\u2013 va\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 lj\u00f3\u00f0um \u00e1 sk\u00edtugum sk\u00f3num \u00dar 3. tbl TMM, 65. \u00e1rgangi, 2004 \u00c9g drep \u00ed s\u00edgarettunni h\u00e1lfreyktri (gl\u00f3\u00f0in datt af) og kveiki m\u00e9r \u00ed n\u00fdrri. \u201eI might leave in a bodybag, but never in cuffs\u201d rappar einhver svertingi \u00ed eyrun \u00e1 m\u00e9r, og \u00e9g reyni a\u00f0 muna hven\u00e6r sk\u00e1ld var s\u00ed\u00f0ast k\u00e6rt fyrir lj\u00f3\u00f0. M\u00e9r s\u00fdnast lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ldin svo l\u00fatersk \u00ed s\u00e1lum s\u00ednum a\u00f0 l\u00e1ti \u00feau \u00fat \u00far s\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3 ekki s\u00e9 nema eitt d\u00f3nalegt or\u00f0, stingi \u00feau skottinu undireins milli lappa s\u00e9r og h\u00f6rfi inn \u00ed \u00f3r\u00e6tt myrkur lj\u00f3\u00f0r\u00e6nuleysis, me\u00f0 silkikl\u00fat um h\u00e1lsinn, fa\u00f0ma rau\u00f0v\u00ednsgl\u00f6sin og brosa feimin \u00feegar gagnr\u00fdnendur kl\u00edpa \u00feau kr\u00fattlega \u00ed kinnarnar. \u201eOo, hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa ert d\u00f3nalegur\u2026\u201d Kannast einhver vi\u00f0 \u00feessa mynd? E\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 hina, \u00fe\u00e1 klifun, \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00edbylgju, a\u00f0 lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 eigi a\u00f0 vera \u201eskorinor\u00f0 hugsun\u201d, lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00e9 til sj\u00e1lfs s\u00edn vegna\u2026 hi\u00f0 sm\u00e1a hv\u00edsl \u00ed rokinu, \u00ed besta falli \u00feungt og h\u00f6fugt eins og rau\u00f0v\u00edni\u00f0 \u00ed skuggunum, en umfram allt \u201eratar lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 til sinna\u201d \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 segja: lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 sem er ekki allra. \u00dev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 er \u201esinna\u201d. \u00dej\u00f3nar \u00e1kve\u00f0num herrum. Lj\u00f3\u00f0 er andsta\u00f0an vi\u00f0 popp. Lj\u00f3\u00f0 eru ekki l\u00e9ttv\u00e6g, og \u00feeim \u00e1 ma\u00f0ur ekki a\u00f0 taka me\u00f0 h\u00e1lfk\u00e6ringi, heldur mara h\u00e1lfur \u00e1 kafi \u00ed einni lj\u00f3\u00f0ab\u00f3k um aldir alda. Menningarpostuli \u00e1 n\u00e6sta bor\u00f0i hagr\u00e6\u00f0ir kl\u00fatnum og segist vera lengur a\u00f0 lesa eitt lj\u00f3\u00f0 eftir Sigf\u00fas Da\u00f0ason, en a\u00f0 rumpa s\u00e9r \u00ed gegnum ritsafn Dostojevsk\u00eds, og m\u00e9r ver\u00f0ur hugsa\u00f0 til g\u00f3\u00f0s vinar m\u00edns sem hefur eytt m\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum \u00ed a\u00f0 lesa Dostojevsk\u00ed ofan \u00ed kj\u00f6linn. \u00c9g \u00e1 ekki von \u00e1 honum upp \u00far \u00fev\u00ed hafi \u00ed br\u00e1\u00f0. M\u00e9r finnast lj\u00f3\u00f0 vera popp. Mig langar \u00ed lj\u00f3\u00f0 me\u00f0 rafmagnsg\u00edtar. Og tunguna \u00fat \u00ed lofti\u00f0. Lj\u00f3\u00f0 me\u00f0 kr\u00fattkynsl\u00f3\u00f0ar-lopah\u00fafu og iMac. \u00c9g les \u00ed bla\u00f0inu um barka\u00fer\u00e6\u00f0ingu lj\u00f3\u00f0sins, Kristj\u00e1n B. J\u00f3nasson yrkir \u00ed TMM (gamla): \u201eKlass\u00edsk ritklif \u00feeirra [sem r\u00e6\u00f0a lj\u00f3\u00f0]felast \u00ed umsn\u00faningi neikv\u00e6\u00f0ra formerkja: \u201el\u00edki\u00f0 andar\u201d, \u201elj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 er ekki \u00e1 heljar\u00fer\u00f6m\u201d, \u201eandl\u00e1tsfr\u00e9ttirnar eru \u00fdktar\u201d, \u201e\u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 eigi a\u00f0 vera vi\u00f0 dau\u00f0ans dyr\u201d er \u00fea\u00f0 \u201espr\u00e6kt og fr\u00edskt\u201d.\u201d \u00c9g f\u00e6 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 tilfinninguna a\u00f0 Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00ed \u00f6ndunarv\u00e9linni af \u00fev\u00ed lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ldin eru gegns\u00fdkt af vemmilegheitum, lj\u00f3\u00f0andi \u00fat \u00far s\u00e9r l\u00edfinu eins og l\u00edfi\u00f0 lifi \u00ed ey\u00f0unum, skera burt or\u00f0 \u00far setningum \u00fear til setningarnar sj\u00e1lfar ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 daufum skugga s\u00edn sj\u00e1lfra \u2013 lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 vart nema kvi\u00f0lingurinn af sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r orti g\u00f3\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur \u2013 og mig grunar a\u00f0 l\u00edf \u00feessara sk\u00e1lda s\u00e9u s\u00ed\u00f0ur en svo s\u00e1 dans og mikilfengleiki sem l\u00edf geta veri\u00f0, a\u00f0 ey\u00f0urnar \u00ed sk\u00e1ldskapnum s\u00e9u til komnar af ey\u00f0ilegum l\u00edfum sk\u00e1ldanna, ey\u00f0ilegum hugum \u00feeirra. \u00c9g stend \u00e1 f\u00e6tur, borga kaffibollann, pakka saman lappanum og valhoppa af sta\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum b\u00e6inn beinustu lei\u00f0 upp \u00e1 heilsug\u00e6slust\u00f6\u00f0. Me\u00f0 beyg \u00ed hjarta. Nei, me\u00f0 \u00f3tta \u00ed hjarta. L\u00edkt og r\u00f6\u00f0ulsetri\u00f0 brennur ekki \u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00c1 heilsug\u00e6slust\u00f6\u00f0inni er m\u00e9r v\u00edsa\u00f0 \u00e1 gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeildina af vinalegum hj\u00fakrunarfr\u00e6\u00f0ingi. \u00c9g l\u00edt inn \u00ed stofuna gegnum r\u00fa\u00f0u \u00e1 veggnum. Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 er f\u00f6lt, einhver hefur breitt yfir \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e1na l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins upp a\u00f0 haus og bundi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 fast vi\u00f0 stu\u00f0ul og staf. L\u00e6knirinn, sem skyndilega stendur vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r, segir \u00ed h\u00e1lfum hlj\u00f3\u00f0um: \u201e\u00c9g veit ekki hvort vi\u00f0 getum gert nokku\u00f0 fleira. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum haldi\u00f0 hvert lj\u00f3\u00f0akv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 \u00e1 f\u00e6tur \u00f6\u00f0ru, t\u00e6mt alla sj\u00f3\u00f0i og keypt hverja skruddu sem hefur veri\u00f0 gefin \u00fat s\u00ed\u00f0ustu hundra\u00f0 \u00e1rin. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum meira a\u00f0 segja reynt a\u00f0 horfa undan, til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 \u00feykjast. En allt kom fyrir ekki, lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 er vart me\u00f0 l\u00edfsmarki. Hefur ekki sagt neitt markvert \u00ed \u00e1rafj\u00f6ld, stumrar upp \u00far s\u00e9r T\u00edmanum og vatninu \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0um degi \u2013 stundum held \u00e9g \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 hreinlega ekki me\u00f0 r\u00e9ttu r\u00e1\u00f0i \u2013 auk \u00feess er h\u00f6fu\u00f0 \u00feess \u00feyngra en svo a\u00f0 herdeildir sj\u00fakrali\u00f0a f\u00e1i lyft. \u00dea\u00f0 ku nefnilega hellt fullt af myrkri.\u201d \u00c9g d\u00e6si. Kristj\u00e1n haf\u00f0i kannski r\u00e9tt fyrir s\u00e9r? Er \u00feetta formerkjavandam\u00e1l? Ma\u00f0ur bl\u00e6s varla l\u00edfi \u00ed dau\u00f0ar gl\u00e6\u00f0ur, \u00feegar h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 sn\u00faa s\u00e9r a\u00f0 n\u00e6sta b\u00e1lkesti. Kveikja n\u00fdja elda. \u201eM\u00e1 \u00e9g l\u00edta inn?\u201d spyr \u00e9g og l\u00e6knirinn opnar hur\u00f0ina fyrir m\u00e9r. \u201eJ\u00e1. En haf\u00f0u h\u00e6gt um \u00feig, lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 er \u00fereytt, og \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir verkjalyfjas\u00fapuna \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e6gt um tj\u00e1ningu.\u201d \u00c9g lofa og sver \u00ed bak og fyrir (Gu\u00f0 og F\u00f6\u00f0urlandi\u00f0!), sk\u00fdst eins og eldibrandur inn fyrir hur\u00f0ina og skelli \u00ed l\u00e1s \u00e1 eftir m\u00e9r. L\u00e6knirinn gapir framan \u00ed mig \u00ed gegnum r\u00fa\u00f0una, fur\u00f0u lostinn. \u00c9g brosi, hneigi mig, og vind m\u00e9r svo a\u00f0 sj\u00fakrar\u00faminu. \u00c1 h\u00e1lfrar m\u00edn\u00fatu fresti heyrist p\u00edp \u00ed hjartal\u00ednuritinu, Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 er me\u00f0 augun aftur, og sl\u00f6ngu upp \u00ed munninum. \u00c9g losa hana varlega upp \u00far kokinu og hv\u00edsla a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed einhverjar illa \u00edgrunda\u00f0ar \u00e1sakanir. Gerist d\u00f3nalegur \u00ed or\u00f0avali, jafnvel svo a\u00f0 m\u00e9r bl\u00f6skrar. Svo tala \u00e9g h\u00e6rra. En Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 b\u00e6rir ekki \u00e1 s\u00e9r. \u00c9g fleygi sl\u00f6ngunni \u00e1 r\u00fami\u00f0 og l\u00e6t mig detta ni\u00f0ur \u00ed le\u00f0urst\u00f3l vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 sj\u00fakrar\u00faminu, sveittur me\u00f0 andliti\u00f0 \u00ed greipum m\u00e9r. Dj\u00f6full. Andskotans dj\u00f6full. \u00c9g tek upp fart\u00f6lvuna, og tengist netinu \u00ed gegnum s\u00edmainntak vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 sj\u00fakrar\u00faminu. \u00c9g skrifa stuttan t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st, og st\u00edla hann \u00e1 Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0. \u00c9g veit ekki hvort Lj\u00f3\u00f0inu er e\u00f0lilegt a\u00f0 vera svona vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mt, svona veikt fyrir v\u00edrusum og innr\u00e1sum og \u00e1r\u00e1sum, en \u00e1kve\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka neikv\u00e6\u00f0a p\u00f3linn \u00ed h\u00e6\u00f0ina, til a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hvort Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 s\u00e9 tilb\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 leggjast \u00ed skotgrafirnar fyrir Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0. Hvers vegna er \u00edslensk lj\u00f3\u00f0list svona l\u00e9leg? Hvers vegna lestu lj\u00f3\u00f0, hvers vegna les nokkur lj\u00f3\u00f0? Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00faminu rumskar, h\u00f3star stu\u00f0lum og h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f6fum, sem fl\u00e6kjast kyrfilega um h\u00e1lsinn \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, og m\u00e9r s\u00fdnast \u00feeir vera eftir Kristj\u00e1n \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0 e\u00f0a Hallgr\u00edm Helga. Eitthva\u00f0 hversdagslegt \u00ed upph\u00f6fnu formi. Eins og p\u00f3stm\u00f3dern\u00edski brandarinn um sj\u00e1lft sig. A\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru leyti heyrist ekkert. Sigmundur Ernir h\u00e9lt \u00fev\u00ed fram \u00ed einhverju vi\u00f0tali, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00f3\u00fearfa misskilningur a\u00f0 sk\u00e1ld \u00feyrftu a\u00f0 vera fyllibyttur, sag\u00f0ist sj\u00e1lfur