The university has been in session now for a month (give or take a few days). In that time, things have slowly gotten up to speed, and I think it’s safe to say that things are in full swing by now. There is never a dull moment, that’s for sure! I think the best adjectiveRead more
When we bought our house, we assumed that we’d be keeping the green/blue/gray-ish tinted accent-wall in the living room. It looked like a nice color, that would go well with everything. Then we moved in and it turned out that our sofas and that wall had precious little in common, which was unfortunate, since one ofRead more
A season of change is upon us. Fall. Autumn. The leaves have started turning yellow and red. Today was the first of the winter storms, with lots of rain and strong winds. Thankfully both seemed to have calmed down this evening, or I would be in serious trouble biking to work tomorrow morning. In spiteRead more
Some decades ago, Icelanders discovered that certain poplar trees (aspir, see for example Populus trichocarpa) grew very quickly even on wind-crazed bare land and as a result they were planted everywhere. These days people have started to view the poplars as almost weeds in habituated areas, because they have insane roots, and will spawn other poplars using theirRead more
Tonight was the first evening I’ve had to do work this semester – and that was only because this day turned out to be entirely packed with meetings and interesting lectures. I learnt for example that there are very few female professors in the medical department, and that when one of the first women doctorsRead more
The Sunday was just beeeaaaauuuuttttiiiiffffuuul! 🙂 I think we most definitely got a small taste of “indian summer”, which was nice just before the winter hits the fan. My main project of the day was tending to some trees we’d planted 15 years ago or so. These were trees that had been planted densely inRead more
Every five weeks we have access to the summer-house Finnur co-owns with his siblings. We usually invite people to come along with us, but this weekend “people” seemed to be either sick or busy so we went by our lonesome selves. We weren’t entirely alone though, because Finnur’s parents, who own a summer-house within easyRead more
Just a heads up that I’ve just added a blog-post dated July 18th: UK Vacation – Part One. Enjoy!Read more
Although living right next to work (2 minutes walking!) was really really convenient, I came to the conclusion that there is such a thing as living too close to work. For one thing, every time we’d drive home in the evening, we’d pass my building, and there would be lots of cars outside as theRead more
The school year has just begun, and this time I’m trying something new. It’s not new for most ‘big’ universities, but it is for me. Yup, this morning I arrived to class armed with a microphone and a pen-tablet, and recorded the lecture for posterity. What was recorded was my voice (and what could beRead more
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