\u00dea\u00f0 var fyrir n\u00e6stum tveimur og h\u00e1lfu \u00e1ri a\u00f0 tilkynnt var um t\u00f3nleikafer\u00f0alag eftirlifandi me\u00f0lima Queen me\u00f0 s\u00f6ngvaranum Adam Lambert. Vi\u00f0 r\u00e6ddum m\u00f6guleikann \u00e1 fj\u00f6lskyldufer\u00f0 \u00e1 t\u00f3nleika en \u00fear sem tal um \u00e1kve\u00f0inn v\u00edrus var fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a \u00e1berandi \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sleppa \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1. \u00dea\u00f0 f\u00f3r l\u00edka \u00feannig a\u00f0 t\u00f3nleikafer\u00f0inni var fresta\u00f0. Fyrst um \u00e1r. S\u00ed\u00f0an um anna\u00f0 \u00e1r.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar var\u00f0 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 t\u00f3nleikafer\u00f0in yr\u00f0i n\u00e6r \u00f6rugglega \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00e1ri f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 grafast fyrir um m\u00f6guleikann \u00e1 fj\u00f6lskyldufer\u00f0. \u00c9g sko\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00fdmsa sta\u00f0i og hvergi virtist vera h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 redda mi\u00f0um fyrir okkur fj\u00f6gur saman \u00ed s\u00e6ti. En \u00fea\u00f0 var h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 redda st\u00f6kum mi\u00f0um. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldufer\u00f0ina og skreppa bara einn til London. \u00c9g b\u00f3ka\u00f0i mi\u00f0a fyrir t\u00f3nleika \u00ed \u00de\u00fasaldarhvelfingunni (sem \u00feykist n\u00fana heita eftir einhverju s\u00edmafyrirt\u00e6ki).<\/p>\n
\u00c9g velti fyrir m\u00e9r h\u00f3telum og \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 velja Garden View Hotel sem var \u00e1 f\u00ednu ver\u00f0i n\u00e1l\u00e6gt Earl’s Court ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0arlestarst\u00f6\u00f0inni. \u00cd London skiptir \u00fea\u00f0 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 einna mestu m\u00e1li a\u00f0 hafa a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 Undirgrundinni og \u00feessi st\u00f6\u00f0 er f\u00ednn tengipunktur, me\u00f0al annars til og fr\u00e1 Heathrow.<\/p>\n
L\u00edti\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja um flugi\u00f0 \u00fat e\u00f0a nokku\u00f0 fyrren \u00e9g kom \u00e1 h\u00f3teli\u00f0. \u00c9g innrita\u00f0i mig og var s\u00ed\u00f0an sagt a\u00f0 nota stigana til a\u00f0 fara upp \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0ju h\u00e6\u00f0 (semsagt fj\u00f3r\u00f0u h\u00e6\u00f0). Stiga? J\u00e1. Lyftan var bilu\u00f0 og virtist hafa veri\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed einhvern t\u00edma. \u00c9g dr\u00f6sla\u00f0i t\u00f6skunni alla lei\u00f0 upp \u00ed gegnum v\u00f6lundarh\u00fas stiga me\u00f0 \u00f3lj\u00f3sum merkingum. Lj\u00f3sunum var st\u00fdrt af hreyfiskynjurum \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feurfti stundum a\u00f0 vera \u00ed myrkri \u00fear til hreyfingin var numin. \u00deegar \u00e9g kom a\u00f0 herberginu var enn\u00fe\u00e1 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka allt til. \u00c9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a vandr\u00e6\u00f0alegur \u00ed herberginu.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g tel mig ekki kr\u00f6fuhar\u00f0an \u00e1 h\u00f3telherbergi. \u00cd fyrsta lagi vil \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 allt \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u me\u00f0 hreinl\u00e6ti\u00f0 og \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0ru lagi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 sturta. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 tilfinningu a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki gert miki\u00f0 meira en bara a\u00f0 skipta \u00e1 r\u00faminu. \u00deegar \u00e1 lei\u00f0 komst \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 herbergi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri hitakista og \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9rstaklega eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r \u00ed sturtu. Eina lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 hafa herbergi\u00f0 l\u00edfv\u00e6nlegt var a\u00f0 galopna glugga og draga fr\u00e1. Sturtan sj\u00e1lf var s\u00ed\u00f0an me\u00f0 \u00e1kaflega litlu vatnsfl\u00e6\u00f0i, me\u00f0al annars af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 t\u00f6luvert af vatninu lak \u00fat \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 sturtuhausnum.<\/p>\n
En hva\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0. Fyrir utan a\u00f0 taka stutt r\u00f6lt a\u00f0 og framhj\u00e1 Garden Lodge, sem var heimili Freddie Mercury, afreka\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki miki\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e1nudeginum. En fyrsta leikh\u00fasfer\u00f0in var um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0, Back to the Future<\/em> s\u00f6ngleikurinn. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i s\u00e9\u00f0 mj\u00f6g j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a d\u00f3ma um s\u00fdninguna en h\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 ekki s\u00e9rstaklega vel undir v\u00e6ntingum. Reyndar sk\u00e1na\u00f0i flest \u00feegar \u00e1 lei\u00f0. \u00ddmsu var breytt \u00ed s\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00e6\u00f0inum, sumt f\u00ednt en anna\u00f0 ekki. Verst \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r hve miki\u00f0 var treyst \u00e1 brandara sem brutu fj\u00f3r\u00f0uv\u00edddarvegginn. \u00cd myndunum eru brandararnir \u00fat fr\u00e1 muninum \u00e1 1985 og 1955. Marty veit hvernig framt\u00ed\u00f0in er og v\u00edsanirnar virka \u00feannig. En \u00fea\u00f0 var bara endalaust af einhverju um hvernig tuttugasta og fyrsta \u00f6ldin yr\u00f0i. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 hef\u00f0i m\u00e1tt hafa einhverja svolei\u00f0is en \u00feetta var allt of miki\u00f0.