Reykjavík Grapevine - 11.11.2016, Page 66

LÓABORATORIUM
Grapewaves!
By NANNA DÍS ÁRNADÓTTIR
Hæ Nanna, OK, I was at Gaukurinn on
Wednesday for PSB's set and struck up a
conversation with this girl in town for Air-
waves from Spain and I felt like we kind of
hit it off. But she blew me off and then last
night I spotted her in NASA talking to this
guy that I know is a real asshole and treats
women like shit. I want to tell her that he's
a dick and maybe make another pass at
her—do you think I owe it to her to speak
up? Takk, Friendzoned
Hæ Friendzoned, How generous of you
to allow this girl another opportunity
to fuck you! Nothing shows that you re-
spect a woman's choice like telling her
that she's naive for having a casual con-
versation with another guy who clearly
doesn't respect women the way you re-
spect women. Go on, tell her who she
should and shouldn't be spending time
with, I'm sure she'll love that, I mean
somebody has to, it's not like women's
behaviour is constantly monitored and
judged, am I right? Nanna
Hey Nanna, how do I cope with the over-
whelming onslaught of moustachioed tourists
wandering the streets of Reykjavík this week?
The whole city is awash with tight jeans and
smugly indifferent faces. Not Cool Enough
Not Cool Enough, You must become one
with Airwaves, don't fight it. If you do,
it will eat you alive and then compost
you for its summer allotment. Buy that
organic free trade coffee some guy in a
knitted beanie is selling illegally out of
his car, trespass on some unsuspecting
farmer's property and bathe in his hot
springs, clap awkwardly along as a band
you've never heard of does a surprise-
but-low-key gig in the dry goods aisle
of your local Bónus. Together, we'll get
through this. Nanna.
Nanna! I want to party with you! What gigs
are you going to? Let's get a drink and dance!
Pönk Rokk
Pönk Rokk, No. Nanna.
Do you want to ask Nanna a question? Go ahead, but continue at your
peril. Shoot her an email on nanna.arnadottir(at)gmail.com or tweet her
using @NannaArnadottir
DON'T ASK NANNA ABOUT
The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 17 — 2016
66
Day trolls are trolls who walk abroad during
bright days. They are fierce, but steadfast and
loyal to their friends. Some are kinds of protec-
tive beings, often seeking to mate with humans
but avoiding coming into conflict with them.
They grant their descendants, the half-breeds,
the hope of immortality. Day trolls have the gift
of second sight and give good counsel to men.
Some are malignant and cannibalistic. They have
a human form but are usually more unsightly and
much larger and more vicious in nature. They
subsist by hunting and raising livestock and live
in caves and behind waterfalls. This is why the
cavities beneath waterfalls are known as a giant’s
kettle. Some tales of day trolls tell of friendship
and loyalty, others of selfishness and violence,
and others of fiendishness and atrocities.
Sigfús Sigfússon, Íslenzkar þjóðsögur
og sagnir IV, p. 232-233.
MONSTER OF THE MONTH
Dagtröll
Day Troll
"Monster of the Month" is a spin off
of 'The Museum of Hidden Beings',
by artist Arngrímur Sigurðsson. He
delved into Iceland´s mythological
history, taking creature encoun-
ters from across the centuries and
bringing them to life through paint-
ing in an act of creative cryptozool-
ogy. Find the book at bookstores, or
order it online at arngrimur.com.
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