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Antonis<\/strong>
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\u00c9g f\u00e9kk t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st fr\u00e1 g\u00f6mlum vini \u00ed g\u00e6r. Hann heitir Antonis Foukarakis og \u00e9g kynntist honum \u00fati \u00ed Leicester snemma \u00e1rs 2001. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekki heyrt \u00ed honum \u00ed r\u00fam \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r, e\u00f0a fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g hitti hann \u00ed A\u00feenu \u00ed ma\u00ed 2003. \u00deetta var svosem ekkert merkilegt br\u00e9f \u00ed \u00feeim skilningi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var ekkert miki\u00f0, ef nokku\u00f0, a\u00f0 fr\u00e9tta af honum. Hann var enn a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed doktorsritger\u00f0inni sem hann haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed \u00ed \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r \u00feegar vi\u00f0 kynntumst. “Its make it or break it,” skrifa\u00f0i hann og \u00e9g hugsa a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ari kosturinn ver\u00f0i fyrir valinu ef \u00e9g \u00feekki \u00feennan gamla vin minn r\u00e9tt. \u00c9g er ekkert a\u00f0 slengja \u00feessu fram \u00ed einhverju k\u00e6ruleysi. \u00dea\u00f0 eru \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur fyrir \u00feessari sko\u00f0un:<\/p>\n

\u00cd fyrsta lagi var hann nefnilega eins og landi sinn, hann S\u00f3krates, bestur \u00ed samr\u00e6\u00f0um, hann var bestur \u00e1 kaffih\u00fasi. Hann var \u00ed essinu s\u00ednu \u00feegar hann vaf\u00f0i s\u00edgarettur og drakk r\u00f3tsterkt gr\u00edskt kaffi. \u00c9g man a\u00f0 hann var lengi a\u00f0 vefja s\u00e9r s\u00edgarettur, stundum allt upp\u00ed fimm m\u00edn\u00fatur, en \u00fe\u00e6r voru svo vel vaf\u00f0ar a\u00f0 enginn mask\u00edna hef\u00f0i nokkurn t\u00edmann geta gert betur. “Getur\u00f0u vafi\u00f0 eina handa m\u00e9r,” ba\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur \u00feegar hann var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 vefja handa sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r, svona \u00ed og me\u00f0 a\u00f0 gr\u00ednast, en Antonis skildi ekki svona nast\u00ed og tilgangslaust gr\u00edn og vaf\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0an handa manni eina s\u00edgarettu \u00e1 me\u00f0an hann \u00fatlista\u00f0i \u00ed sm\u00e1atri\u00f0um hven\u00e6r og hvers vegna Woody Allen missti mojoi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Hann t\u00f3k sem sagt allt alvarlega. Alltof alvarlega.<\/p>\n

\u00cd \u00f6\u00f0ru lagi: Ef Antonis gat vali\u00f0 \u00e1 milli \u00feess a\u00f0 gefa manni l\u00f6ngu e\u00f0a stuttu \u00fatg\u00e1funa \u00e1 einhverju \u00e1litam\u00e1li sem hann haf\u00f0i sko\u00f0un \u00e1 valdi hann alltaf l\u00f6ngu og fl\u00f3knu \u00fatg\u00e1funa, sem var full af me\u00f0vitu\u00f0um m\u00f3ts\u00f6gnum og sub-\u00e1litam\u00e1lum.<\/p>\n

Doktorsritger\u00f0 g\u00e6ti hann \u00fev\u00ed aldrei skrifa\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed sl\u00edkt form v\u00e6ri of knappt fyrir hann.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Hef\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki byrja\u00f0 me\u00f0 me\u00f0leigjanda Antonisar hef\u00f0i aldrei kynnst honum utan kennslustofunnar. \u00cd kennslustofunni var Antonis yfirvega\u00f0ur akadem\u00edkus og einn af \u00feeim f\u00e1u sem kom me\u00f0 athugasemdir e\u00f0a spurningar sem skiptu einhverju m\u00e1li. Og \u00fea\u00f0 sem meira var: Hann vissi ekki sv\u00f6rin fyrirfram. Hann spur\u00f0i af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann var raunverulega forvitinn sem er einkenni \u00e1 greindu f\u00f3lki. \u00deegar Antonis tala\u00f0i, tala\u00f0i hann h\u00e6gt og bar fram hvert einasta or\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1tti ekki a\u00f0 vera h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 misskilja hann. Hann var ma\u00f0ur r\u00f6kr\u00e6\u00f0unnar og f\u00edla\u00f0i Habermas \u00ed botn.<\/p>\n

