6/13/09

I really did absolutely nothing on Saturday. Woke up around 1 and dashed over to the library to read some books. The night earlier I had a moment like…holy shit I need to do some more research! Only had the chance to read for about 30 minutes before the uni library closed.

I did some laundry, which took a ridiculous amount of time. I had to figure out a way to get the washing powder out of the wrong compartment in the machine, so I literally spent at least an hour pouring hot, smelly sulfur water into it, trying to get it to dissolve. I used this dirty rag I found, and soon it was completely white. I used another washer again because I couldn't figure out how to use it.

I think I started laundry around 7 but didn't finish until 11 (and this was with the quick cycle on the machine), and even then my clothes still weren't dry even after two rounds in the dryer.

Texted Flo and decided to meet up somewhere quiet. We waited outside Kaffibarinn for Joao and his couchsurfing friend he had met-Helga, who I didn't realize till later that I had messaged before on CouchSurfing. They showed up, but she ended up leaving with her friends, and her boyfriend Baldur somehow ended up with us. We went over to Hemmi and Valdi, which was nice and quiet and played a good selection of music. Joao had made his way all around Reykjavik-to the National Museum, Perlan, and a swimming pool. It was disgusting and drizzly all day though. This random dude waved and approached me, thinking my name was Tomoko (?), and I was like...uhhh..no. Apparently someone hade mistaken Joao for some Chilean dude two days earlier. ahaha.

I ended up talking to Baldur a lot because he's studying Chinese at the university and is going to Ningbo next year (for a whole year) to study. He is friends with a guy who works at the Chinese embassy and said he could invite me to some dinner parties or let me know about some of their road trips, which was super nice of them. We look over, and Flo's friend Dan was there AGAIN. Quite funny. I kept on seeing the SAME PEOPLE from Friday night....especially that dude with that hat and the trench coat. Apparently Flo saw the girl that she had said hi to in Bjorn's flat earlier that morning...ahaha. Must be awkward bumping into one-night stands.

Later Guy, Bjossi, and Ari also show up. At this point, they really cranked up the music, and these annoying tourist people in suits and stuff were dancing and being loud and obnoxious. Seriously...go to a club that is actually for dancing, not a little quiet coffee shop turned bar. Joao was leaving at 4 AM to go to the bus station, so he decided to leave the bar around 3. Flo left, and Joao, Baldur, and I went towards Vegamot, but it's super crowded. We stand outside and talk for quite a bit. Joao decided to head down to the 10.11 to buy some food. As we are heading in that direciton, it starts to rain, and since I was on my street, I decide to just run back to the flat. I contemplated getting an umbrella and going back to Hemmi and Valdi because I told Guy I'd be back, but it was too freaking cold. I sit inside for a bit and realized it's stopped raining. Around 4, I go and wander around the city as the sun comes up, and it's really gorgeous. On Laugavegur on the way to the harbor, I saw Bjossi and some random girl. Had to sidestep them making out in the street. On my way to the city pond, some random car of guys stopped when they saw me turn the corner around Kina Husid for...I don't even want to know. Got some nice photos though. The clouds were amazing. Got back at about a quarter to 5AM.