Wednesday, August 17, 2011

pictures by stefán

stefán and his dad

stefán and his gerbils

just the rodents :Þ

leó

leó

those kids......

leó

leó

not sure what is going on here....

again

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

b.b.q.

as a small prequel to robert's birthday bash i invited nearly everyone i know for some b.b.q.
a few folks even turned up.
leó

leó

einar


einar

úlfur watching up the road as people try to fix there car.

perla, guðrún and einar

2nd try

kasper, as usual

davíð and a couchsurfer

perla

inga

kasper and erikur

gunnar

kasper and erikur, again

magga

kasper wearing a hat, i tried to tell him that people dont actually use these things but he aims to prove me wrong.

practical

erikur

kasper

leó and the wheel

stefán on the bus

leó and a plastic dump truck that we found for stefán, and it's still around.

davíð, kasper and erikur

leó

einar

motion sickness - by Kasper


Kasper and Shield



Monday, August 15, 2011

Innkaupalistar PART 2

You would think that after all the complaining about the complexity of the list last year, this school would have learned a lesson. But alas, Njarðvíkurskóli, you fail again.
Kasper's Supply list, English below
Nemendur hafi með sér:
Ø 1 öskju
Ø 1 harða möppu 2ja gata með klemmu, kjölur 4-5 cm breiður
Ø mislit milliblöð til skiptingar í möppu a.m.k. 10
Ø 1 línustrikaða gormabók A4, sem hægt er að rífa blöðin úr
Ø 2 skriftarbækur (Æfingabók 2)
Ø 1 glósubók
Ø 3 stílabækur A4
Ø 1 reikningsbók A4 (venjulegar rúður)
Ø 1 penna, bláan eða svartan (nemendur mega hafa Parker
kúlupenna með fine fyllingu í stað tússpennanna)
Ø pennaveski (3 blýpenna/blýanta, blý, yddara, strokleður,
skæri, lím, tréliti, reglustiku og hálfan gráðuboga)
Ø vasareikni
Ø tvo plastvasa með götum
Ø 1 plastmöppur (græn)
Ø Íþróttir: Stuttbuxur, stuttermabolur og lágir íþróttaskór (val).
Ø Sund: Sundbolur, sundskýla (ekki stuttbuxur, sundbuxur eða
bikiní) og handklæði. Sundgleraugu æskileg.
Ø Hafa íþrótta- og sundföt í sér poka eða tösku.

Students have a:
Ø 1 filing box
Ø 1 folder 2 hard punching a terminal, 4-5 cm wide keel
Ø colored leaves to the division in a folder at least 10
Ø 1 rulered helix A4 book, you can rip the leaves from
Ø 2 writing books (Æfingabók 2)
Ø 1 notebook
Ø 3 A4 exercise books
Ø 1 graphing A4 (standard windows)
Ø 1 pen, blue or black (the students may have Parker
pen with fine point markers in the fullness of voltage)
Ø pencilcase (3 pens / pencils, lead, sharpener, eraser,
scissors, glue, pencil crayons, ruler and a half gráðuboga?)
Ø calculator
Ø plastic folder with two holes
Ø 1 plastic folder (green)
Ø Sports: Shorts, T-shirt and low sports (optional).
Ø Channel: swimmsuit and towels.
Ø Have a sport and swimwear in a bag

Innkaupalistar

I hate shopping for school supplies. Here is Stefán's list from Holtaskóli.
English under
Innkaupalisti
3. bekkur 2011 - 2012
Yfirfarið það sem börnin eiga frá fyrra ári og notið það sem hægt er.
1 stk. Stóra sögubókin mín A4
1 stk. stílabók A4 (án gorma)
1 stk. stílabók A4 (með gormum)
2 stk. stílabækur A5 (án gorma)
1 stk. reikningsbók A5 (án gorma og ekki litlar rúður)
1 stk. Teygjumappa A4
1 stk. askja A4 (tré)
1 stk. Teikniblokk A3
7 stk. Plastmöppur: 1 gul, 1 rauð, 1 græn, 1 blá, 1 svört, 1 hvít og 1
appelsínugul.
Talnagrind
Vasareiknir (einfaldan)
Pennaveski
3-4 stk. góðir blýantar eða skrúfblýantur (muna þá eftir auka blýi)
Strokleður
Yddari með boxi
Reglustika
1 stórt límstifti
Trélitir
Góð skæri, oddlaus
1 stk. svartur tússpenni, Artline 210 medium 0,6
Í leikfimi þarf stuttbuxur og bol. Börnin eru berfætt
Í sund þarf sundföt og æskilegt er að hafa sundhettu
Foreldrar athugið að nauðsynlegt er að merkja vel bækur,
föt og aðra muni barnsins.

