill the Sheep" the voice said on the

Shalom lakh, Island! (Hello to you Iceland!)

2009-10-10T11:59:00.014Z

Having nudged 9uy, who also writes here, for a while, I was invited by him to write an article about how the devil an 18-year-old from Israel has so much interest and knowledge about Iceland. So, where to begin? I don’t quite remember where I first heard the name ‘Iceland’. I think it was in Disney’s film Atlantis—the main character mentioned finding some artifact in not in Ireland but in

Interview with Katrín Atladóttir

2009-10-08T18:48:00.001Z

Here is an interview with Katrín Atladóttir. One of Iceland's most famous girls who also randomly carry the title of 'Iceland's blog goddess'. I asked her few questions about blogging, life and living in Iceland in general. Meet Katrín!My deadly truths: Can you tell us little bit about yourself. Who is Katrín Atladóttir?Katrín Atladóttir: 29 years old. engaged. living down town Reykjavík.

Icelandic Music Experience: Múm

2009-10-06T12:07:00.001Z

Iceland. An island with not much sunshine on it. On the surface is very cold country on the surface but underneath bubbling heat surfacing outside. Iceland is a land of creative people, talented and sometimes depressive, even suicidal. Today more than ever, after the country's economic collapse.Environmental conditions affect Iceland's fertile musical creativity of singers like Bjork, Sigur Ros

Politically Incorrect

2009-10-04T11:41:00.010Z

One thing you'll never hear me talk about is the political situation in Iceland. The main reason being that I have absolutely no idea what politicians are talking about. It's not only because of my poor knowledge of Icelandic but also because of a lack of interest on my part.Sometimes when I'm sitting in the living room and the TV is on I can hear the fréttir (news) in the background. Just by

Learn Icelandic

2009-09-29T16:22:00.006Z

Icelandic is a difficult language. I guess I'm little bit embarrassed to admit it but after over two years in Iceland my Icelandic still sucks.It took me about a year to learn Spanish so you can imagine how my confidence went down the toilet when I realized that the story wont repeat itself with Icelandic.After the first year when I realized that I still don't speak more than just few words, I

When Iceland was Ghana?

2009-09-27T16:12:00.006Z

By guest blogger Holli Holdsworth from Holli's ramblings, the adventures of an expat in Ghana.Thorvaldur Gylfason is a professor of economics at the University of Iceland. I’m sure he’s quite enlightened on the economic history of Iceland and he’s probably a pretty nice guy. With a sense of humour.Maybe it was his sense of humour at work when he wrote this article: ‘When Iceland Was Ghana’.

The God of Sheep

2009-09-25T10:33:00.001Z

The story of the Icelandic sheep can be interpreted in two way: A human point of view or a sheep. In this blog and the one that will follow, I'll try to share both point of views.When you talk about Icelandic meat, you talk about lamb. Since I came to Iceland lamb became my favorite main course. I still crave good beef stakes, but in this island, cows are rare and too expensive. Fish can hardly

Icelandic music experience: Emiliana Torrini

2009-09-22T10:10:00.006Z

She is the second most famous Icelandic singer after Björk. Her name is Emiliana Torrini and she is Iceland's latest music export. She is now big in Germany, where her song "Jungle drum" reached number one at the charts.Her first real breakthrough came after she sang the "Gollum's Song", during the ending credits of Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The offer first

Under attack in Iceland

2009-09-20T11:07:00.005Z

Now that the last of the tourists are gone, Iceland reveals its real face. The days of peace are gone and as the króna sinks further down so does my spirit.I'm sitting now at my house in the dark and I hear noises all around me. Outside a war is going on—Iceland is under attack. Bullets hammer the walls, supersonic shock waves shake the windows and bomb shells fly above the roof.In a situation

Affiliation

2009-09-19T11:21:00.007Z

I would like to offer you a guestblog on my blog (www.9uy.info).Would you like to share the experience of your latest visit to Iceland? Are you planning a trip to Iceland?Are YOU thinking about expat issues? Share your thoughts here in a guest blog post! Send your blog to guy@9uy.infoIf you own a blog or a website, it would be very helpful if you could link back:My

Icelandic music experience #1

2009-09-15T22:25:00.012Z

I decided to start a new tradition. Every now and then I'll bring you one Icelandic song that is heard here in the radio and being sang by young Icelandic girls and boys while standing in line to buy McDonald's.I decided to start with the biggest hit of 2008. A hit by Veðurguðirnir & Ingó with their song ironically called "Bahama". A song about sun, fun and girls in bikini, exactly what I need

Who is Barack Obama?

2009-09-14T19:56:00.008Z

Who is Barack Obama? The man who tries to stop the motor of America. Not like Ayn Rand's creation, John Galt stopped the motor of the world in order to fix it. He saw America he didn't like, America who lost its way. America where the American spirit is no longer blowing. America which is more like Europe. What he did was erase and rewind. A new start for America. Then came Barack Obama...

Jehovah's witnesses in Icelandic

2009-09-09T21:25:00.009Z

Jehovah's witnesses are pretty active in Iceland. I heard about their activity here but I never had the chance to meet them, until today.Today I had a visit from Jehovah's witnesses. A weird looking couple was just behind my door when I opened. The guy had this old fashion TV size glasses and the women looked...more like a man. They mumbled something in Icelandic, I had to stop them to ask, "Who

Thesis for Blogger

2009-09-08T23:00:00.005Z

I never understood why people choose to pay for things they can get for free.People asked me about this Blogger template that I use. It is called 'Thesis for Blogger'. It's a free version of the popular Wordpress Thesis theme. The original Thesis theme cost no less than 87$! yes, exactly 87$. Not a dollar less. It's almost like free is overrated.Well, It's not a secret you can download the