<\/p>\n H\u00f6fu\u00f0pers\u00f3nurnar \u00ferj\u00e1r, Marty, Doc og George voru t\u00falka\u00f0ar \u00e1 mismunandi h\u00e1tt. S\u00e1 sem l\u00e9k Marty var bara nokku\u00f0 einf\u00f6ld eftirherma af Michael J. Fox en \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1n pers\u00f3nut\u00f6fra. Leikarinn sem t\u00falka\u00f0i George var n\u00e6r fullkomin eftirherma af Crispin Glover. \u00dea\u00f0 virka\u00f0i a\u00f0 mestu nema kannski \u00feegar hann hl\u00f3 of lengi \u00feessum asnalega hl\u00e1tri. En s\u00e1 sem l\u00e9k Doc Brown var frumlegri. Hann t\u00falka\u00f0i pers\u00f3nuna upp \u00e1 n\u00fdtt. \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e6tti segja a\u00f0 hann hafi veri\u00f0 meira Mel Brooks en Christopher Lloyd. \u00dea\u00f0 virka\u00f0i eiginlega best. Af hinum… Pers\u00f3na Lorraine hef\u00f0i m\u00e1tt f\u00e1 meira a\u00f0 gera. Biff var \u00f3spennandi. Hann var alltaf \u00f3gnandi af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann var v\u00f6\u00f0vast\u00e6ltur en \u00feeim vir\u00f0ist hafa \u00fe\u00f3tt fyndnara a\u00f0 hafa hann bara feitan.<\/p>\n Frumsamda t\u00f3nlistin var \u00f3eftirminnileg. \u00c9g b\u00f3kstaflega man ekki eftir neinu lagi. T\u00e6knibrellurnar voru \u00e1 k\u00f6flum skemmtilegar \u00fe\u00f3 m\u00e9r hafi \u00fe\u00f3tt of miki\u00f0 treyst \u00e1 sk\u00e6r blikkandi lj\u00f3s.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki heldur miki\u00f0 afreka\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0judeginum. R\u00e1fa\u00f0i um. Ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 gott og \u00e9g settist reglulega og naut l\u00edfsins. S\u00fdning kv\u00f6ldsins var Six<\/em> sem fjallar um eiginkonur Hinriks VIII. \u00c9g heyr\u00f0i fyrst um s\u00fdninguna \u00ed hla\u00f0varpinu Not Just the Tudors<\/em>. \u00c9g nota or\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00fdning af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feetta er varla s\u00f6ngleikur \u00ed hef\u00f0bundnum skilningi. Pers\u00f3nurnar l\u00fdsa sambandi s\u00ednu vi\u00f0 fr\u00e6ga eiginmann sinn og \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00e1 k\u00f6flum skemmtileg endurhugsun \u00e1 \u00feeim. \u00c9g sat alveg fremst fyrir mi\u00f0ju. \u00c9g vildi f\u00f3tar\u00fdmi. \u00deegar salurinn var a\u00f0 fyllast hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g me\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfum m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g virtist vera eini staki karlma\u00f0urinn \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu. En s\u00ed\u00f0an kom ungur ma\u00f0ur og settist vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r. Hann haf\u00f0i s\u00e9\u00f0 s\u00fdninguna \u00ferisvar \u00e1\u00f0ur, \u00fear af tvisvar \u00ed einhverri skemmtisiglingu.<\/p>\n \u00dear sem \u00e9g \u00feekki \u00e1g\u00e6tlega s\u00f6guna af Hinrik \u00e1ttunda gat \u00e9g alveg l\u00e1ti\u00f0 fara \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 stundum voru klisjur l\u00e1tnar r\u00e1\u00f0a frekar en n\u00e1kv\u00e6mari sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0i. Boleyn var t\u00falku\u00f0 sem t\u00e1lkvendi og sagan af Cleves mj\u00f6g hef\u00f0bundin \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi bara veri\u00f0 \u00fatlit hennar sem var\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 hj\u00f3nabandi\u00f0 var l\u00fdst \u00f3gilt \u00fe\u00f3 \u00ed raun hafi \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 fl\u00f3knara. En \u00e9g l\u00e9t \u00feetta ekki fara \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 m\u00e9r af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feetta var allt st\u00f3rskemmtilegt. \u00c9g er enn\u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 raula l\u00f6gin. S\u00e9rstaklega var Haus of Holbein<\/em> eftirminnilegt. \u00c1 \u00e1kve\u00f0num punkti \u00ed s\u00fdningunni benti ein drottningin \u00e1 \u00e1horfanda og l\u00e9t hann dansa. \u00dea\u00f0 var gaurinn vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00c9g var \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur fyrir hans h\u00f6nd enda virtist hann nj\u00f3ta \u00feess \u00ed botn og \u00e9g var enn\u00fe\u00e1 gla\u00f0ari a\u00f0 \u00e9g var\u00f0 ekki fyrir valinu. \u00c9g er vissulega oft til \u00ed eitthva\u00f0 sprell en \u00e9g var ekki \u00ed stu\u00f0i til a\u00f0 dansa.<\/p>\n En s\u00f6gun\u00f6rdinn var ekki alveg dau\u00f0ur, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 var brandari um a\u00f0 enginn vissi hver eiginkona Hinriks sj\u00f6unda hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 og \u00e9g hugsa\u00f0i strax: „\u00dea\u00f0 var El\u00edsabet af York, d\u00f3ttir J\u00e1tvar\u00f0s fj\u00f3r\u00f0a og systir prinsanna \u00ed turninum, sem gaf konunginum t\u00f6luver\u00f0an styrk enda haf\u00f0i h\u00fan eiginlega betra tilkall til kr\u00fanunnar en Hinrik sem bygg\u00f0i kr\u00f6fu s\u00edna \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa sigra\u00f0 R\u00f3sastr\u00ed\u00f0i\u00f0.“<\/p>\n \u00c9g r\u00e1fa\u00f0i bara a\u00f0eins um \u00e1 mi\u00f0vikudaginn enda \u00feurfti \u00e9g a\u00f0 hafa g\u00f3\u00f0an t\u00edma til a\u00f0 komast \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikana. \u00c9g var s\u00e9rstaklega tauga\u00f3styrkur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 mi\u00f0inn minn var ekki enn\u00fe\u00e1 „kominn“. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i sums\u00e9 keypt mi\u00f0a \u00ed gegnum endurs\u00f6lukerfi Ticketmaster. Af einhverjum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um taldi fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 best a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta kaupandann senda m\u00e9r mi\u00f0ann \u00ed p\u00f3sti frekar en \u00f3gilda \u00feann gamla og senda m\u00e9r n\u00fdjan. \u00c9g bei\u00f0 og bei\u00f0 eftir mi\u00f0anum.<\/p>\n A\u00f0 lokum \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00e9g hafa samband og ba\u00f0 um rafmi\u00f0a enda \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r lofor\u00f0 \u00feeirra um a\u00f0 mi\u00f0inn k\u00e6mi \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0asta lagi fimm d\u00f6gum fyrir t\u00f3nleika frekar t\u00e6pt. Hj\u00e1lparkerfi Ticketmaster var ekki hj\u00e1lplegt. Endalaus frumsk\u00f3gur, fram og til baka. \u00deegar \u00e9g h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri komin a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 geta sent fyrirspurn var \u00e9g sendur \u00e1 einhverja n\u00fdja hj\u00e1lpars\u00ed\u00f0u me\u00f0 till\u00f6gum sem p\u00f6ssu\u00f0u ekki vi\u00f0 mitt tilfelli. A\u00f0 lokum f\u00e9kk \u00e9g hj\u00e1lp me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 b\u00f6gga fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 \u00e1 Twitter. Og \u00e9g f\u00e9kk tilkynningu um a\u00f0 \u00e9g fengi rafmi\u00f0a. Fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt! Ekki satt?