{"id":2824,"date":"2026-05-23T08:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/?p=2824"},"modified":"2026-05-23T08:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:33:13","slug":"dagbok-fra-vodlavik-sidasti-dagurinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/?p=2824","title":{"rendered":"Dagb\u00f3k fr\u00e1 V\u00f6\u00f0lav\u00edk – s\u00ed\u00f0asti dagurinn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alveg r\u00e9tt, menn voru a\u00f0 skiptast \u00e1 vei\u00f0is\u00f6gum \u00ed Karlssk\u00e1la og klukkan var a\u00f0 ganga \u00ferj\u00fa.<\/em><\/p>\n

…\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Menn skiptust \u00e1 vei\u00f0is\u00f6gum. Allir kunnu a\u00f0 segja s\u00f6gur. Eins og a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 f\u00f3lk spila spil. Einn gaf, svo skiptumst menn \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera, og markmi\u00f0i\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farulega, eins og \u00ed \u00f6llum leikjum, a\u00f0 vinna. Sigurinn m\u00e6ldur \u00ed hl\u00e1tri. Eins og \u00feeir v\u00e6ru a\u00f0 \u201ebattla\u201c l\u00edkt og sagt er \u00ed rappinu, toppandi hvern annan.<\/p>\n

En \u00e9g man ekki eina einustu s\u00f6gu \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g hafi hlusta\u00f0 af athygli og hlegi\u00f0 me\u00f0 hinum. M\u00e9r fannst \u00fe\u00e6r skemmtilegar en \u00fea\u00f0 er eitthva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vei\u00f0is\u00f6gur. \u00dea\u00f0 er eins og \u00fe\u00e6r virki ekki nema \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e9u sag\u00f0ar \u00ed \u00e1kve\u00f0num a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um. Helst \u00ed vei\u00f0i. Kannski \u00ed vei\u00f0isk\u00e1la eins og Karlssk\u00e1la haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 breytt \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 og \u00fearna.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g er ekki minnugur \u00e1 s\u00f6gur og hef aldrei veri\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0. Ef \u00e9g myndi skrifa sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gu, \u00fe.e. ef \u00feessi dagb\u00f3k er ekki sm\u00e1m saman ver\u00f0a sk\u00e1ldsaga, yr\u00f0i ekkert plott \u00ed henni. \u00dea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i aldrei neinn vendipunktur \u00fear sem a\u00f0alpers\u00f3nan myndi breytast. \u00dea\u00f0 myndi \u00fe\u00e1 gerast \u00f3vart. \u00c1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g, h\u00f6fundurinn, t\u00e6ki eftir \u00fev\u00ed e\u00f0a r\u00e9\u00f0i nokkru um \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\u00dev\u00ed l\u00edfi\u00f0 er ekki plotta\u00f0. Ekki \u00ed raun og veru. \u00dea\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0ur bara \u00e1fram. Og oft \u00ed hringi, eins og v\u00e9larvana ry\u00f0dallur \u00ed \u00feoku \u00fat\u00e1 ballarhafi.<\/p>\n

\u00deegar \u00e9g les kyrfilega plotta\u00f0ar sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gur, eins og gl\u00e6pas\u00f6gur, missi \u00e9g \u00e1hugann flj\u00f3tt. \u00de\u00e6r l\u00edkjast ekki l\u00edfinu. Mig langar bara \u00ed einhverja dj\u00fas\u00ed d\u00edteila. Helst eitthva\u00f0 sem l\u00e6tur s\u00f6gumanninn l\u00edta illa \u00fat.<\/p>\n

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Hva\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0. Menn skipust \u00e1 vei\u00f0is\u00f6gum og allt \u00ed einu mundi \u00e9g eftir m\u00f3menti sem \u00e9g veit ekki n\u00fana hvort tengist \u00feessu. \u00c9g mundi \u00feetta \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g var a\u00f0 hlusta me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru eyranu. Hugsunin var\u00f0i \u00ed nokkur andart\u00f6k en minningin var heil eil\u00edf\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g veit ekki hvort \u00feetta ver\u00f0ur langur \u00fat\u00fard\u00far. Held ekki en \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 koma \u00ed lj\u00f3s.<\/p>\n

