I hate exams.....
Only a few left to go!! Kim is the best, she just went home and left me all her alcohol.... so when my finals are over there is gonna be some serious drinking.Ok Ok I know I said I quit drinking.... but when you have all these temptations right in front of you one can't not give in.
Ok finished with chemistry and weather and climate....now all the rest to go. Ewww! I get totally stressed right before the exams and usually look like I'm about to freak out. I think Jon is doing a great job of calming me down.
Facts About Iceland
Land
Iceland is an island of almost 40,000 square miles, equal to that of Ohio. Iceland's highest peak, Hvannadalshnukur, is 6,500 ft. Iceland has the largest glaciers in Europe - in fact, 11% of the country is covered by glaciers. The coastline is dotted with more than one hundred fjords - and green, fertile valleys extend from them. Iceland also has more than 10,000 waterfalls and countless hot springs.
Energy
Situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Iceland is a hot spot of geothermal activity. Thirty post-glacial volcanoes have erupted in the past two centuries, and natural hot water supplies much of the population with cheap, pollution-free heating. Rivers, too, are harnessed to provide inexpensive hydroelectric power. The electrical current is 220 volts, 50 Hz.
Language
The Icelanders still speak the language of the Vikings (Old Norse). When new words are needed, they simply coin words that are combinations or modifications of old words. Iceland is alone in upholding another Norse tradition: the custom of using patronyms rather than surnames. If, for example, Einar has a son named "Petur", the son's name is Petur Einarsson (Peter Einar's Son). If Einar has a daughter whom he names "Margret", she becomes Margret Einarsdottir (Margaret Einar's Daughter). Members of the same family can therefore have different "last names", which often causes confusion to foreigners. If you are looking for someone in the phone directory, you look them up by their first name.
People
Of a population numbering just over 288,000, more than half lives in the Greater Reykjavik Area. The native language is Icelandic but most Icelanders speak fluent English.
Time
In spite of its mid-Atlantic location, Iceland is on Greenwich Mean Time all year round.
History
The first permanent settler of Iceland was Ingolfur Arnarson, a Norwegian Viking who in 874 AD made his home where Reykjavik now stands. In 930 AD, the Viking settlers of Iceland founded one of the world's first republican governments. They established a constitution based on individual freedom, land ownership, and sophisticated inheritance laws. In the year 1000, Icelandic-born Leifur Eiriksson (Leif Eriksson, sometimes called "Leif the Lucky") became the first European to set foot in North America. On another Viking expedition a couple of years later, Icelander Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir had a son, Snorri, who became the first child of European descent to be born in America. The Old Commonwealth Age, described in the classic Icelandic Sagas, lasted until 1262, when Iceland lost its independence. In 1918 it regained independence and in 1944 the present republic was founded. The country is governed by the Althing (Parliament), whose 63 members are elected every four years. Elections every four years are also held for the presidency; President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson was elected in June 2000 for the second time.
Economy
The economy is heavily dependent upon fisheries, which are the nation's greatest resource. 72% of all exports are made up of seafood products. Yet only a small proportion of the workforce is active in this sector (4.4% in fishing and 5.6% in fish processing). About 66% of the workforce is employed in services. Icelanders enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world.
Health Life expectancy, at 80 years for women and 74 for men, is one of the highest in the world, and a comprehensive state health-care system aims to keep it that way.
Church
The National Church of Iceland, to which 97 percent of the population belongs, is Evangelical Lutheran. In addition to the many Lutheran churches in Reykjavik, there is a Roman Catholic Cathedral at Landakot, with regular Sunday Mass.
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Woohoo now its like its supposed to be
New look on the journal.... now you can add your comments!!! Please do so! Something wrong with the blogger server so my links can't be changed at the moment but they'll all be there as soon as Blogger fixes it's shit.
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Last night…..Dramaclub Social!
We got there on time…miraculously. Some people were already there all dressed up and looking nice….we told Phil to tuck in his shirt, then his redneck belt-buckle was discovered. To many people’s amazement, yes I was wearing make-up, I do that from time to time.
The event was extremely well organized half of the group got to sit down after an hours wait the rest shortly after. Some people got to sit at the kiddy table… uh mostly the people that were in charge of organizing the thing. After some amazing brainstorming some tables were moved and we all got to sit together. Joey was hitting on my boyfriend…. I told him to back off. But we got to a solution Joey will watch Jon for me over the summer. Darren was not exactly liking his pink drinks. Jon was reluctant to let Mike Meyer sit next to me….all because of a freaking dream.
Awards
All the guys got awards some more funny than others. Very amusing part and loud too. New member inituated(however thats spelled)
Afterparty
Ok this was my favorite part…. After a short stop at the gasstation to buy some beers and some SKYY for Jason we got to Chewy’s house. Erin and Katie and some others were just about starting to play some drinking games. Humm my only regret for the evening, Uh I got very drunk! So did everyone else. We can say we found out a lot about each of the players. Ben stormed out in a fit. Timmy funneled a beer. Jason was very active in the drinking games. Things kinda a blur…. Joey drove Jon and I home. Jon apperantly was bragging about going home and doing something. Shortly after going to bed there was some snoring…. Nothing to brag about there…..
Today…..
Very hungover……….
It's settled
I'm going back to Iceland for the summer. Jon is even going to try and visit me. I think that would be so cool. So if any of you guys are somewhere around Iceland holla at me and I'll show ya how to party.
Amplitude is the newest craze.... I'm even worse at that game than Zelda.
Tonight is the social for the dramaclub a.k.a. AEpi
Uh then the terror begins.... finals.... my first one is on monday and thats chemistry. yuck...but I'm not too worried about that one.
Zelda rules....
And no I have not put in more hours than Jon in this game.... not possible. I suck but I'm having fun. Why is it so freaking cold in the dorms??
Lex and I are on speaking terms again... I'm so glad.
Humm Wednesday tomorrow... interesting... the weeks fly by like uh don't know what.
I'm not a girly girl
I'm not turning into a girly girl... I swear.
To prove my point I have not watched any Lifetime movies tonight and cried over them.... I wore pants today not a skirt. I have not spoken about shopping today (except when I mentioned I needed new sneakers... mine have holes in em). Humm what else... oh yeah I have not been overly emotional today...
So there I'm not turning into a girly girl....
For those of you from Iceland - laugh.
And for those of you who just are lucky enough to know someone from Iceland
- maybe this will help you understand.
You know you are from Iceland when ................
Snow tires come standard on all your cars.
You have gotten frostbitten and sunburned in the same week.
You learned to drive a tractor before the training wheels were off your
bike.
Down South to you means Canada.
Birds chirping at 3am in July is normal.
You have a passport to leave the island.
You don´t have a caughing fit from one sip of Brennivin.
Your idea of creative landscaping is a tree.
Wearing high heels and a skirt, and going out dancing is "normal" during a
hurricane.
You were unaware there is a legal drinking age.
You decided to have a picnic this summer because it fell on a weekend.
You enjoy driving in the winter because the potholes fill in with snow.
Your sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
Headlines read "Cow born in Strútafjörður"
At least once a year, a family members´ kitchen doubles as a meat
processing
plant.
You actually understand these jokes
