Day 29

January 29th, Sunday - Speaking of nom nom nom (see yesterday), this was the first Sunday Roast cooked of the year. It was a rousing success (read: tasterific). It also looked better than my drawing suggests. Greg is here too, he's out of shot. He helped cook, honest. I didn't forget him.... *whistle*... Its also days like this I like that we have a dishwasher.

We then battled Zombies for 5 hours. Hardcore.

Day 28

January 28th, Saturday - Aha, yet another one of my '30 by 30' (I'll post the whole list soon.... But I know you LOVE these dribs et drabs). Visit 7 Galleries/Museums that I've never been to before.

Museum/Gallery 1 of 7 - The British Museum
With most time spent in the Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Japan exhibitions.
I've walked past this LOADS of times before so thought it best to finally go in. Its bloody massive, so I'll have to come back and spend more time here. The main hall is stunning. LOTS of Tourists. Huh, I guess that includes me... and Vicki.... (Also, I'm not a giant here, I just need to work on drawing from angles....)

Followed up by food at Thai Metro. Nom nom nom.

Poy #5

Yep, Poy still going strong, courtesy of Mr Swings taking some time out of his busy working schedule.

Seriously, I duont know whats going on in that head of his sometimes. Its awesome. I also dont think the blatant Gina G. reference came into his brain. Awesome.

Day 27

January 27th, Friday - Northern Lights at midnight. Yes, The trip was on Thursday, but it went into Friday and I'm bleeding counting it (as otherwise I'd have to draw me on the plane).

One of the things I've always wanted to see and one of the best ways to end a fantastic holiday. Amazing. My camera couldn't capture it for crap though so this drawing will have to do. I don't have the coloured marker for it, but it should be a greeny band. Oh, and also it was bitter bitter cold. No number of layers could help, I has chilled to my very soul - I had to sleep in my clothes and thermals...


Also, as part of my '30 by 30' list I have to read 7 books. Ok, I know to some this doesn't sound like much but I've been terrible at reading the last couple of years. I'm not illiterate or anything, I read lots of Graphic Novels, magazines, articles etc but have just been terrible with books. It had taken me 18 months to read 50 pages of this current book. So, I've set myself a number to aim for (and no, I'm not counting Graphic novels, even though I love them). On the flight back from Iceland I finished this one finally!

Book 1 of 7 - No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger - Mark Twain
This was a great book, but a bit of a struggle (almost 2 bloody years) due to the language used and the excrutiating detail Twain went into when describing the old printing press factories and the processes involved in early print. I re-read a lot of this book twice to try and help absorb it. I blame that fact. I'm not shit. Honest. But other than that, a fascinating read, focusing on the dynamic between the two main characters and heavy look at Twains views on religion, humanity and the afterlife. Next book can't take this long....

Film 94 - Funny People
A very personal film from Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler. Not that funny, more of a dramedy (still hilarious at places). Sandler and Rogen are great (as is Eric Bana briefly) but as is usual with Apatow films this drags on a bit longer than it should. Still an ace film and good post holiday sofa watching - Though if you're looking for an 'Illness' comedy drama catch last years brilliant 50/50.

Day 26

January 26th, Thursday - After fears of being snowed in, the roads cleared and we took a trip to the Blue Lagoon. Its basically the best natural swimming pool around - Geothermal springs heating the water to scorching temperatures in places, as snow capped mountains decorate the landscape and steam floats over the water.

Its pretty much the most relaxing place I've ever been to and smells like Nightcrawler, which is another of its charms (Though Vicki was not as keen on that). Silica mud squelches between your toes and my whole body fealt cleansed.And yes, they have Silica face mud to slop on. So I did. I don't even care. You would have... I know you would have... Pshh.

Day 25

January 25th, Wednesday - The Golden Circle tour. This involved a trip to some of Icelands great natural wonders - Gullfoss Falls, a huge double waterfall; Geysir, the original spouting geyser (and where we take the name from), and what I ended up calling The Rift, a divide where the North American and Eurasian continental plates meet.

Sadly, Geysir is a bit slow in his old age, so doesn't spout as high as he used to and only like once a week (It'll happen to us all, don't worry Geysir). But his younger upstart brother Strokkur (as above) is a bit of an attention whore and spurts for all the crowd every 5 minutes or so. He's pretty damn impressive, shooting 20 - 30m high. But don't tell him I said, he already has a bit of an ego.

Look, there I am. Thats how I actually posed. I'm a cool kid. *murmurs in the back* What? Who said that??!

Day 24

January 24th, Tuesday - Our trip to Iceland began with me breaking a tooth in the airport. On a soft mint. Yes, a soft mint, which surely means my teeth are softer than a soft mint. Think about the science...

Anyways, Reykjavic in the eve is pretty damn cool as its fairly quiet and relaxed (coming from London remember). This may be because they're currently experiencing their worst winter in years and there's a foot and a half of snow. Actually awesome.

Wading through the snow in search of food I forgo looking at the map and instead aim to head to the largest landmark in the city. Vicki debates my choice and our general meandering through quiet streets and eventually she wins and I use the map. We find food MUCH quicker. It's by all accounts the worlds best fish and chips (according to Vicki, I'm not allowed to judge this one....).