Semsagt. Elma G, sem \u00e9g vann me\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00e9ra\u00f0sfr\u00e9ttabla\u00f0inu sumari\u00f0 2000 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 Karl Th. hvarf allt \u00ed einu su\u00f0ur, var alltaf a\u00f0 hvetja mig til a\u00f0 fara upp \u00e1 elliheimili og taka vi\u00f0t\u00f6l vi\u00f0 eldra f\u00f3lk. \u201e\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fea\u00f0 deyr,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan og l\u00e9t \u00fea\u00f0 hlj\u00f3ma eins og \u00e9g m\u00e6tti engan t\u00edma missa. \u00c9g yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 n\u00e1 vi\u00f0talinu vi\u00f0 hinn e\u00f0a \u00feennan \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann geispa\u00f0i golunni.<\/p>\n

Reisa einn bautastein um vi\u00f0komandi fyrir \u00e6ttingjana. E\u00f0a \u00feannig t\u00falka\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00feessa bei\u00f0ni og var ekkert nema \u00ferj\u00f3skan. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki mitt hlutverk a\u00f0 reisa bautasteina um b\u00e6jarb\u00faa. \u00c9g var bla\u00f0ama\u00f0ur, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g. Sem var alv\u00f6ru starf. Starf sem \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i mikilv\u00e6gu hlutverki \u00ed l\u00fd\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0issamf\u00e9lagi. Hlutverk mitt var a\u00f0 veita valdh\u00f6fum a\u00f0hald.<\/p>\n

\u00cd f\u00f6kking Neskaupsta\u00f0, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g, tuttugu og fimm \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar inni \u00ed Karlssk\u00e1la og hlusta\u00f0i \u00e1 vei\u00f0is\u00f6gu me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru eyranu.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g var tuttugu og fimm \u00e1ra og \u00edmynda\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 veita valdh\u00f6fum a\u00f0hald.<\/p>\n

\u00cd f\u00f6kking Neskaupsta\u00f0. \u00cd f\u00f6kking Andleysu. Andleysustr\u00f6nd.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g ro\u00f0na\u00f0i vi\u00f0 tilhugsunina, \u00ed V\u00f6\u00f0lav\u00edk, hlustandi \u00e1 vei\u00f0is\u00f6gur, og leit \u00fat um gluggann. S\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 voru enn \u00fe\u00e1 skaflar \u00ed giljunum. \u00c6tli \u00feeir s\u00e9u h\u00e9r \u00e1ri\u00f0 um kring e\u00f0a \u00e6tli veturinn hafi veri\u00f0 \u00f3venju snj\u00f3r\u00edkur? \u00c9g hugsa\u00f0i um \u00feetta og heyr\u00f0i svo hl\u00e1turinn \u00ed k\u00f6llunum, snarki\u00f0 \u00ed eldst\u00f3nni og hroti\u00f0 \u00ed Hnotu.<\/p>\n

Er \u00e9g dau\u00f0ur? Er \u00fea\u00f0 svona sem himnar\u00edki er? \u00cd Karlssk\u00e1la \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u geimi me\u00f0 vei\u00f0im\u00f6nnum? Ertu loksins farinn a\u00f0 tilheyra einhverju?<\/p>\n

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Allavega. \u00deetta var \u00ed sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r falleg hugsun hj\u00e1 Elmu. Ekki nokkur spurning. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 \u00e1tti \u00e9g a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 elliheimili\u00f0 og hitta f\u00f3lk \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 \u201eveita valdh\u00f6fum a\u00f0hald\u201c. \u00c9g \u00e1tti a\u00f0 spjalla vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i \u00e1tt a\u00f0 vera a\u00f0alatri\u00f0i\u00f0. Sleppa \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka diktaf\u00f3ninn me\u00f0 og bara einfaldlega skj\u00f3tast \u00ed kaffi. Spjalla vi\u00f0 einhverjar gamlar kerlingar e\u00f0a karla um g\u00f6mlu dagana. E\u00f0a bara um n\u00fdju dagana. Spyrja hva\u00f0 \u00feeim fyndist um Dav\u00ed\u00f0 Oddsson e\u00f0a n\u00fdju pl\u00f6tuna me\u00f0 Gorillaz. T\u00edmanum hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 vel vari\u00f0. \u00deetta s\u00e9 n\u00fana, a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a fimmtugur.\u00a0<\/p>\n

