Iceland Dreams

For Sale: 1983 Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet

Vikingsson — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:51:37 +0000

Gridlock is a matter of perspective

Vikingsson — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:14:57 +0000

You’d be excused for thinking that a country with a total population ~318,000 would be heaven for a commuter that drives a car. Indeed it was a treat by comparison the last time I was there in 2008 but it has its moments and if your schedule isn’t ideal it would be just as frustrating as anywhere. It does get a lot worse in the tragic jams of other places but you still learn to hate it.

The buses aren’t a bad alternative considering they are clean and have WiFI. They are a bit expensive and share the same roads however but if you’ve seen the price of fuel you’ll not think about it much.

Traffic jams in Reykjavík

In space there is no up or down.

Vikingsson — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:34:42 +0000

I’m an asteroid or an alien flying in to the solar system. Wouldn’t I just as likely see Earth one way as the other?

Another 11

Vikingsson — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:11:01 +0000

A +2C/+35F partly to mostly cloudy late morning.
It is a perfect cold day, the wind and temperature stings just enough to make you aware of the space beyond yourself. I am not cold but I know how close I could be. I am aware that I might not be here at all except by dumb luck. And the sacrifice of people I’ll never know. And most sadly, some of the faces I see before me now won’t be here next year. They will have sacrificed and I will be here again to remember them and to thank them, wherever they are. And they will never grow old.

Taps began to play at 10:58. Everything else goes silent. Only the breeze and a single trumpet can be heard. And then at the eleventh hour, not even the wind makes a sound.

At that moment a freight train rolled through the village. For the full two minutes of silence the only sound was the undeniable melody of train moving at a constant rhythm. Finally the sound fades off in distance and time. And then, the single trumpet sings again.

Suddenly the sun came out from its heavy cloud cover.

Thank you soldier. Lest We Forget.

Midnight Sun in Iceland

Vikingsson — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:43:05 +0000

A Vimeo video too good not to share.

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Midnight Sun: A natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day.

This short time lapse film was shot during the Icelandic Midnight Sun in June of 2011.

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Midnight Sun | Iceland

Runtime: 4:11
View count: 1,395,817

Yes

Vikingsson — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:54:31 +0000

Don’t surround yourself with yourself

Move on back two squares

How exactly does it make any difference?

Vikingsson — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:27:35 +0000

I’m no defender of Obama but I’m not a hater either. At least not with any distinction between him and every other candidate and recent president since at least LBJ. The rhetoric is deafening and boring. Exactly how will another change in leadership save your sinking ship? The O haters in power and not in power won’t give him a chance no matter what he did or said. You really don’t want anything to improve between now and November 2012 do you? You need it as bad as possible and that’s one wish you’ll probably get. On the other hand since I don’t believe it will make any difference who is on the throne then I’m actually hoping for the most insane and seemingly radical right wing jackass to win. You deserve to see how nothing much will change except for the continued slide into the abyss. I’m saddened to know that Obama is just another cog in that gear. Now it’s time for y’all to once again see it. Eight years of one jackass wasn’t good enough so let’s all hope that Obama doesn’t have the endure the same. Time for a real Bozo to take control.

suckas.

Liar(s)

Vikingsson — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:39 +0000

I’m really bored with the 4 year long U.S. presidential campaign that starts the day after the current president is sworn in. This cycle is the oddest I’ve seen in my whole life. The reasons have been beat to death so I won’t speculate upon speculation or even my sentiments about Obama. Suffice it to say that I’m disappointed with Obama but not because my views are polar opposite to what he originally campaigned on. My biggest gripe is that we’re still fighting bogus wars and until that ends nothing else matters. Not your economy or anything else being campaigned by everyone while young men and women are dying for reasons that I’ve yet to understand. And these wars are getting almost no time in the campaigns.

We’re fighting wars based on lies. To quote a Christmas message from long ago; War Is Over, if you want it.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9az6MMNZJl8

Netflix mobile app

Vikingsson — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:17:46 +0000

All this mention of Netflix on mobile has never excited me, after all why would I want to watch a movie on a teeny tiny screen? On the other hand I might as well install it for that once in a blue moon occasion. But then I fully expected the app to not be available outside of the U.S. as so many apps are if they are related to any form of streaming service by big name companies. But look, there it is, let’s try it.

App installed and then I logged in fully expecting it to then tell me I’m not worthy by being “off shore”. Wow, there’s my account and the list of movies I’ve recently watched. Let’s test it by watching the last bit of a movie I didn’t fully watch. I’m on WiFI so that won’t be a problem. Click, landscape mode, spinning wheel, I think it’s going to work. Bam, big fat popup telling me that I can’t instant stream from my region. Ok, what else can the app do? Nothing, nada. No queuing, only searching. What good is that if I can’t watch it or queue it for watching later on at home?

F.A.I.L.

None of this streaming business is ready for prime time especially if you don’t reside down in Yankee Land. ”Available on many many devices”. Except for any and every device and app I own. Thank goodness for a free month of testing because now I know not to give my money away.

Meteorologists Follow Fate of Snowdrift on Mt. Esja

Vikingsson — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:48:25 +0000

The Icelandic Coast Guard flew over Mt. Esja near Reykjavík by helicopter on Wednesday to examine the status of a snowdrift from last winter in the pass Gunnlaugsskard. There is still a little snow left; meteorologists monitor it as a measurement of the climate.

complete article:: Meteorologists Follow Fate of Snowdrift on Mt. Esja