yrkja betur edr\u00fa. N\u00fa \u00e6tla \u00e9g ekki a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 halda \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 sk\u00e1ldum s\u00e9 hollt a\u00f0 drekka, enda er \u00fea\u00f0 misskilningur og skarplega athuga\u00f0 hj\u00e1 Sigmundi a\u00f0 menn yrki betur edr\u00fa. En \u00fea\u00f0 er falinn \u00ed \u00feessum or\u00f0um einhver meinleysisbo\u00f0skapur. Einhver sm\u00e1borgaraleg kredda. Lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld \u00fdfir ekki fja\u00f0rir. Lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld berst ekki \u00ed b\u00f6kkum (e\u00f0a bokkum). Lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld yrkir bara. En \u00fea\u00f0 er ekkert bara. Skortur \u00e1 vi\u00f0fangsefnum er a\u00f0 ey\u00f0ileggja lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00d3r\u00e6\u00f0ar myndir r\u00ed\u00f0a h\u00fasum, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 merkja eitt n\u00e9 neitt. Nj\u00f6r\u00f0ur P. Njar\u00f0v\u00edk vann lj\u00f3\u00f0staf J\u00f3ns \u00far V\u00f6r fyrir lj\u00f3\u00f0 um a\u00f0 strj\u00faka einhverri konu og \u201ehlusta me\u00f0 hendinni\u201d. H\u00f6fu\u00f0 \u00feess lj\u00f3\u00f0s var einhvern veginn hvorki \u00feungt, n\u00e9 l\u00e9ttleikandi, \u00fea\u00f0 var varla kvi\u00f0lingurinn af sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r. A poem should not mean but be. Og vissulega m\u00e1 f\u00e6ra fyrir \u00fev\u00ed r\u00f6k a\u00f0 \u00feetta sigurlj\u00f3\u00f0 hafi ekki \u00fe\u00fdtt neitt. En vera \u00feess r\u00e9tt n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00fereytulegum geispa. Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 var ekki spennandi \u00e1 neinn m\u00e1ta, \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i ekkert a\u00f0 segja neinum, \u00fea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i ekki til a\u00f0 bera neina s\u00e9rstaka formfegur\u00f0 (nema \u00edhaldssemi og uppkokkun \u00far l\u00f6ngu ortum lj\u00f3\u00f0um geti talist formfegur\u00f0), \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed var engin tilraun til a\u00f0 leika s\u00e9r me\u00f0 tungum\u00e1li\u00f0 (sem er helsti kostur lj\u00f3\u00f0a: formi\u00f0 b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp\u00e1 n\u00e1nast hva\u00f0 sem er \u2013 lj\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e6tti aldrei a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a eftirl\u00edking af sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r, e\u00f0a uppiskroppa me\u00f0 st\u00edlbr\u00f6g\u00f0). \u00cd sem stystu m\u00e1li: Fugl, fiskur? Hvorki n\u00e9! En Nj\u00f6r\u00f0ur er varla vandam\u00e1li\u00f0. Vond sk\u00e1ld geta ekki veri\u00f0 vandam\u00e1li\u00f0, nema \u00f6ll sk\u00e1ldin s\u00e9u vond. Og \u00fev\u00ed fer fjarri, \u00fea\u00f0 er allt morandi \u00ed \u00e1g\u00e6tis sk\u00e1ldum. Og me\u00f0al \u00feessara \u00e1g\u00e6tis sk\u00e1lda eru jafnvel nokkur mj\u00f6g g\u00f3\u00f0, \u00e1 stangli m\u00e1 finna fr\u00e1b\u00e6r lj\u00f3\u00f0. Og \u00e9g \u00e6tla ekki a\u00f0 lasta neinn fyrir a\u00f0 vera l\u00e9legt sk\u00e1ld, \u00fea\u00f0 er ekkert a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 reyna og mistakast. En ef \u00f6ll lj\u00f3\u00f0in sem b\u00e1rust voru verri en \u00feau sem unnu, \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0i \u00e1tt a\u00f0 sleppa ver\u00f0launagj\u00f6f. \u00c9g stend \u00e1 f\u00e6tur og geng a\u00f0 sj\u00fakrar\u00faminu. Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 er l\u00f6\u00f0ursveitt, \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta sn\u00faningi. \u00c9g str\u00fdk \u00fev\u00ed um enni\u00f0 og hugsa um Sigf\u00fas Da\u00f0ason. Allt \u00feetta h\u00f6fu\u00f0. Segir alltaf f\u00e6rri og f\u00e6rri or\u00f0\u2026 \u00e9g skelli \u00f3vart upp \u00far. Og ro\u00f0na svo af sk\u00f6mm. \u201e\u00de\u00fa ert ind\u00e6lis Lj\u00f3\u00f0,\u201d hv\u00edsla \u00e9g varlega. \u201eManstu Sigf\u00fas? E\u00f0a Dag? \u00deekkir\u00f0u Krist\u00ednu Eir\u00edks? H\u00fan er g\u00f3\u00f0 stelpa, er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki?\u201d Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 svarar engu. \u00c9g brosi og andvarpa. \u00dea\u00f0 er lj\u00faft, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir allt. \u00c9g man \u00feegar \u00e9g s\u00e1 \u00e9g \u00e1stralska lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 John Tranter \u00e1 b\u00f3kmenntar\u00e1\u00f0stefnu \u00ed Berl\u00edn. Hann er stuttur \u00ed loftinu, mi\u00f0aldra og gr\u00e1h\u00e6r\u00f0ur me\u00f0 h\u00e1 kollvik \u00ed vestispeysu og skyrtu (minnir helst \u00e1 fj\u00e1rb\u00f3nda einhvernveginn, \u00e9g held honum f\u00e6ri vel a\u00f0 keyra traktor og klappa \u00feessum kr\u00fattlegu \u00e1m sem \u00feeir eiga hans megin \u00ed heiminum), me\u00f0 gamansemi \u00ed svipnum, og ma\u00f0ur f\u00e6r \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 tilfinninguna a\u00f0 hann s\u00e9 a\u00f0 gera gr\u00edn a\u00f0 manni \u00feegar hann segist lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld. Hann er \u00ed hreinni andst\u00f6\u00f0u vi\u00f0 \u00edmynd lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ldsins, ekkert s\u00e9rlega g\u00e1fulegur \u00ed framan, ekki tekinn af drykkju, hvorki vemmilegur n\u00e9 brenndur og har\u00f0ur. Hann er bara \u201esvona kall\u201d. Hann fitla\u00f0i vi\u00f0 fingurna \u00e1 s\u00e9r og brosti \u00fat \u00ed anna\u00f0, \u00feegar hann var spur\u00f0ur hva\u00f0 honum fyndist um a\u00f0 lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld stundu\u00f0u p\u00f3lit\u00edk \u00ed verkum s\u00ednum: \u201eOnly a fool would trust a poet.