Greets from Iceland

gorkur · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:47 pm Post subject: Greets from Iceland

Hi all!

I see Kim has made an introduction section in the forum which I personally think is a great idea Very Happy

Anyways. As some of you may know by now Wink

I'm an Icelander and seemingly the only active Icelander on the forums. I'm also considered quite weird by my fellow countrymen/women for still using a C64, and I have been using one for almost 20 years now! With some breaks tho Wink

Thanks to this forum I've finally found some people who share my interrests and to whom I can converse about them without getting looked at like a freak Wink

I'm a social worker and have been for almost 6 years now. Now I work mostly with the physically handicapped and the mentally challenged, but I've also worked with people with severe psychological problems. Hard work, pays badly but is fun for a while Smile

Anyways, this about sums it up. Got any questions please ask, and I'll also use the oppertunity to shamelessly plug my site http://gorkur.tk where you can read about me, my C64's and my rants Wink

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Haplo · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:02 pm Post subject:

All hail Gorkur the Thor the Hammerhead! Very Happy

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Skyrider · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: Greets from Iceland

gorkur wrote:

Hi all!

I see Kim has made an introduction section in the forum which I personally think is a great idea Very Happy

Yes, indeed it is. And welcome to the forum Gorkur! Very Happy

Roger Frames · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:53 pm Post subject:

Don't these intros sound a bit like an alcoholics anonymous meeting or something ? Wink

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Skyrider · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 5:05 pm Post subject:

Roger Frames wrote:

Don't these intros sound a bit like an alcoholics anonymous meeting or something ? Wink

Dont quit AA yet, Roger. Razz

I think Kims intention were to let the new people introduce themselves here, not us "old" ones (doesn't we all know eachother as of yet?)

Jakuchu · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:

Skyrider: http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18765 Wink

Skyrider · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:

Sanitarium 83 wrote:

Skyrider: http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18765 Wink

Eh, uhm..

OK, But that was a stickie, I never read stickies... Laughing

Tch/Brutal · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 5:57 pm Post subject:

Skyrider wrote:

OK, But that was a stickie, I never read stickies... Laughing

I used to smoke stickies.. Twisted Evil

Well,enough about me,if you want to read more: MOI Wink

Mr Do · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject:

So how is the new house thing going Gorkur?
Can the whole Lemon board sleep at your place?
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gorkur · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject:

Hehehe, no, I don't think there'll be enough space for you all, but there is a guesthouse across the street Razz

http://mbl.is/mm/fasteignir/fasteign/?eign=189673 <- You can see pics of my target here. Haven't bought it yet but I am trying to finance it. It's a good thing I usually eat supper at work btw Confused

Appartments in Iceland are ways too expensive. This one is *very* cheap by Reykjavik's standards but it will mean that if I want to hold on to my lifestyle (beer, sigs, net) I'll have to sacrifice the car. But then again, when you're living in town central why bother with a car Wink

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TNT · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject:

gorkur wrote:

http://mbl.is/mm/fasteignir/fasteign/?eign=189673 <- You can see pics of my target here.

Hah, I've probably walked past that house - I rented room from Nemesis1's (of NemeSIDs collection fame) mother for the 10 days I was in Iceland. That was along Snorrabraut, can't remember the number. I gotta visit you if I ever come to Iceland again, we can play some C64 games instead of Chaos on Spectrum Smile

gorkur · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject:

tnt/beyond force wrote:

gorkur wrote:

http://mbl.is/mm/fasteignir/fasteign/?eign=189673 <- You can see pics of my target here.

Hah, I've probably walked past that house - I rented room from Nemesis1's (of NemeSIDs collection fame) mother for the 10 days I was in Iceland. That was along Snorrabraut, can't remember the number. I gotta visit you if I ever come to Iceland again, we can play some C64 games instead of Chaos on Spectrum Smile

Snorrabraut lies just next to this street.

If you'd come to Iceland again we'd have a beer and C64 night for sure Cool

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Mr Do · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject:

So how are things going Gorkur?
When are you on the move?
Will all furniture fit?
Is there a nice pub in the area??
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gorkur · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject:

I made an offer for the place, but the owner made a crappy counter offer. I'm not sure if I'll make another offer for this place. There are three other appartments in this same area (downtown where *all* the nice pubs are Wink

) that I'm going to look at.

Continue wishing me luck, ok Very Happy

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gorkur · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:55 pm Post subject:

I have finally found an appartment!

It's a garage that's been decorated as an appartment, and a pretty nice one too. There's enough space for me, my C64s and my pets, and I even get a fridge and a microwave to use while I live there.

The rent is pretty low, especially considering where it's placed since it's near the University and town central. I'll be paying 40.000 ISK which equals €410.7 and $508, which is very cheap by Icelandic standards, especially since it includes heating, electricity and an internet connection Very Happy

I estimate that I'll start moving in sometime next week Smile

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Sebatianos · Lemon64 Donator! Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 63

Hi there!

I hope you won't have to go through too much trouble while moving. I'll probably move this fall and as much as I'm looking forward to the new job, I hate the idea of moving (again).

Hope you'll love the new apartment Thumbs Up

Let people know when you move in, so there can be a house warming party Party

marukpa · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject:

Congrats Gork!! Cool

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gorkur · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:22 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys!

Everyone's welcome to a housewarming party, of course. MOG will bring the booze Wink

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MOG · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:25 pm Post subject:

No, only Norwegian Beers.,..
I think limit is 30Kg on the plane, so I'll bring 60 cans Razz

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Hmm, there might be a tax/customs problem... Rolling Eyes

Quote:

1 litre spirits and 1 litre wine or
1 litre spirits and 6 litres beer or
1 litre wines and 6 litres beer or
2,25 litres wines

Max 6 litres of beers and 1 litre of Wine; will last for an evening Razz

Or I can go "Han Solo" Razz

Haplo · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject:

!!
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gorkur · Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject:

I finished moving yesterday. Now all I have to to is empty a few boxes and organize my stuff. The beauty of it all is the fact that my C64 is in a much more usefull position now than in my old place Very Happy

I will post some pics later Smile

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