En \u00e9g var ekki tilb\u00fainn. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i engan skilning \u00e1 \u00feessu. Var of ungur \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g v\u00e6ri tuttugu og fimm \u00e1ra en alltaf jafn sein\u00feroska. Ekki kominn me\u00f0 \u00e1huga \u00e1 \u00e6ttfr\u00e6\u00f0i. Skildi ekki raunverulegt hlutverk h\u00e9ra\u00f0sfr\u00e9ttabla\u00f0amanns. Skildi ekki a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 ja\u00f0rar vi\u00f0 d\u00f3naskap a\u00f0 \u201esk\u00fabba\u201c \u00ed h\u00e9ra\u00f0sfr\u00e9ttabla\u00f0i. A\u00f0 minnsta kosti er \u00fea\u00f0 tillitssleysi. En m\u00e9r haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 spillt af ritstj\u00f3ra fr\u00e1 Reykjav\u00edk. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i unni\u00f0 me\u00f0 Kalla \u00ed h\u00e1lft \u00e1r og \u00fea\u00f0 var n\u00f3g. Hann var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 spilla m\u00e9r. \u00c9g s\u00e1 bla\u00f0amennsku eins og hann. \u00c9g \u00e1tti a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 hlutunum eins og \u00feeir voru. Ekki eins og eitthva\u00f0 yfirvald – s\u00fdnilegt (ritstj\u00f3rnin) e\u00f0a \u00f3s\u00fdnilegt (b\u00e6jarandinn) – vildi a\u00f0 \u00feeir v\u00e6ru. Bla\u00f0ama\u00f0urinn \u00e1tti a\u00f0 segja satt og r\u00e9tt fr\u00e1. Og bla\u00f0ama\u00f0urinn \u00e1tti a\u00f0 skrifa fr\u00e9ttir sem hann nennti a\u00f0 lesa sj\u00e1lfur. \u00de\u00e1 fyrst v\u00e6ri hugsanlegt a\u00f0 a\u00f0rir nenntu a\u00f0 lesa \u00fe\u00e6r.<\/p>\n

\u00deetta sag\u00f0i Kalli. Ekki n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega svona en \u00fea\u00f0 var eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessa veru. \u00deetta var inntaki\u00f0. Ef ma\u00f0ur er hei\u00f0arlegur og segir satt og r\u00e9tt fr\u00e1 er eins og \u00f3hj\u00e1kv\u00e6milegt a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk vilji lesa \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa skrifar. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Bla\u00f0amennska var heil\u00f6g. Sag\u00f0i Kalli. A\u00f0 fylgja eigin sannf\u00e6ringu var bo\u00f0or\u00f0i\u00f0 fr\u00e1 eitt til t\u00edu. Standa me\u00f0 henni \u00f6llum stundum. J\u00e1, og \u00fe\u00e1 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 falla me\u00f0 henni l\u00edka. Goes without saying.<\/em> Sag\u00f0i Kalli. Og drap \u00ed einni Viceroy \u00ed hv\u00edtum \u00f6skubakka merktum Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ubandalaginu \u00ed Neskaupsta\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Og \u00feess vegna meika\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki a\u00f0 taka \u00feessi eldriborgaravi\u00f0t\u00f6l sem Elma vildi a\u00f0 \u00e9g ger\u00f0i. \u00deetta var skipun fr\u00e1 henni og \u00e9g vildi ekki gera henni til ge\u00f0s. Fyrir utan \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r fannst \u00e9g vera margfalt betri bla\u00f0ama\u00f0ur en h\u00fan. A\u00f0allega vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinna me\u00f0 Kalla og Kalli var \u00fea\u00f0 svalasta sem st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 tveimur f\u00f3tum. H\u00fan var bara einhver kerling \u00ed b\u00e6num. \u00dea\u00f0 var fyrir ne\u00f0an m\u00edna vir\u00f0ingu a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 sem h\u00fan ba\u00f0 mig um a\u00f0 gera. \u00c9g var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 kaupa m\u00e9r hn\u00e9s\u00ed\u00f0an steingr\u00e1an frakka hj\u00e1 Korm\u00e1ki og br\u00fanar buxur me\u00f0 broti \u00e1 mi\u00f0ri sk\u00e1lm. M\u00e9r fannst \u00e9g vera t\u00fdpa. Bla\u00f0amannat\u00fdpa. \u00c9g vildi segja b\u00e6jarb\u00faum sannleikann og \u00e9g myndi ekki finna hann \u00ed vi\u00f0t\u00f6lum vi\u00f0 deyjandi f\u00f3lk.<\/p>\n