\u201d Og m\u00e9r var\u00f0 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 \u00feessi \u00f3sk\u00e1ldlegi ma\u00f0ur var mesta sk\u00e1ld sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i s\u00e9\u00f0 um \u00e6vina. Hann var sk\u00e1ld \u00ed hverjum \u00fer\u00e6\u00f0i. Og nota bene, \u00fe\u00e1 er hann afskaplega p\u00f3lit\u00edskur \u00ed verkum s\u00ednum. Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 opnar augun stutta stund, l\u00edtur \u00e1 mig og m\u00e9r finnst skyndilega eins og m\u00e9r standi h\u00e6tta af \u00fev\u00ed. Samt er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki l\u00edklegt til st\u00f3rvirkja. Bara sk\u00fd \u00ed buxum, l\u00edti\u00f0 og broth\u00e6tt. Leysist sundur og lokar augunum. Milan Kundera heldur \u00fev\u00ed fram \u00ed skrifum s\u00ednum um sk\u00e1lds\u00f6guna (me\u00f0 st\u00f3ra s-inu) a\u00f0 sk\u00e1ldsagan deyi ekki \u00feannig a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk h\u00e6tti a\u00f0 skrifa s\u00f6gur, heldur \u00feegar h\u00fan byrjar a\u00f0 endurtaka sj\u00e1lfa sig. \u00deegar f\u00f3lk er h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 eiga \u00ed samr\u00e6\u00f0u hvort vi\u00f0 anna\u00f0. Sk\u00e1ldsagan or\u00f0in a\u00f0 klisjunni um sj\u00e1lfa sig (er nokku\u00f0 eins klisjukennt \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntaumr\u00e6\u00f0unni og a\u00f0 v\u00edsa til Kundera?) \u00c9g held \u00fev\u00ed ekki fram a\u00f0 \u00edslensk lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld kunni ekki a\u00f0 tala saman, en af einhverjum ors\u00f6kum fer l\u00edti\u00f0 fyrir \u00feessari samr\u00e6\u00f0u \u00feeirra. H\u00fan er \u00ed versta falli stillt og snotur, og \u00ed besta falli exkl\u00fas\u00edf, skilur \u00fat undan, sem er eins og vi\u00f0 vitum versta tegund eineltis. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 er \u00feetta ekki einhl\u00edtt, v\u00ed\u00f0a eru menn sem berja s\u00e9r \u00e1 brj\u00f3st \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir hefja upp raust s\u00edna, sem hv\u00edsla ekki bara \u00ed samr\u00e6\u00f0um heldur \u00e6pa stundum yfir h\u00e6\u00f0irnar. En stj\u00f3rnin, hi\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0andi afl lj\u00f3\u00f0listarinnar, er ekki hrifin af l\u00e1tum. Stj\u00f3rnin l\u00e6kkar rostann \u00ed Hallgr\u00edmi Helga, Stef\u00e1ni M\u00e1na, Eyvindi P\u00e9tri og Steinari Braga, yndislegum r\u00f3tt\u00e6klingum af \u00f6llum tegundum og segir \u201esussub\u00eda, krakkar, ekki \u00feessi l\u00e6ti\u2026\u201d og \u00feeir sitja eftir s\u00e1rir \u00e1 h\u00e1lfum launum. \u201eHey krakkar, \u00e9g er me\u00f0 hugmynd, af hverju skrifi\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 ekki eins og Sigurbj\u00f6rg, e\u00f0a Sigtryggur\u2026\u201d Pent og f\u00ednt. Sneitt og skori\u00f0. Og kurteist. Vandvirkni \u00e1 ekki a\u00f0 vera ey\u00f0ileggjandi afl, eins og svo oft ver\u00f0ur raunin. Vandvirkni sn\u00fdst ekki bara um a\u00f0 skera ni\u00f0ur, f\u00e6kka or\u00f0um og ritsko\u00f0a burt sko\u00f0anir, heldur og a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0, \u00feykkja, st\u00e6kka, sk\u00fdra, brei\u00f0a \u00fat hugmyndirnar \u00fatv\u00edkka\u00f0ar og endalausar. \u00c9g veit ekki hvort \u00edslensk sk\u00e1ld eru svona miklar sm\u00e1s\u00e1lir, en \u00fea\u00f0 geislar ekki beinl\u00ednis af lj\u00f3\u00f0um \u00feeirra. Innhverf og einhverf, loku\u00f0 og feimin vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00ed s\u00e9r heyra (\u201esound of like you\u2019ve got a pair\u201d hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i li\u00f0\u00fej\u00e1lfinn \u00ed Full Metal Jacket, og allt \u00ed einu var hvergi sk\u00e1ld a\u00f0 finna: \u201eI bet you could suck a golfball through a gardenhose.\u201d). Sk\u00e1ld gegn str\u00ed\u00f0i hv\u00edsla \u00ed m\u00f3tst\u00f6\u00f0unni, merkilegt nokk. Sk\u00e1ld eiga ekki a\u00f0 vera fri\u00f0arsinnar, \u00fe\u00f3 \u00feau s\u00e9u \u00e1 m\u00f3ti str\u00ed\u00f0um, sk\u00e1ld eiga a\u00f0 vera byltingasinnar (og nei, \u00feetta er ekki stafsetningarvilla: krefst byltinga \u00ed fleirt\u00f6lu). Gandhi var ekki fri\u00f0arsinni, \u00fe\u00f3 hann v\u00e6ri m\u00f3tfallinn ofbeldi. Gandhi h\u00e1\u00f0i gl\u00e6silegustu orrustu n\u00fat\u00edmans. Ef ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 ekki erindi upp \u00e1 dekk, ef ma\u00f0ur \u00e6tlar ekki a\u00f0 taka til hendinni, \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 halda sig til kojs. Halda sig til sk\u00faffs. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 hr\u00f3pum \u201eR\u00c6S!!!\u201d viljum vi\u00f0 engar mannleysur um bor\u00f0. Enga geispa uppi \u00e1 dekki, \u00feakka \u00fe\u00e9r fyrir. Engin andv\u00f6rp. Annars ver\u00f0ur einhver settur fr\u00e1 bor\u00f0i \u00ed n\u00e6stu h\u00f6fn. Skyndilega p\u00edpir t\u00f6lvan. \u00c9g sest ni\u00f0ur, set hana \u00ed fangi\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e9r og hristi af m\u00e9r skj\u00e1varann. Lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 er komi\u00f0 \u00e1 msn messenger, spjallforrit l\u00edfsins. \u00cd bo\u00f0i Microsoft. Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 sj\u00fakrar\u00faminu h\u00f3star og kveinar. Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 er ekki bara annar, heldur og margur. Allir er lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld\/lesandi. Hva\u00f0a l\u00e6ti! Hva\u00f0a l\u00e6ti! Hva\u00f0a p\u00edp! \u00datsk\u00fdr\u00f0u m\u00e1l \u00feitt! \u00c9g hrekk upp. \u00dearf ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 standa vi\u00f0 or\u00f0in t\u00f3m? \u00datsk\u00fdra m\u00e1l mitt? \u201eUhh. H\u00e9rna\u2026 \u00e9g er ekkert a\u00f0 trufla, er \u00fea\u00f0?\u201d Nei, \u00ed margblessu\u00f0um b\u00e6num, \u00e9g er \u00ed h\u00e1lfri vinnu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hangsa \u00e1 kaffih\u00fasum. En vildir\u00f0u samt gj\u00f6ra svo vel a\u00f0 koma \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 efninu. Skorinor\u00f0ar hugsanir, skorinor\u00f0ar spurningar! \u201eHva\u00f0 var\u00f0 \u00feess valdandi a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa f\u00e9kkst \u00e1huga \u00e1 lj\u00f3\u00f0um?\u201d M\u00e9r l\u00ed\u00f0ur eins og \u00e9g s\u00e9 G\u00edsli Marteinn a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0tal vi\u00f0 einhvern sem \u00e9g hef aldrei hitt. \u00cd skemmti\u00fe\u00e6tti, \u00feetta s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0 sem heitir \u00ed Washington, \u201ehuman interest story\u201d. \u00c9g var alltaf h\u00e6st \u00ed bekknum. [1] \u00dea\u00f0 var au\u00f0veldara en a\u00f0 byrja a\u00f0 reykja. [2] \u201eGott og vel. \u00de\u00fa varst h\u00e6st \u00ed bekknum. Hva\u00f0 g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 meira vi\u00f0eigandi? Ekki geta sk\u00e1ldin fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 falla? Var ekki s\u00f6mu s\u00f6gu a\u00f0 segja um Rimbaud? Alltaf h\u00e6stur \u00ed bekknum! Reyndar held \u00e9g hann hafi l\u00e6rt a\u00f0 reykja og r\u00edma um svipa\u00f0 leyti. Orti jafnvel \u00ed reykb\u00f3lstrum. \u00c1 fullum b\u00e1ti (\u00ed franskri rau\u00f0v\u00ednsmerkingu, frekar en drekkhla\u00f0inni \u00edslenskri merkingu). En hvers vegna er \u00edslensk lj\u00f3\u00f0list svona l\u00e9leg?\u201d Lei\u00f0andi vi\u00f0horf eins og koma fram \u00ed spurningum \u00fe\u00ednum gagnast engum, s\u00e9rstaklega ekki \u00fe\u00e9r ef \u00fe\u00fa vilt \u00ed raun og veru f\u00e1 \u00e1lit \u00feeirra sem \u00fe\u00fa spyr\u00f0. \u00de\u00fa b\u00fd\u00f0ur m\u00e9r ekki a\u00f0 segja \u00e1lit mitt \u00e1 lj\u00f3\u00f0inu, heldur a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 verja hvers vegna \u00fea\u00f0 er svona l\u00e9legt. [3] \u00c9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig skyndilega \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 breyta um takt\u00edk. Gerast a\u00f0gangshar\u00f0ur, vera Morley Safer frekar en Barbara Walters. Egill Helgason frekar en G\u00edsli Marteinn. \u201eNei heyr\u00f0u mig n\u00fa, \u00fe\u00fa getur teki\u00f0 afst\u00f6\u00f0u til spurningarinnar, e\u00f0a formerkjanna, eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00fe\u00e9r s\u00fdnist, en ekki v\u00edkja \u00fe\u00e9r undan. Ekki d\u00e6ma sj\u00e1lfa(n) \u00feig \u00far leik me\u00f0 undanbr\u00f6g\u00f0um. Myndi \u00e9g fara inn \u00ed brennandi h\u00fas me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r? Inn \u00ed krakkb\u00e6li me\u00f0 Lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld m\u00e9r til varnar? En svona \u00ed alv\u00f6ru, okkar \u00e1 milli, mano a poeta, off the record, \u00ed fyllstu einl\u00e6gni, on the q.t and very hush hush, af hverju er \u00edslensk lj\u00f3\u00f0list svona l\u00e9leg?\u201d Af \u00fer\u00fagandi hef\u00f0 og hr\u00e6\u00f0slu vi\u00f0 d\u00f3ma fyrst og fremst. Af hr\u00e6\u00f0slu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00fdna inn \u00ed sig, hreyfa sig \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi og l\u00e1ta lj\u00f3s sk\u00edna inn \u00ed sig og gegnum sig. Af leti vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 lesa erlend lj\u00f3\u00f0 og setja \u00ed skynvinnsluv\u00e9lina. Af \u00fereytu og lei\u00f0a. [4] \u201eHefur eitthva\u00f0 gengi\u00f0 \u00e1, sem \u00e9g veitti ekki athygli? Hvers vegna er lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fereytt?\u201d Af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 rembingsh\u00e1ttur og kaldh\u00e6\u00f0nisleg h\u00f3tfyndni er \u00fea\u00f0 sem r\u00e6\u00f0ur f\u00f6r. \u00deegar hjarta\u00f0 er fjarl\u00e6gt og ekkert er a\u00f0 segja \u00fe\u00e1 hefur lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 l\u00edtinn tilgang annan en a\u00f0 vera skrautmunur. [5] \u201eRembingsh\u00e1ttur og \u00fer\u00fagandi hef\u00f0? Hreyfir sig ekki \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi, og skreytir sig fj\u00f6\u00f0rum? Jah\u00e9rna h\u00e9r, og \u00feetta \u00far innsta hring, fr\u00e1 Lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ldinu sj\u00e1lfu! H\u00e9r sit \u00e9g \u00ed makindum \u00e1 gj\u00f6rg\u00e6slunni, me\u00f0 dau\u00f0vona Lj\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed sj\u00fakrar\u00fami; \u00e9g hef fjarl\u00e6gt barkann \u00far h\u00e1lsi \u00feess. \u00c1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 koma honum aftur fyrir, e\u00f0a leyfa lj\u00f3\u00f0garminum a\u00f0 drepast?