Hann vakna\u00f0i yfirleitt aldrei fyrr en um h\u00e1degi. \u00c9g heyr\u00f0i \u00feegar hann vakna\u00f0i, \u00e9g heyr\u00f0i \u00feegar hann dr\u00f3 lappirnar eftir teppinu inn \u00e1 kl\u00f3sett. \u00dear sat hann oft \u00ed d\u00e1g\u00f3\u00f0a stund. \u00c9g spur\u00f0i hann au\u00f0vita\u00f0 aldrei a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed en m\u00e9r finnst l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 hann hafi lesi\u00f0 dagbl\u00f6\u00f0in (var \u00e1skrifandi af The Guardian). \u00deegar hann kom ni\u00f0ur \u00ed stofu kasta\u00f0i hann kve\u00f0ju til manns – ekki gla\u00f0ur, ekki morgunf\u00fall, bara \u00ed einhverju minnibils\u00e1standi sem var\u00f0i \u00feanga\u00f0 til hann skrapp \u00fat um tv\u00f6leyti\u00f0 \u00ed k\u00f6rfubolta – \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3tt Grikkja. Hann spila\u00f0i einn enda \u00feoldi hann ekki Grikki. “\u00deetta eru bara \u00f3nytjungar og letingjar,” sag\u00f0i hann. Einu sinni f\u00f3r hann a\u00f0 lyfta me\u00f0 m\u00e9r en fannst \u00fea\u00f0 undarleg reynsla: “Skr\u00fdti\u00f0 hvernig Nor\u00f0ur-Evr\u00f3pub\u00faar stunda l\u00edkamsr\u00e6kt. \u00dea\u00f0 er eins og \u00fei\u00f0 s\u00e9u\u00f0 a\u00f0 refsa ykkur? Er \u00feetta si\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i m\u00f3tm\u00e6lendatr\u00faarinnar?”<\/p>\n

Antonis var kannski ekki \u00feunglyndur en hann var \u00fejaka\u00f0ur af einsemd – hann var einmana. K\u00e6rastan hans til margra \u00e1ra var\u00f0 eftir \u00ed A\u00feenu \u00feegar hann yfirgaf Grikkland og \u00e1ri \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g kynntist Antonis haf\u00f0i h\u00fan sliti\u00f0 sambandinu. Antonis var ekki enn b\u00fainn a\u00f0 jafna sig enda haf\u00f0i hann ekki um neitt anna\u00f0 a\u00f0 hugsa. Ekki hugsa\u00f0i hann um doktorsn\u00e1mi\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var v\u00edst.<\/p>\n

Einmanaleikinn sem hrj\u00e1\u00f0i Antonis kom fram \u00ed gengdarlausri s\u00f6fnunar\u00e1r\u00e1ttu. Hann safna\u00f0i allskyns hlutum, lj\u00f3smyndum \u00far dagbl\u00f6\u00f0um, geisladiskum, t\u00f6lvuleikjum en safni\u00f0 sem hann var stoltastur af var VHS-safni\u00f0 sem \u00feakti alla veggi stofunnar og fyllti svefnherbergi\u00f0 hans. Hann var \u00e1skrifandi af einhverri kvikmyndast\u00f6\u00f0 og \u00e1 hverjum degi t\u00f3k hann upp a\u00f0 minnsta kosti eina mynd. \u00deetta voru flest allt myndir eftir leikstj\u00f3ra sem \u00e9g kanna\u00f0ist ekki vi\u00f0 en \u00e9g man a\u00f0 Woody Allen og Jim Jarmusch voru \u00ed s\u00e9rst\u00f6ku upp\u00e1haldi. \u00dei\u00f0 hef\u00f0u\u00f0 allavega ekki fundi\u00f0 neinar myndir eftir George Lucas \u00ed safninu.<\/p>\n

En \u00e9g s\u00e1 hann hins vegar mj\u00f6g sjaldan horfa \u00e1 \u00feessari myndir. Hann horf\u00f0i bara \u00e1 sp\u00f3lurnar sj\u00e1lfar og horf\u00f0i \u00e1 safni\u00f0 st\u00e6kka. \u00deetta var b\u00fdsna dapurlegt svona eftir \u00e1 a\u00f0 hyggja.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

N\u00fa. Svo a\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 f\u00e1i\u00f0 r\u00e9ttari mynd af vini m\u00ednir ver\u00f0ur eiginlega a\u00f0 koma fram h\u00e9r a\u00f0 einsemd og vanl\u00ed\u00f0an vinar m\u00edns stafa\u00f0i ekki einungis af \u00e1starsorg. Vandam\u00e1l vinar m\u00edns voru af \u00f6\u00f0ru tagi l\u00edka.<\/p>\n

\u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Antonis \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 yfirgefa k\u00e6rustu s\u00edna \u00ed A\u00feenu var opinberlega s\u00fa a\u00f0 hann \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja s\u00e9r menntun. En undir ni\u00f0ri var \u00f6nnur \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a. Hann var a\u00f0 fl\u00fdja herskyldu. N\u00e1mi\u00f0 haf\u00f0i veitt honum undan\u00fe\u00e1gu \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r en skrifstofa hersins var \u00feegar byrju\u00f0 a\u00f0 plaga hann og spyrja hven\u00e6r hann k\u00e6mi heim og hvort hann g\u00e6ti byrja\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 um sumari\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Antonis s\u00e1 fyrir s\u00e9r a\u00f0 hann yr\u00f0i lag\u00f0ur \u00ed einelti \u00ed hernum. “\u00c9g veit alveg hvernig t\u00fdpur \u00feetta eru sem eru \u00ed \u00feessu,” sag\u00f0i hann einu sinni vi\u00f0 mig. “\u00deetta eru str\u00e1kar eins og eru me\u00f0 okkur \u00ed bekk, rugludallar sem hafa gaman af a\u00f0 skj\u00f3ta \u00far byssu. \u00deessi vist ver\u00f0ur algert helv\u00edti fyrir n\u00e1unga eins og mig.”<\/p>\n