Shopping
3rd class 2011 - 2012
Go over what the children are from last year and enjoyed it as possible.

 1 pc. Great story my book A4
1 pc. A4 notebook paper (no springs)
1 pc. A4 notebook (with coil springs)
2 pcs. A5 exercise books (no springs)
1 pc. reikningsbók A5 (no springs and no small windows)
1 pc. Elastic Folder A4
1 pc. carton A4 (tree)
1 pc. Drawing block A3
7 pc. plastic folder: 1 yellow, 1 red, 1 green, 1 blue, 1 black, 1 white and 1
orange.
Abacus
Calculator (simple)
pencil case
3-4 pcs. good pencils or mechanical pencils (remember them by increasing the lead)
eraser
sharpener in a box
ruler
1 large glue stick
pencil crayons
Good scissors, oddlaus
1 pc. black pen markers, Artline 210 Medium 0.6
The gym shorts and shirt required. The children are barefoot
The channels need swimwear and it is desirable to sundhettu
Parents note that it is necessary to mark books,
clothing and other objects of the child.

give the kid a camera

The last day of the Grindavík Red Cross camp asked the children to bring cameras.
And these were Stefán's pictures:





















There are a lot of pictures of Einar - mostly because they are best friends.

A+

I have managed, through whinning, contacts and sheer persistance, to be admited into the University of Iceland, basically to master Icelandic, but I will do more too.
I am so excited my stomach in upset.
Things to do

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Robert will be 62

My father in law is having his birthday this weekend and sent out, to everyone, this fabulous invitation.
I think I am allowed to share it with you because he said everyone is welcome, EVERYONE. It is one of those kind of partys. And while it says you dont need to bring food, I think I might try to make something and maybe you can too.
quote:
We have decided to have a party here on SATURDAY AUGUST 13 (Not Friday
the 12th, but people are welcome to arrive whenever.)

Saturdays are better days for parties than Fridays. And anyway it
won't be a facile"birthday party" but, rather, a gift-free celebration
of:(a) our acquisition of Víðihóll in its entirety, (b) the Dog Days,
July 13-Aug 13, i.e. the by-far-best time of year, (c) Inga's 60th,
(d) ok, wtf, my birth day.

We'll tell people to turn up and leave (or not) when they like. There
will be two pools, two empty houses and a bus, a former greenhouse
(now rec room, which will become a greenhouse again in 2013; great
until then for a bad weather party), lamb on a spit (no vegans
expected, but welcome to watch) and potatoes. And music.And I hope
dancing. I will try to have the lamb & potatoes ready by 6 or 7 pm. I
am not planning to serve much vitamin C or dessert.

I would like you to consider inviting friends. Call it a Dog Days
Party. It would be more fun with some of them. And they will have fun,
too.

People should just bring something to drink and sleeping bags. Of
course we will not body-search people for lettuce, tomatoes, cake,
tofu or whatever they really want to eat if meat & spuds is not
enough. A tent would do no harm, but is not a deal breaker. Family has
dibs on the housing, but there will be spare floor space for friends.

This should be memorable.

Dad/Rob

moviemakers200

Kasper and his friend Erikur has started making movies. They even have a youtube channel now, with 2 videos.
One video was accidentally uploaded, I guess it is Erikurs dog.
The other is a short film that they made. The profanity is an extra special touch.
http://www.youtube.com/user/THEFILMMAKERS200
and if thats not enough, theres more on the way.

This is making me feel rather old.

Sunday, August 07, 2011

A beautiful Saturday

Today, while enjoying the amazing weather here, 18 today, with the same expected for tomorrow, my thoughts are elsewhere.

My little brother Tye is getting married this weekend.


Anyone who knows me knows my family is seriously confusing, so let me explain, Tye is the one who has the same mother as me, different fathers.

He is 5 years younger then me, so when I left Canada he was still so young. 20.

It is hard to imagine him now. Older, with a better half, a toddler following him and a baby in his arm.

I wish I was there. Mostly to help out. Thats what family is for right? I feel so helpless out here. I really wanted to do something for them.

But I am counting on my sister, Shantell. She went out on Thursday to help with the kids, probably calm some nerves. She is a super hero.

We have the same mother as well, but she has a different father, then Tye too. I know, it is confusing.

When you look at pictures, it is hard to believe that we are related at all, but we are still family. And if we can not be there, we still dream of each others weddings.