\u201d Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f6ndunarv\u00e9linni er ekki the poem it used to be \u2026 og hvort \u00fea\u00f0 lifir e\u00f0a deyr er nokku\u00f0 aflei\u00f0ingalaust nema fyrir st\u00e9tt afbur\u00f0av\u00e6lukj\u00f3a sem yr\u00f0i atvinnulaus og myndi alla angra. \u00deetta l\u00e6t \u00e9g tr\u00falega ekki hafa eftir m\u00e9r \u00e1 prenti. [6] \u201eOg sei sei. \u00de\u00fa \u00feorir v\u00edst ekki a\u00f0 hreyfa \u00feig \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi\u2026 frekar en a\u00f0rir\u2026 \u00feorir ekki a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta hafa eftir \u00fe\u00e9r sko\u00f0anir \u00fe\u00ednar \u00e1 prenti. \u00cd innsta hring er Lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 v\u00edsast bara afbur\u00f0av\u00e6lukj\u00f3i, sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 ekki nema skrautfja\u00f0rirnar \u00e1 baki sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r, e\u00f0a hva\u00f0? Ertu ekki \u00ed m\u00f3ts\u00f6gn vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft \u00feig? Yrkir en tr\u00fair ekki \u00e1 lj\u00f3\u00f0?\u201d Herdeildir plebba pikka upp plebbafrasann \u2013 haf\u00f0ur er eftir d\u00e1lkah\u00f6fundi, Kolbr\u00fanu Berg\u00fe\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir, til d\u00e6mis, \u00ed plebbapirringskasti \u2013 \u201eX er ekki bara \u00f3skiljanlegur, hann er \u00ed m\u00f3ts\u00f6gnvi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfan sig,\u201d sem er sl\u00e6mt og gott og vel, og \u00feetta festist, vi\u00f0komandi ver\u00f0ur einskis-konar og settur hj\u00e1 gar\u00f0i \u00edslenskra b\u00f3kmennta sem eiga j\u00fa umframallt a\u00f0 \u201esegja g\u00f3\u00f0a s\u00f6gu og hafa h\u00famor\u201d og Frakkar geta ort \u00fe\u00f6gnina en vi\u00f0 \u00cdslendingar, eins og \u00feeir segja \u00feorskamenn fyrir vestan, vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lum n\u00fa bara \u00edslensku h\u00e9rna, skilur\u00f0u, \u00f6ll \u00ed sama b\u00e1tnum o.s.frv.! [7] \u201e\u00d6ll \u00ed sama b\u00e1tnum! Og \u00fe\u00fa dirfist a\u00f0 rugga. \u00cd gu\u00f0anna b\u00e6num, blessa\u00f0ur, kallar\u00f0u \u00feetta skrautfja\u00f0rir? \u00deetta er bara d\u00f3naskapur! \u00de\u00fa ert ekki einn \u00ed b\u00e1tnum, v\u00e6ni. Og list \u00fe\u00edn kannski bara hj\u00e1k\u00e1tleg, eftir alltsaman, a\u00f0 loknu uppklappi og frums\u00fdningarpart\u00edi?\u201d \u00d6ll list er almennt l\u00e9leg og lei\u00f0inleg \u00ed \u00f6llum greinum. Mest\u00f6ll t\u00f3nlist er drasl, mest\u00f6ll myndlist er drasl og mest\u00f6ll lj\u00f3\u00f0list er drasl. [8] \u201eOg er \u00fe\u00e1 ekkert gott a\u00f0 finna? Hvergi m\u00fdrarlj\u00f3s \u00ed sj\u00f3nm\u00e1li? Erum vi\u00f0 bara a\u00f0 mis\u00feyrma l\u00edki? Enn eitt Neskaupsta\u00f0arm\u00e1li\u00f0\u2026 Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 er kannski bara l\u00f6ngu dautt, og \u00feessi h\u00e9r \u00e1 r\u00faminu sekur um a\u00f0 \u00feykjast vera lj\u00f3\u00f0. \u201eImpersonating \u00e1 poem\u201d, eins og \u00feeir segja \u00ed Texas. Hva\u00f0 me\u00f0 allt sem ort hefur veri\u00f0? \u201c Flest athyglisver\u00f0ustu verk s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 25 \u00e1ra hafa veri\u00f0 pr\u00f3saverk, me\u00f0 undantekningum \u00fe\u00f3. S\u00ed\u00f0asta raunverulega grundvallarst\u00f3rvirki \u00edslenskrar lj\u00f3\u00f0s\u00f6gu, Lj\u00fag\u00f0u Gosi, lj\u00fag\u00f0ueftir Steinar Braga f\u00f3r til d\u00e6mis fullkomlega fyrir ofan gar\u00f0 og ne\u00f0an hj\u00e1 \u00f6llu b\u00f3kmenntaapparatinu. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an er einf\u00f6ld. Lesendurnir eru svo l\u00e9legir. Kreppa lj\u00f3\u00f0listarinnar er a\u00f0 lesendah\u00f3purinn hefur engan sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0an smekk, heldur apar upp lj\u00f3\u00f0 sem l\u00edkjast \u00feeim lj\u00f3\u00f0um sem \u00feeir muna eftir a\u00f0 var teflt fram af kennurum \u00feeirra \u00ed menntask\u00f3la og h\u00e1sk\u00f3la: \u00fe.e. hi\u00f0 innhverfa, hnitmi\u00f0a\u00f0a, myndv\u00edsa lj\u00f3\u00f0. \u00deessi kreppa lestursins er alls sta\u00f0ar fyrir hendi, nema kannski helst \u00ed \u00feeim l\u00f6ndum \u00fear sem s\u00f6ngurinn er enn \u00fe\u00e1 raunverulegt element \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0l\u00edfinu. [9] \u201eErtu a\u00f0 gera at \u00ed m\u00e9r? Bera lesendur \u00e1byrg\u00f0ina? Og sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 sleppur? Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 gott en lesandinn ekki l\u00e6s\u2026 skrifar sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 ekki \u00f3l\u00e6silegan texta? Er notendavi\u00f0m\u00f3t lj\u00f3\u00f0sins ekki bara \u00f3noth\u00e6ft? Eitthva\u00f0 sem \u00f3m\u00f6gulegt er a\u00f0 vinna \u00e1, nema ma\u00f0ur leggi \u00e1 sig a\u00f0 mennta sig \u00ed lj\u00f3\u00f0list? Og hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 plebbann? \u00c1 hann a\u00f0 skilja hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 tala um? Er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 afplebba plebba sem f\u00e6r ekki a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 \u00ed samr\u00e6\u00f0unni?\u201d Verk sem er skili\u00f0 um lei\u00f0 og \u00fea\u00f0 kemur \u00fat fyrir j\u00f3l er dautt eftir j\u00f3l. Og verk sem er skili\u00f0 af h\u00f6fundinum er dautt. Og verk sem er skili\u00f0 af lesandanum er dautt. Og sannleikurinn ver\u00f0ur ekki skilinn. Og allt sem er skili\u00f0 er dautt. [10] Skaldid appears to be offline. \u00dea\u00f0 f\u00f3r. Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 aftengdist. Lokaor\u00f0i\u00f0 var \u2018dautt\u2019. Og m\u00e9r fannst \u00fea\u00f0 einhvern veginn t\u00e1knr\u00e6nt. Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 haf\u00f0i af m\u00e9r s\u00ed\u00f0asta or\u00f0i\u00f0, af eint\u00f3mri frekju, og valdi til \u00feess \u00feetta or\u00f0: dautt \u2013 til a\u00f0 lj\u00faka samr\u00e6\u00f0unni. Vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 m\u00e9r fjarar l\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00far Lj\u00f3\u00f0inu, \u00f3skiljanlega, og \u00e9g velti \u00fev\u00ed fyrir m\u00e9r hvort l\u00edfi\u00f0 felist \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 deyja \u00e1 \u00f3rannsakanlega vegu. L\u00edf einstaklings er aldrei nokkurn t\u00edmann jafn \u00e1\u00fereifanlegt og r\u00e9tt \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 mund sem hann er a\u00f0 hr\u00f6kkva upp af. Aldrei er \u00fev\u00ed veitt jafn mikil eftirtekt og einmitt \u00ed andarslitrunum. Langar \u00ed mig \u00ed f\u00f6\u00f0urmor\u00f0? Jafnvel mj\u00f6g vanhugsa\u00f0 f\u00f6\u00f0urmor\u00f0? A\u00f0 s\u00f3pa hef\u00f0inni undir teppi\u00f0, og fara a\u00f0 leika m\u00e9r eins og fullor\u00f0inn ma\u00f0ur, frekar en barn sem enn b\u00fdr \u00ed foreldrah\u00fasum? Fyrir utan gluggann stendur l\u00e6knirinn og horfir \u00e1 mig b\u00e6naraugum, hvort \u00e9g vilji ekki taka \u00far l\u00e1s. Stundum finnst m\u00e9r \u00feessi mann\u00fa\u00f0 standa okkur fyrir \u00ferifum. \u00deessi lj\u00f3\u00f0\u00fa\u00f0, \u00feessi eil\u00edfi velvilji vi\u00f0 l\u00e9legan kve\u00f0skap. A\u00f0 b\u00f3kad\u00f3mar hlj\u00f3mi upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 Eyj\u00f3lfur hressist vonandi, e\u00f0a a\u00f0 sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 eigi eftir nokkurn \u00feroska\u2026 e\u00f0a hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er. \u00c9g vil frekar vera kalla\u00f0ur skuggaboxari [11] , en ungsk\u00e1ld. A\u00f0 vera ungsk\u00e1ld er a\u00f0 vera ekki tekinn alvarlega. A\u00f0 vera h\u00e1lfsk\u00e1ld. T\u00e1ningur. Ekki fyllilega me\u00f0. A\u00f0 vera kalla\u00f0ur skuggaboxari er a\u00f0 minnsta kosti fyllilega eitthva\u00f0. Tilraun manns er teki\u00f0 af heilum hug, og \u00fe\u00e1 ford\u00e6md e\u00f0a pr\u00edsu\u00f0 eftir \u00fev\u00ed hversu vel h\u00fan kemst til skila. En \u00e9g \u00f3ska engum \u00feess a\u00f0 vera kalla\u00f0ur ungsk\u00e1ld. Og \u00e9g nenni ekki a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a t\u00edma m\u00ednum \u00ed a\u00f0 vorkenna deyjandi lj\u00f3\u00f0um. Og gleymum ekki, h\u00e9r \u00e1 d\u00e1narbe\u00f0inu, \u00f6llu l\u00edfinu. \u00d6llu \u00feessu \u00f3tr\u00falega i\u00f0andi lj\u00f3\u00f0l\u00edfi. Sumari\u00f0 2003 f\u00e9kk \u00e9g a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast um landi\u00f0 me\u00f0 h\u00f3pi af m\u00f6gnu\u00f0um sk\u00e1ldum, og lesa upp fyrir alls konar f\u00f3lk. Sumssta\u00f0ar var meira a\u00f0 segja mj\u00f6g miki\u00f0 af alls konar f\u00f3lki a\u00f0 hlusta, og sumssta\u00f0ar hlusta\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed margar klukkustundir. G\u00f3\u00f0um l\u00ednum var ekki fagna\u00f0 me\u00f0 golf-klappi, heldur g\u00f3lfstappi og h\u00farra-hr\u00f3pum. Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 var allt \u00ed einu alveg feykilega skemmtilegt, og \u00feetta h\u00f3standi l\u00edk h\u00e9rna vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r var hvergi n\u00e6rri. L\u00e1 fyrir dau\u00f0anum \u00fe\u00e1 sem n\u00fa. F\u00f3lk hlusta\u00f0i ekki me\u00f0 h\u00f6ndunum, heldur eyrunum, hl\u00f3 ekki bara a\u00f0 br\u00f6ndurum \u00ed lj\u00f3\u00f0um heldur af sk\u00ednandi gle\u00f0inni. \u00c1takagle\u00f0inni. Samt var ekki a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ru \u201eeinfaldari\u201d lj\u00f3\u00f0, n\u00e9 heldur voru \u00feau bundin e\u00f0a \u00f3heyrilega myst\u00edsk, og \u00feetta voru ekki brandaralj\u00f3\u00f0. Heldur \u00feung h\u00f6fu\u00f0 eins og beljur a\u00f0 vori. Skoppandi h\u00f6fu\u00f0 upp um allar hl\u00ed\u00f0ar og me\u00f0fram \u00f6llum l\u00e6kjum. Allt \u00ed einu voru sk\u00e1ldin ekki gamlir karlar, menntask\u00f3lakennarar menntask\u00f3lakennaranna minna, heldur ungt f\u00f3lk me\u00f0 kr\u00fattkynsl\u00f3\u00f0ar-lopah\u00fafur og rafmagnsg\u00edtara. Le\u00f0urjakka og iMac. \u00c1n \u00feess a\u00f0 aldurinn \u00feurfi a\u00f0 skipta m\u00e1li. \u00deetta er nefnilega h\u00e6gt. Vonleysi d\u00e1narbe\u00f0sins getur veri\u00f0 v\u00ed\u00f0s fjarri. En til a\u00f0 halda \u00fev\u00ed fjarri \u00feurfa lj\u00f3\u00f0in l\u00edka a\u00f0 vera g\u00f3\u00f0 og sk\u00e1ldin \u00f3hr\u00e6dd vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 yrkja. Og \u00fea\u00f0 eru vissulega ekki allir sem yrkja \u00f3hr\u00e6ddir. \u00dea\u00f0 er jafnvel minnihluti. J\u00f3hann Hj\u00e1lmarsson orti fyrir ekki alltof l\u00f6ngu: \u201eKannski er best a\u00f0 leyfa \u00fev\u00ed [lj\u00f3\u00f0inu] a\u00f0 sofa, a\u00f0 minnsta kosti sumum lj\u00f3\u00f0um. Hva\u00f0a sk\u00e1ld kannast ekki vi\u00f0 \u00feessa bar\u00e1ttu, vafann sem svo erfitt er a\u00f0 sigra? \u00c1n hennar yr\u00f0u ekki til lj\u00f3\u00f0, a\u00f0eins or\u00f0 \u00e1 haugi m\u00e1lsins. \u00dea\u00f0 er kannski erfitt a\u00f0 skera \u00far \u00feessu, einkum n\u00fa \u00feegar sk\u00e1ld vir\u00f0ast svo oft rekin \u00e1fram af heimtufrekju or\u00f0anna.\u201d