\u00dev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feorir enginn a\u00f0 styggja neinn, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g. F\u00f3lk \u00feorir bara a\u00f0 r\u00edfa kjaft \u00ed eldh\u00faskr\u00f3knum. F\u00f3lk \u00feorir ekki a\u00f0 gera sig a\u00f0 f\u00edfli. \u00dea\u00f0 vantar \u00e1t\u00f6k! Spennu og sp\u00fank!\u00a0\u00deetta hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 vera einkenni \u00e1 sm\u00e1b\u00e6jarf\u00f3lki. S\u00f6kum f\u00e1mennis er erfitt a\u00f0 vera hei\u00f0arlegur. \u00dea\u00f0 er erfitt a\u00f0 vera grimmur. \u00dea\u00f0 er erfitt a\u00f0 segja satt. \u00dea\u00f0 er erfitt a\u00f0 hafa r\u00e9tt fyrir s\u00e9r.<\/p>\n

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\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er erfitt a\u00f0 vera ma\u00f0ur sj\u00e1lfur \u00ed sm\u00e1b\u00e6,\u201c \u00feruma\u00f0i \u00e9g l\u00edka yfir pabba m\u00ednum \u00ed eldh\u00fasinu heima \u00fev\u00ed hann \u00feurfti a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 yngsta soninn me\u00f0 allar s\u00ednar hugmyndir, \u00fearna fyrir tuttugu og fimm \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0an.<\/p>\n

\u201e\u00dev\u00ed \u00feetta sn\u00fdst ekki bara um \u00feig og \u00feitt mannor\u00f0,\u201c sag\u00f0i \u00e9g vi\u00f0 hann. N\u00e6stum \u00fev\u00ed hr\u00f3pa\u00f0i. \u201e\u00d6ll \u00e6ttin er undir! Menn geta ekki bara sagt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed s\u00edsona \u00ed j\u00f3labla\u00f0i Austurlands a\u00f0 mellurnar \u00ed Hull hafi veri\u00f0 margfalt betri en \u00fe\u00e6r \u00ed Kuxhaven og miklu, miklu, miklu skemmtilegri en \u00edslensku stelpurnar. J\u00e1, og bara g\u00e1fa\u00f0ri og l\u00edfreyndari og k\u00falt\u00favera\u00f0ri! E\u00f0a a\u00f0 amer\u00edsku d\u00e1tarnir hafi veri\u00f0 millj\u00f3n sinnum betri \u00ed r\u00faminu en \u00edslensku durgarnir. Fyndnari. J\u00e1, og g\u00e1fa\u00f0ri!\u201c<\/p>\n

\u201eNei, einmitt,\u201c sag\u00f0i pabbi og \u00e1t skyri\u00f0 sitt.<\/p>\n

\u201e\u00deetta er brilljant st\u00f6ff en \u00fea\u00f0 fer me\u00f0 f\u00f3lki \u00ed gr\u00f6fina,\u201c \u00e6pti \u00e9g eins og yfirdrifinn og tilfinningar\u00edk pers\u00f3na \u00ed b\u00f3k eftir Dostojevsk\u00ed e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0. \u201e\u00dev\u00ed annars tapar \u00f6ll \u00e6ttin mannor\u00f0inu!\u201c<\/p>\n

\u201e\u00de\u00fa segir \u00fea\u00f0 j\u00e1,\u201c svara\u00f0i pabbi. \u201eHva\u00f0 segir\u00f0u, langar \u00feig inn \u00ed \u00e1 a\u00f0 renna fyrir fisk?\u201c<\/p>\n

