Komin til Houston<\/strong> \u00dea\u00f0 t\u00f3k mig um klst a\u00f0 keyra fr\u00e1 flugvellinum \u00e1 Super 8 m\u00f3teli\u00f0 \u00fear sem \u00e9g sit n\u00fana, og \u00e9g var \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 n\u00e1 a\u00f0 keyra \u00feetta \u00ed dagsbirtu. \u00c9g skildi sm\u00e1 d\u00f3t eftir \u00e1 herberginu og f\u00f3r svo \u00ed f\u00e6\u00f0uleit. Enda\u00f0i hinum megin vi\u00f0 hra\u00f0brautina \u00e1 Sudie’s Catfish & Seafood<\/a>. \u00deegar \u00e9g m\u00e6tti var strolla af “l\u00f3kals” \u00e1 sta\u00f0num sem er einmitt \u00fea\u00f0 sem ma\u00f0ur vonast eftir \u00e1 fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 er yfirleitt g\u00e6\u00f0amerki. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n \u00c9g f\u00e9kk bor\u00f0 \u00ed einu horninu \u00e1 st\u00f3rum matsal og sat \u00fear og horf\u00f0i \u00e1 gestina. Meiri parturinn af karlm\u00f6nnunum voru afskaplega stere\u00f3t\u00fdp\u00edskir, svoldi\u00f0 “buff” me\u00f0 anna\u00f0 hvort sn\u00f6gg raka\u00f0 h\u00e1r e\u00f0a meira hippalegir. Konurnar voru ekki jafn au\u00f0flokkanlegar, fyrir utan a\u00f0 flestar voru \u00fe\u00e6r \u00feyngri en me\u00f0al-Kaliforn\u00edukonan. Maturinn reyndist \u00e1g\u00e6tur, mahi-fiskur sem var reyndar syndandi \u00ed hv\u00edtv\u00ednsrj\u00f3mas\u00f3su en gr\u00e6nmeti\u00f0 sem kom me\u00f0 var akk\u00farat passlegt gufuso\u00f0i\u00f0. Ekki oft sem \u00fea\u00f0 gerist. \u00cd eftirr\u00e9tt f\u00e9kk \u00e9g m\u00e9r svo vanillu\u00eds \u00e1 ferskju (peach?) b\u00f6ku, mmmmm… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n S\u00ed\u00f0an l\u00e1 lei\u00f0in yfir a\u00f0ra g\u00f6tu og \u00ed st\u00f3rmarka\u00f0inn \u00fear sem \u00e9g keypti m\u00e9r j\u00f3g\u00fart, ser\u00ed\u00f3s og mj\u00f3lk. \u00c6tli \u00e9g fara ekki \u00feanga\u00f0 aftur seinna og kaupi gr\u00e6nmeti og st\u00f6ff, en \u00feeir voru a\u00f0 loka svo \u00e9g nennti ekki a\u00f0 drolla. \u00dea\u00f0 merkilegasta \u00ed \u00feeirri b\u00fa\u00f0 var sj\u00e1lfvirki kassinn, \u00fear sem ma\u00f0ur renndi s\u00ednum eigin v\u00f6rum \u00ed gegn. \u00dea\u00f0 t\u00f3kst st\u00f3r\u00e1fallalaust, \u00fe\u00f3 svo a\u00f0 \u00ed mi\u00f0ri ath\u00f6fn, \u00fe\u00e1 var m\u00e9r sagt a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir gjaldkera, en svo var eins og kerfi\u00f0 skipti um sko\u00f0un og \u00e9g f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra \u00feetta sj\u00e1lf.<\/p>\n En sum s\u00e9, n\u00fa sit \u00e9g me\u00f0 fart\u00f6lvuna \u00ed fanginu \u00e1 herberginu m\u00ednu. \u00deetta er eini sta\u00f0urinn sem \u00e9g hef fundi\u00f0 \u00fear sem neti\u00f0 hangir \u00ed sambandi, og bara r\u00e9tt svo. En \u00fea\u00f0 dugar fyrir t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st og blogg. Eins og tilheyrir \u00fe\u00e1 angar herbergi\u00f0 af svona s\u00edtr\u00f3nu-ofur-hreinsi, en sem betur fer vir\u00f0ist \u00fea\u00f0 bara \u00e6tla a\u00f0 angra mig \u00feegar \u00e9g geng inn \u00ed herbergi\u00f0. \u00cd fyrra gistum vi\u00f0 \u00ed reyk-herbergi og \u00fear var s\u00edtr\u00f3nuilmurinn a\u00f0 gera sitt besta til a\u00f0 hylja reyk-lyktina en \u00fea\u00f0 bara gekk ekki. G\u00e6inn reyndi a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a m\u00e9r reykherbergi (n\u00fdb\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 skipta um teppi og gluggatj\u00f6ld!) en \u00e9g h\u00e9lt n\u00fa ekki! Frekar tek \u00e9g reyklaust herbergi me\u00f0 tveimur r\u00famum en reykherbergi me\u00f0 einu r\u00fami, og hanan\u00fa!