Back home. It's fabulous! My dad got a video cam for his birthday so every day here at the house is like the documentary of my life.

Dad: "What are you doing?" (Camera pointing at me.)
Me: "Mmmm, I'm ironing this dress." (Yes, my life is not only champagne, caviar and male models.)
Dad: "Say something funny."
Me: "Mmmm, hello." (Somehow when a camera is pointed at my face I lose my great talent of being funny. This is why I quickly dismissed the idea of a career in films...)

Yes.
I love having time off.
I love having no obligations.
I love my mom's cooking.
I love that it's still dark when I wake up at 11 (or even later).
I love playing Scrabble even if I lose.
I love my funny, clever and beautiful friends.
I love the moderate prices of everything in Iceland... wait, no. I seriously dislike that!
I love my Pioneer stereo system that I've now hooked up in my bedroom.

I'm basically all mushy inside these days.


Finally, the music trivia. Sunna Dís, mighty fine job you did last week:*
Now, who performs and what is the name of the song?

I took a cab there to hold her
I took a plane there to feel what she felt

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Hello, all ye faithful. I'm a free woman. I had my exam on the 6th of December and since then led a life of leisure... or at least a life of leisure the student way. I'm quite happy with my performance and my feedback. I especially liked the part about my "great intellectual capacity." Now that is just a sure shot recipe for a big head but I've tried to be as humble as possible. I just sent the feedback to my two biggest admirers, mamma and pabbi.

On Saturday I'll be flying back to Iceland for Christmas break and I can't freakin' wait. I look so much forward to staying up late and sleeping in, meeting all my friends and spending quality time with my fantastic family, drinking jólaöl (the Icelandic equivalent to Julmust) and eating 'till I almost explode.

One thing I want to ask you all to do. See Little Miss Sunshine. It is a gem. The story is wonderful and the characters are so fantastic that you fall in love with them in the time span of two hours.

Oooh, and check out a Kaospilot who is also a wonderful musician. Estherorkester.

Congrats Þórir on last week's music trivia. I knew I could count on you:* So here's another. Which song? Which performer?
Screaming your name on the microphone
Going back home all alone

The curse of the student

I guess promising something isn't enough. You also have to deliver and since I should be preparing for my oral exam on Wednesday but seem to find everything else more interesting and more demanding to do then here goes my second blog post in English.

One of the things that are more interesting and demanding to do than prepare for my exam is watching America's Next Top Model on youtube. I've spent more time I think is considered healthy watching this amazingly entertaining show and have now managed to infect Peter Liljeros with the ANTM disease. Yes, we are two peas in a pod. That's for sure. I've now started comparing situations in my life to what has happened in ANTM. It's all so interconnected, so systemic. I've even had delusional ideas about connecting ANTM to my presentation in the oral exam but realise now that this just seemed like a good idea in the heat of the moment.

I got a friend request from some interesting musicians on myspace. The band is called Rubies and will be releasing their first album soon. I really like their music and maybe so will you so check check check it out.

I'm going to see a movie tonight. A movie that I've been wanting to see for some time now. Little Miss Sunshine. Yes. That's all for now. No, wait, the music trivia.

Here goes:
Hannes Óli and Gústi share last week's music champion title after answering correctly Erotic City by Prince. These guys are seriously walking music encyclopedias so I challenge all you music lovers out there to bring some healthy competition to the games.
Who performs and what is the name of the song?
let the temperature rise
the birds of prey are mating