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\u201eAldur fyllir mann ekki visku \u00ed sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r,\u201c langa\u00f0i mig til a\u00f0 segja vi\u00f0 Elmu en ger\u00f0i ekki \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g var sk\u00edtlogandi hr\u00e6ddur vi\u00f0 hana. Var ekki meiri bla\u00f0amannat\u00f6ffari en \u00fea\u00f0. Aldur gerir mann ekki a\u00f0 s\u00f6gumanni, langa\u00f0i mig l\u00edka a\u00f0 segja. Flestir lifa bara s\u00ednu hversdaglega l\u00edfi og eru vonandi hamingjusamir. \u00dea\u00f0 er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 hi\u00f0 besta m\u00e1l en \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki \u00ed fr\u00e1s\u00f6gur f\u00e6randi.<\/p>\n

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Sit h\u00e9r n\u00fana, k\u00e6ra dagb\u00f3k, og skrifa \u00feetta allt ni\u00f0ur. Snark \u00ed eldi. Hrj\u00f3tandi hundur. Sl\u00e1ttur \u00ed gard\u00ednum. Glugginn opinn. Skr\u00fdti\u00f0 a\u00f0 rifja upp gamlar hugsanir h\u00e9r \u00ed V\u00f6\u00f0lav\u00edk \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025. Hugsa til \u00feess sem kom manni \u00ed uppn\u00e1m einu sinni. \u00deetta \u00e1 a\u00f0 kenna manni eitthva\u00f0. \u00dearna er einhver l\u00e6rd\u00f3mur sem st\u00f3uspekingarnir voru \u00f6rugglega b\u00fanir a\u00f0 koma auga \u00e1 fyrir tv\u00f6 \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0an. En \u00e9g las ekki st\u00f3uspeki sumari\u00f0 2000. \u00c9g las bara DV og Q Magazine.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var samt ekki r\u00e9tt \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un hj\u00e1 Elmu a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja mig um a\u00f0 gera \u00feetta. A\u00f0 fara upp \u00e1 elliheimili og tala vi\u00f0 f\u00f3lk. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekki \u00feroska til \u00feess.<\/p>\n

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En \u00fea\u00f0 li\u00f0u svo bara f\u00e1ein \u00e1r \u00fear til \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 eigin frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 elliheimili\u00f0 og hitti \u00d3skar B \u00fev\u00ed mig langa\u00f0i a\u00f0 vita hvernig tilfinning \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera s\u00f6gupers\u00f3na \u00ed s\u00f6gu eftir J\u00f3nas \u00c1rnason. \u00cd s\u00f6gunni var \u00d3skar d\u00e1leiddur af Mr. Sommers, dularfullum Englendingi, sem haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 sleppt \u00ed land af togara einhvern t\u00edmann um mi\u00f0jan sj\u00f6tta \u00e1ratuginn og \u00d3skari fannst ekki \u00f3sennilegt a\u00f0 honum hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 hent \u00ed land \u00fev\u00ed ma\u00f0urinn var snarg\u00f6ldr\u00f3ttur og m\u00f6gulega p\u00faki. P\u00faki fr\u00e1 helv\u00edti.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g ba\u00f0 hann um a\u00f0 segja m\u00e9r hva\u00f0 hef\u00f0i gerst \u00ed raun og veru og \u00feetta var au\u00f0vita\u00f0 alger dj\u00f6fulsins veisla fyrir mig. Fyrir okkur b\u00e1\u00f0a. \u00d3skar sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r hvernig \u00feetta hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u201e\u00ed raun og veru\u201c.<\/p>\n