<\/p>\n N\u00e1grannarnir eru ekki af hlj\u00f3\u00f0legu t\u00fdpunni, n\u00fana \u00e1\u00f0an var eitt sj\u00f3nvarpi\u00f0 sett \u00ed botn, en \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 mestu b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e6kka \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fana, og svo er greinilega barnafj\u00f6lskylda h\u00e9rna l\u00edka. En \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hafa \u00fea\u00f0. Klukkan er v\u00edst or\u00f0in 11 a\u00f0 sta\u00f0art\u00edma (\u00e9g er 2 t\u00edmum \u00e1 undan Kaliforn\u00edu) og r\u00e1\u00f0stefnan<\/a> hefst klukkan h\u00e1lf-n\u00edu \u00ed fyrram\u00e1li\u00f0. \u00c9g geri r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera svona 15 m\u00edn a\u00f0 keyra \u00feanga\u00f0, en kannski lengur ef \u00e9g lendi \u00ed mikilli umfer\u00f0. Plaggatad\u00f3ti\u00f0 er svo \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0judagskv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 en eftir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e6tla \u00e9g a\u00f0 hrynja \u00ed r\u00fami\u00f0 og leggja svo af sta\u00f0 heim aftur \u00ed hei\u00f0ardalinn! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Sakna \u00d6nnu S\u00f3lr\u00fanar og Finns, en n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 \u00feau n\u00fana \u00e1\u00f0an \u00ed s\u00edmann. Merkilegt hva\u00f0 h\u00fan er or\u00f0in s\u00edmam\u00e6lsk \u00feessi elska. \ud83d\ude42 \u00c1 morgun tekur vi\u00f0 venjuleg vinnuvika hj\u00e1 \u00feeim, fyrir utan a\u00f0 Finnur er enn\u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed miklu limb\u00f3-\u00e1standi \u00ed sinni vinnu, en \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 komast \u00e1 hreint \u00ed \u00feessari viku hva\u00f0 gerist. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed nett stress \u00ed gangi, en \u00e9g held \u00e1fram a\u00f0 vona hi\u00f0 besta (svona eins og Finnur heldur \u00e1fram a\u00f0 vona \u00fea\u00f0 besta \u00ed sambandi vi\u00f0 m\u00edn “m\u00e1l” \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunnudagur 11. mars 2007 Komin til HoustonT\u00ed\u00f0indal\u00edti\u00f0 fer\u00f0alag a\u00f0 baki. 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T\u00ed\u00f0indal\u00edti\u00f0 fer\u00f0alag a\u00f0 baki. Flugi\u00f0 t\u00f3k \u00ferj\u00e1 og h\u00e1lfan t\u00edma og sessunautar m\u00ednir voru s\u00f3lsteikt eldri hj\u00f3n: h\u00fan las hvernig ma\u00f0ur gr\u00e6\u00f0ir pening \u00e1 netinu og hann las hvernig ma\u00f0ur vinnur pening \u00ed spilav\u00edtum. \u00c1 me\u00f0an sat \u00e9g menntasnobbi\u00f0 og hlusta\u00f0i \u00e1 Fresh Air<\/a> vi\u00f0tals\u00fe\u00e6tti \u00e1 ipodinum m\u00ednum \u00ed gegnum su\u00f0ey\u00f0anda heyrnat\u00f3l. \u00c9g hlusta\u00f0i \u00e1 vi\u00f0t\u00f6l vi\u00f0 Al Gore, Rob og Nate Cordry, einhver comic-hj\u00f3n (Krum?) og m\u00f6gulega eitthva\u00f0 anna\u00f0 \u00ed vi\u00f0b\u00f3t. \u00c1 me\u00f0an d\u00falla\u00f0i \u00e9g m\u00e9r vi\u00f0 su-duko (e\u00f0a hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fa heitir) og leysti eina s\u00e6milega sv\u00ednslega \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00f6nnur var m\u00e9r ofvi\u00f0a.<\/p>\n