Wednesday gift

Well, 'gift' might be a bit overstating it, but here's an update nonetheless.

So, where shall we begin? Ah, yes, school. That makes sense, given the fact that I'm here for it (and it's also the stated purposes of this blag)

Got back my second Old Norse quiz and Exercise- I passed the quiz (albeit just) and got 88% on my exercise, both of which are nice changes of pace. Did a third quiz and handed in another exercise, feeling confident that both will be better than last time. This whole 'studying' thing seems to make a difference. Maybe I should have started doing this earlier. Well, no matter, I must move forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling toward the future!

Also, there is a really neat lecture on Thursday that deals with illuminated manuscripts in Old Norse and how those illuminations reflect the attitude the compiler/illuminator had toward the subject matter in the Reykjabók manuscript of the Jónsbók legal text. The fact that this excites me is, of course, illustrative of how fantastically nerdy I am, but that's OK.

Unfortunately, this also means that the Þingvellir/Reykholt trip is postponed yet again. Until next Thursday, at the very least.

Speaking of next week, I invade England again on the 23rd of September. This is going to be a short, targeted raid, though - as distinctly opposed to the week of marauding I did there last year around this time - in order to get me my kennitala. Yeah, you read that right, ladies and gents; I'm on my way to not being an illegal! All I need to do now is spend 25 hours in London, drinking and generally carousing, and all will be (theoretically) well!

Of course, there is one hitch with the plan - it just wouldn't be entertaining otherwise, would it? That hitch is my missing the first of two seminar discussions in the Medieval North course which cover, essentially, the topic of my MA thesis. Ah, well. C'est la vie, non?

Finally, I got a bit of a hot cash injection today and promptly acquired a cellphone and digital camera as cheaply as possible. The digital camera had the great advantage of being purchased at a Tax Free store, too, so that means I get a good chunk back next Friday. That also means I get to buy liquor at the Duty Free when I return on Saturday morning.

I think that about sums it up. There will be a photo update soonish; I'm going to try and get some photos of the Aurora Borealis this evening and, failing that, I'll get some of the harbour and the general coastal area.