\u201eHann var alltaf fullur,\u201c sag\u00f0i hann um Mr. Sommers. \u201eAlltaf fullur,\u201c endurt\u00f3k hann, n\u00e6rri hv\u00edslandi, og fylgdi eftir me\u00f0 \u00feungu andvarpi. M\u00e9r fannst \u00feessi endurtekning og \u00feetta andvarp svo brilljant s\u00f6gumennska a\u00f0 \u00e9g dau\u00f0s\u00e1 eftir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera ekki me\u00f0 myndat\u00f6kumann me\u00f0 m\u00e9r. \u00d3skar l\u00e9t mig halda a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri enn\u00fe\u00e1 \u00fereyttur \u00e1 \u00feessum fjandans Mr. Sommers \u00fe\u00f3tt li\u00f0in v\u00e6ru fimmt\u00edu e\u00f0a sext\u00edu \u00e1r og hann kominn \u00e1 elliheimili a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir dau\u00f0anum. A\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri enn \u00fereyttur \u00e1 manni sem kom \u00ed b\u00e6inn og vildi d\u00e1lei\u00f0a hann \u00f6llum stundum. Til hvers? Hva\u00f0 \u00e6tla\u00f0i Mr. Sommers a\u00f0 gera vi\u00f0 hann? Svo reyndi hann, \u201ealltaf fullur n\u00e1tt\u00farulega\u201c, a\u00f0 d\u00e1lei\u00f0a allar kerlingarnar \u00ed b\u00e6num og au\u00f0vita\u00f0 vitum vi\u00f0 hva\u00f0 hann \u00e6tla\u00f0i s\u00e9r a\u00f0 gera vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r!<\/p>\n

\u00d3skar sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r fr\u00e1 \u00feessu, ba\u00f0andi \u00fat h\u00f6ndum, og \u00e9g l\u00e9t hann halda a\u00f0 \u00e9g tr\u00fa\u00f0i \u00f6llu saman. \u00deetta var d\u00edllinn okkar. \u00c9g vissi a\u00f0 hann var a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra \u00ed st\u00edlinn og hann vissi a\u00f0 \u00e9g vissi \u00fea\u00f0. Hef\u00f0i \u00e9g veri\u00f0 Stephen King hef\u00f0i \u00e9g skrifa\u00f0 hryllingss\u00f6gu um \u00feetta. Um dularfullan Englending sem kemur \u00ed sm\u00e1\u00feorp fyrir austan og byrjar a\u00f0 d\u00e1lei\u00f0a heimamenn \u00ed annarlegum tilgangi.<\/p>\n

\u00deetta var efni \u00ed s\u00f6gu, andskotinn hafi \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Eitthva\u00f0 \u00feva\u00f0ur um j\u00f3lin \u00ed gamla daga og hva\u00f0 amma hafi n\u00fa \u00e1tt fallegan kj\u00f3l er ekki efni \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0a s\u00f6gu.<\/p>\n

Fjandinn hafi \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Allavega. Hvert var \u00e9g kominn?<\/p>\n

J\u00fa, menn voru a\u00f0 skiptast \u00e1 vei\u00f0is\u00f6gum \u00ed Karlssk\u00e1la, V\u00f6\u00f0lav\u00edk.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Svo \u00e9g s\u00e9 n\u00fa hei\u00f0arlegur \u00fe\u00e1 finnst m\u00e9r flestar vei\u00f0is\u00f6gur lei\u00f0inlegar karlagrobbs\u00f6gur. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekkert vari\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fe\u00e6r. \u00de\u00e6r eru n\u00e1nast allar me\u00f0 t\u00f6lu algert helv\u00edtis drasl. Aldrei neinar \u00f3v\u00e6ntar upp\u00e1komur. Aldrei neitt \u00ed l\u00edkingu vi\u00f0:<\/p>\n