<\/p>\n \u00deegar n\u00e6r dr\u00f3 t\u00f3nleikanum f\u00e9kk \u00e9g p\u00f3st um a\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 f\u00e1 rafmi\u00f0a \u00feyrfti \u00e9g a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja app t\u00f3nleikasta\u00f0arins. \u00deegar \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 setja \u00fea\u00f0 inn t\u00f3k \u00e9g eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 notendur voru \u00e1 n\u00e6r einu m\u00e1li um gagnsleysi og \u00f6murleika forritsins. \u00c9g var flj\u00f3tur a\u00f0 sannreyna \u00fe\u00e1 d\u00f3ma. \u00c9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 stofna reikning hj\u00e1 t\u00f3nleikasta\u00f0num. S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00feurfti \u00e9g a\u00f0 stofna reikning hj\u00e1 einhverri annarri mi\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu sem heitir Axs. \u00cd hvert skipti sem \u00e9g opna\u00f0i forriti\u00f0 \u00feurfti \u00e9g a\u00f0 skr\u00e1 mig inn hj\u00e1 Axs. Mi\u00f0inn \u00e1tti a\u00f0 birtast sj\u00e1lfkrafa \u00ed appinu. \u00dea\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist ekki. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i samband vi\u00f0 Ticketmaster og f\u00e9kk svari\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feyrfti ekki a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hyggjur, \u00fea\u00f0 myndi gerast fimm d\u00f6gum fyrir t\u00f3nleika. \u00dea\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist ekki. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i aftur samband. \u00de\u00e1 var m\u00e9r sagt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0asta lagi 48 klukkustundum fyrir t\u00f3nleika. \u00dea\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist ekki. \u00de\u00e1 var m\u00e9r sagt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 myndi gerast samd\u00e6gurs.<\/p>\n A\u00f0 morgni t\u00f3nleikadagsins f\u00e9kk \u00e9g tilkynningu fr\u00e1 Axs a\u00f0 mi\u00f0inn minn v\u00e6ri kominn inn \u00e1 reikninginn minn. \u00c9g sta\u00f0festi \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 opna vefa\u00f0ganginn. \u00de\u00e1 \u00feurfti \u00e9g bara a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa a\u00f0 mi\u00f0inn k\u00e6mi \u00ed forritinu. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 kom hann ekki \u00fear. En appi\u00f0 var samt me\u00f0vita\u00f0 um a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tti mi\u00f0a og reyndi a\u00f0 selja m\u00e9r varning fyrirfram. Mi\u00f0inn birtist bara ekki. Svari\u00f0 sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk var a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feyrfti bara a\u00f0 redda \u00feessu \u00ed mi\u00f0as\u00f6lunni hj\u00e1 t\u00f3nleikasta\u00f0num.<\/p>\n \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r snemma af sta\u00f0. \u00deetta var t\u00f6luver\u00f0ur spotti en \u00e9g \u00feurfti bara einu sinni a\u00f0 skipta um lest. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r af sta\u00f0 og \u00feegar \u00e9g kom \u00fat \u00e1 stoppinu heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g tilkynningu um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ru vandr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 seinni l\u00ednunni, l\u00edklega haf\u00f0i einhver gleymt t\u00f6skunni sinni. \u00c9g endurreikna\u00f0i fer\u00f0ina og s\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g g\u00e6ti bara haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram me\u00f0 s\u00f6mu l\u00ednu og \u00e9g kom me\u00f0 og fari\u00f0 austur fyrir vandr\u00e6\u00f0in, \u00fea\u00f0an g\u00e6ti \u00e9g teki\u00f0 hina l\u00ednuna vestur a\u00f0 t\u00f3nleikasta\u00f0num. \u00c9g hoppa\u00f0i \u00ed n\u00e6stu lest sem s\u00ed\u00f0an stoppa\u00f0i strax \u00e1 n\u00e6stu st\u00f6\u00f0 og tilkynnti a\u00f0 h\u00fan f\u00e6ri ekki lengra. Ekki \u00fat af einhverju veseni. Bara a\u00f0 sumar lestir fara ekki alla l\u00ednuna til enda. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g bei\u00f0 eftir lest sem f\u00e6ri alla lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0inni sem \u00e1 \u00feurfti a\u00f0 stoppa \u00e1 (West Ham). \u00dear var vissulega seinkun en \u00e9g gat samt teki\u00f0 n\u00e6stu lest a\u00f0 t\u00f3nleikasta\u00f0num.<\/p>\n \u00dear byrja\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1 mi\u00f0as\u00f6lunni. \u00dear \u00feurfti grey ma\u00f0urinn a\u00f0 fara fram og til baka \u00fear til a\u00f0 honum datt \u00ed hug a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 mi\u00f0a skr\u00e1\u00f0an \u00e1 Gneisti frekar en S\u00f3leyjarson. Gl\u00e6silegt kerfi. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g er \u00feakkl\u00e1tur \u00feeim manni en allt hitt var asnalegt kl\u00fa\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n \u00c9g r\u00f6lti a\u00f0 innganginum m\u00ednum, f\u00e9kk m\u00e9r \u00eds \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni, og f\u00f3r \u00ed v\u00f6lundarh\u00fasi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir a\u00f0 salurinn opna\u00f0i. \u00c9g var vo\u00f0alega gla\u00f0ur \u00feegar f\u00f3lki\u00f0 fyrir framan mig settist bara \u00e1 g\u00f3lfi\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00fea\u00f0 bei\u00f0. \u00c9g geri \u00fea\u00f0 gjarnan en \u00fea\u00f0 er stundum horft \u00e1 mig eins og \u00e9g s\u00e9 eitthva\u00f0 skr\u00fdtinn. N\u00fana gat \u00e9g bara sest og veri\u00f0 eins og hinir. Og bei\u00f0. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i kl\u00e1ra\u00f0 allt vatni\u00f0 mitt \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g f\u00f3r \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0ina og var or\u00f0inn svol\u00edti\u00f0 \u00feyrstur \u00feegar vi\u00f0 loksins komum inn. \u00c9g hoppa\u00f0i strax \u00e1 barinn og ba\u00f0 um s\u00f3davatn. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki til en \u00e9g gat keypt r\u00e1nd\u00fdrt volgt vatn \u00ed tappalausri fl\u00f6sku.<\/p>\n \u00c9g var frekar snemma \u00e1 fer\u00f0inni og \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 standa bara fremst. M\u00e9r l\u00edkar \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1g\u00e6tlega \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e9g s\u00e9 alltaf me\u00f0 samviskubit yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera h\u00e1vaxinn enda get \u00e9g halla\u00f0 m\u00e9r fram \u00e1 \u00f6ryggisgir\u00f0inguna \u00feannig a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk sj\u00e1i frekar yfir mig. Gaurinn vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r var \u00e1l\u00edka st\u00f3r og \u00e9g en var n\u00e6r alla t\u00f3nleikana me\u00f0 s\u00edmann \u00ed loftinu til a\u00f0 taka upp t\u00f3nleikana. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g var bara n\u00e1tt\u00faruleg hindrun \u00e1 \u00fats\u00fdni frekar en viljandi.<\/p>\n T\u00f3nleikarnir voru f\u00ednir. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki anna\u00f0 h\u00e6gt en a\u00f0 bera \u00fe\u00e1 saman vi\u00f0 t\u00f3nleikana sem \u00e9g f\u00f3r \u00e1 me\u00f0 Roger Taylor (trommara Queen) \u00ed fyrra. \u00dea\u00f0 var minna um brellur en \u00fea\u00f0 var alltaf hann a\u00f0 syngja. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sama a\u00f0 hafa Adam Lambert \u00ed hlutverki s\u00f6ngvara og satt best a\u00f0 segja var hann ekki jafn g\u00f3\u00f0ur og hann var 2017 \u00feegar \u00e9g s\u00e1 hann \u00e1 \u00cdrlandi. H\u00e1punkturinn var a\u00f0 \u00feegar Roger og Brian sungu, og \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9rstaklega \u00feegar Brian t\u00f3k ’39<\/em>. \u00dea\u00f0 gladdi mig l\u00edka mj\u00f6g a\u00f0 heyra In the Lap of the Gods (Revisited)<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 var mikill tro\u00f0ningur \u00e1 heimlei\u00f0inni. \u00c9g n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 komast \u00ed fyrstu lestina fr\u00e1 sta\u00f0num. Alveg tro\u00f0full. Einn kall \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera sni\u00f0ugur og hoppa inn \u00feegar allir hinir \u00e1 lestarpallinum h\u00f6f\u00f0u komist a\u00f0 \u00feeirri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekkert vit \u00ed sl\u00edkum \u00e6fingum. Hann komst inn en bakpokinn hans klemmdist \u00feegar hur\u00f0ina loka\u00f0ist. \u00dea\u00f0 var miki\u00f0 vesen hj\u00e1 n\u00e6rst\u00f6ddum a\u00f0 losa hann. Kallinn reyndi a\u00f0 gr\u00ednast me\u00f0 \u00feetta en \u00fea\u00f0 var lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 engum \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00feetta skemmtilegt.<\/p>\n Tro\u00f0ningurinn var \u00feannig a\u00f0 st\u00f3r h\u00f3pur far\u00feega \u00feurfti a\u00f0 standa. En \u00e9g hef teki\u00f0 eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00ed sl\u00edkum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um er alltaf til f\u00f3lk sem heldur a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 betra a\u00f0 standa \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9u laus s\u00e6ti. \u00dea\u00f0 stendur jafnvel og blokkar laus s\u00e6ti og \u00edmyndar s\u00e9r v\u00e6ntanlega a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 a\u00f0 f\u00f3rna s\u00e9r me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 setjast ekki ni\u00f0ur. \u00d3 nei, \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00ed raun a\u00f0 taka tv\u00f6falt meira pl\u00e1ss.<\/p>\n \u00deegar \u00e9g var kominn \u00ed lestina sem f\u00e6r\u00f0i mig a\u00f0 h\u00f3telinu byrja\u00f0i gaur \u00ed vagninum a\u00f0 hnerra aftur og aftur. \u00c9g m\u00e6tti augum manns hinum megin vi\u00f0 ganginn og vi\u00f0 vorum greinilega a\u00f0 hugsa n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00fea\u00f0 sama. En \u00fea\u00f0 var bara \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta spottanum \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g slapp flj\u00f3tt.<\/p>\n \u00c1 h\u00f3telinu gladdi \u00fea\u00f0 mig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 n\u00fd handkl\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 haf\u00f0i sums\u00e9 ekki veri\u00f0 skipt um handkl\u00e6\u00f0i daginn \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00dea\u00f0 var frekar sl\u00e6mt \u00feegar \u00e9g kom heim eftir g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0ir \u00ed s\u00f3linni og lestartro\u00f0ning. \u00c9g hef\u00f0i helst vilja fara \u00ed sturtu tvisvar \u00e1 dag. \u00c9g t\u00f3k seinna eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e1 bla\u00f0inu, sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk me\u00f0 \u00feeim or\u00f0um a\u00f0 \u00fearna v\u00e6ru uppl\u00fdsingar um \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0lausa neti\u00f0, var klausa um a\u00f0 gestir \u00feyrftu s\u00e9rstaklega bi\u00f0ja um a\u00f0 herbergi\u00f0 v\u00e6ri \u00ferifi\u00f0 fyrir klukkan \u00e1tta kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00c9g hef aldrei \u00e1\u00f0ur kynnst sl\u00edku \u00e1 h\u00f3teli.<\/p>\n \u00cd fyrra t\u00f3k \u00e9g \u00e1tak \u00ed a\u00f0 lesa Sherlock Holmes aftur. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Sherlock Holmes safni\u00f0 sem er \u00ed 221B (samt ekki \u00ed n\u00famerar\u00f6\u00f0inni) Baker Street. \u00c9g b\u00f3ka\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed heims\u00f3kn \u00e1 fimmtudagsmorgni. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni voru aftur tafir \u00e1 lestarkerfinu. \u00cd \u00feetta skipti\u00f0 var teki\u00f0 fram a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i or\u00f0i\u00f0 dau\u00f0sfall \u00e1 teinunum. \u00dear sem \u00e9g sat \u00e1 pallinum heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00edtreka\u00f0 hlj\u00f3\u00f0. \u00c9g veit ekki n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er en \u00fea\u00f0 hlj\u00f3mar eins og a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 losa gufu. En \u00fearna s\u00e1 \u00e9g fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri hlj\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00e1\u00fer\u00fdstid\u00e6lu sem v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edfa teinana. Algj\u00f6rt bull au\u00f0vita\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekkert vandam\u00e1l \u00e1 \u00feessari st\u00f6\u00f0 en hausinn var samt a\u00f0 tengja \u00feetta.<\/p>\n \u00deegar lestin kom loksins fann \u00e9g m\u00e9r s\u00e6ti en heyr\u00f0i flj\u00f3tlega \u00edslensku. \u00c9g leit til hli\u00f0ar og s\u00e1 \u00fear gamlan f\u00e9laga. Spjalla\u00f0i a\u00f0eins. Hann var a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 vaxmyndasafn me\u00f0 krakkana. \u00deannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vorum b\u00e1\u00f0ir mj\u00f6g t\u00faristalegir.<\/p>\n Lukkulega n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1 Sherlock Holmes safni\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i b\u00f3ka\u00f0. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekki miklar v\u00e6ntingar og \u00fea\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0st alveg. \u00deetta er sett upp eins og um s\u00e9 a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a heimili Sherlock Holmes (\u00fe\u00f3 h\u00fasi\u00f0 s\u00e9 reyndar mun yngra). \u00dea\u00f0 er n\u00e6r ekkert um raunverulegan bakgrunn sagnanna. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekkert um Arthur Conan Doyle e\u00f0a kvikmyndir og sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fe\u00e6tti. \u00dearna er samansafn af \u00fdmsum forngripum sem hafa mismikil, e\u00f0a l\u00edtil, tengsl vi\u00f0 Sherlock Holmes. \u00dearna eru svefnherbergi, stofa og svo framvegis. M\u00e9r fannst uppsetningin ekki passa s\u00e9rstaklega vel vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gurnar. S\u00ed\u00f0an voru nokkrar misvel heppna\u00f0ar vaxmyndir \u00e1 efstu h\u00e6\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n Gestir eiga a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra heims\u00f3knina \u00e1 um fimmt\u00e1n m\u00edn\u00fatum og \u00fea\u00f0 passar alveg f\u00ednt. \u00c9g k\u00edkti \u00ed gjafab\u00fa\u00f0ina og \u00fea\u00f0 var n\u00e6r allt sama fj\u00f6ldaframleidda drasli\u00f0 sem er \u00ed \u00f6llum gjafab\u00fa\u00f0um me\u00f0 mismunandi l\u00f3g\u00f3um. \u00dea\u00f0 eina sem m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti sm\u00e1 spennandi voru styttur af Holmes en \u00fe\u00e6r voru allar uppseldar.<\/p>\n Eftir h\u00e1degi var \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00f6ngleikurinn Hamilton<\/em>. Fyrst sag\u00f0i f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri \u00fea\u00f0 besta \u00ed heimi og s\u00ed\u00f0an var bakslag og hann var sag\u00f0ur alveg skelfilega vondur. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed h\u00f3flegar v\u00e6ntingar. Ef \u00fei\u00f0 viti\u00f0 ekki er umfj\u00f6llunarefni\u00f0 Alexander Hamilton, einn af landsfe\u00f0rum Bandar\u00edkjanna. \u00c1\u00f0ur en s\u00f6ngleikurinn sl\u00f3 \u00ed gegn vissi eiginlega enginn neitt um manninn. Hann er \u00e1 t\u00edudollara se\u00f0linum en hann var aldrei forseti, bara fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0herra. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert s\u00f6gun\u00f6rd vissir \u00fe\u00fa l\u00edklega a\u00f0 hann var drepinn \u00ed einv\u00edgi af Aaron Burr sem var \u00fe\u00e1verandi varaforseti Bandar\u00edkjanna. Fyrir \u00cdslendinga er reyndar skemmtilegt a\u00f0 vita a\u00f0 mamma hans bj\u00f3 um t\u00edma \u00e1 St. Croix sem tilheyr\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 d\u00f6nsku kr\u00fanunni og var\u00f0 seinna f\u00e6\u00f0ingarsta\u00f0ur Hans J\u00f3natans.<\/p>\n Lin-Manuel Miranda samdi s\u00f6ngleikinn upp \u00far \u00e6vis\u00f6gu Hamilton. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur reglulega veri\u00f0 bent \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00fa mynd sem dregin er upp \u00e1 landsf\u00f6\u00f0urnum eigi \u00e1 stundum meira skilt vi\u00f0 sko\u00f0anir h\u00f6fundarins heldur en s\u00f6gulegu pers\u00f3nunar. Reyndar hefur \u00e1hugi \u00e1 Hamilton aukist til muna s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1r \u00feannig a\u00f0 sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar hafa mun betri skilning \u00e1 honum heldur en \u00feegar Miranda var a\u00f0 semja handriti\u00f0.<\/p>\n S\u00f6ngleikurinn er fr\u00e6gur fyrir a\u00f0 velja leikara \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00edta til h\u00fa\u00f0litar. \u00deetta hefur or\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00edfellt algengari og \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1 me\u00f0al annars sj\u00e1 \u00e1 leikavalinu \u00ed s\u00fdningunni Six<\/em>. M\u00e9r finnst \u00feetta virka misvel eftir efnisvali. \u00cd Hamilton<\/em> er \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e1lfskr\u00fdti\u00f0 a\u00f0 tala um \u00fer\u00e6lahald \u00feegar a\u00f0alpers\u00f3nan er leikin af sv\u00f6rtum manni. \u00dea\u00f0 gerir s\u00f6gulegar pers\u00f3nur sem voru svartar \u00f3s\u00fdnilegar. M\u00e9r finnst \u00fea\u00f0 vera betur heppna\u00f0 \u00feegar vi\u00f0 endurhugsum s\u00f6gur eins og Les Mis<\/em> me\u00f0 a\u00f0alpers\u00f3num sem eru svartar. \u00dea\u00f0 minnir okkur \u00e1 a\u00f0 sagan er ekki jafn snj\u00f3hv\u00edt og vi\u00f0 \u00edmyndum okkur. \u00deegar f\u00f3lk kvarta\u00f0i yfir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 svartir leikarar v\u00e6ru fengir til leika \u00ed Les Mis<\/em> var \u00fea\u00f0 algj\u00f6rlega laust vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 skilja a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var alveg fullt af sv\u00f6rtu f\u00f3lki \u00ed Frakklandi \u00feess t\u00edma og er Dumas-fj\u00f6lskyldan alltaf auglj\u00f3sa d\u00e6mi\u00f0. En \u00e1tti einhver pers\u00f3na \u00ed s\u00f6ngleiknum Hamilton<\/em> a\u00f0 vera sv\u00f6rt? Engin lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 vita bara me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 horfa.<\/p>\n Hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r um s\u00f6ngleikinn? \u00c9g \u00e1tti stundum erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 fylgja hra\u00f0skrei\u00f0a rappinu. \u00c9g \u00feekki s\u00f6guna hins vegar \u00fea\u00f0 vel a\u00f0 \u00e9g h\u00e9lt samt \u00fer\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 sem skiptir kannski helst m\u00e1li er a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 voru m\u00f6rg g\u00f3\u00f0 l\u00f6g og sum sem \u00e9g hef s\u00f6ngla\u00f0 me\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfum m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n \u00dear sem \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0lausa neti\u00f0 var eiginlega \u00f3n\u00fdtt \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu var l\u00edti\u00f0 um af\u00fereyingarm\u00f6guleika anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 kveikja \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpinu. \u00dea\u00f0 var stillt \u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0 sem heitir Dave<\/em> sem endurs\u00fdnir a\u00f0allega gamla gr\u00edn\u00fe\u00e6tti me\u00f0fram endalausum augl\u00fdsingum. \u00deegar augl\u00fdsingahl\u00e9i lauk haf\u00f0i \u00e9g almennt alveg gleymt hva\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1. \u00c1 f\u00f6studeginum byrja\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 pakka \u00ed t\u00f6sku og setja \u00ed geymslu \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed Hamley’s leikfangaverslunina. \u00c9g r\u00f6lti upp og ni\u00f0ur og rakst \u00e1 dr\u00f3na sem \u00e9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 kaupa handa str\u00e1kunum m\u00ednum. \u00dear sem \u00e9g greip tv\u00f6 stykki var m\u00e9r tilkynnt a\u00f0 \u00e9g fengi \u00f3keypis eitthva\u00f0 svifd\u00f3t, sem v\u00e6ri skemmtilegt a\u00f0 kasta \u00fati vi\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 minnti helst \u00e1 svona lj\u00f3saspegla sem lj\u00f3smyndarar nota \u00ed myndat\u00f6ku. \u00dea\u00f0 var samt ekki einhver speglunarlitur \u00e1 \u00feessu heldur breski f\u00e1ninn. Allt \u00ed fl\u00f6tum en st\u00f3rum kassa.