tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257842009-07-13T11:45:09.543-04:00Diary of Fairy from Fairyland. Dagbók Dísar í DíslandiDíshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351610072511413089noreply@blogger.comBlogger1137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125784.post-2625048368854490932009-06-15T14:20:00.004-04:002009-07-13T11:45:09.551-04:00

I've found these posts remarkably helpful when filling out visa forms - so here goes again, my travel plans for the summer: June 20: JFK - MXP (via KEF): Stay one night in Milano.June 21-27: Cogne, Aosta Valley, Italy (conference)June 27: MXP-CPHJune 27-July 17: Copenhagen (conference and work)July 17-23: Ireland (for a wedding)July 23-August 10: Iceland (for a wedding and a holiday)August 10-

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Hvert fór febrúar eiginlega?Ég þarf nauðsynlega á svona tímaflakkara - eins og frk. Hermione fékk - að halda. Gæti alveg notað ca. 40 tíma á sólarhring og kannski nokkra aukadaga í vikunni.Annars þá eru helstu markverðu atburðir síðasta mánaðar óperuferðir. Við höfum drifið okkur alls þrisvar sinnum - fyrst að sjá Adriönu Lecouvreur, þar sem Domingo söng eitt aðalhlutverkið. Það var nokkuð

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Við komum til baka til Princeton í gærkvöldi eftir frekar langt ferðalag. Það er ágætt að vera aftur heima hjá sér en minna spennandi að halda aftur á skrifstofuna og takast á við þá risahrúgu af verkefnum sem bíða.Ég væri í það minnsta alveg til í smá frí eftir fríið :)

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Þar sem það verður lítið um netsamband á Írlandi þá er víst ekki seinna vænna en að óska lesendum netdagbókarinnar gleðilegra jóla :)Ég verð svo mætt á svæðið þegar það er kominn tími á að sprengja ;)

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Hér er ferðaáætlun Dísarinnar þessi jól:21.-26. desember: Dyflinni.26.-30. desember: Lundúnir.30. desember - 5. janúar: Reykjavík.Vonast til að sjá sem flesta :)

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Þá er það orðið öruggt - ég fer ekki í jólaköttinn í ár. Ég keypti nefnilega skó í gær - og þeir sem þekkja mig vel vita að þetta eru engar smáfréttir :) Mér hefur nefnilega alltaf fundist spurningin 'Eru þetta þægilegir skór?' vera jafnfurðuleg og 'Var gaman hjá tannlækninum?'

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Við sáum ekki eina, ekki tvær heldur þrjár uglur í skóginum núna rétt fyrir rökkur. Því miður þá tókst mér ekki að ná góðri mynd af neinni þeirra (var ekki með aðdráttarlinsuna og það var frekar dimmt). Við höfum heyrt í þeim áður en þetta er í fyrsta skipti sem við sjáum þær.

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Símaspam er eitt af þeim séramerísku fyrirbærum sem fara örlítið í taugarnar á mér. Og nei, ég er ekki að tala um símtöl þar sem að fremur þreyttur símasölumaður er að reyna að selja þér eitthvað sem þú ekki vilt. Svoleiðis símtöl (sem eru pirrandi líka á sinn hátt) flokka ég ekki sem 'spam'. 'Spam' er þegar sama netbréfið er sent á milljónir netfanga - en ekki þegar manneskja situr og skrifar

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I've been blogging in English for the last few years so that a certain someone could read what I write. However, nowadays, that certain someone is part of what I write about so I've been thinking about switching back to Icelandic.But first I'd like to check if there are any semi-regular readers of this blog who can't understand Icelandic?So, if you are keen on having me continue in English,

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We had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend (photos) - Dónal's brother and sister in law came from NY and his mother came over from Dublin. We cooked up a lovely turkey - so perhaps our 'practice sessions' on chickens in the previous weeks paid off :)I'm quite shocked at how quickly time passes - it's already December and the advent has arrived! Usually I'm quite happy for time to pass quickly before

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In winter in Iceland you sometimes see high piles of snow where the snowblowers have piled it up after clearing the roads. These piles are frequently on the pavement - but that's a different blog altogether.In Princeton there are also piles but not made of snow. They are piles of leaves! I don't think I've ever seen quite so many leaves. In this case they mostly pile them on the roads - and