\u201e\u00c9g var me\u00f0 tarfinn \u00ed sigtinu \u00feegar \u00e9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g var ekki \u00ed neinum n\u00e6rbuxum. Mundi allt \u00ed einu a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gleymt \u00feeim heima hj\u00e1 Steina. Fjandinn bara, hugsa\u00f0i \u00e9g, og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feyrmdi yfir mig. \u00c9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i gert. \u00deetta m\u00e6tti ekki komast upp. Minningin fipa\u00f0i mig og skoti\u00f0 h\u00e6f\u00f0i skepnuna \u00ed aftara l\u00e6ri\u00f0. Skot sem \u00e1tti a\u00f0 h\u00e6fa \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed hjartasta\u00f0. A\u00f0 venju. \u00dev\u00ed \u00e9g er pott\u00fe\u00e9tt skytta. (R\u00e6skir sig). \u00c9g var ekki meiri fleiri skot \u00e1 m\u00e9r, var ekki einu sinni me\u00f0 hn\u00edf. \u00dea\u00f0 eina sem \u00e9g var me\u00f0 var K\u00f3k-flaska. N\u00fa voru g\u00f3\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0 d\u00fdr. \u00c9g braut hana \u00e1 steini og elti skepnuna uppi, n\u00e6rbuxnalaus, og drap hana me\u00f0 k\u00f6ldu bl\u00f3\u00f0i. Nota\u00f0i fl\u00f6skuna til a\u00f0 skera h\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 af henni, h\u00fan var enn andandi \u00feegar \u00e9g sleit b\u00fakinn fr\u00e1 h\u00f6f\u00f0inu. E\u00f0a \u00f6fugt. Noti\u00f0 \u00edmyndunarafli\u00f0. Allavega, \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00fearna uppi \u00e1 vegg og \u00fei\u00f0 eru\u00f0 a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a bollurnar. (Hikar \u00f6rstutt). \u00c9g \u00feurfti a\u00f0 leita til s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ings og dvaldi \u00e1 ge\u00f0deild \u00ed tv\u00e6r vikur s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0i\u00f0 haust \u00ed framhaldinu.\u201c<\/p>\n

Ef einhver vei\u00f0ima\u00f0ur myndi missa eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed l\u00edkingu vi\u00f0 \u00feetta \u00fat \u00far s\u00e9r myndi \u00e9g hlusta af mikilli athygli.<\/p>\n

\u00deetta er dj\u00fas\u00ed st\u00f6ff: Hver er \u00feessi Steini og af hverju gleymdi s\u00f6guma\u00f0urinn n\u00e6rbuxunum s\u00ednum heima hj\u00e1 honum? Vi\u00f0 vitum \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farulega en svo \u00feessi bl\u00f6ndun vi\u00f0 grobbi\u00f0 s.s. a\u00f0 drepa hreind\u00fdr me\u00f0 gosfl\u00f6sku. Alger splatter. Og svo var hann n\u00e6rbuxnalaus \u00ed \u00feokkab\u00f3k. St\u00f3rkostlegur d\u00edteill!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00deetta er gott st\u00f6ff \u00ed minni b\u00f3k. \u00deetta fangar \u00edmyndunarafli\u00f0. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Ef vei\u00f0isaga afhj\u00fapar ekki s\u00f6gumanninn \u00e1 einhvern h\u00e1tt \u00fe\u00e1 hlusta \u00e9g ekki. Hef ekki t\u00edma. \u00c9g \u00fearf a\u00f0 vaska upp og hj\u00e1lpa b\u00f6rnunum me\u00f0 heimal\u00e6rd\u00f3minn. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Nema vei\u00f0is\u00f6gurnar m\u00ednar n\u00e1tt\u00farulega. \u00de\u00e6r eru algerlega brilljant. S\u00e9rstaklega \u00f6nnur \u00feeirra og \u00e9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja str\u00e1kunum hana. Hreinn S hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 v\u00edsu. Sat \u00ed bor\u00f0salnum, me\u00f0 f\u00e6tur uppi \u00e1 bor\u00f0i og toga\u00f0i \u00ed yfirvaraskeggi\u00f0 sitt. \u00c1tta\u00f0i sig strax \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feetta var lygasaga en t\u00f3k undir \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum st\u00f6\u00f0um og f\u00f3\u00f0ra\u00f0i mig me\u00f0 r\u00e9ttum spurningum.<\/p>\n

H\u00fan er seig, taugin \u00e1 milli tveggja austfirskra Krata.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alveg r\u00e9tt, menn voru a\u00f0 skiptast \u00e1 vei\u00f0is\u00f6gum \u00ed Karlssk\u00e1la og klukkan var a\u00f0 ganga \u00ferj\u00fa. …\u00a0\u00a0 Menn skiptust \u00e1 vei\u00f0is\u00f6gum. Allir kunnu a\u00f0 segja s\u00f6gur. Eins og a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 f\u00f3lk spila spil. Einn gaf, svo skiptumst menn \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera, og markmi\u00f0i\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farulega, eins og \u00ed \u00f6llum leikjum, a\u00f0 vinna. Sigurinn m\u00e6ldur \u00ed … →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2824","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\/2824","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=2824"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2834,"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824\/revisions\/2834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jonknutur.is\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}