<\/p>\n \u00c9g r\u00f6lti \u00ed gegnum Karnab\u00e6 ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 leikh\u00fasinu (og n\u00e6sta kl\u00f3setti). \u00dear sem \u00e9g bei\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 fara inn settist \u00e9g ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 Leicester Square r\u00e9tt hj\u00e1 g\u00f6tupredikara. Hann var me\u00f0 gjallarhorn og tala\u00f0i stanslaust og vitlaust um tr\u00faarhugmyndir s\u00ednar. \u00deegar hann f\u00f3r a\u00f0 tala um m\u00fasl\u00edma sendi \u00e9g honum fingurinn mj\u00f6g vandlega. \u00deegar hann f\u00f3r a\u00f0 halda \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 Opinberunarb\u00f3kin fjalla\u00f0i um Illuminati hl\u00f3 \u00e9g h\u00e1tt og innilega a\u00f0 honum.<\/p>\n N\u00fana var \u00e9g a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 Book of Mormon<\/em>. Ekki \u00ed fyrsta sinn. \u00deetta er mj\u00f6g vel heppna\u00f0ur s\u00f6ngleikur um Morm\u00f3na \u00ed Afr\u00edku og \u00fe\u00f3 sumt af \u00fev\u00ed sem er s\u00fdnt fr\u00e1 Afr\u00edku s\u00e9 ekki fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt er \u00e9g \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 til \u00feess a\u00f0 gera gr\u00edn a\u00f0 hugmyndum vestr\u00e6ns f\u00f3lks frekar en \u00e1 kostna\u00f0 innf\u00e6ddra. \u00deessi s\u00f6ngleikur er skemmtilegur a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed leyti a\u00f0 hann er hef\u00f0bundinn a\u00f0 forminu til me\u00f0 gr\u00edpandi l\u00f6gum er sagan og efnist\u00f6kin \u00e1 skj\u00f6n vi\u00f0 hi\u00f0 venjulega.<\/p>\n \u00c1 s\u00fdningunni lenti \u00e9g \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed sama og \u00e9g oft \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00c9g vel m\u00e9r s\u00e6ti \u00fat fr\u00e1 f\u00f3tapl\u00e1ssi. \u00deess vegna sat \u00e9g fremst \u00e1 Six<\/em> og \u00feess vegna sat \u00e9g vi\u00f0 ganginn \u00e1 Book of Mormon<\/em>. \u00dea\u00f0 versta er ekki a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 standa \u00e1 f\u00e6tur og hleypa f\u00f3lki. \u00dea\u00f0 versta er a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 f\u00e1 endalausar afs\u00f6kunarbei\u00f0nir fr\u00e1 f\u00f3lkinu. \u00c9g valdi s\u00e6ti\u00f0. \u00c9g vissi a\u00f0 \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 hleypa f\u00f3lki. En \u00ed \u00feetta sinn svara\u00f0i \u00e9g afs\u00f6kunarbei\u00f0ni me\u00f0 or\u00f0unum: „It’s the nature of the thing“ sem n\u00e1\u00f0i einhvern veginn a\u00f0 gle\u00f0ja f\u00f3lki\u00f0.<\/p>\n \u00c9g nefndi fyrr svifd\u00f3ti\u00f0 sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk \u00ed Hamley’s. Var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f3\u00fearfa \u00fat\u00fard\u00far? Nei, \u00fea\u00f0 var til a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra hva\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist n\u00fa. \u00cd hl\u00e9inu fann \u00e9g m\u00e9r sta\u00f0 aftast \u00ed salnum \u00fear sem \u00e9g gat sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an f\u00f3lk streymdi \u00fat. En \u00e9g var l\u00edka me\u00f0 st\u00f3ran, l\u00e9ttan, flatan pakka me\u00f0 mynd af breska f\u00e1nanum. \u00dea\u00f0 var frekar heitt \u00ed salnum \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g t\u00f3k upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota pakkann eins og bl\u00e6v\u00e6ng. F\u00f3lkinu sem gekk \u00fearna framhj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00feetta mj\u00f6g skondi\u00f0, s\u00e9rstaklega af \u00fev\u00ed \u00feetta leit svol\u00edti\u00f0 \u00fat eins og \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 veifa breska f\u00e1nanum.<\/p>\n \u00dear sem \u00feetta var s\u00ed\u00f0asti dagurinn var \u00e9g me\u00f0vita\u00f0ur um a\u00f0 vera t\u00edmanlega \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llinn. \u00c9g k\u00edkti reglulega \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3nustutilkynningar Undirgrundarinnar til a\u00f0 vera viss um a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri \u00f6ruggur. Allt \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feurfti ekki a\u00f0 stinga af snemma \u00far leikh\u00fasinu. \u00c9g t\u00f3k lestina beint a\u00f0 h\u00f3telinu og f\u00f3r s\u00ed\u00f0an me\u00f0 lestinni a\u00f0 Heathrow. Allt \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0um t\u00edma og bara sm\u00e1 innritun og \u00f6ryggishli\u00f0i\u00f0 eftir.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 var allt \u00ed rugli \u00e1 Heathrow. Kerfi\u00f0 sem flutti og flokka\u00f0i farangurinn var bila\u00f0. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 tro\u00f0aast a\u00f0 innritunarbor\u00f0inu \u00fear sem m\u00e9r var sagt a\u00f0 fara sj\u00e1lfur me\u00f0 farangurinn ni\u00f0ur fimm h\u00e6\u00f0ir (lukkulega me\u00f0 lyftu). M\u00e9r var bent \u00ed r\u00e9tta \u00e1tt en \u00fea\u00f0 var enginn sem \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0i neitt meira. Engum haf\u00f0i dotti\u00f0 \u00ed hug a\u00f0 nota uppl\u00fdsingaskj\u00e1i til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa far\u00feegum a\u00f0 skilja st\u00f6\u00f0una. \u00c9g tr\u00f3\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 lyftunni og \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 tro\u00f0a m\u00e9r framhj\u00e1 r\u00f6\u00f0inni a\u00f0 lyftunni. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 koma m\u00e9r aftur til baka og b\u00ed\u00f0a og b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir a\u00f0 komast \u00ed lyftuna.