Something about everything, but still maybe not

First things first; the snow is gone from the village! Sure, it's still up in the mountains all around, but at least it's gone from where I wander on a daily basis. Feels very good to finally have switched from hiking boots to sneakers, even though the sneakers need to be cleaned pretty much daily due to all the rock-dust that's on all the roads....

And ok, the snow actually went away maybe two weeks ago but I haven't really gotten around to writing this before now, so I'm sticking with my story.

Second things second; it's still kinda cold. But since I'm getting used to the cold, I've decided to put my winter cap away for summer storage and just be a man about frozen ears. Also, I'm not going on very long hikes to be able to jump inside when the numbness gets to me.

Third things third; I'm going for a one week vacay to Sweden in two weeks! Man, it's gonna be grand to get some real summer, heat and trees! Yes trees goshdarnit! I haven't seen a tree for months and when I get down to the mainland they're gonna be all green and full of leaves!

It's gonna totally rock I tell ya!

I love trees!

(no, not in that way... you pervert)

Then to give you the animal tally up here, since I've been neglectiing it lately:

Polar Bears sighted: 0 live ones :(
Walrusses sighted: 0
Seals sighted: 0
Polar Foxes sighted: 2!!! (but no pics I'm afraid)
Reindeer sighted: About a gazillion

That's it for now.

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Helgen

Var i Sverige på bröllop i helgen! Måste erkänna att det var hur gött som helst att komma bort från skiten som händer här i några dagar och lovade mig själv när jag klev på planet i fredags att inte läsa några nyheter om Island tills jag kom tillbaks. Ett löfte jag höll. Tror blodtrycket sjönk med 20-30 och pulsen med minst lika många bpm. Bröllopet då? Jo, det var min barndomsvän och "storebror" PH som gick i det heliga med sin Linn i Klosterkyrkan i Lund. Så nu har de skaffat nybyggd kåk och gått o gift sig. Fan, de är ju mycket vuxnare än jag :) Bröllopsfesten var sedan knappt 100 pers på en gård i Lunds utkanter med mycket god mat, gott vin, gott sällskap och allmänt bra kalas! Klart kompetent och mycket glädje! Men sen tog det inte mer än en dag innan man drogs ner i den allmäna depressionen här på ön igen :( Suck.

Världens läskigaste spindel

Goliath Bird Eating Spider It's frequently described as "larger than a dinner plate," presumably because spider-scientists don't want to freak people out with the significantly more relevant "big enough to fit over your face." It's a foot across and, when it's in the mood, brings down entire birds and eats them. It doesn't make webs, or leap great distances--it just slowly sneaks up behind things and jumps on them. Yes, just like in your nightmares. Go ahead and check behind you. We'll wait. As if a giant spider that can bring down a moderate-sized flying animal wasn't bad enough, it's one of the "hissing bastard spiders" (that's actually its full scientific name), the creepiest creature to exist outside of a horror novel. At this point, evolution clearly just started piling in everything nasty that could possibly fit: Its spit can dissolve flesh down to the bone AND it can shoot invisible hairs that cut your eyes and mo

It´s a bird eat bird world...

Undrar vad den lilla ankan tänker... den ser liksom mest förvånad ut.

The World, from my perspective

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