Annie Rhiannon

Monday, August 21, 2006

Exit Horse

I'm a little hungover today, after a few Wanks-on-the-Beach last night to commiserate Truculent Horse's departure from Iceland.

I'm so sad that she's gone. I mean, I know we were on opposite sides of the country and everything, but it was nice to know that if I had ever really needed to I could have easily jumped in a cab to Mosfellsbær, stood hitching a lift in the rain, eventually gotten a four hour ride with a lonely old man who wanted to marry me and take me back to Kopavogur, picked up a bus at Varmahlið, and then hiked through the gloomy Hólar fog for two hours before arriving at my soulmate's door. Yes, I really must learn to drive this winter.

In other news, I think I'm getting used to my lopsided Icelandic haircut. The girls at work tell me I look like a "pæja", whatever that is. Logi tells me it's a "pie maker's daughter". But he also once told me he had a pair of swimming goggles with windscreen-wipers on them, so I don't really know what to believe.

15 comments:

  1. Why do Scandinavians always make up things about their countries?

    A Swede once told me that they don't have a Santa Claus, they have a saint named Lucia who lives in Spain but comes back to give the children fish at christmas.

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  2. Annie, I really am having trouble with the images I have in my head of your haircut - if your hair was poker straight, I'd have no trouble at all, it would obviously be an uber-cool geometric cut but given that your hair is curly, I just can't get it without snickering to myself. I really would urge the submission of a photo.

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  3. I don't think I will be uploading a photo. I think I will just be sitting here waiting for it to grow a little before going to get it evened up.

    Saint Lucia sounds familiar. Not sure about the fish though.

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  4. I think learning to drive might not be a bad idea. I really do understand that feeling of-- eh, they are close enough. We could hang out if we wanted to. It is comforting.

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  6. Pie maker's daughter is my new favourite irreverent curseword.

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  7. Pie makers daughter??

    Wonder what a glass-blowers kid looks like. :)

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  8. Geography Girl22.8.06

    Why has everyone commented about the haircut or some rubbish instead of about how fabulous Truculent Horse is and how awful and heartwrenching it must be that she's gone??!

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  9. Someone Else22.8.06

    Yes, the post is called 'Exit Horse' after all. But I guess Annie is lucky she has such a wonderful friend she can keep all to herself.

    I suppose some people are more interested in haircuts than true friendship.

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  10. Anonymous22.8.06

    Truculent Horse is fabulous and it must be so awful and heart wrenching that she's gone.

    Annie is lucky she has such a wonderful friend she can keep all to herself.

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  11. Is that truculent horse hiding under the guise of three other people?

    I'm sure she's a lovely friend. But come on, asymmetric curly hair takes some beating.

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  12. Lying about "pæja"? That's so unneccessary :)

    Pæja is one of the awesomest words we have. It means something in between a classy chick and a sexy hottie and a 12yo girl.

    Seriously.

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  13. Oh, I was only two of them, how lovely!

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  14. Yeah - the St.Lucia part was true, but the fish bit was a blatant lie.

    There are more examples, but I can't think of them right now.

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  15. Ég er alveg eins og íslensk pæja núna í nýja lopapeysurinna mina!

    Heh, horsey, you're too cute. I am missing you terribly.

    Check out the comment on the picture of you I have on my Flickr. Krilli claims he is your identical table chin twin.

    Proof please Krilli, takk!

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