<\/p>\n S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00feurfti \u00e9g a\u00f0 ramba \u00e1 r\u00e9ttan sta\u00f0 me\u00f0 t\u00f6skuna. \u00dear var teki\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti okkur og t\u00f6skunum hr\u00faga\u00f0 saman. \u00c9g h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hlyti a\u00f0 vera kerfi…<\/p>\n Allt veseni\u00f0, tro\u00f0ningurinn og \u00ferengslin ur\u00f0u til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 sleppa \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 yfirfara \u00fea\u00f0 sem v\u00e6ri \u00ed handfarangri og innritu\u00f0um farangri. \u00dea\u00f0 var enginn sta\u00f0ur til \u00feess a\u00f0 gera neitt svolei\u00f0is. \u00c9g passa\u00f0i bara a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri me\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0.<\/p>\n R\u00f6\u00f0in a\u00f0 \u00f6ryggishli\u00f0inu var lengst og versta v\u00f6lundarh\u00fas sem \u00e9g hef komi\u00f0 \u00ed. Algj\u00f6r martr\u00f6\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 voru alls sta\u00f0ar merkingar um a\u00f0 hafa pl\u00e1ss \u00e1 milli f\u00f3lks hreinl\u00e6tisins vegna en um lei\u00f0 voru starfsmenn a\u00f0 skamma far\u00feega fyrir a\u00f0 tro\u00f0a s\u00e9r ekki n\u00f3gu \u00fer\u00f6ngt. \u00dea\u00f0 sem ger\u00f0i st\u00f6\u00f0una verri var a\u00f0 far\u00feegar h\u00f6f\u00f0u ekki t\u00edma e\u00f0a pl\u00e1ss til a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum handfarangurinn \u00ed r\u00f3. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki fyrren \u00fea\u00f0 kom a\u00f0 \u00feegar f\u00f3lk var a\u00f0 setja drasli\u00f0 sitt \u00ed bakka \u00ed \u00f6ryggissko\u00f0unni a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 gat hent vatnsfl\u00f6skum og a\u00f0 sett a\u00f0ra v\u00f6kva \u00ed litla t\u00f6frapoka sem varna gegn hry\u00f0juverkum.<\/p>\n \u00deegar \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast \u00f6ryggishli\u00f0i\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00ed konunni sem var \u00e1 vakt \u00fear. H\u00fan var a\u00f0 segja \u00f6murlega brandara sem enginn haf\u00f0i h\u00famor fyrir. \u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edka \u00feannig a\u00f0 r\u00e9tt fyrir aftan mig var fj\u00f6lskylda og me\u00f0al annars t\u00e1ningst\u00falka sem var greinilega \u00ed uppn\u00e1mi og var farin a\u00f0 gr\u00e1ta. Fj\u00f6lskyldan reyndi a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja konuna um a\u00f0 hleypa \u00feeim fram fyrir. Sv\u00f6rin voru andstyggileg. \u00c9g f\u00f3r \u00f3vart a\u00f0 hr\u00f3pa \u00e1 hana af \u00fev\u00ed m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti h\u00fan svo \u00f3sanngj\u00f6rn. En \u00fea\u00f0 sem ger\u00f0ist n\u00e6st var a\u00f0 far\u00feegarnir einfaldlega hleyptu fj\u00f6lskyldunni fram fyrir. \u00deegar fj\u00f6lskyldan var komin \u00ed \u00f6ryggisko\u00f0unina h\u00e9lt konan \u00e1fram d\u00f3lgsh\u00e6tti s\u00ednum kvartandi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri allt vitlaust gert. \u00c9g var farinn a\u00f0 kv\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 lenda \u00e1 konunni en \u00fe\u00e1 voru fleiri \u00f6ryggishli\u00f0 opnu\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g slapp.<\/p>\n \u00c9g nennti ekki a\u00f0 finna mest spennandi matinn \u00ed flugst\u00f6\u00f0inni heldur greip \u00e9g bara samloku og vatn \u00e1 Pret og f\u00e9kk frekar \u00fe\u00e6gilegt s\u00e6ti til a\u00f0 hv\u00edla mig. \u00c9g n\u00e1\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a nokkrum t\u00edupundase\u00f0lunum sem \u00e9g var me\u00f0. \u00c9g er alltaf svo smeykur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 treysta bara \u00e1 kort a\u00f0 \u00e9g tek \u00fat peninga en s\u00ed\u00f0an er yfirleitt svo au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 borga me\u00f0 korti a\u00f0 \u00e9g nota \u00fea\u00f0 ekki nema \u00feegar \u00e9g vanda mig a\u00f0 muna eftir \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n S\u00ed\u00f0an f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 hli\u00f0inu og bei\u00f0 \u00ed t\u00f6luver\u00f0an t\u00edma. Okkur var loksins hleypt inn \u00ed v\u00e9lina en \u00e9g var me\u00f0 \u00feeim s\u00ed\u00f0ustu inn. \u00deegar \u00e9g kom a\u00f0 s\u00e6tinu m\u00ednu sat \u00fear kona sem haf\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 semja vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra far\u00feega svo h\u00fan g\u00e6ti seti\u00f0 hj\u00e1 s\u00ednu f\u00f3lki. Einhvern veginn enda\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 f\u00f3lki\u00f0 h\u00e6gra megin f\u00f3r allt vinstra megin og \u00f6fugt. \u00deegar \u00e9g var n\u00fdsestur en ekki b\u00fainn a\u00f0 koma m\u00e9r fyrir kemur allt \u00ed einu flugfreyja og segist vera \u00ed vandr\u00e6\u00f0um og \u00feurfa far\u00feegar annars sta\u00f0ar. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 gefa eftir og \u00fe\u00e1 var m\u00e9r komi\u00f0 fyrir vi\u00f0 ney\u00f0ar\u00fatgang \u00fear sem \u00e9g var einn \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0. M\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00e1g\u00e6tt a\u00f0 vera einn, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00fear sem \u00e9g var me\u00f0vita\u00f0ur um a\u00f0 hafa svitna\u00f0 t\u00f6luvert \u00ed \u00f6llu veseninu og \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00e1g\u00e6tt a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a ekki neinum upp \u00e1 m\u00f6gulega keim. F\u00f3tapl\u00e1ssi\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i l\u00edka.<\/p>\n N\u00fa er \u00e9g ekki a\u00f0d\u00e1andi \u00feess a\u00f0 flj\u00faga. \u00c9g er flughr\u00e6ddur. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g hl\u00fdt a\u00f0 vera s\u00e9rstaklega hr\u00e6ddur \u00feegar \u00e9g \u00fearf a\u00f0 sitja vi\u00f0 ney\u00f0ar\u00fatgang me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 skyldu a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa til ef ney\u00f0ar\u00e1stand kemur upp? \u00devert \u00e1 m\u00f3ti. Flughr\u00e6\u00f0slan hverfur n\u00e6stum. \u00c9g ver\u00f0 r\u00f3legur. \u00c9g sko\u00f0a lei\u00f0beiningar um hva\u00f0 \u00e9g eigi a\u00f0 gera og tek \u00feetta alvarlega. \u00dea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hugsa um hva\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00feurfi a\u00f0 gera ef allt fer \u00e1 versta veg dregur hugann fr\u00e1 h\u00e6ttunni. Hausinn er sums\u00e9 undarlegur.