\u00d3tti Antonisar vi\u00f0 herinn \u00e1tti eftir a\u00f0 draga hann \u00fat \u00ed miklu meiri vandr\u00e6\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00deegar \u00e9g hitti hann \u00ed A\u00feenu \u00ed ma\u00ed 2003 var hann n\u00fdb\u00fainn a\u00f0 gefast upp og haf\u00f0i gefi\u00f0 sig fram vi\u00f0 heryfirv\u00f6ld nokkrum d\u00f6gum fyrr: “Herinn var byrja\u00f0ur a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 m\u00e9r og \u00e9g hef\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki gefi\u00f0 mig fram n\u00fana hef\u00f0i \u00e9g geta\u00f0 \u00e1tt fangelsisvist yfir h\u00f6f\u00f0i m\u00e9r,” sag\u00f0i vinur minn \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 s\u00e1tum \u00e1 r\u00e1nd\u00fdru kaffih\u00fasi ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 Akr\u00f3p\u00f3l\u00edsh\u00e6\u00f0 (“D\u00e6migert fyrir t\u00farista a\u00f0 velja svona sta\u00f0,” sag\u00f0i hann h\u00e1lf svekktur \u00fat\u00ed mig \u00fe\u00f3 vi\u00f0 v\u00e6rum a\u00f0 hittast \u00ed fyrsta sinn \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r). “Pabbi lauma\u00f0i m\u00e9r inn \u00e1 krappameinsdeildina sem hann vinnur \u00e1 og me\u00f0 \u00feetta li\u00f0 \u00ed kringum mig emjandi af s\u00e1rsauka s\u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00e9g yr\u00f0i taka \u00e1 \u00feessu. Anna\u00f0 hvort f\u00e6ri \u00e9g \u00ed herinn e\u00f0a ger\u00f0i m\u00e9r upp samkynhneig\u00f0. Seinni kosturinn kom ekki til greina. \u00c9g geri foreldrum m\u00ednum \u00fea\u00f0 ekki.”<\/p>\n

Seinna fr\u00e9tti \u00e9g fr\u00e1 vinkonu hans a\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessum tveimur \u00e1rum \u00ed hernum hef\u00f0i Antonis haft umsj\u00f3n me\u00f0 litlu b\u00f3kasafni \u00ed l\u00edtilli herst\u00f6\u00f0 \u00e1 Kr\u00edt. Honum lei\u00f0 vel \u00ed fyrsta sinn \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

En \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e9g segi sj\u00e1lfur fr\u00e1 reyndist \u00e9g vera betri en enginn fyrir Antonis. \u00c9g var\u00f0 einhvers konar \u00fatg\u00f6ngulei\u00f0 fyrir hann \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed gegnum mig kynntist hann f\u00f3lkinu sem \u00e9g leig\u00f0i me\u00f0 og \u00f3tr\u00falegt en satt voru ekki allir Grikkir h\u00e1lfvitar. \u00dearna kynntist hann me\u00f0al annars Evu Fotiadi, stelpu fr\u00e1 A\u00feenu, sem bj\u00f3 \u00ed sama stigagangi og \u00e9g. Eva var\u00f0 flj\u00f3tlega n\u00fdtt \u00e1hyggjuefni fyrir vin minn. Eiginlega var\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00fer\u00e1hyggja og dr\u00f3 fram breyskleika vinar m\u00edns \u00ed sinni \u00fdktustu mynd.<\/p>\n

En fyrst nokkur or\u00f0 um Evu. Antonis valdi hana ekki af neinu handah\u00f3fi.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

\u00deegar \u00e9g hitti<\/p>\n

En Antonis var raunverulega \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur a\u00f0 kynnast m\u00e9r held \u00e9g. Ekki endilega af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri svona gefandi og skemmtilegur f\u00e9lagsskapur heldur s\u00e1 hann \u00ed m\u00e9r \u00fatg\u00f6ngulei\u00f0. Hann s\u00e1 fyrir s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum mig g\u00e6ti hann kynnst f\u00f3lkinu, ekki s\u00edst stelpunum, sem \u00e9g bj\u00f3 me\u00f0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Antonis\u00c9g f\u00e9kk t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st fr\u00e1 g\u00f6mlum vini \u00ed g\u00e6r. Hann heitir Antonis Foukarakis og \u00e9g kynntist honum \u00fati \u00ed Leicester snemma \u00e1rs 2001. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekki heyrt \u00ed honum \u00ed r\u00fam \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r, e\u00f0a fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g hitti hann \u00ed A\u00feenu \u00ed ma\u00ed 2003. \u00deetta var svosem ekkert merkilegt br\u00e9f \u00ed \u00feeim skilningi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 … →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2665,"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions\/2665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}