Reykjavík Grapevine - mar. 2020, Blaðsíða 40

Reykjavík Grapevine - mar. 2020, Blaðsíða 40
L IF E , T R AV EL & EN T ER TA INMEN T IN ICEL A ND Issue 03 # 2020 March 6th—March 19th www.grapevine.is LAST WORDS Everything’s Not Awesome Words: Catharine Fulton "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" has been on heavy rotation in my home in recent months. (If you haven't seen it, please go do so now. I'll wait.) The kids and I practice our brooding while I read them the news over breakfast. The apples haven't fallen far from the tree; "brood" is my default state. In a wonderfully mature spin to the first Lego flick, wherein the theme song espoused that "everything is awesome," the characters in the sequel find themselves in the "Bin of Storajj" and break into a nihilistic little ditty declaring that "everything's not awesome." Truth. Living in Reykjavík, that line cuts par- ticularly deep these days. Parents of preschool-aged children are juggling work and caring for their own spawn as the Efling union strike drags on. Even in the cold, Laugavegur reeks of rot- ting garbage and dog shit, as the City's out- door workers are also on strike. The afore- mentioned dog shit may or may not be in the overflowing garbage bins... Icelanders haven't shown themselves to be particularly diligent in picking up after their pets. Meanwhile, Bíó Paradís' closure draws nearer by the day and I still haven't seen 'Parasite'. To top it off, it looks like rolling strikes are soon hitting the liquor stores. I'm pretty sure I read I need to drink 60% alcohol at regular intervals throughout the day to fend off the coronavirus that has been taking the local news by storm, so I'm screwed if the ATVR locks up. As a loveable bunch of Danish figurines so eloquently sing when the going gets tough: everything's not awesome; things can't be awesome all of the time; so pres- sure Reykjavíkurborg to pay their workers a decent wage, go see a movie, and wash your fucking hands... I may be paraphrasing that last part. GUIDED DAY TOURS WWW.RSS.IS BOOKING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE 24/7 +354 497 5000 WWW.RSS.IS 2019 CERTIFCATE of EXCELLENCE BOOKING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE 24/7 + 354 497 8000 WWW.AIRPORTDIRECT.IS OFFICIAL PARTNER WITH KEF AIRPORT AIRPORT TRANSFERS WWW.AIRPORTDIRECT.IS GET 10% DISCOUNT BY USING THE CODE GRAPEVINE10 GET 10% DISCOUNT BY USING THE CODE GRAPEVINE10 DOOR TO DOOR SERVICEREYKJAVIK TERMINAL TO KEF AIRPORT 3.000ISKP R I C EF R O M P R I C EF R O M 5.990ISK ECONOMY PREMIUM PRICE FROM PRICE FROM6.990ISK 5.390ISK GOLDEN CIRCLE NORTHERN LIGHTS WWW.RSS.IS/GCC WWW.RSS.IS/NLS Call sales office from 08:00 - 17:00 or book online. ARCANUM.IS • INFO@ARCANUM.IS • TEL: +354 587 9999 Adventure Tours in South Iceland Snowmobiles on M!rdalsjökull Glacier From: 22.990 ISK. ATV’s on Black Sand Beaches with a visit to the Plane Wreck From: 14.990 ISK.

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