Ok, Merry Christmas!! As everybody knows Christmas is today! Tonight we will open the gifts. That wil be interesting, hmmm. Actually I am not in any mood for Christmas. I am just more or less fed up. If it was possible to somehow not have gone to Iceland this Christmas I think I would have prefered to spend this season alone rather than here. But I am here and as usual it is unfortunately to late to wise afterwards.

Well, gotta go get ready.

Ho, ho, ho!!!

Well, I have been at work. I was woken up yesterday morning - before 9.00!!! I was supposed to be at work at 16.00 but they rang and me, the fool I am said yes that I would come in. Ohh, it was great fun. Then I just popped out to go see the doctor, I had plans to renew my driving licence and needed some piece of paper to confirm that I am hand and eye co-ordinated and know the difference between red, yellow and green. I am sure glad that there are no traffic lights down by the terminal. Anyway, I was there all day. In my lunch break I went to the shop that sells alcohol, yessiree the 'Ríkið' and had a slight shock. It is so expensive to drink in this country. so I bought nothing, at least not there. Kiddi Gallagher, who is a current superstar - he is on the telly every time I turn it on ! - and I went to Ikea, we had a hotdog. Mmmm, the first real hotdog for a long time, and it was cheap. Fantastic. Then back to work where I doodled my time away until midnight.

This morning I visited the Police station regarding my new driving license and that is turning out to be a problem. They want my current licence but I don't want them to have it. Besides, the new one wont be ready until after I am in the UK and I am not prepared to drive there sporting a useless and crappy piece of paper, NB, all in Icelandic. So now I am not sure what to do. Will my stubborness win or what.... I have already gone to have the required photo taken and to the dctors and these things are not cheap. Oh, the pressure!!! To be stubborn, silly and poor or sensible and save some money? Who said Hamlet had problems?!

Halló Ísland!! Yes I am back at the good old Island up in the North. Have already been out driving and with the exception of af few minor misunderstandings it went well. At least without anyone having to go to the hospital. Mum was a bit freaked out, but I mean, isn't she supposed to love me - no matter what!?
The plane trip was fine, and there to great me at the airport were Trína, (the trusted family dog - yes, the cute dog you can see a picture of on the website!), mum and dad. They have just recently moved so I was seeing their home for the first time. It is really nice, albeit a bit small. But they have a saying in Iceland that "people who are ok with each other can sit clustered together in tiny spaces". Which is why I have spent the last two nights away from the house. So now I only have to sort out approx. 16 nights. But hey, who's counting?!
Tomorrow I am going to work. This week it will be the nightshift. Well more like the evening shift. Starting at 16.00 and working until midnight - unless it is really busy then until some time later. But no matter what not longer than to 6.00. I am really looking forward to it.
Friday I went out with Hulda, we have known each other for something like 17 years and never gotten drunk together. It was a major revelation - we survived it and are still friends. Yesterday I went to stay at Þórunn's, we watched tv, with all the requirements - "popp og kók" (popcorn and 'always' coca-cola).
And now on to the highlight of the day... Today I met Jón. He participated in the Mr. Iceland competition. Ok, so he didn't win but he was voted the most popular one among the boys/men. This was all very exciting and thrilling for me, wow!
Anyway, take care, bye.

Well, after having slept all day, all really sad and means that I had no time to buy any Christmas gifts, I watched an excellent hang over movie. Miracle on 34th Street, absolute Bliss. Felt like shouting and doing a little 'I believe in Santa Clause' dance. But didn't. The drapes weren't pulled closed and I am not firm enough in my believes to broadcast it to the whole world. Sorry Santa.
Anyway, on the topic of santa - there are 13 santaclauses in Iceland. Should it be Santa or santa...?