<\/p>\n \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni horf\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00ferj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6tti af Atlantic Crossing<\/em> \u00fear sem Sv\u00edar eru helstu \u00f3\u00feokkarnir. S\u00e9rstaklega k\u00f3ngurinn. \u00c9g \u00e6tti kannski a\u00f0 lesa m\u00e9r til um s\u00f6gulega n\u00e1kv\u00e6mni.<\/p>\n Vi\u00f0 lentum og \u00e9g hoppa\u00f0i sn\u00f6ggt \u00ed gegnum fr\u00edh\u00f6fnina (ekki kaupi \u00e9g \u00e1fengi e\u00f0a s\u00edgarettur) og f\u00f3r s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 f\u00e6ribandinu. \u00dear kom fram a\u00f0 t\u00f6skur fr\u00e1 London v\u00e6ru \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni \u00e1 bandi\u00f0. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g bei\u00f0. Og bei\u00f0. Loksins kom einn bakpoki og skilti\u00f0 tilkynnti a\u00f0 allar t\u00f6skurnar v\u00e6ru komnar. \u00c9g var g\u00e1tta\u00f0ur. \u00c9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3nustubor\u00f0inu \u00fear var m\u00e9r sagt a\u00f0 einungis tuttugu t\u00f6skur hef\u00f0u veri\u00f0 settar \u00ed v\u00e9lina \u00ed London.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 fer \u00f3endanlega \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 Icelandair hafi vita\u00f0 a\u00f0 flestar t\u00f6skurnar hafi or\u00f0i\u00f0 eftir \u00ed London en l\u00e1ti\u00f0 vera a\u00f0 tilkynna okkur \u00fea\u00f0. Bara l\u00e9tu okkur standa og b\u00ed\u00f0a vi\u00f0 f\u00e6ribandi\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edka \u00f6murlegt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var enginn sem vara\u00f0i okkur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 allt v\u00e6ri \u00ed rugli \u00e1 Heathrow. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki \u00f3v\u00e6nt \u00fea\u00f0 virtist hafa sta\u00f0i\u00f0 yfir \u00ed t\u00f6luver\u00f0an t\u00edma.<\/p>\n Fyrir utan a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00f6murlegt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 ekki t\u00f6skuna var \u00e9g \u00ed vandr\u00e6\u00f0um af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i ekki teki\u00f0 lyklana \u00far fer\u00f0at\u00f6skunni eins og \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i. Rugli\u00f0 \u00e1 Heathrow (og \u00ferengslin \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu) kom \u00ed veg fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. Verra var a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var enginn heima. \u00c9g nefndi vi\u00f0 starfsmann a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri m\u00f6gulega l\u00e6stur \u00fati og hann br\u00e1st vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki g\u00f3\u00f0 hugmynd a\u00f0 hafa h\u00faslykla \u00ed innritu\u00f0um farangri. \u00c9g hv\u00e6sti sm\u00e1 a\u00f0 honum en \u00e9g stoppa\u00f0i mig \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0i \u00edtarlega fyrir honum a\u00f0 sm\u00e1 vi\u00f0v\u00f6run um \u00e1standi\u00f0 \u00e1 Heathrow hef\u00f0i komi\u00f0 \u00ed veg fyrir \u00feetta.<\/p>\n \u00deannig a\u00f0 klukkan var um mi\u00f0n\u00e6tti og \u00e9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 b\u00f6gga f\u00f3lk til a\u00f0 redda varalyklum. Lukkulega var \u00c1rn\u00fd fr\u00e6nka \u00ed borginni og gat komi\u00f0 \u00fatidyralyklinum heim til m\u00edn en h\u00fan hefir haft varalykilinn svo lengi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki lykill a\u00f0 n\u00fdja l\u00e1snum \u00e1 forstofuhur\u00f0inni \u00e1 kippunni. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i samband vi\u00f0 \u00feann n\u00e1granna sem m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti l\u00edklegastur til a\u00f0 vera vakandi og m\u00e9r var redda\u00f0 inn um forstofudyrnar og komst \u00fev\u00ed heim. Gott a\u00f0 eiga g\u00f3\u00f0a granna og fr\u00e6nku.<\/p>\n N\u00e6stu daga fylgdist \u00e9g me\u00f0 fr\u00e9ttum af Heathrow. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki bara allt \u00ed rugli hj\u00e1 brottfararfar\u00feegum heldur \u00feurftu komufar\u00feegar l\u00edka a\u00f0 \u00feola a\u00f0 t\u00f6skurnar \u00feeirra t\u00fdndust. \u00c1 m\u00e1nudeginum voru \u00f3tal flug felld ni\u00f0ur og \u00fe\u00e1 vir\u00f0ist hafa n\u00e1\u00f0st a\u00f0 finna til eitthva\u00f0 af farangrinum, allavega f\u00e9kk \u00e9g t\u00f6skuna m\u00edna \u00ed dag, \u00feri\u00f0judag og allt var \u00e1 s\u00ednum sta\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e9g hafi sm\u00e1 \u00e1hyggjur af \u00f3hreinu f\u00f6tunum sem hafa fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 gerjast \u00fearna s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1 f\u00f6studaginn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00dea\u00f0 var fyrir n\u00e6stum tveimur og h\u00e1lfu \u00e1ri a\u00f0 tilkynnt var um t\u00f3nleikafer\u00f0alag eftirlifandi me\u00f0lima Queen me\u00f0 s\u00f6ngvaranum Adam Lambert. Vi\u00f0 r\u00e6ddum m\u00f6guleikann \u00e1 fj\u00f6lskyldufer\u00f0 \u00e1 t\u00f3nleika en \u00fear sem tal um \u00e1kve\u00f0inn v\u00edrus var fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a \u00e1berandi \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sleppa \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1. \u00dea\u00f0 f\u00f3r l\u00edka \u00feannig a\u00f0 t\u00f3nleikafer\u00f0inni var fresta\u00f0. 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\n\u00dea\u00f0 vildi reyndar svo til a\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e1nudagskv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 og fimmtudagskv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 var sami \u00fe\u00e1tturinn af QI<\/em> s\u00fdndur. \u00c9g hef\u00f0i haldi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir svona t\u00ed\u00f0ar endurtekningar. Lukkulega horf\u00f0i \u00e9g bara \u00e1 kynninguna \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6ttinum \u00e1 m\u00e1nudaginn \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g var ekki s\u00e9rstaklega pirra\u00f0ur a\u00f0 f\u00e1 anna\u00f0 t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri. En s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0i Stephen Fry a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00e6ki eld 90 sek\u00fandur a\u00f0 brei\u00f0ast \u00fat um flugv\u00e9l \u00feannig a\u00f0 flughr\u00e6\u00f0slan f\u00e9kk sm\u00e1 f\u00f3\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n