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I moved office today - from a second floor one to the basement. The one on the second floor was a corner office - but with no windows as the architect was more concerned about the outside look of the building than the inside quality. The one in the basement has a big window with a view of bushes, trees and the crazy library. One should not get too excited though as this does not translate into

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There were protesters outside the canteen (the one with Dr. House) today with signs claiming that "Meat is Murder".Now, murder means:1: the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought2 a: something very difficult or dangerous b: something outrageous or blameworthy It is possible that they meant nr. 1 - i.e. that they've gone around murdering people to put the sunday

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According to the Google Flu Trends, flu activity is low in New Jersey, but moderate activity is approaching the state from the south. Which just goes to show - the flu likes me more than it likes other people. It's like with the mozzies. Viruses and mozzies just love me unconditionally - a love which is simply not reciprocated.This is my third day of fever and loss of appetite. What little I

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There were four of them having dinner in my back garden last night. They have turned a lot grayer than they were during the summer so they don't look quite as pretty.We had dinner at the home of the director of the IAS and he told us that they had served venison in a recent reception. His comment was that it would have been a real shame if the chef actually had to pay for the meat, seeing as

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"ARDIS is found""Ardis is not only a freelance writer""Ardis is a mobile communications company""ARDIS is not concerned at this time about the amount of data""Ardis is braced for critics""Ardis is not sure about walks right now""ARDIS is a registered servicemark""Ardis is not standing still""Ardis is on Facebook""ARDIS is not a cobra transfixed by a mongoose"Google never lies (is - not).

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We watched the election last night on television with a group of others. There was one McCain supporter, while the others supported Obama. Admittedly only one person was a US citizen...Checking the election results, it appears we live in a very Obama friendly county (Mercer County, NJ), with 67% of the voters going for Obama. NJ as a whole voted 57% for Obama - so clearly our votes would not

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Today is the US presidential election. I figured I should mention it as it may have escaped your notice. But there you have it, today is the day.For me however, this is a noteworthy day in another way which will influence my life more directly. Namely, I got my visa papers back and this time they have d/s on them. For those of you not ordained into the US immigration system, d/s stands for '

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I don't like it when he tries to catch 'my' rabbits for his lunch, but I must admit he is one good looking guy ;)Here's a frontal view of the same guy - we now think it's a Red-tailed Hawk.

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In these hard times we must all pull together and do our bit. To do my part, I've been buying Icelandic good(ie)s whenever I see them. So, all in the name of supporting the Icelandic Economy, I've bought Icelandic lamb, Icelandic cheese, Icelandic candy and I'm planning on buying Icelandic salmon and other goodies some day soon. Don't you think it's good of me? ;)I draw the line at Lýsi though

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"...happens instantaneously, that is, in less than 10 million years..."Yup, in my field, things happen kinda slow :)

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I arrived a bit over a week ago and was allowed into the country (at least for 30 days...). This was not altogether obvious as the embassy forgot to send me back a rather important form and I only realised the day before I was scheduled to fly out. But, at least in the US they seem to believe me when I say I'm mostly harmless :) I'm trying to settle in at my new job - and so far, so good.

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I just got back from Iceland today and am now entering the final phases of preparing for my move to the US. Yes, I bought a ticket for next Sunday :)As the notice was rather short, the direct flights had become somewhat more expensive than my budget allowed for, so I'll be flying via Dublin. Unfortunately I'll have to stay there for 5 hours - and, no, I don't like Guinness.As much as I'll miss

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"Eigum slatta af erlendri mynt sem fáanleg er gegn vægu gjaldi. Skilyrði er að gjaldeyriskaupendur kafi sjálfir eftir myntinni.-Þingvallanefnd-"(Tekið af Baggalút).Reyndar skilst mér að Dankortið mitt muni ekki virka á Íslandi, þ.a. ég mun kannski fara í samkeppni við Þingvallanefnd ;)

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I'm flying home into the crisis on Saturday :) Which I guess is technically tomorrow. I'll leave again early on Wednesday, so it's not the longest visit ever.I'll bring some DKK to inject into the economy ;)

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