\n Einhvernveginn hef \u00e9g \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 tilfinningunni a\u00f0 \u201eheimtufrekja or\u00f0anna\u201d, nj\u00f3ti alls ekki sannm\u00e6lis. A\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 sj\u00e1lf sk\u00f6punarg\u00e1fan, sk\u00f6punargle\u00f0in, sem J\u00f3hann vill setja \u00ed hlekki. En \u00fea\u00f0 er misskilningur a\u00f0 \u00f6ll g\u00f3\u00f0 lj\u00f3\u00f0 s\u00e9u ort af vandvirkni, ekki get \u00e9g \u00edmynda\u00f0 m\u00e9r vandvirkan Rimbaud, e\u00f0a Tristan Tzara, vandvirkan Allen Ginsberg e\u00f0a Jack Kerouac. A\u00f0 minnsta kosti ekki \u00feesslags vandvirkni sem heldur aftur af \u201eheimtufrekju or\u00f0anna\u201d. Wise men say, only fools rush in\u2026 Or\u00f0in berast til m\u00edn \u00far \u00fatvarpinu frammi \u00e1 gangi. Elvis Presley syngur, og \u00e9g veit \u00feetta er r\u00e9tt. \u00dea\u00f0 eru bara fl\u00f3n sem dr\u00edfa sig. Fl\u00f3n sem stoppa ekki til a\u00f0 hugsa. Fl\u00f3n sem kj\u00f3sa f\u00f6\u00f0urmor\u00f0 og heimtufrekju or\u00f0anna fram yfir skorinor\u00f0a hugsun, f\u00e6rri og f\u00e6rri or\u00f0. But I can\u2019t help\u2026 \u2026 falling in love with you\u2026 Skyndilega er banka\u00f0. \u00c9g l\u00edt upp og s\u00e9 a\u00f0 l\u00e6knirinn sn\u00fdr baki \u00ed mig. \u00dea\u00f0 er banka\u00f0 aftur, en \u00e9g s\u00e9 engan banka. \u201ePsst, \u00e9g er h\u00e9rna\u2026\u201d \u00c9g l\u00edt vi\u00f0, Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 er h\u00e1lft komi\u00f0 inn um gluggann sem sn\u00fdr a\u00f0 g\u00f6tunni. \u201eM\u00e9r fannst \u00f3verjandi a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00feig d\u00fasa h\u00e9rna, komdu, \u00e9g \u00feekki s\u00e6ta stelpu sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft endilega a\u00f0 hitta\u2026\u201d \u00dea\u00f0 bj\u00e1strar vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 tro\u00f0a s\u00e9r innum alltof l\u00edtinn gluggann. \u00c9g geng framhj\u00e1 sj\u00fakrar\u00faminu, og horfi \u00e1 Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0asta skipti. \u00dea\u00f0 er f\u00f6lt og sveitt og bl\u00e1tt \u00ed framan og allt \u00ed einu finnst m\u00e9r dau\u00f0inn e\u00f0lilegasti hlutur \u00ed heimi. Hringr\u00e1s l\u00edfsins, eins og hj\u00e1 Disney. \u00dea\u00f0 kemur n\u00fdr Konungur Lj\u00f3nanna \u00e1 eftir \u00feessum. \u00cd S-Amer\u00edku gildir s\u00fa \u00feumalputtaregla a\u00f0 ef ma\u00f0ur drepur fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herrann, \u00fe\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur sj\u00e1lfur fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra. M\u00e9r finnst \u00feetta allt svo e\u00f0lilegt. Deyr f\u00e9, fr\u00e6ndur, fe\u00f0ur, og jafnvel or\u00f0st\u00edr og lj\u00f3\u00f0. Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 r\u00e9ttir m\u00e9r h\u00f6ndina. Vi\u00f0 horfum \u00fat \u00e1 b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 eru fj\u00f3rar h\u00e6\u00f0ir ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 malbiki\u00f0. \u201eGeronimo?\u201d spyr Sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0. \u201eGeronimo,\u201d svara \u00e9g og s\u00fdp hveljur. Um lei\u00f0 og lj\u00f3st er or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 Lj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur endanlega gefi\u00f0 upp \u00f6ndina, er s\u00fdnilega dautt, h\u00e9rnamegin og \u00fearnamegin, st\u00f6kkvum vi\u00f0 yrkjandi \u00fat um gluggann. Eins og beljur a\u00f0 vori. \u00cd fjarska heyrist sungi\u00f0: Raindrops keep falling on my head\u2026 [1] \u00d3nefnt lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld [2] Kristian Guttesen [3] Dav\u00ed\u00f0 A. Stef\u00e1nsson [4] \u00de\u00f3runn Valdimarsd\u00f3ttir [5] \u00deorleifur \u00d6rn Arnarson [6] Haukur M\u00e1r Helgason [7] Steinar Bragi [8] \u00d3feigur Sigur\u00f0sson [9] Kristj\u00e1n B. J\u00f3nasson [10] Steinar Bragi [11] \u00cd d\u00f3mi s\u00ednum um lj\u00f3\u00f0ab\u00f3k m\u00edna Heimsendapestir sag\u00f0i Geirlaugur Magn\u00fasson a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri skuggaboxari. \u00c9g var reyndar kominn \u00e1 fremsta hlunn me\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara heim til hans og gefa honum einn e\u00f0a fleiri \u00e1 \u2018ann, til a\u00f0 afsanna \u00feessa kenningu hans. En svo st\u00f3\u00f0st h\u00fan n\u00e1tt\u00farulega. N\u00e6st \u00feegar \u00e9g hitt Geirlaug \u00fdlfra\u00f0i \u00e9g eins og hvolpur og seldi honum n\u00fdju b\u00f3kina m\u00edna. A\u00f0 vera lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ld er \u00fea\u00f0 sama og a\u00f0 vera skuggaboxari.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2013 va\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 lj\u00f3\u00f0um \u00e1 sk\u00edtugum sk\u00f3num \u00dar 3. tbl TMM, 65. \u00e1rgangi, 2004 \u00c9g drep \u00ed s\u00edgarettunni h\u00e1lfreyktri (gl\u00f3\u00f0in datt af) og kveiki m\u00e9r \u00ed n\u00fdrri. \u201eI might leave in a bodybag, but never in cuffs\u201d rappar einhver svertingi \u00ed eyrun \u00e1 m\u00e9r, og \u00e9g reyni a\u00f0 muna hven\u00e6r sk\u00e1ld var s\u00ed\u00f0ast k\u00e6rt fyrir … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: D\u00e1narranns\u00f3knir og mor\u00f0tilraunir<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}